Humble High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Humble, TX)

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Layout for each issue of the Pride is done on light boxes by Assistant Editor Tom Hardman. Ol ueimog uu fi VEMBUI l i i l PM 4' X Other members of the staff also performed this activity which makes the newspaper different from the majority of school papers which are sent to commercial printers for layout. Publications Typing is one of the tasks of all staff members. Yearbook copy and newspaper stories are written, setup and finaled on typewriters in room 601. Grace Herzog, Michelle Robberson, Colette Hutchings and Cathy Rhodes work on stories for the Pride. My A., Final typing on the Selectric Il is a job shared by staff members. Editor-in-chief Tim Brookover makes corrections before the paper goes to press. QL

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gs 5 2 Writer Tom Hardman entertains at the annual jc banquet and initiation. Tom read his piece C Matthews' Many Moronsf' which described - all staff members and the activities in room 601 .. for guests at the May 11 event. E5 rd- Members of the international honor society for high school iournalists, Qullland Scroll, include lfront rowl Andy Schratwieser, Rusty Brown, President Tim Brookover, Barry Davis, leff West, Scott Rickert, lback rowj Michelle Robberson, Cathy Rhodes, Kim Gartside, Tom Hardman, Carol Cunningham, Cram e Herzog, Eric Whitney, Colette Humphries. uill84Scroll National winner An annual journalism banquet, hosted by Quill and Scroll, was the final activity of the group. Five Purple Pride and eight Wildcat '79staff members were initiated at the dinner which also honored all staff members and three former editors and members from 1976. In March the international honor group sponsored the annual National Quill 84 Scroll Current Events Quiz. The local winner from 400 participants with a score of 81 was Awards to each staff member were presented by editors of both the yearbook and the paper at the banquet, Wildcat editor Andy Schratwieser makes his humorous presentations first on the after-dinner program. Brian Benson, Brian was one of 46 winners honored nationally with Cold Keys and eligibility for S500 scholarships. An informal initiation for first quarter initiates was at Pizza Inn. November 2, teacher's workday, returning members and nine new ones ate lunch together and President Tim Brookover spoke to the group. The nine and four end-of-year members were formally sworn in at the May 11 dinner.

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l . fjnf-gm.. I Unknown to most students the 1978 book came to the school covered in leather-like bindings which staff spent a Combined 100- hour weekend removing. Michelle Whitson cuts away a cover during her five-hour work period on a Friday after school. i' 4 . v 4 fl.. . . -ww ,Mrek V al .. i L . ' L 4 'gn' 4 't y A if 6 f if . 2 F .g e r - g K ,f iii Y . 'i il ff V l t 'i an ff f 1 XIA E 5 W i f 'S f g .X , i Tops, top fen A Tops in State or Division for the Purple Pride and being judged in the Top Ten of AAAA for Wildcat 78 served to highlight the year in publications. The Pride's first place was in State lnterscholastic League Press Conference. This was only the third time since Humble High's opening that the paper has been named topsg the other two were in 1972 and 1976. The same organization judged Wildcat yearbook as one of the Top Ten in AAAA. Other awards won by the Pride were two national firsts from National and Columbia Scholastic Press Associations and runnerup to champion of class at the Texas High School Press Association. The yearbook was only entered in one other contest, THSPA, and was named All-Texas with Special Honorable Mention. Nineteen individual honors were accumulated by staff members. Robert Baker won first for News Photo at San Jacinto Press Day. Pride editor Tim Brookover was awarded a State Proficiency for column, fifth for State column writing at THSPA and first in District 16AAAA UIL Headline Writing. Rusty Brown took eleventh place in State Sport Photo at THSPA. Tom Hardman, assistant editor of the Pride, won third at District Headline Writing, third in column writing at San lacinto and eleventh in State News Photo at THSPA. Wildcat '78editor Mark lsto won first in State Cover Design, and third in State Introductory Section and Theme Development, all were awarded by ILPC. Michelle Robberson won four State honors: first and second in Illustrations at ILPC and second at State Editorial Cartoon and fourth in Small Ad at THSPA. She also was second at San lacinto in Advertising. Wildcat '79editor Andy Schratwieser won first in State FacultylAdministration Section, second in Sports Photo and third in Division Pages at State ILPC. 1 .1 .4gi,. N 1 ,f ' To save money and keep down the cost of the yearbook, staff members use bulk film which they load into reusable cassettes. Editor Andy Schratwit-ser loads film before going out on a shooting assignment for the book. Both staffs do some after-school work in room 601. One night when the paper staff was laying Out the Pride and some annual staffers were working on a deadline, Barry Davis, center, was surprised with a birthday party. Helping him cut the cake are Wildcat People Editor Lori Langpaul.