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

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'I No doubt one of the most active clubs in school was the Spanish Club. From Mexican fiestas to downtown parades, the Spanish Club was con- stantly up and about. One event was the trip to El Mercado Del Sol, a large downtown Mexican market with little shops that sold everything from sombreros to pinatas. Those that went on the trip said it really gave them the opportunity to put to use what they had been learning in class. After about an hour in the atmosphere I really felt like I was south of the border, said Junior Sandra Tsai. At the end of the day the club com- pleted their trip with dinner at Adrian's. The club didn't consist of just fun and games. At the beginning of the year they collected donations after hearing of the disastrous ear- thquake in Mexico. During Christmas time, they decided to put to good use the spare calendars they had from their fundraiser by giving them to a nearby nursing home. I think the reason why it was such a live club was because whatever event we participated in, we learned a little bit more about another culture. This was what being in the Spanish Club was all about. Junior Irene Pai said. Written by Angelica Smith. As Senior Danny Cuellar and Junior Sandra Tsai show one of the many calendars the Spanish Club sold for their fundraiser, Junior Victor Lam visualizes himself in the Ferrari speeding down the freeway. Photo by Carl Vu. 82 Spanish Club order ulture rave s orth 2 if 5 Every year the Spanish Club keeps track of all their activities and composes a scrapbook. The scrapbook, all of which is in Spanish, is sent off to San Antonio to be judged against other scrapbooks. Clubs enter the contest in hopes of winning a reward for originality and creativity. Being on the scrapbook committee required a lot of dedication. Ms. Emily Boyd, Victor Lam, Shannon Lyerly, Carl Vu, Carlos Bosquez, Chad Cartwright, Danny Cuellar, Irene Pai, and Sandra Tsai show how much thought is needed to create a design for the cover. Photo by Carl Vu. '-N Double Page Spread by Angelica Sm

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ed aron lies l or omecoming Members of the German Club proudly display their Red Baron float during the Homecoming Parade. Hard- work and dedication was put into the designing and building of the float by z Clay Fritch, John Borrello, Greg Snyder, Chris Blume, Warren Carllson, Jimmy Wong, Doreen Teoh, Joann Muse, Shannon Adolph, and Chan Smith. I enjoyed working with my friends to promote German club as a club where people work together to get a job done, Shannon Adolph said. Photo by Mr. Walbruck A - - 'ggfii' It J2fh'....wzJa,sm I J Kim -fm' . mf 4-at . I are: Cfront rowzl Johnny Borrello, Sara Fielder, Ilona Walbruck, sponsorg Shannon Myers, Doreen Teoh, Chari, Maneesh Chaku, Warren Carlson. Csecond row:J Roy Stuedeman, Theresa Motes, Shannon Adolph, Jim- Liong, presidentg Beckie Potter, secretary, Sonja Halk, Glenn Sprenger, vice-presidentg Greg Snyder, Chan Skelley. Photo by Keith Rollins. i You've nearatssi f Wah I? iifgufgefs Weir? f57EWthiiitl--a-C liub, f .Qi ifmlmy . o ng gg Surrounded by the joyous atmosphere of the October festival, German Club members arrived at the Bavarian Gardens for the an- nual Oktoberfest. German music was played and the overall effect was just too strong to fight. They just had to take part in some of the fun. They went on to enjoy some of the delicious German delicacies which included sausages, sauerkraut, and pastries. After the very fulfill- ing meal they took part in some of the dancing ac- tivities. They danced the hokey pokey and the chicken dance. I had a swell time dancing like a chicken, Greg Snyder said. This was just one of the many activities that the Ger- man Club was involved in. In October they par- ticipated in the Homecoming Parade with the Red Baron float. They had a red truck and all that had to be done was to the paint the Red Baron's flag on it. In March, the club com- peted in the Texas Associa- tion of German Students at the University of AKLM. Vivek Chari placed 1st in listening comprehension, Doreen Teoh placed 3rd in reading comprehension and culture. Written by Holli Duong. German 81

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if WORLD LAWYER Hoping to major in law at Southwestern Universr ty and being in the Spanish Club went hand in hand for Commumtions Director Danny Cuellar Danny took Spanish for his third year and mtended for every year to help hun achieve his career objec tive of becoming an inter national lawyer 53. v-if ' Ms. Emily Boyd, Spanish teacher, stays after school to admire the hard work put into the Spanish Scrapbook by the Scrapbook Committee. Photo by Carl Vu. Members are :Cfront rowl Vicki Cohen, Carl Vu, Danny Cuellar, Sandra Tsai, Lee Hsu, Victor Lam Qsecond rowl Toni Davis, Quy Hoang, Uyen Hoang, Lucia Le, Van Tran, Sherry Marquez, Huang Lee, Joanne Tsai, Lily Lam, Kara Schroeder, Michelle Folse, Ellen Tsai, fthird rowl Sonya Rodriguez, Vicki Mireles, Chau Phung, Dhaval Jodan, Cheyonne Sanders, Le Lu, Monica Ferenas, Lily Diaz, Julie Hays, Patti Vinh, Laura Reynolds, Terry Gallagher, Cback rowl Rosa Han, Amy Hatchett, Susie Jackson, Juan Martinez, Mark Maden, Mike Kotila, Angelica Smith, Dier- dre Ricketts, Natalie Herzog, Jennifer Kuehn, Ki Park, Viet La, Latif Natar, Marc Hatchett, Scott Rouse. Photo by Allison Garrett. Third year Spanish students found that a creative way to study Mexican history was to conquer the Temple of Tenochtitlan themselves. Sophomore Christi Clark laughs at Ms. Emily Boyd's techni- que of attacking the capital. Photo by Carl Vu. Spanish Club 83