Daviess County High School - Echoes Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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Cookies, Clowns, ond Customs Highlight Foreign Longuotge Festivotl The annual Foreign Language Festival took place in the DC lobby on February 26. French, German and Spanish stu- dents pooled their talents and efforts to make the festival an astounding success. Gymnasts, Mary Kelly Edwards, Sherri Rowland, and Terri Rowland performed daring acrobatic feats before captivated audiences as one of the many activities which were held during the festival. There were a number of contests which took place such as poster and t- shirt designing contests, and a model construction contest, Before the actual festival began, food-judging took place fconsisting of French, Spanish, German and Latin dishesj. Only foreign language students could enter these contests. One of the major tasks involved in the production of the festival was that of decorating dividers. The dividers pre- sented different activities customary to French, Spanish, or German life. There were many events held during the festival which acted as a source of entertainment as well as a learning ex- perience, Many of the events, such as the breaking of the pinata and fortune- telling tprovided by Karen McKayj, ex- emplified aspects of the cultures repre- sented. Although the festival was character- ized by many improvisations, the circus theme was still well presented. Dancers 22!Foreign Language Festival wore animal costumes as they per- formed to Olivia Newton lohn's hit, 'Physical . Food salespersons dressed as clowns, and Bill Fariss acted as ringmas- ter. Real and paper flowers were sold to pay for transportation to the Regional Foreign Language Festival at WKU in Bowling Green and to the State Festival at UK in Lexington. Only those partici- pants who placed first or second in the contests went to the district competition. Upper-level participants in that competi- tion advanced to state. The success of the festival was due largely to the tremendous amount of time and effort put forth by foreign lan- guage students. After the pinata is broken, the students scramble for all of the candy that was in- side. Mr. Grimsley, the art project judge for the festival, critiques a Spanish student's pinata, The students received ribbons for ist, 2nd, and 3rd place.

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.X M 2. R. ..h Fund Rotisers Provide Hdditionol Bonuses for Students Have you ever wondered where most of the money spent on dances and oth- er extra-curricular activities, such as intramurals comes from? It is most likely that this money was earned by diligent students who spent valuable Saturday afternoons at Car Washes or door-to- door soliciting. The Student Council sponsored many fundraising events throughout the year such as the Rock-A-Thon, which proved to be a truly successful endeavor. Al- though a goal of 56,000 was not reached, the Student Council, Key Club and other concerned students raised 55, 000 for the Boulware Center. The sale of school sweaters and cal- endars proved to be profitable for the lunior Class Officers and the Drama De- partment. Proceeds from the sweater sale went toward the expense of the prom and funds raised through the sale of calendars went toward the financing of the play. The band and chorus once again held an orange and grapefruit sale. Money raised from this sale, by the band, will lunior class vice-president, Holly Nunley, uses her radiant smile to lure potential customers while selling D.C. sweaters. Darrin Wells and Susan Fulkerson play cards during the rock-a-thon to pass the time. Students who participated rocked for 24 hours to raise money for the Boulware Center. be used during marching season next year to cover the cost of transportation. The chorus will use the money they raised to buy new music, to pay judges at their festivals and also for transporta- tion. The band also participated in an annu- al sausage and cheese sale. This year's proceeds went toward the purchase of garment and hat bags. One of the most profitable fundraising endeavors was the school-wide maga- zine sale. Students' response was tre- mendous. Prizes were awarded for top salesperson on specified days, overall top salespersonlsj, and homeroom with the highest sales. Everyone who sold five subscriptions was given the oppor- tunity to draw from a box containing cash prizes and valuable gift certificates. Other fundraisers such as bakesales, sponsored by the Pep Club, Madrigal, Drama, Student Council, National Honor Society and the Senior Class, the NKiss- A-Pig contest and spirit chain contests provided fun, as well as funds for many DC students. PUCKER UP-Ms. Glenn Berry prepares to kiss- a-pig during a spirit contest sponsored by Stu- dent Council mp, an Fundraisers!2l

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Catherine Combs raises money during the festival by sell- ing flowers, Catherine and Carla Epperson made the flowers that were sold. Mrs. Rue's Spanish students perform a traditional Spanish dance during the festival. Students are allowed to miss their English classes to watch. R' ,spif Bill Farris breaks a piiata during the festival while stu' dents watch, The students wait to dive on the floor for candy when the pinata is broken. Students gather around the mats to watch Sophomore Sherri Rowland do a back flip during the festival. Sherri and 3 other students put together a gymnastic show for the other students to see. Foreign Language FestrvaIf23