Tascosa High School - Las Memorias Yearbook (Amarillo, TX)

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Eugene K. Coleman, B.S., M.A.q West Tex- as, Colorado State Universityg Distrib- utive Education, Dis- tributive Education Clubs of America. 1 B.B.A.g West Texasg Vocational Office Ed- ucationq Office Edu- Mrs. Beverly Gaither cation Association. L. G. Mikesell, B.S., Gayle Pyeatt, B.S.g M.S.gOklahoma State West Texas, Univer- Universityg industrial WalterNelson,B.B.A.g sity of Texas, Texas Cooperative Trainingg Texas Techg Behind- A. 8t M., Auto Me- Vocational Industrial the-Wheel Driver's chanicsq Tascosa Clubs of America. Education. Auto Mechanics Club. EXHIBITING THE OPERATION of a mimeograph machine, Mrs. Beverly Gaither demonstrates for Pat Cline and Debby Ruthart. GENE COLEMAN EXPLAINS the procedure for second semester registration to his homeroom, Students were given an hour of homeroom period in order to complete registration. 156 FACU LTY

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Quills initiate 13 new staff juniors, seniors Active at Tascosa for its second year, Quill and ScrolI's seven senior members began in December to screen junior members. Quill and Scroll is the International Honor Society for High School Journalists. To qualify for membership in this club, one must be a junior staff member on either the Las Memorias or the Pioneer, have a scho- lastic average in the upper one-third of his class and be recommended by his supervisor. Members of this club pay a 82.50 membership fee and receive a gold pin, a membership card and a year's subscription to the national magazine Quill and Scroll. To earn money, members sell plastic covers for the yearbook. This club is s p o n s o r e d by Winston Odom. RICK JOHNSON, PRESIDENT of Quill and Scroll, ltop Ieftj medi- tates over a piece of copy for the yearbook. Johnson is a three- year member of the journalism department. EDITORS-IN-CHIEF of The Pioneer newspaper, lleftj Melessia Mu- sick and Marla Riddlespurger are also members of the Quill and Scroll Society. Miss Musick is vice president of the organization. LAS MEMORIAS EDITOR Diane Duncan and yearbook sports edi- tor Ike Barnes index the annual. Miss Duncan is treasurer of Quill and Scroll, and Barnes is an initiate. l FACULTY 155

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lVlrs. Gaither sponsors all functions of OEA Thirty-three seniors enrolled in the Vocational Of- fice Education worked under daily employment in of- fice occupations. The chief aim of the VOE program was prepara- tion for advantageous initial entry into employment of office careers. Students must have a prerequisite of one credit in typing. Persons in VOE received one se- mester credit. Vocational students took part in the Office Edu- cation Association, sponsored by Beverly Gaither. OEA participated in district competition in March. WORKING AS A secretary for Southwest Insurance Agency takes up a part of every school day for Jodi Rogers. VOE students re- ceive on-the-job training by working in offices all over the city. SENIOR DOUG BRIGGS works on the Vocational Office Education scrapbook. A scrapbook is made every year. FACULTY 15k