Weslaco High School - La Palma Yearbook (Weslaco, TX)

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V 4- , T 3 '9- ll l ,S-sf ,..- Q 0 'Ff- 'graf i Advanced joumalism students are jim lVlcMillian, Bryan Drake, HI-LIFE assistant editorg Alan Smith, 2' .4 xg ,n'f ' editorg and Raul Arredondo, photographer, l Iris 'freer Of The uestioni' For HI-LIFE 1967468 proved to be the Nyear of he questionw for HI-LIFE staff mem- ers as they explored much that is new n the field of communications. The students conducted student olls on such vital questions as attitudes f the student body on drug usage, the iet Nam issue, and the drafting of women. The Hl-LIFE received much ublicity, through the state Inter- cholastic League Press Conference, the ewsletter of the -Newspaper Fund, Inc. nd all the local media. Staffers toured modern com- unications centers such as radio, news- aper, and television stations, and heard rofessionals speak on the com- unjcations break-through. They put nto practice what they learned through roduction of the newspaper, which hey write, makeup, edit, and sell. They earned about the art of advertising hrough servicing local merchants and riting and producing 'ccommercialsw layed over the school public address ystem. w Joumalism I students are ffront rowj. Debbie King, Peggy Bradford, and Francisea Matamorosg fsecond rowj Zeke Lopez, Dean Burkett, and Kerry Kitchell. ftop rowj Joe Lopez, Rene Correa, Jose Garcia and Alfredo Salinasfnot shownj. 161

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La Palma Staff Separates '68 From Other Years :,nm 6-.M Members of the 1967-1968 La Palma staff are fseatedj Clairjohnson, Yolanda Salinas, Barbara Graham, editorg Tania Knowles, Debbie King and Francisca Matamorosg fstandingj Raul Arredondo, Alan Smith, and Dean Burkett. Distributing the new 1966-67 La Palmas to students and faculty members are Debbie King and Clair Johnson, annual staff members. 160 What did happen in 1967-68? What made this school year different from all the other years that WHS has been in existence? Who were the people on campus- the students, the faculty members, the adminis- trators? To tell the story of 1967-68 at WHS ill story and picture, is the task that the La Palma staff seeks to fulfill each year, and the 1967-68 staff had an unusually eventful year to record. There was Hurricane Beulah, with its effect upon school schedules, activ- ities, and individual students. There was Sing Out 767-a demonstration for America in which about 300 students in the community participated. These and many other events may be recalled because the annual staffers worked late and long to record at least a mention of each school related activity- even study-during the year. -M-N..

