Cobre High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Bayard, NM)

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Girl Staters to Spend Week at University of New Mexico Thirty-six Junior Class members signed up for Girl ' s and Boy ' s State. The requirements for State were to be a Junior Class member, maintain a desirable grade average and be selected by the Junior Class. From those who qualified, four girls and six boys Staters ' and their alternates were selected. GIRL STATERS SEATED: Genevive Munoz, Ida Chip, Bonnie Hernandez, and Sheryl Parker. ALTERNATES STANDING; Erminda Holguin, Yolanda Aguilera, Celia Foy, and Socorro Ordonez. New Mexico Military Institute to be Home of Boys ' State BOY STATERS SEATED: Ben Wilson, Salvador Estrada, Arnold Acosta, Jeff Ray, Joe Amador and George Marin. ALTERNATES STANDING; Wayne Nickless, Ralph Walker, Richard Vigil, Curtis Rogers, Pot Hogeboom, and Walter Biebelle. 84

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Voice Of Democracy Won By Celia Foy DEMOCRACY is an ambigious word, with a personal meaning for each and everyone of us, this right of personal definition is what true democracy means to me. We, as citizens of the United States, have the choice and opportunity to improve ourselves and others. We have a heritage to uphold and strengthen and I think our generation has the capabilities to do just this. Often called the leaders of tomorrow, we should be termed the leaders of to- day for it is now when our true character develops. Our parents and grandparents have set up a good educational system but we must use it properly. We should obtain all possible information on world affairs; we should set up a high code of morals for ourselves— try to realize that all men are created equal and erase any and all forms of discrimina- tion. Then we must strive to help others see this as an effective way of preserv- ing democracy. Once we become aware of what Is a threat to our basic way of life, we can then combat it. Once we understand the meaning of democracy, we can then choose whether to keep it or not. I know it shall live as long as citizens interested in our nation ' s welfare continue to participate and im- prove our present way of life. Those who participated in the Voice of Democracy Contest were SEATED: Celia Foy, Gayle Dowding, and Danny Solas; STANDING: Socorro Ordonez, Judy Gonzales, Mike Simmons, Kay Martin, Salvador Estrada, and Lupe Torres. 83

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National Council of Teachers of English Names Four Junior Girls The National Council of Teachers sponsored the N.C.T.E. award which gives public recognition to the best English students in the United States. The nominees were: Gayle Dowding and Sheryl Parker (left), Frances Gomez and Dolores Sandoval (right) as alternates. The nominees wrote on subjects of their choice and an Im- promptu piece designated by the N.C.T.E. department. Cobreites Recognized In Science Fair Mike Bates, senior; repre- sented Cobre at the Regional Science Fair in Las Cruces. His project, a magnetic Resonance Spectrometer, won first place blue ribbon, first trophy for the senior division, and Mike also received a bond. The district fair was held at Snell Junior High. At the State Fair Mike won a $500 scholarship. A Navy Cruise award and a trip to the National Fair was also presented to him. Dolores Chavira, sophomore, received a recognition ribbon on her project entitled Germi- nation of Various Seeds. 85