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

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Vocational clubs offer business experience The King chapter of Distributive Education Clubs of America, DECA, used several money making projects, selling candy and Christmas candles, to supply money for a trip to Houston in November, This trip included visits to various shopping centers and the industrial plant in Sugarland- A contest was held February 5 at Del Mar Col- lege with a panel of judges composed of local business and professional men. Officers for the club sponsored by Mr. S. D. Bassous were Melissa Majors, president: Kathy Thielhorn, vice president; Loyce Ladewig, secre- tary; Cathy Chesney, treasurer; Mi- chelle Scales, parliamentarian; and Pam Hoskins, reporter. Officers for the club sponsored by Mr. A. Huckabee were David Lemon, president; Lydia Crocker, vice president; Liz Hancock, secretary; Liz Deleon, treasurer; Ray Hurst, parliamentarian; and Beth Pha- ris, reporter. Vocational Industrial Clubs of Amer- ica, VICA, and the club for Industrial Cooperative Training, ICT, students at King also used money making proj- ects to finance club activities. Besides selling M M ' s, the club raffled a Schwin 10-speed bicycle with those selling seven books of tickets winning a trip to Houston in January. In No- vember, VICA attended a district meet- ing in Robstown and also donated a Christmas tree to the Corpus Christi State School. Officers of the club were Steve Forney, president; Marc Layton, vice president; Dorothy Johnson, sec- retary; Janis Wolf, treasurer; Lonnie a. Karen Braselton arranges new rings at Dock 41 b. Irwin Phlegar tries out the new bike be- fore buying a ticket from Bobby Rencher and Dorothy Johnson c Mr A W Ware, Dorothy Johnson, Mike Booker, Janis WoK, and Steve Forney stand impatiently waiting for a flight to Houston, d Shuffle those shoes. remarks Andy Watson. Westbrook, parliamentarian; and Danny Silkwood, sergeant-at-arms. Mr. A. W. Ware sponsored the club. The Office Education Association, OEA, is the national club for King girls in VOE, Vocational Office Education, and VOE-lab. The girls made money for a trip to Austin in February to see the IBM plant by selling Adriane Showcase Christmas gifts. Immediate- ly before Christmas, on December 16, the club took a party and Christmas gifts to the Headstart Program at Rose Shaw Elementary School, In April OEA held an employers appreciation ban- quet for the girls and their employers. Officers of OEA for 1972 were Cissy Grahm, president; Judy Marshall, vice president; Gina Pinkerton, treasurer; and Vicki Boyls, historian, Mrs. Jo A. Cranford and Mrs, Billye O, Field sponsored the club. Those students in Coordinated Vo- cational Academic Education, CVAE, have two clubs. Toilers, sponsored by Mr, L, Lopez, and Marionettes, spon- sored by Mr. J, P, Benkendorfer, Toil- ers sold candy to finance educational trips to different industrial plants and a trip to a CVAE contest in Brownsville. Before Christmas on December 9, the Toilers held a banquet for the students and their employers at Floyds, The of- ficers for the Toilers were Thomas Marshall, president; Kennith Keene, vice president; Lynett Pickens, secre- tary; Richard Vigil, treasurer; James McDougal, reporter; and Laurel Col- lins, sergeanl-at-arms. The Marionettes sold candy and planned a car bash and a motorcycle race to raise money for their club. Members of Marionettes wrote two plays, one for puppets, Little Red Riding Hood and one for mario- nettes, The Lost Boy. The club is di- vided into those two parts, Puppets and Marionettes, Officers for the Mari- onettes were Brian Shackleford, presi- dent; Daryl Creasman, vice president; Laura Walston, secretary; Amanda Rumer, treasurer; and Gerry Leal, parliamentarian. 76 organizations

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' Moongerms help finance trip to FHA Conference The Future Homemakers of America started out the year by sponsoring the 1971 Richard King High School Un- favorites Christmas dance, A week prior to the event, elections were held for the unfavorites. Due to lack of in- terest, the dance was called off, but winners in the elections were an- nounced. FHA members sold moongerms, fuzzy little toys, to help finance a trip they were planning on taking to the State FHA Conference in Dallas. Sponsoring the club were Mrs. Betty Puckett and Mrs. Roberta Crawford. a Carolyn Snyder helps other FHA members plan decorations and entertainment tor the FHA-sponsored Chnstmas dance b FHA sweetheart Carolyn Snyder and FHA beau Lenny Bruce pose after being crowned by one another c. Other members listen to a lec- ture by Mrs Crawlord. 78 organizations