H M King High School - El Toro Yearbook (Kingsville, TX)

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2? « « ss ® - + e+ eee ee ee eee = 2. e a 8 6.8 8 oo ee ee ee ee a with the upcoming death of a loved One. The play won first place at District competition, where Senior Becky Brewer was named ‘Best Actress’ and many other individual acting awards were given out to the Cast. Members of the league were: Paul Palmer, Joe Goode, Shannon Ware, Sheila Bouquet, Kathy Fal- tinsky, Ritu Malik, James Arnold, Vicki McCauley, Amy Baldillez, Eight To State Corey Hayes, Lisa Lutz, Elsa Alcala, Carmen Cavazos, Judy LeClair, Brad Malone, Becky Brewer, Linda Salazar, Cathy Gor- akhpurwalla, Sherry Aycock, Jim Gutierrez, Mike Hernandez, Tom Gehman, Mike Elizondo, Mike Mucchetti and Scott Davidson. Pic 1: Maggie [Becky Brewer] faces the reality that her husband is dying, in the ‘Shadowbox’. Pic 2: Shadowbox cast member, Elsa Alcala, plays a senile old woman who refuses to die until the return of her long dead daughter. Pic 3: Coach Janie Castaneda poses with her two State qualifying debators, Paul Palmer and Scott Davison at the U.I.L. banquet. Pic 4: Linda Melendez [alias ‘Jan’] and Janet Touchon search the list of names to see if they advanced to the semi-final round. Forensics 27

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Forensics 26 Forensics Take In an outstanding display of talent and determination, the H.M. King High chapter of the National Forensic League qualified eight people for state speech competition held in Austin. Those that traveled to the meet held in February were: Paul Palmer in Debate and Humor- ous, Scott Davidson in Debate, Joe Goode in Extemporaneous speak- ing, and Carmen Cavazos in Extem- poraneous speaking and Oratory. Other qualifiers competing in Ex- temporaneous speaking were Brad Malone and Sheila Bouquet. Quali- fying in Dramatic was Shannon Ware. Throughout the year, Coach Janie Castaneda led the team on to many sweepstake victories at tour- naments held all over the state of Texas, some, with as many as sixty schools participating. ‘‘Even though the squad was young, comprised mostly of fresh- man, they learned fast and by the time competition came around, they were ready to contribute to make a winning team,’’ commented Castaneda, three year coach of the Forensic League. Miss Castaneda also directed the One-Act play, ‘‘The Shadowbox,’’ written by Michael Christofer. The story is centered around three separate families trying to cope

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The H.M. King High Pep Squad participated in a wide variety of activities this year. The girls per- Pep qua formed dance routines at the pep rallies, and formed victory lines at the football games. They expressed e e@ © their support by attending all the Pa rticl atio n games. During Homecoming week, the squad represented their duch- ess, Alicia Martinez, in the parade. e @ The girls raised money at the Add t rit games by selling programs. Spon- S O p sors: Mrs. Mebane and Mr. Torres. 2 Pic 1: Pep Squad members: [front row] Priscilla Esquivel, Dorothy Avalos, Alicia Martinez, Leti Ochoa, Gloria Cantu, Belinda Cantu, Sylvia Perez, Rosemary Garcia, [back row] Gloria Estrada, [sponsor] Mr. Torres, Mary Robles, JoAnna Rodriguez, Gracie Quintanilla, Lita Robles, Inez Perez, Lupita Carrales, [sponsor] Mrs. Mebane, Norma Carrales. Pic 2: Girls observe pep rally in the old gym. Pic 3: Alicia Martinez expresses her support for the Brahmas. 28 Pep Squad