Rampart High School - Rampages Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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Going first class T h e h G fl 0 r S Y S t e In gives officers TLIES3 Niealson and Donna Andcrson tips for P romoting leadership, scholar- ship, service, and character, the National Honor Society was an organization for Grade-A stu- dents. Several teachers, including Mrs. Mary Gromko, Mr. Watt Hill, Mr. jim Bramwell, Mr. john Ruth, and Mrs. Sue Clarke, helped sponsor this special organization. Students in their junior or sen- ior year with at least a 3.5 grade- point average were invited to join. After Mr. Ruth reviewed candi- dates' applications and teachers' recommendations, initiates were inducted after the first and third quarters. But once a student was accept- ed into the organization, his work ,Ss Q l is ,l I L? if if 1 National Honor Society had really just begun. Members had to maintain their GPA and had to set to work planning fun- draisers, which included bake sales, selling helium balloons on Valentine's Day, and the teacher kidnap. NHS officers Lori Lauritzen. Chris Murray, Donna Anderson. Teresa Nealson, Liz Sharp, and Carol Rodgers established a schol- arship, for an outstanding senior Money earned from fundraisers went toward this scholarship. The Society was proud to have Superintendent Dr. Thomas Craw- ford and Principal George Bolte as speakers for the first initiation in january. NHS took a lot of hard work enthusiasm and Creativity in its first year Mrs Gromko listens as Carol Rogers and Liz Sharp offer their opinions IT WAS HAPPY HFLIUM balloons on Valentines Day 'leresa Nealon and her friend fill them for students

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FRONT: janet Ryan, Tina Bastian, Mrs. Harriet Connolly, Roger Castile, Mary Traggiai, Mark Ayen, Betsy Bogart, Robert Castile, BACK: Mrs. Ilse Stratton, sponsor, Eric Grunclmann, jeff Fuqua, joe Lopez, jeff Norton, Diane Maurice, Stacey Seibert, Andy Clark, Mrs. Pat Falkenberry, sponsor. NOT SURE HOW to wear the latest style in sheets, Mary Traiggia adjusts her toga at the Latin Club's pagan feast. ALTHOUGH jULIUS CAESAR was never pictured wearing tube socks, junior Stacey Seibert deviates from the norm and models her stylish socks with her sheet. Going first class 03 Uri, 'Q' 'J When in Rome . . . To some, Latin might have been a dead language, but it and its cul- ture were alive and well at Ram- part. The junior Classical League thrived as co-sponsors Mrs. Pat Falkenberry and Mrs. Ilse Stratton worked with club president janet Ryan to promote the Latin culture. Toga parties and Roman parties were the most fun when it came to partaking in events Caesar himself would have been proud of, but the club also settled down to some serious activities. The 20 members attended the two-day long junior Classical League State Competition, where they participated in tests and com- petition in Latin art, costumes, plays, and public speaking. Any questions on Latin eti- quette could be answered by ex- pert Mrs. Harriet Connolly, a for- mer Latin teacher herself and hon- orary sponsor of the Ram jCL.lRl Latin club

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Going first class just for the fund of it E ach year colleges calculate which field most undergraduates will major in. Recently the figures have shown an overwhelming majority of stu- dents deciding on a career in busi- ness. To help these future magnets even before they reach the college- level, the Future Business leaders of America and Distributive Education Clubs of America allowed students to get practical business experience. The clubs were supplement to the business courses offered and gave students the chance to take field trips, hear local businessmen speak, and participate in state-wide compe- titions. The main goals of DECA Club were to develop future business lead- ers and individual responsibility and to create an understanding ofthe free enterprize system. Members didn't have to wait until they hit Wall Streetg they were able to apply their knowledge right at Rampart by run- ning the student store and conces- sion stand. The clubs also organized their share of fund-raisers. Sponsored by Mrs. Lana Earhart, FBLA sold can- dygrams at Christmas and carnations on Valentine's Day, while DECA sponsored by Mr. Tom Curry, always looked for new items to offer to stu- dents through the student store. Both clubs did require member- ship dues, but their district, state and national competitions, field trips, and scholarships made them well-worth students' money to become mem- bers. RQ A SMILE ALWAYS helped a sale. Sponsor Tom Curry and Senior Austin Pfenning go over the books. IN A STATE-WIDE competition, DECA members gathered at the Chapel Hills Mall to test their knowl- edge. Rampart's DECA club concentrated on Food Marketing skills. FRONT: Teresa Guillaume, Linda Morton, Theresa lia- vatella, Dodie Schmidt, Beth Hornaday, Ms. Lana Ear- hart, sponsor, BACK: Linda Heath, Nora Horan, Donna Anderson, jackie Stom, Becky Goudreau, and Kathy Ketelson. DECA, FBLA