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

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YS cloers, the give The t g ' 7. 21 2 groups The clubs, after a couple of weeks ot organization, decided to start the year off fresh with socials, initiations, fund raising and service projects. They were the ones responsible tor the outbreak of acne among the student body. lVl 8t M's, Junior Mints, and chocolate bars served as money making projects. Later in the year, clubs were allowed to hold meetings during class time once a month. Here they discussed the good news and the bad news. Usually, the financial report came first and plans to correct it second. Here, they plane ned their initiation ceremonies, whether it be dressing up or a handshake and an oath. They planned when and where to hold their banquet, and in what ways their club could be an asset to the community through service pro- jects. Through these various clubs, the elderly in nursing homes received love and kindness from many of the stu- dents. The Ellen B. Lane center hosted club members who volunteered to stage an Easter carnival for handicap- ped children. And to add to the spirit of giving were the perform- ances of the cheerleaders, the band, the choir, the drill team and drama. These helped encourage and support the students at their own home base, MacArthur. Each person who rendered a service added to the fresh start and the increased success of lVlacArthur's groups. 7? Nl Q' We salute you. Showing their love for their school by participating in the school song at one of the morning pep rallies are members of the junior class. i 1 Dance to the music. Showing their out- standing musical talent, the Jazz rformed for the student body ring the school year.

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Lip poppfni Mr. George August accepts gift from NHS officers Jerry Pena, Deb- bie lmai, Janet Woodyard, Joaquin Tris- tan and Dina Valdez at the initiation cer- emony for Junior inductees. llktilmiat initiates dress up lnitiations are an important part of an organization's activities. They are the general method of induction of new members. Webster's New Student Dictionary defines initiation as, the ceremonies with which a person is made a member of a society or club. Anyone who has ever gone through an initiation has their own personal definition of the word! Latin club members define initiation as wearing a toga made from a bedsheet over your clothes for a whole day at school. Students joining vocational clubs had a dress-up initiae tion which some defined as humiliating and embarrass- ing. Vocational Drafting students had to wear their clothes turned inside out and hang a sign around their necks reading, Ask me about VD. They also had to be able to recite an oath whenever anyone asked about them to on initiation day. National Thespian Society initiates dressed as their favorite characters for initiation. National Honor Society members inducted in late Octo- ber were officially initiated with a candlelight ceremony and an oath at the Summit Club atop the First Interna- tional Bank of Houston. Don't stick me. Senior NHS mem- bers Cynthia Wood and Dina Val- dez pin boutonnieres on Junior inductee Ross Mittel. Glad to be here. Ms. Mary Raby, the guest speaker at the NHS initiation ban- quet, dines with friends Mr. Bob Fuller, Miss Ann Hayes, and Mr. Martel Cullen. ki! 4 ' ' ' What's this for? asks Junior Margaret Guerra as Cindy Wood and Dina Valdez gg present her with a corsage and NHS pin on l-lonor's Day. xx ' A