MacArthur High School - Crest Yearbook (Irving, TX)

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To Honduras For Health Senior Libbey Maddox spent four weeks of her summer in Latin America as a healtin service volunteer with the Amigos de las Americas. After hearing about the program at a Spanish Club meeting her freshman year, she began to correspond with the recruiting chairman. Upon acceptance in her junior year. Maddox began nine months of training. Maddox was appointed to Honduras where she worked with native veterinarians and health officials. Her job consisted of testing cattle for brucellosis and tuberculosis, and vaccinating pigs against cholera. The health of each animal is more vital to the Hondurans. Maddox stated, because ofter a single cow or pig is the only collateral a family of ten may have. By living in a remote village, Maddox was able to view a poverty stricken culture from the perspective of the natives. Her house had no electricity, running water, or toilet facilities. Because her village was plagued with a rabies epidemic, she was called upon to administer a vaccine series to three children who had been bitten by infected animals. Summarizing her trip, Maddox reflected, I got so much out of It. 1 was able to help someone who really needed and wanted it. August Ends With Practice For three weeks, prior to the beginning of school, the Cardettes practiced five hours a day. The squad drilled in two sessions. As a special treat, the leaders served lunch for the group. The luncheon was followed by a swim in the Braniff Club pool at D FW Airport. During the extensive training, the drill team mastered routines to Happy Days Are Here Again, One, and Hey. Look Me Over. In order to purchase hats and new props, the girls held a fund raising sale of memo boards. Left: Following an exhausting climb to tlie top of a pyramid at tlie Capon Ruins. Libbey Maddox and her partner. Cindy Allard. take a break Below: Peter Sellers, a master of disguises as Inspector Cluseau in the Pink I ' lmiher movie series, died of a heart attack Belo%v Center: Junior Cardettes form a line before marching onto the field. Below Left: Traveling to Honduras as a health service volunteer. Libbey Maddox jokes with Luis Sanchez and Ferdinand Martinez— two of the Honciurans she met during the trip. Below Right: Cardettes Romney Pope and Teri Varner listen for further instructions from Sponsor Pam Hamberger. page 26

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Right: Spanish Teacher Allle Grillo lakes time out to pose for a picture in a small c3fe in Salamaca. Spain Below: During summer band practice Bryan Ehlers. Jeff Verver. and Pam Buchanan relax after a workout Below Left: A statue of a Spanish warrior casts a shadow over Annette Uafuente Bottom Left: Senior Kim Freisan checks Freshmen Tammie overman. Deanne Hall, and .Melanie Parks ' pace to make sure they are taking exactly a 22 ' j inch step during Band Rookie Camp ' Below Right: Due to a car accident injury. Junior Sheri Mooney watches Cardette oractice. ' -fW I 4 To Spain For Spanish Traveling as part of the American Institute of Foreign Study program. Spanish students Annette Lafuente and Keyia Freeman tour ed Spain during the summer. Spanish Teacher Allie Grillo sponsored the five week trip. While in Spain, the group toured eight major cities — visiting museums, cathedrals, and castles dating back to the middle ages. They attended classes for three weeks at Salamaca L ' niverisity. During their sojourn in the city, they studied Spanish literature, langauge. and culture. Before leaving for Europe, the travelers lingered two days in New York and. after arriving overseas, toured for three days in London and Paris. They concluded the trip by traveling through Southern Spain following their three week study in Salamaca. Grillo commented. The museums were unbelievable, the climate beautiful, and the culture extremely interesting. Camp Held For Rool ies New members ot tne Marching Band began iheirrehearsalsonJuly 28. Through the week, rookies were taught basic marching skills to be used during football halftime performances and at contests Various drills and techniques were also covered to prepare the no ices for the Marching Band practices which were to begin later in the summer. On . ugust -4-. from 7 to 1 2 each morning, the entire band, plus auxiliaries, began their rehearsals. The first week was spent teaching the new recruits standard marching executions, as a deterent against mistakes, offenders were subject to a penalty of running one lap. With the first game not far away, the Big Red Marching Machine began putting music to their movements. Freshman Tammie Overman ' iewed rookie camp by stating. ' It was a lot of hard work, but it was worth it when we learned iTiusic to be used during football season. page 25

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Ambassadors Tour Europe As a part of a 38 day student ambassador mission, 25 MacArtfiur students, accompanied by Sponsors Patsy Parrisii and Tracy Youngbiood, traveled to seven European nations as a part of the Educational Travel Itistitute ' s People to People Program. This program was established for basic understanding and international friendship gained through personal contact between Americans and other people of the world. Those chosen for the High School Ambassador Program went .through a rigorous screening process to pick the best students for the journey. Classes and orienta- tions were held to acquaint the students with the background of the countries they would visit. After attending meetings with State Department officials in Washington D.C., Seniors Laynetta Crawford. Chris Abston. Brenda Schutza. Kari Ellis, and 2 1 1980 MacAnhur graduates depaned for England. Switzerland. Germany. Austria. Holland. France, and Czechoslovakia. During most of the tour each student stayed with a native family of that particular country. This allowed them to meet the Europeans on a oneto-one basis, and understand their customs from a more personal view point. Ambassador Ellis stated. •It was an experience I ' ll never forget. It was really great. Above Lefl: luninr nr.-;il ' CliciTk ' iUlers Ir.u Ahiir i.mm- Hillinjislv. Tiiniiirii sinrrniin. 1 lolls t- Boziiian. Stius- Cniwlorcl. ,in l Mk ' iK-lU- .Maii.iidu rchfiir-ii- ihcors. Above: Dunnes his I ' coplc to I ' t-opli- Inp. .si-nior Chri.s . l .sion lakes liiiu- oiil ol his -schi-duli- lor .soiiii- sijihi sct. ' in ; in l niiut ' Center I ' copk- lo l Vopk-piirlKipani Kan lillis |H .st-.s vith her host laiuilN in l-ranii.- Far Lefl: liinior Class l ri-siik-ni k-lt Williams paii.scs to show tho UKiition ol tlu- l- ' ii-kl Moiisi- to l- ri ' shmoii .Siaii- ' Maxwell an l Keri liircii (luring l- rc shiiiaii oni-ntaiion Left: While waitin i to leave on a lour ol .Musienlani. .Miiba.ssailors l.a in-tla Crawlord and K.irl i:llissniilein .lntKlpatlonolIhesl hts they will see. page 27