Fairfield High School - Quill Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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1. Showing cjives is j day-long JCtivity for 4-H and FFA members at Ag Show. 2. State Dress Revue finalist, Laura Hipp, left, and county level runner-up. Dawn Clark model their handy-craft. J. Hours of hard work paid off for Gretchen Wells, as her old fashioned school desk was chosen to go to State Fair. 4. Taking top honors is Mike Goehring with his Grand Champion gilt. 5. Modeling purchased garments at the Ag Show, Kris An- derson (runner-up) and Linda Allison (representative) get practical experience choosing sensible and usuable outfits. 6. Mark Goehring relieves his sheep of a hot-weather burden. 14

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STUDENT LIFE We've had some great times in our high school years - like the night we rode around the square in Buck's pick 'em up truck 200 times singing Luckenback. Texas'' over and over again. It seems like when we weren't in school or at a game on Friday night, we were scooping the loop or hanging out at The Hut. Of course, there was Rocky II and several other flicks at the Co-Fd to occupy our time. tew. Or how about the time we piled eleven guys in a Mustang to play chase out to Mr. Quicks after hand practice. I he f ly People. hall games, parties, dates, just relaxing with the guys (and a healthy 7 and 7) or talking to the gals, or just bangin' 'round, it's been real. I he things we've been through, the friendships we've developed, the heart breaks and making up. all these arc a part of life at FHS, and a part of the Trojan pride that affects each of us. Well, later, guvs! cah. much!

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JEFFERSON COUNTY AG SHOW From the excitement of the opening day of the Ag Show to the joy felt at being chosen to represent the county at the State Fair, it is apparent that 4-H is more than just winning a ribbon. It is a lasting fellowship with opportunities for innu- merable personal achievements. Sweat, oil, and a sore back. These things are all synonomous with shearing sheep. Mark Goehring has been shearing sheep for less than a year, but he is very experienced. The most sheep Mark has ever sheared at one time was 35. Mark first became interested in shearing sheep due to the shortage of shearers in this area. There are only two, and one of them is not doing much work due to poor health. Fie has forty-eight head of sheep himself, so Mark decided to take a class at the Hawkeye Institute. The session lasted three days, and he plans to attend it again. Mark has purchased all the necessary equipment and is very enthusi- astic about shearing. When asked how he felt about shearing sheep, Mark said, You have to be in good health. It's hard work, but I like it. The young farmer recommends a definite liking for the animals if one wants to shear. Mark has always enjoyed sheep. He has shown his sheep many places, travelling to anywhere from the Jefferson County Ag-Show to Louisville, Kentucky. Every year he places a little more consistently at the top, striving for his goal to place higher and higher. Mark has found sheep to be a very profitable venture. In addition to shearing, he started last summer to buy the wool he has sheared and sell it to a dealer. Mark also raises purebred Sufflock and sells them for breeding purposes. He tries to raise better quality stock each year. Mark is a senior this year and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Goehring, R.R.4, Fairfield. He hopes to go to Iowa State University and eventually become a veterinarian. His background of working with animals will certainly be helpful in such a profession. Mark's job is an unusual one, but it must be very dear to him, for he doesn't seem to mind the sweat, oil or sore back that go with it. Your adorable horse is called overweight by a less than sensitive judge; your sheep gets away from you in front of 200 people; your cow kicks a spectator; or your market litter of pigs decides to pick a fight among themselves as they are about to be judged. As a 4-H member who has ever participat- ed in the Jefferson County Junior Ag Show, you are apt to be able to place yourself in any of these embarrassing moments. A senior 4-H member has often spent as many as nine years improving such skills as grooming animals, sewing a prom dress, cooking pretzels, refinishing an antique bench from Grandma's attic, or dabbling in macrame or sand art. What- ever the project, the hours spent planning, developing, fin- ishing, and showing are bound to bring about feelings of accomplishment. 15