Ballou High School - Roundtable Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Row I: A. Carver, J. Fox, C. Dashell, L. Lumbeng, E. Powell, B. Jones, D. Maxwell, L. Champman, P. Dallas, V. Beverly, Mrs. Lindquist. The National Honor Society is an organization, which honors those students who have managed to maintain at least a B average and who are outstanding in leadership, character, and service. The sponsor of the Ballou Chapter of the N.H.S. is Mrs. F. Howard who has worked diligently with the president, Gayle Fralin, and other members ofthe society to plan the various activities such as a Christmas tea, and an induction ceremony in the spring. German club Ach du lieber! This is the fourth year ofthe German Club. Although it is one ofthe lesser known groups at Ballou, it is very active. At the Spring picnic members enjoy a variety of German foods. At club meetings slides of' various parts of Germany are shown and new unusual games are played. Sponsored by Frau Lindquist the club welcomes anyone interested in learning about German culture. Pamela Milner, Darlene McMillian, Adrienne Ross N I-I Gayle Fralin, and sponsor Mrs. F. Howard Members of the Society volunteer to serve as Ballou guides for visiting V.I.P.'s

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Future Teachers of America The Future Teachers of America is composed of dedicated young men and women who are interested in the profession of teaching as a career. The activities include tutoring at nearby elementary schools, offering aid to students in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades who may be weak in various subjects. Girls' Athletic Association The Girl's Athletic Association provides after school activities for girls who wish to participate in the Intra-mural and Junior Varsity sports, such as basketball, volleyball, hockey, softball, and badminton. The president, Sonya Tyler, planned an extensive schedule of events for the l968-69 season.

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Row I: V. Cabanatan, C. Wong, M. Thomas, P. Graves, G. Fralin, F. Drane, C. Cox, Mrs. Price. Row II: A. Calloway, D. Overby, B. Webb, D. Jackson, G. Parker, V. Jones, J. Alston. Row III: D. Augustine, J. Robinson, W. Sherman, K. Hair, A. Mosley, M. Kotcella, W. Gilchrist. Library assistants In the quiet, comfortable, and pleasant atmosphere of Ballou's Library, students are inspired to use the full facilities of the 10,000 books and 16 types of dilferent magazines. The library assistants are eager to otfer their aid in finding information for students who are unable to find it themselves. Math club One plus two equals three. The V2 equals 1.417 . . . In the event of doubt concerning the math club's activities, its purpose is not to teach conversation by numbers. The activities vary from demonstrations of the slide rule, to the history of numbers, to the type of social evening spent at a dinner outside school. Leading the fun is club president Carolyn Cox, and Mr. Frances Price, sponsor.