Dobie High School - Roundup Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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ROTC ,ikk Q 1 :Q -f 'ii-...f Captain Charles Butler prepares to check roll in his 1st period class. . . si' E i Gordon Smith, Charles Cephus, Darrell Thomas, Thomas Chappa, Paul Moss, Robert Wilson, W, Jones, Kyle Evans, and Doug Schoettle await inspection of uniforms by Becky Barnett. Militarily Speaking Attentionl Color Guard ad- vance! This sound was heard by many at the start of each football game at Memorial Stadium. Being a member of the Reserve Officer Training Corp, ROTC, took a great amount of self-discipline. Under the stern and able leadership of Captain Charles Butler and Chief Cecil H. Dinwiddie, ROTC accomplished several things this year. One of these was raising the flag every morning before and after school. The color guard presented the colors at every. football game. With the help of Gordon Smith, senior, the ROTC was also installed as Lariaette guard. Participating in the March of Dimes was also an activity for the group. Some of the subjects covered in class were weapons, oceanography, first aid, navigation, and communications. The ROTC course helped to prepare three students for careers after high school.Joining the Navy through the delayed entry program were seniors, Vickie Trent, Paul Moss, and Gordon Smith. When Dinwiddie was asked if any of his students had ever joined up right after graduation he replied, No. This is the first time that they've joined so soon, and it's also the first time for a girl to go into the service from here. Military Banquet, held April 30, was the big event forajj, The highlight of the evening was the announcement of the Royal Court. Receiving the honor of King and Queen were seniors George Clendin and Becky Bar- nett. South Houston students receiving the positions of Prince and Princess were David Collins, and Rosey Morino, senior and junior. Duke and Duchess were Roger Hill, a junior from South Houston, and Vickie Trent, senior. The ROTC Beau was Clarence Durham, senior. Miss Congeniality was South Houston junior Shelly Moralis. . ,.,.., , , , M j, g My ., eeffr ' r ' ..t.. . -... ....... , . .. - - we eeei . A '- .1 .... -Q ,. .. V O X S f .....fs.. . ' so . G S f or Charles Cephus, Gordon Smith, Paul Moss, and Doug Scr watch members do 50 push-ups. Gordon Smith, Charles Cephus, Darrell Thomas, Thomas Paul Nloss, and Wendell Jones perform routine ROTC drills. 170 ROTC

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l ecky Sampson presents Ronald Adams with a gift at the quet. ,Q j , a tt an R L anda Wheat flashes a smile he camera. his gag gift, Steve wonders what to do with it. The Roundtable Speech Club provides a warm social environ- ment for students who are in- terested in speech, explained Randa Wheat, sponsor and speech teacher. To be a member of the Roun- dtable, a person has to be in a speech class or come to at least three of the meetings. Officers for this year were, Becky Sampson. junior, President, Linn Conway, junior, vice-president, and Christina Fuentes, senior, secretary. Activities of the Roundtable in- cluded monthly meetings before school, donut parties, and end- of-the-month meetings to discuss current events, and they also had a Christmas party. A formal banquet was held at the Bayou House. Individual awards and gag gifts were given to members at the banquet. The speech department had a very successful year, according to Wheat. A second place sweepstakes trophy was won at the Pasadena Tournament. Plac- ing in finals were Lisa Briggs, g, L. Waiting for dinner to be served at the banquet are Jennifer Sampson, Jerry Gardiner, and Eva Lue. They Are Not All Talk freshman, first in humorous and poetry, Conway, third in prose, Mike Barkley, junior, second in oration, and Sampson, first in extempt. ln the University Inter- scholastic League meet, Barkley, placed third in persuasive ex- tempt, and Sampson placed third in informative extempt. Other students competing in the finals were Kelli Condon, junior, infor- mative extemptg Jerry Gardiner, freshman, persuasive extempt, and Tresa Philpott, junior, prose. Barkley and Sampson also competed in Regionals and Texas Forensic Association State to qualify for TFA state. Barkley won first place at the Bellaire tournament in oratory and ex- tempt, and Sampson won fourth at the Clear Creek tournament in extempt. The speech department atten- ded six tournaments throughout the year, and a weekend camp was held in December to learn about speaking techniques and free enterprise. This camp helped prepare students for the Ten Pillars Speech contest. A meet was held in January to pick three finalists. Those competing had to write a 20-minute speech and memorize the 10 pillars. They were Conway, Barkley, Gardiner, Philpott, Sampson, and Chris Ethridge,senior. The three finalists were Barkely, Sampson, and Philpott. After many public speaking engagements to various com- munity organizations and civic groups, another contest was held to determine who would win the S750 scholarship. Sampson won and then went on to compete for the overall winner and a' 81,000 scholar- ship. Philpott, who placed second, and Barkely, who placed third, competed for a 33500 scholarship by taking a test on the book,When We Are Free,by Larry Reed. Also, Gardiner won second place in an oratorical contest sponsored by the Optimist Club. Roundtable Roundtable 169

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arrell Thomas, Thomas Chapa, Joe Walters, Becky Barnett, and id Cunningham prepare to raise the flags in the morning. 'WTC 0ffiG9fS Becky BHFHGU- GGUYQG Clendenin- David cull' As a member ot RDTC, Doug Schoettle protects the Lariaettes at a lgham, and Vicki Trent discuss the plans lor the day. football game. F himself at the DECA Iuau. oing 50 push-ups lor not wearing their unitorms are Russell Weathers, Clarence Durham, George ndenin, Valencia Durham, and Joe Walters. Chiet Cecil H. Dinwiddie enioys CD ROTC 171