Pembroke High School - Corsair Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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Another club which performed a needed service were the Firemen. The Smokey Bears of Pembroke they helped during all fire drills, making sure the halls cleared out promptly. With only three members in the club and over a thousand students in the school, they were kept busy during the drills. The Firemen were also responsible for checking to make sure all equipment at Pembroke was in work¬ ing order. Registered as Volunteer Firemen, these three young men were kept on call at all times. Another small organization at Pembroke was the Future Teachers of America Club. Plagued by the fact that there was only five active members, this new club struggled to get a start. Raising money which is important to all new clubs, was the F.T.A. ' s major goal. Selling baked goods, Valo-Grams, and collecting dues, the members gained enough money to attend a statewide convention at the Chamberlin Hotel. The club also bought a present for the teach¬ ers of Pembroke, a table for the lounge. Pep Club had a different problem than F.T.A. and the Firemen. They were not bothered with a lack of membership, but rather a lack of organiza¬ tion and money. Trying to gain dollar and cents for uniforms, they ended up with everyone buying their own, creating an hodge-podge of different styles and colors of uniforms. But they still contained what is needed with a Pep Club, spirit. Cheering at football and basketball games, they helped create an air of excitement and anticipation, boosting the morale of Pembroke. Service has always been the motto of the Key Club in past years, but this year they added another motto, Get Out Of Debt . Striving to maintain a control on both, Key members provided football fans with an invaluable service while raising money at the same time. Selling football programs for a dime a piece, they supplied the fans with names and numbers while earning little profit. At basket¬ ball games, the Key Club sold cokes and provided the student body with a free Hat and Coat Check. They continued to contribute their time and effort by selling American flags at Langley Field for the American Legion, collecting for the Heart Fund, and surprising the Flag Girls of P.H.S. with money for new flags. At Christmas time, Key Club members joined up with the Keyettes, their sister or¬ ganization, and sang at the High Rise, apartments for people living on Social Security. Rounding out the year, the Key Club went to an International Convention in Ocean City, Maryland. There their representative took second place in a talent show. Unfortunately, the cost of the trip was mis¬ calculated and once again the club was in debt. Keyettes, the Key Club ' s sister organization, ful¬ filled the motto We Serve . Beginning the year, they sponsored a welcoming tea for the teachers. Continuing obligations the club had taken last year, members reported every Friday to Hampton Day Nursery to babysit for three hours, collected for Heart Fund and Muscular Dystrophy, and sold shamrocks on Saint Patrick ' s Day for Hampton ' s Women Club. Of course, Keyettes also had to earn money. Ped¬ dling Perky Pumpkin Grams, Yuletide Yummies, Bunny Grams, car wash shampoo, place mats, donuts, or chocolate candy became an every day oc- curance with each member. Soon fellow classmates and neighbors dreaded to see a Keyette with merchandise in her hand. However, the Keyettes put the money they earned to good use. They spon¬ sored two girls for Girl ' s State in Williamsburg. Making sure the club was represented at the Inter¬ national Convention, they paid members expenses for three days in Boston. Not forgetting the teach¬ ers, the Keyettes held a Teacher ' s Appreciation Week, delivering goodies to their mailbox or room each day. Rounding out the year, the Keyettes held a banquet to induct new officers and members. The old members hoped the club would continue at the rapid pace set by them, but due to lack of interest once again the membership level dropped dras¬ tically with only eight Juniors being inducted. Not letting this overcome their spirits, the Keyettes threw a picnic for both Key Club and Keyette members at Newport News Park. Boating, food, and general frolicking ended the year on a pleasant note. Library Assistants and Audio Visual Aids have and always will be an asset to the library. Giving up one period a day, these students not only shelve and check out books, but they also processed in new books, kept track of overdue books, processed in new books, and all in all made the librarians job a little bit easier. Delivering and keeping track of movie projectors, cassettes, tape recorders, etc. is the task of the Audio Visual Staff. At the end of the year, in appreciation, the librarians held a picinc for the assistants. They wanted to show how much they cared. The office staff also had to show appreciation to a small group of students known as the Student As¬ sistants. Collecting absentees names, running off dittos, answering the phone, and performing gener¬ al errands was the task of this portion of the student body. Giving up one period a day the members showed enthusiasm and ' eagerness to serve. The Corsair Staff put out this annual and searched the problem of whether or not the student body cared anymore. Beginning the year with little enthusiasm and much apathy, the staff struggled to pull together something that resembled a yearbook. Fighting to sell ads, despite stiff competition from bigger and supposedly better schools, the staff was met with the problem of lack of money. Continuing to work around this obstacle, the staff soon realized that there was a definite lack of pictures, due to lost negatives and lack of interest among the pho¬ tographers. Working to overcome another problem, they began the task of drawing layouts, writing copy, and cropping pictures. The annual staff found out the student body cared by all the activities that needed to be mentioned in the book and with the sale of yearbooks. The school ' s enthusiasm sparked