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Senior Achievements . ,. ,, . 'f 4- 'Q X,,1a.r'. 1' ,Sm tx.-My P eeeee . :na Q- , V ALMAGUER, DELFINA Outstanding Student, con- sumer mathernatics, home economics, Freshman Class Treasurer, FHA, VOE, Voca- tional Talent Show, Basketball Intramurals, first place. ALMAGUER, ROBLE Pep Squad, FHA, VOE, Basketball Intramurals, first place, Powder Puff Football, ARREDONDO, RAUL, JR. Quill and Scroll Journalism Society, State UIL, second in news photo, Hi-Life Staff, pltotographerg La Palma Staff, photographer, Phi-Chem-Bi, French Club, Track, Senior Talent Show, Trinity Univer- sity journalism Summer Work- shop. BACHELDER, MIKE Track lettcrman, Basketball letterman. BARBOSA, JOHNNY DECA, BRADFORD, TOMMY LEE Honor Graduate, Quill and Scroll joumalism Society, Outstanding Student, jour- nalism I, economics, Local Science Fair, honorable mention, Regional Science Fair, UIL Joumalism, third placei Key Clubi Phi-Chem-Bi, Hi-Life Staff, assistant editor, Football, Senior Talent Show, Senior Play. BROWN, DOUGLAS fDOUGJ Outstanding Student, metals I Si II, Industrial Arts Fair, fi.rst place. BUGARIN, ELVIRA American Heritage, PASF, Pep Squad, Phi-Chem-Bi. BULLION, ,IEANNE LAVON Local Science Fair, honorable mention, B-Team cheerleader, Head varsity and freshman cheerleader, Three-year track lctterman, Pep Squad, GAA, Weslaco Queen contestant. 162 BURKETT, DEAN Yndustrial Arts Fair, second place, La Palma Staff, Hi-Life Staff, Senior Play, stage crew, Senior Talent Show, surge CYCW. CA BALLERO, VIRGINIA VOE, parliamentarian. CADENA,TERESITA Key Club Award, NHS, Out- standing Studcnt, world history, Latin American history, French IQ French Club, president. CALLAWAY, BARBARA JO Favorite Sophomore and junior Girl, Homecoming Prin- cess, FFA Sweetheart for two years, Sing Out, Varsity Basketball: Varsity Volleyball, Y-Teens, Pep Squad, par- Iiarnentariani WHS Dramatists Club, historian, GAA, WHS Singers. CANTU, CHARLES Most Handsome, Outstanding Student., bookkeeping, Sing Out, Amercian Heritage, Foot- ball tHale Center High School, Hale Center, Texasiz UIL One-Act Play, Senior Play. CANTU, RICHARD State welding Competition, sccond place, District welding competition, second place, VICA. CASANOVA, NORMA VOE, WHS Dramatists Club. CASANOVA, SONIA VOE, Choir, WHS Dramatists Club, Senior Talent Show. CASTANEDA, PABLO, JR. Local Science Fair, honorable mention, Choir, vice-president, Freshman Student Senate representative, Lettermen's Club, Football, Track, Base- ball, FHA beau, Senior Ta.lent Show. CAVAZOS, JOHNNY Lettermen's Club, Football, Baseball. CERDAMIUANITA E. VOE, secretary, Band. CLAY, ANN STILLWELL Sing Out, WHS Dramatists Club, president, Pep Squad, secretary: Y-Teens, Choir, girls ensemble, Weslaco Qucen con- testant: At George Roger Clark High School, Winchester, Kentucky, Latin Clubl Student Council rep- resentative, B-Team Cheer- leader. CORTEZ, ARMANDO Kiwanis Club Award. CRAWFORD, RONALD FRANK QRONNIEJ Outstanding Student, boys health, Spanish II, choir: All Region and State Choir for two years, Local Science Fair, honorable mention, Regional Science Fair, army award, Choir Solo, second division state, second division regionalz Choir Ensemble, first division regional, NHS, Choir, student directort Bandt Student Senate, election commissioner, parliamentarianl La Palma Staff, photographer: Phi- Chem-Bi, Cub Reporter of t.he Year. CUELLAR, SYLVIA jEAN Outstanding Student, French I3 Regional Solo and Ensemble, second division, third division, American Her- itage, Band, Choir, French Club, secretary-treasurer, Senior Talent Show. DEER, BEVERLY ANN Honor Graduate, Outstanding Student, Spanish I, Scholastic Excellence Award, Library Service Award, Local Science Fair, honorable mention, Band Ensemble, first division, Fresh- man Student Senate rep- rcscntativel Band, secretary- treasurcr, librarian, Y-Teens, PASF, Student Senate rep- resentative, Phi-Chem-Bi, Most outstanding costume at Pan American Day, Senior Talent Show, ticket chairman, Senior KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS DE, Distributive Education, DECA, Distributive Education Clubs America, FFA, Future Farmers of America, FHA, Future Homemakers America, FTA, Future Teachers of America, GAA, Girls Athletic As: ciation, ICT, Industrial Cooperative Training, NHS, National Hor Society, PASF, Pan American Student Forum, UIL, University Int scholastic League, VICA, Vocational Industrial Clubs of America, VO Vocational Office Education. Play, costume ch airman. DE LEON, CARLOS VICA, Choir. DRAKE, OLEN BRYAN Bobby Lackey Athletic Award, Quill and Scroll Jour- nalism Society, Sports Writing Award, Local Science Fair, first place, All-District Tracki Football letterman, Track let- terman, Basketball letterman, Baseball lettcrman, Football Captain, Lettermen,s Club, Purple Panther Club, offense and defense, Key Club, Stu- dent Senate, election com- mittee, H1-Life Staff, sports editor, assistant editor, Phi- Chem-Bi, Trinity University joumalism Summer Work- shop. ESPINOZA, ALICIA Honor Graduate, Rotary Scholar, three years, Three Scholastic Excellence Awards? Whois Who Among Student Leaders in America, Out- standing Studcnt, biology I St Il, Spanish II, Local Science Fair, honorable mention, NHS, historian, junior Class secretary, Senior Class pres- ident, Amcrican Heritage, librarian, PASF. Student Senate representative, vice- president, Phi-Chem-Bi, secretary-treasurer? Delegate to Democracy in Action Week in Brownwood, Texas. FORD, MARSHA ANN Honor Graduate, Rotary Scholar, two years, Two Scholastic Excellence Awards, Who's Who Among Student Leaders in America, DAR Award, American Legion Leadership Award, Betty Crocker Homemaker Award, Local Science Fair, second place, Outstanding Student, girls health, American history, Americanism Certificate of Achievement, NHS, Student Senate, corresponding sec- retary, recording secretary, vice-president, FTA, Choir, secretary-treasurer, Phi- Chem-Bi, Junior Historians, Delegate to Democracy in Action Week in Brownwood, Texass Senior Talent Show, Weslaco Queen contestant. FLORES, LINDA Choir, Hi-Life Staff, Pep Squad,PASF. GARCIA, MARTIN Local Science Fair, third place,VOE. GARZA, MARIA ELMA . Freshman Choir Award, Choir, Pep Squad, FHA, fifth vice-N president, PASF. W GARZA, NELDA SUZANNE l QNELLIE SUEJ Honor Graduate, Miss WHS, Outstanding Student, home- making I, UIL One-Act Play,, third place, all-star cast, UIL' Twirling Solos and Ensembles, first divisions, UIL Band Solos and Ensembles, first divisionsg' Band, twirler, drum major, Senior Class treasurer, FHA, treasurer, historian, FTA, WHS Dramatists Club, sec-I retary, Homecoming Queen! Weslaco Queen, ,-Princess at Rio Grande Valley Day at San' Antonio Livestock Show, Senior Talent Show: Senior- Play. GARZA, ORALIA DECA, Student Senate rep- resentative, Choir, Pep Squad, FHA, fourth vice-prendent. GORHUNLELLA RAY McAllen Business College Awardgl Literary Review Award, Local Scicna: Fair, honorable mention, Band, Pep Squad, FHA, parliamentarian, president, Phi-Chem-Bi. GRACIA, MARIA DEL CARMEN American Heritage, Pep Squad, FHA, PASF, par- liamcntariani Phi-Chem-Bi, Panther Sweetheart.