King High School - Coronat Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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Local Performances Highlight Orchestra ' s Year The Richard King High School Orches- tra was made up of 18 talented students. These students are from the King band and area junior high schools. Students of the orchestra must be of good moral character and capable of co- operating with the group as a whole. They receive largely ensemble training during class and individual help outside of school hours. They are prepared for college and sym- phonic performances. The year was packed with many activi- ties for the orchestra. All members of the orchestra performed in the Festival Orches- tra at the Grand Concert for the American String Teachers Association Orchestra Festi- val held at Del Mar in April. The group participated in the UlL Orchestra Competi- tion in May. The King High students w!io were Youth Symphony members performed at a three day festival. They also performed for the King High School Spring Music Department Concert. This year Miss Starlee A. Driscoll, who taught orchestra at King and at local junior high schools, along with President Cody Smithers, Vice-president Carl Penland, and Secretary-treasurer Sharon Smith, kept the orchestra going all year long. Right: Sharon Smith and Carl Penland spend a session practicing their music m order to perform periectly. Orchestra Club members were (clockwise); Kathe Sharon Smith, Carrie Gray, Cody Smitliers. nbaum, Jamey Gray, Susan Williams, Elizabeth Nicholson. Christy Sugars, Carl Penland. (Not pichired): Organizations 59

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King ' s Chessmen Play Royal Game Weekly Chess Club members this year were (clockwise) Rodney Carter, president, Pat Horgan, Neal .Scott, Lamar Bryant, Trenton Burnett. Gathered around a chess set in Room 62 or competing in tournaments, the Chess Club played throughout the year. The small club met every Wednesday to improve their game and to plan and practice for upcoming tournaments. At just such a tournament, held at the Harlandale High .School, Rodney Carter, a senior, and Trenton Burnett, a sophomore, tied for first place in Class B. The club . ' jfl Orgaiiizations sponsored a tournament at King in Decem- ber to raise money for their spring activities. Included in these activities were anticipated trips to Brownsville, San Antonio, and Kingsville for tournaments. Mr. Charles Russell sponsored the club which was presided over by Rodney Carter. David Morris and Steven Marcum were vice- president and treasurer, respectively. Above Scott Gainer thinks over his move. Left: Rodney Carter and B Donaghe practice before a tournament.

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Personal Honor, Leadership Goals of NJROTC 1 Officers of the Corps wen- (first row 1-r): Inm.-s Wihon. KA ' S; Michael loseph. ICPO; Ernest Saenz, LT; WUliam Stewart. LCDR: George Dingier, LTJG; Garv Brown. F, , ; C.nr . vmiih. I S. .i mi.! r.iu I i ) i ,„„i„;i„,||.r G. H. Knight. Lieutenant H. W. Swearingen. (Fir. t r..w 1-r): l„iur,ii,, llim.-. |l.,u.l M,,ni (-..,,,,111 row 1-r) Enri.iue Parade ,, William Me er. t;i-orge Delgailo, i.onnie i, I h.i.l l ' .,n,M,l. Hurt Knddock, Ronidd Summers, Leon Maick, Jaek lilystone, Guy Foster; (tliird row 1-r) Lee Postel, Charles Hartwiek, David Birt, Blake Boatman. Wdliam Smidi, Steven Paul, Ronald Larson, Kenneth Brockemian, WUliam Pittaway, Don Kindler;( fourth row 1-r) Stephan Markam, Kenneth Thomas, Wayne Anderson, Victor Medina, Phillip Hestler, Robert Hurley, Jeffei Poison, James Fields, Vernon Stephans, Michael Woods, Dymond Dempster. 60 Organizations