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

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T Kanire and Gus Velasco Parlez la langue damour French Club history was made at MacArthur last year when member- ship grew to 90, the largest the club had ever been. With so many members, club sponsor Mrs. Susan Campbell made many changes. One major change was switching from one large event to several smaller activities during the year. Club meetings were in an effort to mix business and fun. Door prizes such as tee shirts and buttons were awarded. Members also en- Masked students brought Mardi Gras to life for the lunch crowd. Enjoying themselves with all the great food, Cary Gentry and Asha Nandahl have a terrific time at the club's Christmas party. joyed sing-a-longs in French. ln March students made and decorated a mask for Mardi Gras. The winning masks were put on display in the library. Mona Baba enthusiastically said, French Club was fun and in- teresting. lt enabled the members to learn about France and the French people and customs. It also allowed the members to participate in the annual Foreign Language Olympics. French Club members are SEATED: sponsor Mrs LoAnna Chance, Mona Baba Elizabeth Quinones, Claudia Hernandez Jose Farfan and sponsor Mrs Susan Campbell: SECOND ROW Rafael Flores, Sylvia R Bertha Villaneuva, Rosa Galvan Diana Cisneros, Tina Hayes, Christina Tor res, Thanh Ly, Elizabeth Reyes Martina Reyna, Isabel Hernandez Frances Aguilar and Amalia Her nandez, THIRD ROW: Roberto De Leon, Diana Robledo, Fatima Tor res, Irma Hernandez, Hector Ar riaga, Cecilia Pequeno Rosalinda Soto, Becky Mills, Tina Copaus Ab by Esquivel, Anabel Garcia Emma Villarreal, Criselda Ortega and Marla Sanchez: FOURTH ROW Jackie Reyes, Marjorie Hernandez Linda Lue, Raul Burciaga Phathaykham Suensom Griselda Salinas, Stacy Cockrell Alberta Williams, Maria Perez Steve Monge, Robert Hernandez Stephen Garza and Marisa Hino josaq FIFTH ROW: Sandra Cardenas Albany Ruiz, Rudy Cantu Joe Whitehead, Gilbert Hernandez Deann Ross, Cary Gentry Jonathan Tran, Chris Ledezma Jessica Barela, Lupe Gonzales and Sisavana Moniveng: SIXTH ROW Leann Ross, Arush Jones Arthur Domingues, Joe Longoria Juan Galvan, Anthony Rico, Carlos Diaz Skippy Horne, Aurelio Garcia Ar nulfo Ayala, Albert Davila Juan ea

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German Club members are BOTTOM ROW: sponsor Mrs. Twila Hamel, Anita Garner, Kim Spessard, Charles Bauer, Carol Bernshausen, Virgil Andreade and Patricia Gibbs, SE- COND ROW: Edward Tejeda, Dean Soontiraratn, Becky Garner, Patricia Ellis, Anna Cardenias, Brenda Rutkowski, Lindsey Haskins, Elizabeth Williams and Dean Bern- shauseng THIRD ROW: Edward Hamilton, Scott Primvera, Raymond Stubblefield, Chris Freudenthal, Kenneth Mag- gard, Kent Freudenthal, Wilmer Escobar, Clint Moore and Steven Woods. Victory came easy to the German Club at the Aldine Foreign Language Fair. -01 ir Sind Klein Aber Fein German Club members began the year with their annual Hello Par- ty. At this party new members got acquainted with everyone in the club. In October the members par- ticipated in the Oktoberfest Dur- ing the holidays in December they went caroling and sang all of their songs in German. For their main fund raiser, members sold German candy which arrived in time for Christmas. Competition began in late January with the Language Fest at Aldine. ln April students competed in the Sprachfest in San Marcos and the Houstonfest. Several students qualified for state competition in Austin in April. Even though we were a small club, we went to a lot of contests. C mx E L CD no O v-1 N We were really close and had a lot of fun. There was much more to the Geramn Club than just the language, explained Kim Spessard. The year came to a close with the club's annual awards banquet held at the Swiss Chalet. Here every member in the club was recognized in a positive way. Sponsor Mrs. Twila Hamel reflected on the year by stating, They were an active group. The students had strong feelings about themselves and were always enthusiastic. Preparing to give it all they've got, Kim Spessard, Anna Cardenas and Patricia Ellis struggle to bring the German club a win. At the Aldine Forelgn Language Fest, Dean Soontiraratn and Becky Garner take 1st place in German Folk dancing.

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yearbook 22 .-4 Working on her layout, Patricia Garcia has a puzzled expression when her pictures are delivered on time. Busily filling up the ladder, editor Sandra Wheeler has no time for play. ,I . KVM' 'ull We Paid for It With the start of a new school year, yearbook staff members had to start the process of designing a yearbook all over again. This time some things were dif- ferent. A new sponsor with new ideas arrived on the scene. Ms. Karin Osbourn, the new MacArtair adviser, and staff members manag- ed the transition with few problems. The yearbook room was turned in- to a somewhat organized chaos. New staff members learned to use croppers. Picas were carefully measured. Copy was written and counted. Everything was running like a well oiled machine with only an occa- sional clatter. What more could be expected? It appeared that this would be the first yearbook in re- cent years to be fully paid for through staff effort. With this triumph under their belt, the staff started to reduce the debt from years past. The biggest setback for the staff came upon returning from the Christmas holidays. The yearbook room was flooded and three days time was required to clean up, sort through the mess and save all that could possibly be saved. On the lighter side, after a hectic week of Sadie Hawkins activities, 22 staff members went to Austin for UIL workshops and awards ceremonies. Highlight of the trip for all was learning that senior photographer Richard Garcia won first place in Portrait Photography in division 5A ll and Tops in Texas for the entire division. With everything going on schedule, just one thing needed to be said in the end ...WE PAID FOR IT! W' fa 'Yi T i Proud that he stil displays it for us. I has a clean shirt, Albert Dav l dps and photos by ii T l