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Each fall students at Pembroke High School are given the opportunity to join clubs numbering in the forties. There are service clubs, honor organizations, professional groups, and athletic groups among the montage. In the beginning there was as in every year, great enthusiasm prevailed as many students joined numerous clubs. A month later, a lot of students had quickly forgotten the duties they owed their clubs. They had )oined up for the club trip in the spring and the picture in the annual. Many clubs as a whole did nothing but form , pay dues, and have one initial meeting and nothing more. That is why there are some clubs that are not in the book. There was nothing to put in — no candids of club projects or meetings or copy of their activities. Some clubs and club members did not care ' The Math Honor Society is comparable to the National Honor Society, but it is only for Mathe¬ maticians. The requirements are that you have to have taken mathematics for two years and main¬ tained a 3.0 average. All year long, the group met to work on ex¬ tremely difficult problems of math. Periodically the sponsor, Mrs. Steiner, would invite prominent mathematicians from area colleges to talk with the young mathmen. The members also made their tutoring services available to fellow students who needed help in the math areas. It takes more than good grades to be inducted into the National Honor Society. Besides having a 3.5 average, each member must have the qualities of Leadership, Scholarship, Service, and Character. Portraying these many attributes to the students, the Honor Society made available a tutoring service in all fields of study. They also collected money and sponsored a family at Thanksgiving time, giving them a meal the club hoped they would not forget. However, members of the club did not work only. Increasing their knowledge, they attended a semi¬ nar at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. There the group listened to prominent guest speak¬ ers from all over the country on various subjects. Filled with many plans for the future, the Honor Society inducted new Juniors in the spring. With a candlelight service, the members hoped to spark en¬ thusiasm in the new members to continue the obligations of the club. The Quill and Scroll is the Literary Honor Society of Pembroke. All members of this club worked on a student publication and were recommended by their sponsor. Unfortunately there happened to be a lack of interest and only two out of thirty-six potential members were inducted at the awards assembly in June. No staff members seemed to have cared throughout the year. The Thespian organization had the same problem. No one cared, no one was inducted. A honor organization for works in the field of drama, apathy reigned throughout. The four Senior members will leave, and the Thespian organization will no longer exist. Fortunately, apathy did not surcome all of the or¬ ganizations. The Student Cooperative Association, S.C.A., started off with enthusiasm and spirit and managed to maintain it throughout the year. Under the leadership of Morgan Robinson, they began the year with orientation, presenting to the new students their view of Pembroke. Managing the bookstore, the S.C.A. supplied the students with pencils, pens, paper, notebooks, and of course, breath mints. Continuing their services throughout the year while trying to get out of debt, members planned, worked on, and presented Homecoming activities. Organizing the various portions of the week, the S.C.A. highlighted it with a bonfire, a dance at the Teen Club on Langley Air Force Base, and the crowning of the queen, Carol Sexton. Spreading enthusiasm and cheer at Christmas time, the S.C.A. sponsored a Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus contest. The contestants collected pennies, each one counting one vote, and the one with the most money won the coveted prize. The winners were Susan .Popple and Dennis Cooper, collecting over fifty dollars. The money from this contest was used to buy toys for Toys For Tots and a dinner for a needy family in Hampton. Rounding out the year, the S.C.A. and a sub¬ division of it, the I.C.C., put on a carnival at Gos- nolds Hope Park with Kecoughton High School. Plagued by apathy, lack of advertising, and cold and rainy weather, the carnival proved to be both a waste time and effort. The S.C.A. ended the year on a sour note. The I.C.C., a sub-division of the S.C.A., was responsible for coordinating all club activities. Carolyn Carpenter, President of this organization, and Mr. Parks, sponsor, approved and disapproved the selling of all items, the dates of all trips, and the time of all activities. Responsible for all clubs, they had a tiring and often tedious job. The Interact Club had a hard time getting off the ground. Trying to achieve the percentage of males needed in the group, they began to round up new members. After achieving this goal, they began the hard task of earning money. Selling baked goods, beer mugs, sponsoring a dance at Pembroke, and collecting dues, the club used the money earned for a trip to Washingon. There Congressman Downing gave them a tour of the Capitol and introduced them to several distinguished Senators. Y-Teens was a small organization, but effective in the areas it participated in. Earning money throughout the year, Y-Teens set up bake sales, car washes, and various other money raising projects. With the aid of the money earned, the club members were able to sponsor a child overseas. This was their main project for the year and although this club was not the most active club, the members did perform a needy service.

