Killeen High School - Kangaroo Yearbook (Killeen, TX)

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TO JOIN OR NOT TO JOIN All throughout our high school years, we have been presented the op- portunity to join a variety of clubs that have something for everyone. However, it was not the task of choos- ing which club that kept us from join- ing, it was deciding whether or not we were willing to give it our all. Ranging from the FHA club, who met once a month, to the ever busy Student Coun- cil, all of our clubs demanded that we give them our all. The National Honor Society, Key Club and Keywannettes contributed to the community by undertaking service projects that helped people outside of the schools, not to forget the language and Voca- tional clubs who held bake sales, car washes, and what-not stands which added a little spark to the school. That ' s just what the organizations at Killeen High were about. No matter how little or big the task was it was conquered with 100% plus. So, if you were wanting to join the best, we ' ve got ' em, but the chance was still up to you to join or not to join. T» WADE ADAMS decides on which class ring to buy. DEWANE KIDD takes his turn in sign painting. KHS bands enjoy the free carwash. 16 — OPENING

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Friends Rae Juan Markunas and Jacquie Patter- son share a very special thing— friendship. Since 1956, the two have taught at Killeen, Their friendship goes even further back, to their college days, where they were roommates. Markunas came here to teach in 1954. Originallly from Gatesville, she chose to come to Killeen because of the type of kids— the military had given many a varied background in foreign countries and in dif- ferent states. This fascinated Markunas. In- teresting also, to Markunas is the way Killeen has grown. From a small town with muddy streets and a terrible phone system to a city with four lane highways, Markunas has shared in the growing pains of Killeen. From a one-room school in West Texas, Patterson arrived to a combined position of Annual Staff sponsor and English teacher in 1956. As a teacher, Patterson has always set her standards high, expecting others to meet them. It is this expectation of others that has made Patterson a respected teacher at KHS. For Patterson as well as Markunas, KHS is more than just a job, it is a lifestyle. I just can ' t yell. Yea Eagles; when you cut me, I bleed maroon. ' J iF S In the early 1900 ' s, none of the streets in Killeen were paved. Gailya Taylor Bates and Barbara Harris Foy, members of the planning committee, arrange tables at the Holiday Inn. Rae Juan Markunas was guest speaker at this banquet, held to celebrate the 25th reunion of the class of 1956, on October 31, 1981. Jacquie Patterson and Rae Juan Markunas share friend- ship in the Student Activities office. 18— HISTORY