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

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Sausage, soccer sweets Carnations, mums help French club earn money for gourmet eating Attending the Wurstfest was one of the favorite activities planned by the German club. On November 4, about 40 members of the club and class members who had paid their dues set out for New Braunsfels. Their day was spent walking around, look- ing at different art booths, listening to polka bands and eating the famous Ger- man sausage. February 20, several students entered the Foreign Language festival held at Austin High School. Students entered various competitions including speaking parts, writing tests and grammar tests. Mark Turner won first place in advanced ready writing and Colleen Kennedy took first place in poetry, third place in spelling, and third place in grammar culture. The club ' s only fund raiser was selling Gummi Bears the last week in February. March 26 and 27, the club went to Klein High School in Houston for TAGS, Texas Association of German Students conven- tion and contest. The club took a soccer team and a polka band to TAGS. The soc- cer team was made up of six girls and five boys. The polka band had 10 members. We had a good year, stated Diane Burch president of the club. It was fun working with the club. French are the flower people, stated Mrs. Judy Austin, We ' re learning to make mums from Mrs. Geri Hill, the secretary in the counselor ' s office. It seems the French club had their fill of flowers this year, with both money-making projects involving flowers. In November the club made mums for Homecoming. They took orders early in October so they would have plenty of time to learn the art of mum making. In February the club sold red, pink, and white carnations for Valentine ' s Day. The money made from all these flowers went into a special French club scholar- ship fund. February 20, several students entered the Foreign Language Festival at Austin High School. Gretchen Schulte won first place in prose reading, and Krissy Hansen won first place in oil and acrylic. At the end of the year, the students en- joyed a delicious four-course meal at Les Trois Mousquetaires, (the Three Musketeers) restaurant. President of the French club, Jennifer Clark listens to conversation at one of the French club ' s con- tinental breakfasts. PreiidenI of the German club. Diane Burch. signs students up to go to Wurstfest in New Braunfels. Juniors 138

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Clubs unite to produce junior- senior prom What started out looking unpromising turned out to be successful. The Reagan Junior Council and the Spirit of ' 83 club combined their members, officers and ef- forts to produce the Junior-Senior prom. The Junior Council began having fund- raisers in the summer of 1981 after their spring election. They had two summer car washes in which they raised about $200. They had bake sales at school two con- secutive days, and raised approximately $45. Other fundraisers included taking in- ventory at Fashion Conspiracy and work- ing at Memorial Stadium selling Cokes. In October the Junior Council began having problems. Many of its members were inactive and their two sponsors resigned. This left the council at odds. For this reason, the Spirit of ' 83 joined with the Junior Council, and they became the Junior-Senior Council. I think this benefited the club. Officers usually do most of the work, so since we doubled the of- ficers, we had twice as many people really interested in getting the job done, com- mented Eddie Rivas, president. After the forming of the Junior-Spirit Council, a World ' s Finest candy sale took place in which the club raised nearly Si 500. Final fundraisers included inventory at Yarings, and a car wash. The Junior-Senior prom was held in the newly completed Hyatt-Regency on April 24. The year ' s theme was Just Once. Juiimr Spirit Coumil member Terry Reid finishes up some last-minute homework before President Eddie Ritas, secretary Mernei Cavil and treasurer Javier Aguilera the beginning of a meeting. listen to another council member ' s suggestion at a meeting. Other officers in- clude Paul Parkinson, president, Mike Brown and Sherri Akroyd, vice- presidents, Jill Morisey, secretary. Stacey McMurray, treasurer. 137

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tj l 4 French Club: (front row): Greg Huieson, Delia Rogers. Doug Heavrin, Tracye Haywood, Paul Parkinson. Carol Juhl. Sharletta Johnson; (second row): Mrs. Sherry Gilly. Nila Morgan, Gaye Gibich, Jennifer Clark, Mrs. Judy Austin, Krissy Hansen. 1 1 Cluh member Randy Faske practices with the German soccer team after German Cluh: (front row): David Lambert. John Adams, Keith Reinhardf, Kent Roberts, Leigh Ann BurreU, Nikki Eve, Amber Hagy, Randy Neal, Mark Malushka; (second row): Ms. Chris Scott, Gaye Gibich, Angela Erickson, Louis Birdsong, Donna Watson, Diane Burch, Colleen Kennedy, Jennifer Vasquez; (third row): Glenn Newton, Mary Mitchell, Kay Soechiing, Melissa Laneman, Michael Reese. Tanya Slayton, Steve Sass, Kim Thomas, Belinda Massey; (fourth row): Mike Hatheway, Mark Turner, Lee Reznicek, Randy Faske, Dennis Turnipseed. Lan» Herring Andrea Hervol Charloiie Hill Richard HipoiKo Rubin Hobraischk Georgiaoa Hope . kl i Rodney Hrachovy Bi.id HudM.n VmcenI Humph Amanda Hum Michael Janak Johnjenkins Karljenkir 139