Douglas MacArthur High School - Brahma Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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VOE teaches office skills Vocational Office Education is designed to train high school girls to work in offices. The class is divided between juniors and seniors. During the year, for an extra treat, the seniors had a taco breakfast. At the end of the year both groups attended a banquet at Maggies to celebrate a suc- cessful year. Senior Otlice Education Association: Lisa Power, Debbie Haecker, Ma. Lynn Putnam, Beth Churchwell, Susan Dyal, Debbie Allred, Valerie Kidd, Mary Nocker, Diane Pape, Georgieanna Aguilar, Snadra Skinner, Patti Browning, Jody Miller, Mary Ross, Maria Montalve. VOE Pre employment Lab tront row Clara Scott Belinda Chapa second row Tammy Quayle, Liz Scott, Arlene Sanchez. third row: 4, MW if E WWW 'Q 47.1 5 'QTAAIA ,A r .... I . Wrk . W' g l , i , , ,,,. I . ,,

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in l-LG. aids blood drive If one wants a job in a diverse market such as medicine, it is good to have a basic knowledge of specific professions so a wise choice can be made. This was the purpose behind Health Occupations courses. An in- troduction to doctoring, nursing, laboratory and veterinary work was given to the students, who spent the later part of the day at health related jobs. ln spring, some students took part in the annual blood collection drive, the proceeds of which were used to fill the ever-present need at local health centers. During one PTA meeting, H0 members illustrated how to take blood pressure. Patti Shippey takes Assistant Principal Betty Johnson's blood pressure. 130 H0 members attended an Area I conference at Clemens, where values and attitudes were discussed. Nancy Britton, Patti Shippey, Pam Vivivan and Karen Holubec stock up on material distributed by Southwest Airlines. At the Christmas party, HO members exchanged gifts, Cheryl Mann- ing, James Sholts, Barbara Cram, Eric Scroggins and Janet Foegelle enjoy the party.

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1 fell. Lisa Hecker, Mary Beck, and Missy Miller display their talents as courtesans tor Terry Neisler in the one act play, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Keith Trammell and Kristi Commuzzi discuss the possible success for the road shows they are about to begin. Drama group stages three productions Drama staged three plays, the earliest being A Hatful of Rain in November. They followed that with their musical Annie Get Your Gun. But the most successful play came at the end of the year with their production of the UIL one act play. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum won District contest and advanced all the way to Area. As one of their major projects, advanced drama students directed scenes which were per- formed before an audience.