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

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4. Q. .. D . FFA members are BOTTOM ROW: spon- sor Mr. Johnson, Calvin Keller, Wayne Rodriques, Gustavo Forero, Joe Rivera, Tammie Smith, Johnny Lapaglia, Ricky Canton, J. C. Ogg and Gerald Stokes: SECOND ROW: Charles Wright, Lenard Gore, Eric Roberts, Randy Mack, David Lowery, Fermin Salazar, Robert Parker, Mark Cooksey, Alfred Rusk and Keith Marksberry, THIRD ROW: Scott Martin, Donald Owens, Karl Grau, Curt Lilley, Jeff Parker, Keith Bates, Courtney Wilson, Eugene Stanley and Willie Blankley. Farming With New Ideas Future Farmers of America's suc- cess was due to their extremely busy schedule last year. Early in the year members sold turkeys and fruit. In February they judged the dairy contest at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at the Astrodome. Money earned went toward a fish fry at Lake Conroe and entry fees in the Aldine Livestock Show in March. Wayne Rodriquez and Jeff Parker showed their hogs. FFA isn't all fun. Keith Bates works diligently on an agricultural map of the United States. Learning about agriculture includes cattle, hogs, and poultry. Scott Martin sits dreaming of his future on the ranch. The success of their year was due, in large part, to the help of new sponsor Mr. Michael Johnson, and officers Jeff Parker, president, Tam- my Smith, vice presidentg Eric Robert, secretary: Kimberly Gibbon, treasurer, and Brian Coleman, senator. Their success will continue into the future because many of the members plan to pursue agriculturally related careers.

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voct construction 226 VOCT Construction members are BOTTOM ROW: Sponsor Mr. John Lyke, Jose Ruiz, Cynthia Damian, Michael Kelly, Juan Lopez. Johnny Villanueva, Brenda Clayton and Kelvin Tyrone: SECOND ROW: Devin Roberts, Gregg Parisi, Richard Yanez, John Jacoby, Johnny Freeman, Danny Murray andAlexAguilar. Making sure that everything measured up to his standards, senior Mike Cloud uses a level to check the placement of the last board. Lots of Constructive Fun With the help of new sponsor Mr. John Lyke, Construction Trades, a division of Vocational Opportunities Clubs of Texas, members believed their club really got on the ball. Members were made up of thirty students from all grades who learned skills such as carpentry, roofing, plumbing, painting and brick laying. Members gained professional skills as well as learning how to do repair work around the house. With seriousness as the only require- ment, their projects provided memories for future MacArthur students by creating and repairing things at school. Their fund raising was done out- side the school by building storage buildings, two car garages and roof- ing repairs to provide the money for more class projects. I believe we learned one impor- tant thing last year and that was loyalty to others. With a teacher who was organized and got our shop together we were well on our way to perfection, stated member Alex Parisi. One of the favorite projects of VOCT con- struction is the planning and making of chests. Joe Guzman shows the treasure chest he made. Learning to read construction plans is only a small part of the construction trade. Here Cutis Smith points out some details in the plans for their new class room. llama... . ea dps by

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228 art honor society Art Honor Society members are BOT- TOM ROW: Rudy Alvarado, Yolanda Campos, Lisa Castillo, Lana Smith, Eliot Perez and sponsor Mr. Michael Conley, SECOND ROW: Khaled Sbeite, Carlos Ruiz, Nancy La Soya, Eugene Sparkman and Ernie Pena. Kelly Boley concentrates hard on his artistic talents. Ieifiz.. N S l t t u t E It's nly Natural Talent Art Honor Society sponsor, Mr. Michael Conley was excited about the year's events. Students helped organize many new and extraor- dinary projects. Club members attended the Pum- pkin Card Contest in October. This was an unusual, but very instruc- tional event, stated Lana Smith. Most exciting of all were the singing telegrams in November. Humor and laughter were all around when someone found out they were going to be serenaded. Members were very successful at the National Scholastic Art Awards in January. They also participated in the Youth Art Month exhibit in March. Carlos Ruiz and Lana Smith were outstanding through the year. These two and the rest of the members displayed exceptional talent through the year, said Mr. Conley. The Art Honor Society existed to let the rest of the school see our talent, explained Mr. Conley. Try- ing to get more of our art into display was what we were striving for. Pat Richardson says, Oops, did I mess up? Art Honor Society members spread the Christmas spirit with their singing telegrams. dps by