Ben L Smith High School - Aquila Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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Linda Bland Places First In Speech Contest Under the dynamic direction of Mr. Dick Wal- thal, the VICA Club had an active and successful year. Members enjoyed dinner meetings, a bowl¬ ing party, and the annual Employee-Employer banquet in May. As a community service, they gave a Christmas party for patients in a local convalescent home. Last spring Kathy Beck won first place in the state in a job interview contest, and this year Linda Bland won the speech contest at the district conventions. The club ended the year at the State Conven¬ tion in Wilmington. VICA Club, first row, I. to r.: Linda Williams, V. Pres.; Susan Taylor, Mr. Richard Walthal, Advisor; Danise Mc¬ Daniel, Ed.; Susan Schumacher, Pres.; second row: Nancy Lane, Lea Coble, Phyllis Campbell, Sec ' y; Peggy Cooke, Bobby Campbell, Don Finch, Patsy Summers, Kathy Se¬ bastian, Linda Bland, Janice Holden; third row: James Holmes, Joe Perdue, Tommy Paschal, Henry Henderson, Joe McGee, Bruce Mungo, James Brookbank, Treos. Danise McDaniel works as a dental assistant in Dr. Coward ' s office. We must mention that the girl in the chair was a Smith student. Hope Danise told the doctor to go easy on her! Don Finch works at Cameo Hosiery and tells us he ' s devel¬ oping a good set of muscles as well as a lot of valuable job know-how. 134

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Victory Flag Given By Jr. Exchange Boys Junior Exchange Club members spent the 1965- 66 school year constantly trying to improve the school spirit at Smith High School. Money raising projects for the year included selling programs at home football games, and selling SHS sweatshirts. These sweatshirts are dark green with a golden eagle in fighting posi¬ tion. Other projects have included providing a victory flag and the flag pole, painting a golden eagle on the gym floor, and distributing sports schedules to students. Future plans include erect¬ ing a baseball scoreboard. Mr. Robert L. Leeds is advisor to this, one of Smith ' s most active clubs. Gary Black, Tommy McKeithan, Bobby Johnson and Bobby Roach admire the Golden Eagle painted on gym floor, one of their main projects of the year. Junior Exchange Club, first row, I. to r.: Mr. Robert L. Leeds, Treas.; second row: Wayne Brackett, Joe Simmons, Dickie Advisor; Tommy McKeithan, V. Pres.; Gary Black, Pres.; Hughes, Gerald Setzer, Sec ' y; Bill Harris, Johnny Gambino, Bobby Johnson, James Frye, Chips Craig, Bobby Roach, Glen Bowman, David Baker, Zack Davis, Mike Andrews. 133

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Leslie Williams helps a customer at Belk ' s where she works in the afternoons. Tommy Burnette dresses the store window at Meyer ' s as part of his on-the-job-training. Distributive Education Prepares Students Distributive Education students are eligible to participate in DECA club activities. The program this year included marketing and distribution lectures, social activities, professional meetings, and district and state contests. Members attended a district leadership con¬ ference held at Grimsley in November at which time Leslie Williams was elected District Secretary and Linda Ellison placed second as D.E, sweet¬ heart. Contests were held at the Burlington district¬ meeting in February, and Leslie Williams won second place as Girl D.E. Student of the Year. In March, the State convention was held in Raleigh and Leslie Williams was elected State Secretary- T reas. DECA students topped off the year with their annual Employee-Employer banquet in April. Distributive Education Club, first row. I. to r.: Lois Landreth, Carol Robinson, Donna Templeton, Teresa Friedburg, Georgia Uribe, Mary Pfieffer; second row: Ricky Yaschiewitz, Russell Walker, Steve Painter, Linda Ellison, Pres.; Harold Williams, Leslie Williams, Sec ' y; Clinton Strother; third row: Mrs. Mary Thompson, Daniel Hatcher, Johnny Capps, Chip Craig, Phil Cook, Joe Allen, Jerry Holden, Mr. Lou Bonardi, Advisor; fourth row: Tommy Allred, Fred Scarbourgh, Tommy Gleason, Tommy Burnette, Fred Pitts, Tommy Oliver, Steve Kincaid. 135