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the staff to create what they did. The Pirateer staff was also sparked by the enthu¬ siasm of the school ' s student body. Striving to earn money they too met face to face with overwhelming odds. To help put out the Voice of Pembroke the staff sold candy apples several times, keeping down the price of the newspaper. The Pirateer staff then set out to cover news, find editorials, and supply the student with any information he may need to know from around the school. Although they ' received much harassment and criticism the staff continued to try to put out an unbias and interesting paper. Language has a tone of its own and so have the Language Clubs of Pembroke. The French Club began its year with decorating the French room. Painting the walls a deep blue, laying down a rug, and placing a french flag on the wall made an at¬ mosphere more conducive to studying the language. Here, the members planned car washes and coke sales to earn money for their annual trip to Wash¬ ington, D.C. Going there in personal cars, they were met by a French diplomat who showed them around the French Embassy, and talked about the life styles of France. Later that night, the club tasted the epi- temy of the French cuisine in a nearby restaurant. Continuing their study of the French culture, members of the club put on puppet shows con¬ cerning Louis XVI and his life style. At Christmas time two dressed as Pere Noel and Pere Foutarde. Portraying French tradition Pere Noel gave candy to all the good boys and girls while the latter handed out switches to the naughty ones. The Spanish Club, filled with disconcern, had a hard time during the year. Starting off with a bang, they collected dues and that was about it. Using the money from the dues they did follow the lead of the French Club and painted their room a bright yellow. Also later on in the year, the members went to a Mexican restaurant, feasting on tacos and burritos. These were the only two activities the club partici¬ pated in. As the year progressed the club proved inactive. The Latin Club also proved inactive as the year went along. Beginning the year with plans for a trip to Washington D.C., the club fizzled out quickly. They got a name, collected dues, and that was the height of their activities. The German Club, however, proved to be both ac¬ tive and profitable. Planning a trip to Washington D.C., they decided they needed a new gimmick to raise money. The answer was Gummy Bears which proved to be a most successful selling item in the halls of Pembroke. But these were not raising enough money, so the club continued to peddle various wares such as pies, candy, and chocolate bars, and had several car washes. The trip to Washington came true. With a little money left over, the club was also able to attend a seminar of German students in Maryland. Selling and spending weren ' t the only aspects of the German Club. Often, their sponsor, Mr. Horne, managed to have guest speakers come in and talk on life in Germany. The club also provided one of its members with a fifty dollar scholarship to any college. The winner of this scholarship was Morgan Robinson. Completing the year, the club sponsored a picnic for all its members and guests. Related to the language fields, the American Field Service, A.F.S., was a club whose enthusiasm was sparked by an outside force, the arrival of a foreign exchange student, Olcay Kildiran. Olcay came from Turkey at the beginning of the school year and most of the clubs activities revolved around her. Introducing her to the area, the club had several picnics, dinners, and trips in her honor. Of course, the A.F.S. did not only allow Olcay in our school. They held several panel discussions at Pembroke, bringing other exchange students from area schools in. Comparing customs in several lands exposed P.H.S. students to several ways of life. Of course to have an exchange student there in¬ volves a great deal of money. The A.F.S. held sever¬ al car washes, a Walk-A-Thon, sold Christmas cards, and stationery. Everyone participated eagerly for there was a chance that a student from Pembroke may have a chance to go abroad. Several placed in applications and after many interviews and scanning, Anna Price was assigned to an exchange family in Afghanastan. The language clubs familiarized people with various cultures; the business clubs familiarized people with different aspects of business. Health Ca¬ reers club dealt with jobs dealing in the medical profession only, while performing many services. Under the direction of Nurse James, they attended a surgery at a Veternarian Hospital. There the members were shown the entire process of surgery from putting the dog to sleep to the last stitch. Combining service with interest, members of the club went to Sarah Bondwell Hudgins. There a party for the children was given by the club while they learned how to handle handicapped children and saw what the school had to offer in way of careers. Continuing their interest in service, the club also stuffed stockings for Eastern State Hospital. The Home Economics Club gave students an op¬ portunity to increase their skills in the kitchen. Going over several different homemaking methods the club members learned time saving steps which will be helpful in the future. Unfortunately the club was diseased with a small number and never really got off the ground. VICA, DECA, and FBLA all set students up for life in the business world. V.I.C.A., Vocational In¬ dustrial Clubs of America served the trade, industri¬ al, technical and health students of America. Through development of citizenship and leadership, V.I.C.A. helped students become better workers. In connection with the Industrial Cooperative Training Program V.I.C.A. members were offered a chance to compete on various levels, in general and occupational training. Two students from Pembroke won on the district level. Shelane Riveria placed third in Job Interview and Pam Johnston won first