Burns High School - Blazes Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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Competitive Action The Distributive Educa- tion Clubs of America (DECA) program is an advanced study course in marketing, merchandis- ing, and management which is the only national youth organization oper- ating in the nation’s schools. At Burns, the club is competitive in local and district tournaments. Nine hundred categories make the contests hard. Even so, Mr. Ellis (club sponsor) said that in the past his students have 1 Seniors Steve Wellmon and Rob- bie Wess try on clothes in their Fashion Class. 120 ranked high. Competition is not all that DECA gives its mem- bers. It is one of the few clubs at Burns that gives students on-the-job ex- perience. Working hand in hand with Industrial Career Training (ICT), it allows students to actually go out in the field, gain experience, and get classroom credit. This program prepares students for life in the world outside high school. DECA: BOTTOM ROW: Leslie Mar- able, Agnes McClain, Liz Brown, Sherry Mayes, Diane Bumgard- ner, Reba Beaver, Reba Beaver, Robin Costner, Patty Barnett. ROW 2: Herman Brown, Lewis Bradshaw, Ronald Bell, Anita Wright — vice-president, Lora Brackett — president, Tim Jones, Renea Watkins, Diane Addison. ROW 3: David White, Steve Wellmon, Julius Wort- man, Doug Johnson — parli- mentarian, Robby Wess — historian, Jeannie Mauney, De- Lamar Woods, Yates Hunt, and Tim Jones practice the assebly and positioning techiques on their manikin. ad nnis Jordan, Eddie Webber, Martin Kee. TOP ROW: David Car- roll, Billy Patterson, Jeff Willard, Charles Wilkie, Ted Mayes — secretary, Jamey Jarboro, David Hawes, Cecil Houck, Mark Terry, C. Joe Ellis.

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i - Lenard Bullard and Robin Costner ring up the groceries Patsy Bar- nett and Renee Ruff are pur- chasing. Seniors Steve Wellmon and Danny Middlebrooks parctice dressing a manikin in their Fashion and Mer- chandising Class. 6996 2ARLSEN AMERICAN LITERATURE 7. } ‘MEGRAW - HILL 14 Copies wr. Di enn Seniors Diane Camp, Robin Costner, and Renee Ruff prac- tice assembling and position- ing a manikin. | 121