Jersey Village High School - Falcon Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Strong Teamwork nd Respon ibilit pw-rs Refreshments anyone? After competing in one of the Mu Alpha Theta tournaments, participants gather around Carl Vu, as he tries to quench everyone's thirst. The club sponsored math tournaments throughout the whole school year which served as their fundraisers during the year. You do not have to be Einstein to qualify for membership, youjust have to like math, Carl Vu remarked. Membership requirements includes making an A or B in all math, courses and the applicants must be in a K level math course at the time of induction. Photo by Rosie Marquis. are: ffront rowl Ajay Chheda,vice-presidentg Glenn Springer, historiang Jimmy Wong Liong, president: Tran, secretaryg Doreen Teoh, treasurer. tsecond row:j Irene Pai, Krysta Heldebrand, Rhonda Farris, Susan Carl Vu, Quoc La, Quang Nguyen. Cthird row:J Joy Fabello, Eugenia Lin, Hang Le, Luna Wahid, Ann Tu, Nguyen, Phuong Le, Prashant Dani, Joanna Manalo. tfourth row:J Daisy Teoh, Jeanet Tannous, Thuy Tran, ren Bergeron, Eric Dupre, Elisabeth Teoh, Helen Nguyen, Sandra Tsai, Tram La, Ha Lai, Elisabeth Salinas, Lee u, Thuy Pham, Cynthia Lin, Jeffrey Martinez. ffifth rowzl Brian Ko, Anh Cao, Salman Baig, Senthil Alargasomy, ao Pham, Traci Johannes, Shireen Meerza, David Huang, Shannon Lyerly, Tony Kao, Jerry Martinez, Kris Orsak. xth rowzj Viet La, Jerod Hammerstein, Lenny Wideman, Mike Hodges, Geoff Evans, Jeff Farris, Tracy Blevins, ark Prause, Valerie Hurta, Andy Fischbach, Oscar Quintana, David Dupre, Theresa Chan. Photo by Holli Duong. The room filled with an awesome silence as the last junior high contestant turned in his test. As the contestants left the room, muffled voices of how hard the test was could be heard by the Mu Alpha Theta members. Such were the thoughts that raced through a mathematicians mind after competing in a Mu Alpha Theta tournament. The club hosted several math tournaments on junior and high school levels. Mu Alpha Theta was a club where energetic students worked together to enhance an appreciation of mathematics. Members learned how to be responsible in planning for the tournament, but as Thuy Pham said, Most of all, we learned how to have fun in math! Members participated in the 1960 Math Tournament sponsored by all math teachers within the district. Jersey Village's math club won the award for two con- secutive years, but unfor- tunately lost it to Klein High School this year. Winners of the award who are able to win the award for three years are allowed to keep the trophy forever. Written by Holli Duong. Mu Alpha Theta 53

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As everyone filed out of the room, talk could be heard of what a successful meeting it had been. The National Honor Society members thought it was a wonderful idea to have a clothing drive for their Christmas service project. They encouraged students and teachers throughout the whole school to donate clothes that had been in the closet for ages to offer some warmth for all the needy. I thought the clothing drive was the best contribu- tion we could have offered to our community during the holiday season, Sandra Tsai said. The main objective of the society is to foster excellence in academics, and character and to serve the school and community. Special tutoring services were organized to help students in need and they also assisted teachers. Mrs.Debbie Ryan, sponsor of the club, praised the group highly as she said, They were highly motivated, dilligent students who gave of themselves and their time to many activitiesg yet, they still found time to serve others. It was one of the most ex- citing days I have ever had, Krysta Heldebrand replied when she found out that she made the society. Written by Holli Duong. 52 National Honor Society um 001' Lighting one of the candles for the National Honor Society, Ajay Chheda tries to keep his hand from faltering as he lights the candle representing one of the five qualities of an Honor Society member. Members must have an overall average of 85, and then they are evaluated on service, . leadership, and character. Members were involved in a 1 walk-a-thon in March where they walked to raise funds for Special Olympics. I thought it was a priviledge to help raise money for the Special Olympics, Sakina Natar replied. Photo by Carol Sharp I if XF' E. WV, Members are: Kfront rowzl Cynthia Lin, Mike Trowbridge fsecond rowzj Eugenia Lin, Joy Fabello, Missy Jensen, . bie Kaale, Susan Whitworth, Mark Maden, Mimi Armanious, Carlos Bosquez, Todd Greenlaw lthird rowzl Cel Higgins, Robin Schaefer, Thao Pham, Traci Johannes, Theresa Chan, Eric Dupre, Hang Le ffourth rowzl Linh D Barbie Phogal, Elizabeth Salinas, Luna Wahid, Teresa Lui, Valerie Hurta, Krista Heldebrand, Kristin Smith, R Wansik, David Dupre, Jimmy Wong Liong, Geoff Evans, Ross Tieman, Lenny Wideman, Jerod Hammerstein, Mo Bhatia, Marc Hatchett. Double Page Spread by Holli Duon

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g:1.a,,s-eggs. ms- , , xi 2 k'A' 'f 2' z, . K,-2 ',gg:wfgismWe22fss,': fs' .1 Lf? ,.V,. f'1f3flziiVI'i' fi A Q . 'v:fg.,e,1f :Tl5si.'g -,lgew l h ,. 1' ,. .z- 'i'l11zer , 613111. As:,erg.,f r - Each month, Student Leaders assembled to discuss ways to improve certain aspects of J.V. Those aspects included promotion of par- ticipation in school activities by the students and faculty, ways of cutting down on teen suicide and drugs, and, of course, promotion of school spirit. This past year the club conducted a Buddy pro- gram to welcome new students and to make them feel at home. The program was started by Mrs. Jodie Smith and Mrs. Sadie Woodard and has continued to be a success. Junior Kim Lopez, vice- president of Student Con- gress, felt the Student Leaders were responsible, aware, and involved. She felt the main advantage of being a student leader was being in- volved with a lot of organiza- tions and being able to sup- port Jersey Village and its students. The students all seemed to hold the same attitude and enthusiasm toward the club. Jennifer Smith, represen- tative of Student Congress Council, said, The Student Leaders were concerned, ac- tive kids who wanted to be a part of Jersey Village. They were kids who felt that they should have a voice in the schoolls activities and functions. The main goal of Student Leaders, which was to create spirit in the school, turned out to be a definite success. Written by Angelica Smith. 54 Student Leaders ctive Kid Lead School On November 7, the M.G. Food Store off of Gessner, was the target ofa drug bust. Some of the students from the surrounding high schools were arrested, Channel 13 reported that most of the people taken into custody were J.V. students. This information found its way back to the Student Leaders and several ofthem took action, which resulted in Channel 13 returning to J.V. to get the true facts. Sylvan Rodriguez, a Channel 13 reporter, questions Seniors Ajay Cheeda and Eric Sims about the M.G. Food Store incident. Photo by Jennifer Butler. Members are: QFront rowl Ajay Cheeda, Andrew Fishbache, Glenn Springer, Jimmy Wonglong fsecond rowl Cueller, Bobby Missal. Mimi Armanious. Tara Spinelli, Michelle Everett, Jennifer Smith. Daisy Teon, Luna Monica Bahtica, Julie Ann Schenberger, Missy Buckalew fback rowl Amy Sowa, Lisa Rugeley, Chad Kristin Smith, Angela Drake, Lindsay Sardis, Deanna Horn, Autumn Love, Melissa Vlfafer, Celeste Higgins, Jensen, Janine Keller, Chris Schulke, Jackie Baker, Valerie Hurda. Susan Whitworth. Photo by Allison Garrett. Double page spread by Angelica