John H Reagan High School - Spur Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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F.T.A. Members Experience Teaching in Area Schools The Future Teachers of America, whose main objective is to encourage interest in the teaching profession, is sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy Striebcr, Mrs. Thco Van Winkle, and Miss Gene Kornfeld. Throughout the year the members have heard various speakers talk on the different aspects of their profession. Members also went to an elementary school to practice and get first-hand experience in the art of their future profession. CHARLOTTE PORTER and Linda Reed listen to points about teaching careers. DISCUSSING FUTURE PLANS AND METHODS for teaching arc Cathy Mittag, Pam Watson and Donna Jacobson. MEMBERS OF THE F.T.A. ARE, bottom row from left, Gail Stiles, Pam Johnson, Margo Provost, Brenda Fosberg, Kathy Mit- tag, Brenda Hunt, Mickey Briggs, Cathy Wiber, Suzy Porterfield; second row from left, Pam Watson Charron Hodge, Christy Jones, Beverly Luckett, Cindy Schroeder, Dawnellc Anderson, Adana Pearce, Janice Reeves, Marcella Mitchell, Charlotte Porter, Suzy Clarkson; third row from left, Jeanette Spoede, Karen John- son, Linda Green, Jyl Flowers, Barbara Barrett, Emory Ballard, 64 Laura Doetsch, Beckey Ragland, Janice Schultz, Linda Reed, Carol Potter; fourth and fifth rows from left, Nancy Kirksey, Bobby Stockton, Carolyn Johnson, Janie Kind, Susan Seiders, Margret Reinhart, Pam Satterwhite, Leslie Boetsch, Jan Kitley, Linda Morrow, Debbie Stevenson, Ann Meuller, Donna Jacobson, Donna Hamann, Mary Pedro, Mrs. Gene Kornfeld (sponsor), Glenda Wotipka.

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’68 Ariel Staff Tries Again to Receive Top Rating Ariel staffers began on a happy note after hear- ing that the ’67 Ariel, Reagan’s student literary mag- azine, received a state superior rating from the Texas High School Press Association. Connected with this honor was the fact that this was the first magazine published and submitted for critique. The Ariel contains poetry, prose, and essays, all written by Reagan students. A large bulk of the literature, however, is written by students from cre- ative writing class, one of Reagans more liberal classes. A new technique of writing to music is practiced in the course. Sponsor of the Ariel staff is Mrs. Araminta Seal. ARIEL STAFFERS, Jeanie Sansom, Scott Williams (junior editor). Marvin Mooney (standing) and Herman Koch, sort illustrations and stories to be used to compile the '68 Ariel. MEMBERS OF THE ARIEL STAFF are, first row from left. Brian Koehler, Mrs. Araminta Seal, Sarah Rider (ed- itor), Jeanie Sansom, Jim McNutt, Marvin Mooney. Second row from left, Bob Whitehead, Karen Cain, Steve Willis. Scott Williams, James Holden. Pat Schneider, Her- man Koch, James Story. DECIDING ON A STORY to be published in the '68 Ariel is Mrs. Araminta Seal, sponsor. 63

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Debates, Oral Reading Part of Speech Club Activity SPEECH CLUB MEMBERS arc, first row from left, Randy Walker, Mark Heckmann, Jerry Thomas, Dee Jay Higgs, Suzy Clarkson, Cathy Robertson, Diana Chcrnc; second row from left. Doug Nelson. Salvador Acosta. Betsy Hess, Duncan Robertson, Gayle Kunshick, Mickey Briggs, Suzanne Weir and Mrs. Rachel Womack. The Reagan Speech Club, sponsored by Mrs. Rachel Womack, meets every Monday night after school where they then begin to practice their speeches for the upcoming tournaments. The tournaments are of constant discussion each day and hopes of gaining more poise in speech is of great importance. 65 MRS. RACHEL WOMACK, new speech teacher at Reagan, inherited the Speech Club after Mrs. Nancy Matlock left.