Del Valle High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Del Valle, TX)

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Service Two service organizations that were active in and out of school were TAPE and SODA. Texas Association of Future Educators (TAPE) had the larg- est chapter in the state. With approximately 45 members, the club gained practical teaching experience at the elementary schools, volunteered assistance at the Capital Area Pood Bank, and raised money to attend lo- cal workshops and conventions. Popham Elementary allowed TAPE members to teach in the classroom for two days. This was the first year we were allowed to actually teach in the class, senior Kerri Saunders said. Because the chapter was given the opportunity to teach in the classroom, organizers of the state TAPE convention asked the the club to conduct a sem- inar which was entitled You ' re the Teacher . Students Opposed to Drug Abuse (SODA) spent the year encouraging students to stay in school and out of drugs. Besides hanging drug abuse preventa- tive posters in halls, the club sponsored Drug Awareness Week in December. Service clubs and organiza- tions in the school interacted with SODA to fight drug abuse. All the clubs contributed flyers, posters, or skits. After winning the pumpkin caning con- test at Halloween, the TAKE club re- ceived a coke party. Seniors Nick Gonzales, Ann Mikus, Mary Lou Ponce, Mary Carter, and Kerri Saunders social- ize during the party in the East Library. Pholo by John Merculief Enjoying the TAPE meeting, senior Lyd- ia Swan waits for her turn to speak. Phoio Layout By Debbie Kaiser A 69

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n From Row: Sponsor Ricky ' ickers, alerie Quintero, kerri Saunders, Sok Woo Voon, Lydia Swan. Stefanie Merculief, Kim Grevieldinger. Sponsor Delores Fran- cis Row Two: Veronica Nunn, Leesa Strode. Susan Guentzel, Brenda Fairel, Mary Carter. Ruth Jehlen Row Three: Denise Schriber, Raquel Calderon, Ann Mikus, Irma X ' aldez:, Anita Pena, Melissa Villareal. Mary Lou Ponce Row Four: Cindy deader, Angie Williams, Felicia Wiggins, Susun Voon. Charles kelm, Jimmy Greene. Nick Gonzales Row Five: Pam- ela Freeman, Venus Merrick. Joy Pearce, Jennifer Clark, Paul Ortiz, Pedro Rodriguez. Sharia Day, and Michelle Willard. Creating the Tricks-for-Teach bags at Halloween, senior Jimmy Greene, soph- omore Kim Greiveldinger, and senior Mary Carter put care into t he teacher appreciation project. Photo by Mario Gonzales Receiving help from sponsor Delores Francis, sophomore Ruth Jehlen looks on with attentiveneSS. Photo by Mario Gonzales A 68 Clubs TAFE SODA I I I

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Workin); diligentl) doxn at the ag barn sophomore Jimmy Hargis wheelbarrows the wood shapings to where the need to be. Pholo B Maja Henderson Fixing the ag barn up for a show juniors John Forador and Core) Brooks hope that the can make it comfortable for their animals. PhoIo Ma a Henderson Animals k ' tmi ' d v Riding in a rodeo, working at the rodeo or even helping another school with their rodeos are just some of the things that the rodeo club was in- volved in. Even if a member didn ' t partic- ipate in the actual rodeo, he was still capabale of being in the club and helping out the ones that did par- ticipate . ■ ' We all participate even if we aren ' t riding. Everybody participated somehow and we all worked as a team, but mainK we all had fun. senior Joe Dzienowski said. Besides rodeos, the members of the club also sold candy to raise money for an annual trip, usually to Six Flags or Astro World. They were very ac- tive in inter-club activities. They spoke out against drug abuse vshen the S.O.D.A. club had their -drug awareness week, and they spiced it up when the home economic classes had the once a year chili cook-off. 1 enjoyed working with the other clubs and the things we did were fun. It was a lot of hard work but it alwa s ended up payingoff junior Jeff Coo- per said. The rodeo club also interacted with the Future Farmers of .America (FF.A) because the things that they worked with were similar. Both clubs dealt with animals and were closely related. Even though the FF.A members com- peted indiNidually with their animals, they found the help of the rodeo club members to be beneficial. The club promoted leadership and responsibility through competition. They also learned techniques of breeding animals and effective meth- ods of planting in the soil. We just don ' t learn about sows, cows and plows. We learned about a whole lot more! junior Libby Dzie- nowski said.ql Showing their support to the rodeo club, president Jessie Trejo and senior Sandy Trevino dish out their chili to those who want to lr it. Pholo B Mario Goniales. 70 A Clubs FFA RODEO Discussing plans for their upcoming trip, sponsor . ngela Selman talks with junior Jeff Cooper and senior Jessie Trejo about their candy sale and how much money they made for the trip. Phoio B John Nterculief.