Exira High School - Exiran Yearbook (Exira, IA)

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Jam Jruit Jim Officers Pres. Bill Nelson, VP Mark Paulsen, Sec. Mark Kilworth, Treas. Randy Thompson, Reporter Dave Larimore, Sentinel Jon Hays, Sponsor Mr. Halversen. Participation in these activities has kept the FFA boys off the streets and in the fields: FFA Parent-Son Judging Contest, Christmas Ball, Pigeon hunt, testing seed. Four officers attended the State FFA Leadership Convention: Participated in the FFA Contest: State Livestock, Meat, and Agricultural Mechanics Con- tests. The FFA Chapter sold 543 boxes of fruit and had a slave auction to earn money. The FFA Star Green Hand was Randy Esbeck, and FFA Star Chapter Farmer was Craig Lykke. Other awards were Leadership Award- Mark Paulsen, Iowa Farmers- Bob Asberry and Craig Lykke, Iowa Farmer Apprentice-Dave May. 10 Remember the streakers and the tornado scare on the FHA camp- out? This was the last meeting of a very busy year lead by President Mary Ballou, Vice Pres. Jana Froker, Sec. Kathy Thompson, and Treas. Cyndi Peterson. The girls had a concession stand at all home football games selling pop- corn, maid-rites, coffee and hot chocolate. The wrestling break- fast, co-sponsors of the Christmas Ball (two FHAers were queen and V' • Students for Educational Service is the new name for FTA. By chang- ing the name, it was hoped to in- terest more. The district meeting was held at Springbrook with Pam Haire as Pres. Foreign exchange students, a Valentine party, a trip to a funeral home and vet clinic, and a May senior Breakfast were

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What a time we had getting grubby as possible during the year and then dressing up for Grub Day; fixing valentine favors and then finding out we needed twice as many; camping in a raim getting straw down your back on a hayride; going pigeon hunt- ing and losing the pigeons in the pickup truck; tripping down the steps during the FHA style show; getting tapped in NHS when you really didn't think you'd make it; having emergency meetings about the pop machines; taking pictures for the annual and then finding out the camera was empty; and these were the club activities that made up the way we were . . .

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Campouts, food, 3MA princess), the spring trip to the Pella Tulip Festival, and serving the FFA banquet were events of the FHA girls. The monthly meetings were held on home crafts, ter- rariums, valentine favors for a retirement home, a pot luck supper, Mother-Daughter Banquet and Style Show, an Easter egg hunt, a hayride and the never-to-be-for- gotten campout. Miss Zimmerman was the sponsor. SES events. SES co-sponsored the Christmas Ball, helped with Kindergarten round--and had a clothing drive with Ramona Olsen, Chairwoman. Candy bars and Town Crier were sold. Officers: Sherri Parmley--Pres., Eunice Hansen—VP, Sharon Juhl—Sec. -Treas., Denise Nelson—Hist., Ruth Campbell—Pari. Mrs. Bowen--advisor. SSSi Students, Sd’l., Service