Douglas MacArthur High School - MacArtair Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Members of the I976 Student Senate are Bea- trice Rameri, Pat Perez, Toni Taplin, Ms. Carolyn Carter, sponsor, Suzanne Wong, Billy McKee, Terri Tuttle, Beth Hessler, Ruby Palacios. iseatedi Mike Frey, treasurer, Donna Howard, president, Cheryl Tuttle, secretary, and Sylvia Rodriquez, historian. Diunna Greenleaf and Margaret Guerra stand on the corner of Eastex and Little York collecting funds for the March of Dimes drive November 15. W v 1,9415 v, -1.4-mf 'F' PM ., .fifZ..., 4 Slim ,ni-amp... --an-.

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D. , Senate sponsors school, community events Ya'll come on out to the Howdy Dance this Friday, a dollar fifty stag two dollars drag. . rang out over the P.A. system to announce the beginning of a year filled with hard work for the Student Senate. The Howdy Dance is the annual event sponsored by the Senate to start off the social season. The dance which made you profit for the Senator featured the band Red Eye. In December the Senate produced a Christmas program highlighted by the election of Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, alias Mr. George August and Ms. Janet King. When hillbillies and Lil' Abners made their appearance in February the Student Senate was there spon- soring the Sadie Hawkins dance fea- turing Z-Flat. Student Senate is a service organ- ization under the guidance of Ms. vofss l22 senate Carolyn Carter, in addition to their routine duties, organizing school- wide elections running the school store, the Senate was the official representative for the school at all Good Sportsmanship League func- tions. At the Mascot Carnival the club brought in S50 through the efforts of a cake walk. In community-wide proiects the Senate was responsible for the col- lection of S524 for the March of Dimes and 74 pints of blood for the Blood Bank. The Aldine area did not escape the invasion of the Bicentennial spirit. In the district fair the Senate supervised the construction of Mac- Arthur's float. Following the theme Right to Petition the float depicted areas of American History including prohibition, women's right to vote, Viet Nam Protest, and Taxation without representation. val -Ng, 3 , 'Sit i Q: J 1 Clay Cox, The Grinch in The Night Before Christmas steal toys from children during the Senate's Christmas prograrr December l 9. ..lllt'l'lnlii tt Riding the Right to Petition float Student and Uoquin Tristant as a patriot, take part Senators lDonna Howardl as Susan B. the Harris County Bicentennial Celebratic Anthony, Uolinda Franklinl as Carrie Nation, May l l.

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A D.E. CA. students aim Distributive Education Clubs of America lD.E.C.A.l is an organiza- tion composed of high school iuniors and seniors planning a career in retailing, wholesaling or service sell- ing areas. Sponsored by D.E. teach- ers Ms. Susan Baum and Ms. Jan Page, the club participated with out- standing results in iob interviewing, sales demonstrations, display iudg- ing, business math, public speaking and advertising competition. Part of the program includes leav- ing school half a day to work in a or selling career position that utilizes the skills they learn while in the classroom. Stu- dents' progress is monitored by both the student's employer and his teacher-adviser. Students are employed at such establishments as Foley's Dobbs House, and T.G.8iY. April 26 at the Royal Coach lnn at Dunfey's Dinner Theater was the site of D.E.C.A.'s annual Employer- Employee Banquet. lcont. on pg. 1261 DECA member Debbie Flournoy spends the evening at the Employer-Employee Banquet. l 24 deca Strengthening relations with the business community Betty Dommquez dunes w her employer at the DE Banquet