Cabrillo High School - Tierra Royal Yearbook (Lompoc, CA)

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Denise ee Wins Homemaking Title Senior Denise Gee took on the title of Cabrillo's Homemaker of Tomorrow for 1968 after exhibiting her home economic talents with the highest score on the Betty Crocker homemaking test. As a local winner, Denise was awarded a silver charm by the General Mills Foun- dation and was given the right to compete for state and national honors. State winners receive up to 315,000 worth in college scholarships. Besides her homemaking ac- complishments, Denise also was a finalist in the Junior Miss contest. In addition, she was a candidate for the foreign exchange program, while holding down a 3.4 grade point average. Getting assistance from her fore- most teacher, Denise and her K i K mother mix up a batter. lr ' x Girls' State Representative is Terry Borman Q S Terry Borman and her alternate Christi Watkins go over a pamphlet on the girls' state program. The responsibility and honor of rep- resenting Cabrillo at the l968 edition of the California Girls' State program has been awarded iunior Terry Borman. Should Terry be unable to attend, alter- nate Christi Watkins will take her place. Held at the University of California at Davis, the summer seminar lasts one week and teaches the representatives the complex job of state and city gov- ernment. Elections are held and the stu- dents take particular offices to simulate actual governmental proceedings. Included in the seminar is a tour of the state capitol, where they meet the governor and conduct their government meetings in the state offices. 155

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7 Ftlv V H fu. it C BANK OF AMERICA TROPHY WINNERS: Kathy Ewing, Connie Carmen, Paul Holmes, Victor DePrater. Bank of America Honors Conquistadores Ugftv xi-L COMMENDED STUDENTS, Front row: Joe Foss, Debbie Buccigrossi, Wendy Nogle. Row 2: Bob Carlton, Ron Roush, Mike Christensen. Not Pictured are David Clark, Ann Holloway, Cynthia Bellamy, Marianne Lord, Paula Dinkel, and Teresa Meek. 154 Four Cabrillo students were named Bank of America award winners for excellence in general academic fields during the past year. The students and their respective fields are: Paul Holmes, science and mathematics, Victor DePrater, fine arts, Kathy Ewing, liberal arts, Connie Carmen, vocational arts. The four winners, chosen by a faculty vote, received trophies for their accomplish- ments and were given the opportunity to vie for cash awards ranging up to 31,000 in the zone competition. 'Twelve other students were cited for su- perior performance in specific fields of study and will receive certificates of merit. They are: David Clark, mathematics, Debbie Buccigrossi, lab science, Paula Dinkel, music, Wendy Nogle, art, Bob Carlton, drama, Ann Holloway, English, Cynthia Bellamy, social science, Mike Christensen, foreign lan- guages, Marianne Lord, business, Teresa Meek, home economics, Joe Foss, agricul- ture, Ron Roush, industrial arts.

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Russell, Williams Are Merit Finalists Standing above all, academically, this year were two senior boys, Maurice Russell and Lee Williams. The two Cabrillo students were named National Merit Scholarship finalists. They join an elite group of 'l4,000 finalists across the country. The honor is granted as a result of excel- lent performance on the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying 'Test taken in T967. After reaching finalist status, the students competed for scholarship grants given on a basis of need. Six other Cabrillo students earned Letters of Commendation for their high scores on the test. Those commended were David Clark, Karl Harris, Ann Holloway, Paul Holmes, Jay Sanks and Sue White. They are among the upper 2 percent of those who will graduate from high school in 1968. K Cabrillo's two NMSQT finalists were Maurice Russell and Lee Williams t .rx sw s ,, . K ,...: 1 5. COMMENDED STUDENTS: Jay Sanks, Sue White, David Clark, Ann Holloway, Paul Holmes. Not pictured is Karl Harris. T56