Covington High School - Puffs and Patches Yearbook (Covington, VA)

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LEFT : As SCA President, Carmine Plott does her best to keep the club together. TOP; Terry Highlander and Kevin Wood enjoy themselves at the Christmas Formal. CLUBS 23

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We Set A Few Precedents . school. The other meetings were held either before or after school. For some reason more members were present dur- ing school than any other time. I felt that we could have had more participation within the club, said Carmine Plott. But I really am proud of the club as a whole. We brought new projects forth and carried them out successfully. We set a few precedents this year, and I hope they will stay around for a while.” Another one of the more active groups was the Spanish Club. I feel like we had an exceptionally good year, said Kathy Bess, Spanish Club President. Everyone seemed to have a good time at the Mardi Gras, the traditional Spanish dance. The band was good, and the atmosphere was great for a dance. The Mardi Gras is the main project of the Spanish Club each year. Tracey Leet and Lora Fawley were voted King and Queen of the Mardi Gras this year by the Spanish students. The Spanish Club also held the formal and informal initiation for new members. At the formal and initiation, new members had to eat strange Spanish food and do crazy things, such as act out an animal. For the informal initiation they had to dress up like Spanish people and wear the costume through the whole school day. One covered dish supper was held this year. One improvement I think the club needs to make is to have more covered dish suppers, continued Kathy Bess. The suppers tend to bring the Spanish students together and give them a chance to try and practice the language. The Ms. Jayteens was another active club this year. Led by President Randa Fenderson, the club worked on communi- ty projects such as the Thanksgiving Party for retarded children, the Christmas TOP: Carmine Plott helps decorate for the Christmas Formal. TOP RIGHT : Denise Johnson shows surprise as she is announced Snow Queen at the Christmas Formal. 22 CLUBS

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“Whaf Did We Get Accomplished? shopping tour for underprivileged chil- dren, light-a-bulb, the apple butter sale, and the Special Olympics for retarded children. I think the club was carried on fairly successfully this year, especially con- sidering we had a new advisor. Miss Goad. She did a great job, said Tammy Downer, vice-president. But I felt we could have had much more participa- tion than we did. We had around 60 girls on the roll for members, but the same few always showed up at projects. The Ms. Jayteens are supposed to be a community organization, but I felt they never seemed to get around to doing anything except talking about what they could do for themselves, said Janie Curtin, member. I hated it. I definitely won t join next year. The Boys ' Jayteens proved to be a very busy club. They sponsored such projects as Kid Wrestling, a basketball game between their club and the Key Club of Alleghany, and a game between the faculty of CHS and the faculty of ACHS. They also built the stand for the PA system, which they worked during all varsity basketball games held at home. They bought a new amplifier and micro- phone for the PA system. Certain people did all the work, but the whole club received credit for it, were the sentiments of Jere Shawver and Tracey Leet. The Jayteens worked along with the Ms. Jayteens on most community proj- ects. The highlight of the year for both clubs was the convention held in spring. The Beta Club had one donut sale and the annual initiation banquet in spring. The Pep Club edited the Pep Sheet and baked cakes for the football and basket- ball teams. ' What did we get accomplished at this meeting? Nothing, as usual. Hey, want to get something to drink at the Burger House after the meeting? Sure, Let ' s go. And so, the meetings at CHS ended with a note of somewhat unconcern . . . ••» TOP: Vice President Tammy Downer dreams of what the Ms. Jayteens may do next year. TOP RIGHT : Tracey Leet and Lora Fawley are crowned King and Queen of the Mardi Gras. LEFT : Tracey Leet speaks during the mock elections. 24 CLUBS