Hanks High School - Shield Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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Academics gain popularity. Academic Decathlon: Many tried but only a few made the cuts to become members of the academic decathlon team. Regional was held at Hanks over the weekend of February 1. Sixteen schools competed at the meet. In all there were over 140 contestants competing. Winners from Hanks were: Alan O'DonneII, gold medal in interviewg Don Tanner, silver medal for overall alternate scoreg Eddie Barraza, silver medal for speech, bronze medals for economics and fine arts. Tanner, Jill Yaracs and Anna Thompson won a gold medal for highest alternate score. Students were selected on the basis of whether or not they attended enough study sessions, Coach Carol Durkin said. Also considered for criteria was 'l Wi I .-'kL in . -2-riff A the research done over their study material. There were eleven people on the team. Nine attended the meet. Members who made the team were: O'DonneII, Tanner, Barraza, Yaracs, Thompson, Herbert Chin, Mike Polondo, Yvette Garcia, Corey Brown, Paul Shelton and Mike Mosley. Sponsors for the team this year were Coaches Durkin and Charlie Duncan. High-Q: Many students turned away from regular TV viewing every Wednesday to Channel 13 at 7 p.m. to watch Randy Williamson of KFIM and the High-Q team from Hanks defeat various schools in matches against other schools. High-Q consisted of questions in every academic field which the teams had to answer in order to gain points. lt was three rounds long, with the last round consisting solely of bonus questions which were worth 20 points. Both the Ysleta and El Paso districts, as well as parochial and other private schools participated in the contests. The two schools with the highest number of games won, then competed with the winner of the match being awarded computers, scholarships, or similar prizes. Hanks took the lead from the beginning. The team was composed of Captain Veena Rajashekhar, Junior Brandon Stone and Seniors Sharon Osowski and Michael Cramer, each of whom were involved in other academic activities besides High-Q. Larry Bujanda, a physics teacher was the sponsor and coach for the group. Ana Thompson, Jill Yaracs, Don Tanner, Hubert Chin, Corey Brown, and Veena Raj8Sh0kh3 1 Sharon Osowski, Mifihael Cfammef, Brandon Stone Coaches Carol Durkin and Charlie Duncan. and Laffy Blllanda- Decathalon and High-Q 253