Galena Park High School - Jacket Yearbook (Galena Park, TX)

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YOUNG MINDS EXPLORE INTELLECT . , SEEK REALISM . . . CONTEINIPLATE INFINITY The chess club is an organization for students interested in the game of chess. The club members have practice games every week and then enter in tournaments with other schools on every other Sunday. The Chess Club has won its fair share of these tournaments. Clockwise the members are: Judy Hammon, Erle Evans. Richard Hodges, Johnny Kuvlxendall, Judith Smith. Mr. Mock lsponsorm, Nlelvin XVheeler. Gail Vwlatts. -72' .oadfa ASTRONONIY CLUB The Astronomy Club was formed this year by a group of students interested in learning more about celestial bodies. Sponsor - Mr. I-larold Odom The members ofthe Astronomy Club which are left to right: Charles Merrill. Sandra Doug- lass. Shelby Brown, Richard I-lodges, and Charles Crouch. 1-Q3 .,x. CAMERA CLUB The Camera Club is an organization for camera own- ers who are interested in photography. Its m e m b e r s work toward developing an appreciation of good photog- raphy, developing high stand- ards in quality of photographic work, learning photographic processes. The use of good photographic equipment, and making a record of high school activities is stressed. Top Row: Janice Shirley. David Spradlin, Ereda Davis. Jean Bordovsky, Miss Purcell fsponsorl. Bottom Row: Anna Lee, Mar- tha Cavanaugh, Jerry Dean Ciore, James Brittain and Erle Evans.

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3 Nlembcrs Top row Shelby Broun lohnny Vloormin I C Sammons Jackie Durham 'Vliddlc row Frle Fxans ludv Hammond Rn Dcxxcv Bottom row Vlr S1m Nichols Gul VJitts XX unc lrisbx 'Nlr Robert Slndel GALENA PARK HOSTS SCIENCE FAIR The Science Club was organized in 1951 with the general purpose of arousing interest in scientific affairs among the members of the student body and to make a collection of scientific specimens for the laboratory museum It was sponsored by S H Nichols biology instductor who is also the present sponsor Field trips and collecting expeditions are made at irregular intervals but regular meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month of the school year The club is affiliated with the Texas Academy of Science and the National Science Club of America The annual Science Fair under the direction of Mr S H Nichols is held each spring Nlembcr ship is open to any member of the student body that is interestcd in things scientific 'SST'- QQ! Q., 0 'Q Mr Nichols matches as L C Sammons straightens A rock collc tion thej proj cr of lxartn Blevins before the Science lair begins lx rtn ha worked many hard hours on hcr project I -1. This year the highest honor given to any Science Club mem- ber. that of being called the Scientist of the Year. was given to Shelby Brown. He won this award by designing and building a radio telescope. pow- erful enough to receive the static of the stars. This was the first telescope of this type in the na- tion cver built bv an amateur. One of Cialena Parks students Exelwn Potchcrni k exhibits her project on the lungs at the S ience lair Nuch time and ffort ucnt into planning ind making S PYCUCLI n L e Vvater Schmidt hcrc slums his posters on thc hurt intl e parts of mc trt cow , S ' ' i- ff :few Y. , A A- I V I 5 O . c . ' f . I v . I r . . . l 3 ' . . . . . 7 . ,. i r ' .' ' ' 'c . , ' 4 ' ' c' 5 ' . X C 'risn iv 1 'e, 1. 'c' . 1 . 5' ' C X i si r - f u . .. , , T . 2 4 , . 9 . X . 0 l f' 1 ' .A ' . I Q' .. 'l e H , s ' , I I 0 ' 1 A ... ' . V r . I ' - fi f ' . thi. o th' hu . 3 A A V Q V n tri , N f ' vnu- ' ' - ' . ' 't . T . th. tl ' he. of J .214 eg' . ,Q f' l ' K H ' 'A x A xx, li 5 , '! 1. ,, .I - F ' . . . , A1 , fc . 1.1 Y

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Top row Ann 'Stexenson Imda Powell Judy Sears Darlene Blue Shirley Moon Brenda Hatcher F r e d a Dans M1 dle row Sue Crxsp Carlene XVatson Sue Rush mg Thelma Sanders Frankie Cox Bottom R o vt Marilyn Young Paula Jones I' H A CHAPTER OFFICERS FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OI AMERICA The Future Homemakers of Amerxca IS the natronal organnatnon of pupxls study ng homemaktng 1n the junior and sentor hxgh schools rn the Unxted States and Terrrtortes The Future Homemakers of America brrngs together state groups mterested rn workxng toward better home and famtly hung provxdes opportunxtles to share rn solwmg problems Important to home ltfe and sponsors group projects local state and nattonal rn scope rt mcreases oppor tumtles for development of leadershtp and Intelligent partrcxpatlon so much needed m a democratxc socxety Future Homemakers of Amerxca rs an mcorporated non profrt youth orgamza txon It came mto bemg through the co operatne efforts of youth enrolled nn home malunq classes rn secondary schools burldmg a nattonal organnatron of thetr own tn whrch they may dexelop soctal qualrtnes and promote better home life for xts members and famxlres There are about twenty exght thous and boys and gurls rn Texas who are mem bers of F H A and about twelwe thousand boys and gurls are tn Area IX the area rn vshrch Galena Park IS a member All homemaknng students are elxgmble for membership The local president as selected from the sennor class of the next year by electron 'hs- Busnly occupled rn th two dntsrons of the Homemalung course are Carole Black faboxe prctureb sewmg and Myrle Guynes Pat Graham and Carole Black lrrght prcturel preparmg a meal TOWARD NEW HORIZONS 70 -was-.... -u-.-... Dlscussxng the exents of the day ower a cup of coffee are Mxss Brggs Mrs Thompson and Mxss Purcell who are all IHA sponsors and homemakxng teachers