James A Shanks High School - Tiger Yearbook (Quincy, FL)

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Rachel Cooper represents the Foreign Language Club in the parade. Going to the Foreign Language room is a daily ritual for Glen Engle. Members of the Foreign Language Club are Sil- ting Rill Carman. Ricardo Yanei. and Pamela Wil Hams Standing Rachel Cooper. Mrs. Nanette Law- rence. and Glen Engle. The purpose of the Foreign Language Club was to promote a better under- standing and knowledge of the French and Spanish languages, people and countries and to emphasize French and Spanish conversational skills. The club kept busy the year with many activities including the North Florida Foreign Language Fair on December 10. 1983. The club also sponsored the Open Door exchange student from Buenos Aires and participated in a Spanish Dancing Festival at Florida Agricultural and Me- chanical University on November 11. 1983. The members of the club were French and Spanish students who were enrolled in the foreign language classes. Instead of electing officers, the club had rotating chairpersons who were in charge of various club pro- grams. Mrs. Nanette Lawrence spon- sored the club.

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SSSSSSSSSPSQ ™ - -wPooooooo Qc Oc Gg Oc Qg Qg Qg The forty-three member Reserve Officers Training Corps Club was sponsored by Sergeant Leon Roy and Sergeant James Lowe. The club consisted of members from the rifle and drill teams as well as students from other ROTC classes. The main event of the year, sponsored by the dub with money from candy sales, was the military ball. Choosing a disc jockey for musical entertainment, and deciding on the type of food to be served at the ball were respon- sibilities of club members. Dawn Williams. Miss ROTC of 1983. relinquished her down to the newly-elected Miss ROTC during the ball. The prestigious nomina- tion of Miss ROTC was decided by a popu- lar vote in the ROTC classes. The club also helped to organize activities the cadets participated in such as the annual picnic held in May. where the cadets took part in different sports. The girls' drill team. commanded by Artesa Washington, participates in the homecoming parade. Alfonzo Banks. Elgin Thomas. Byron Thomas. Thomas Hinson and Roderick Scott present the colors before a football game. Pawn Williams. Miss ROTC of 1983. smiles to the crowd during the homecoming parade. Sgt. Roy explains the aspects of leadership to Marion Porter. 87

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Lib t t fl7 tt 0 to £ to £ to £ to £ !to £ .to £ £ to t t to to u»» . C » C v. i i C C v. C w jj i- fc« -C -G •c c o o o c c -O -C -O -O -o -o o -O •w •% s « .-sr ? ? «w The Library Media Club made efforts to improve the library by making re- sources conveniently available for stu- dents' use. The group's goals were to complete the card catalogue by bring- ing it up-to-date and to make micro- fiche available for research purposes. Club members also helped to improve the library by putting books back on the shelf and doing other odd jobs. Profits from fund-raising activities sponsored by the club were used to purchase needed material and equipment. The main fund-raising activity was their sale of red. pink, and peppermint carnations for Valentine's Day. They hoped to top last year's figure of $263.00. Another project sponsored by the club was the Guesstimation contest in which per- sons who guessed how many treats were in the jack-o-lantern would win all the treats. Gloria Woods was the winner of the contest. Club officers were Carolyn Young, president: Willie Wade, vice-president: Sharon Miller, secretary-. Connie Shiver. reporter: Cheryl Ray. historian: and David Smith, sergeant-at-arms. Mrs. Car!ton and Mrs. Allison sponsor the Library Media Club. Darrel Miller presents Gloria Woods with the jack-o-lantern which was filled with treats. Laminating posters for teachers is one of the jobs for Daphne Scott as a Library Media Club member. Members of the Library Media Club are Front Row Michelle Shiver. Todd Milligan. Kennedy Ervin, and Darrel Miller Second Row Sharon Miller. Cheryl Ray. Carolyn Young. Willie Wade, and David Smith Back Row Darin Ade. Dorothy Butler. Linda Wheeler. Daphne Scott. Roberta Lee. Katrina McSwain. Vickie Smith and Latonya Smith. 89