Forest Park High School - Tracer Yearbook (Ferdinand, IN)

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OEA chapter wins awards at convention The Forest Park Office Education Association chapter had seven in- dividuals who won awards at the OEA state convention at Indianapolis March 7, 8 and 9, 1986. The FP club’s promo- tional display won second place. Their scrapbook placed fourth. Ann Bromm, Andrea Schwartz, Mary Willis and Don- na Weyer all won Torch Awards. Mike Niehaus received third place in data pro- cessing. Andrea Schwartz was third in accounting. Ann Buechler placed second in Typing II, and Ryan Weidenbenner was second in business math. All these individuals were eligible to compete in contests at the OEA national convention in April. 1. Jill Reynolds, Donna Weyer and Brenda Lee work on an OEA commit- tee project. 2. Computers have become a very important part of office educa- tion. 3. The OEA officers for 1985-86 were Andrea Schwartz, secretary, Mary Willis, vice-president, Ann Bromm, president, and Elaine Mundy, treasurer. 17

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Betas are successful at state conventioi As usual, the big event for the FP Beta Club chapter was attending their state convention. This year it was held November 8, 9 and 10, 1985. The FP delegation was very successful at the con- vention. Lynn Wagner was elected state vice-president. The scrapbook won first place. The quiz bowl team placed second, narrowly defeated by Marian Heights. The talent competition entry placed second. Thirty-three FP Beta members attended a leader- ship conference at French Lick on April 13, 1986. The club held its annual Mother’s Day dinner as a fund raiser. 1. The Beta officers are Kristi Marks, secretary, Diane Fischer, vice- president, Jeannie Keusch, president, and Andrea Schwartz, trausurer. 2. Sponsors were Sr. Rebecca Abel and Mr. Larry Ten- barge. 3. The senior Beta members pose on the steps. 16

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FFA builds strong tradition Forest Park Future Farmers of America stick to the FFA motto: learning by doing. Not only was this a very successful year for FFA, but it brought the chapter its first winning dairy judging team. They represented the 16 district high schools at the state contest on June 4, 1986. The FFA also received a state grant for Agridata News Service. This new computer on-line information service keeps agriculture up to date on current weather, commodi- ty prices and other important information. The FFA basketball team brought home the runner-up trophy from the Southridge county FFA basketball tourney. Team members were Greg Weisman, Brian Fleck, Steve Kerstiens, Mark Dilger, Jake Bieker, Brett Schuler, Jimmy Beckman, Kevin Hoffman, Scott Bolden and Greg Begle. Sponsor Rick Allen said, “Our FFA is growing and building a strong tradition of excellence in agriculture.” 1. FFA officers are Jake Bieker, president, Andy Hassfur- ther, vice-president, Darin Blessinger, secretary, Scott Bolden, treasurer, Bryan Atkins, reporter, and David Fischer, sentinel. 2. Andy takes his FFA seriously. 3. The guys wait for the meeting to start. 4. The FFA members take a different slant.