J M Tate High School - Tahisco Yearbook (Gonzalez, FL)

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Tate Students Found Success A school is composed of a society of individuals. These individuals can gain the experience and knowledge needed to grow by learning to channel their differen- ces and to work toward a common goal. There were many activities and projects this year which gave Tate's students the opportunity to come together and give of themselves. School sponsored assemblies and programs introduced parents as well as students to the new innovations in learning methods and materials, to the community's responses and services for youth problems, to college and job opportunities, and to the thinking of other area high school students. WALA's High School Bowl again challenged the knowledgeable recall of Tate seniors, and student leaders challenged Center: Open House provided a time for parents to become acquainted with teacher and new subject matter materials. Below Left: Ric Kimbell and group discussed the whys of the drug problem with Dr. Kayhill. Below Right: Mr. Ambrose from State Employment Agency talked with students who planned to go directly to work after graduation. Through Involvement Tate's faculty to become more involved in student programs and athletics. Perhaps, the most rewarding of the year's projects was the school's participation in the Pensacola Nine's successful interview with the Hanoi delegation in Paris. After hearing reports from the wives of POW's and MIA's from Vietnam, Tate stu- dents raised money and signed petitions to help send Student Body President, Malcolm Thomas, and the student group to Paris to plea for the humane treat- ment and release of POW's in Vietnam. After overcom- ing seemingly insurmountable odds to meet with the delegation, the group spent over two hours in confer- ence with the North Vietnamese Delegate, General Nguyen Tuan Lieu. . . 22 L.

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Above Left: Malcolm Thomas and the Pensacola Nine re- turning from the Paris Peace talks. Above Right: Mrs. Jackie Kent told Tate Students what it's like to be a POW-MIA wife. Center Left: Tate Seniors rehearsed for WALA's High School Bowl. Center Right: Ted Kircharr from Pensacola High School shared highlight of the youth delegation's trip to Paris with the Tate student body. Below: Dr. Paul Fritzgerald of the Florida State Department of Education presented exam- ple programs for a more in- volved student body and faculty.