Klein High School - Bearkat Yearbook (Klein, TX)

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Girl's and Boy's State large number of students took the United States Government for granted during this election year. No one really knew how the government worked. Girlis and Boy's State gave Kathy Lonergan and Lee Armstrong a chance to stop ignoring and to start ex- periencing how the government was running. Throughout the time Lonergan and Armstrong spent at Girls' and Boys' State, they formed a mock government. They elected all the officials, representatives, and mayors. Drafting bills, meeting for House and Senate and running the government were important jobs given to each. lt helped me to learn how the system is runf' explained Armstrong. Both Lonergan's and Armstrong's time and effort helped them to learn and ex- perience our government. 2 I 4,1 'f f 3' fl i Girls' and B

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Academic Decathlon Relaxing, sleeping and eating, fter a hard day of school, most Bearkats were seen taking a breather, but a particular group of nine students could still be found diligently working. The Academic Decathlon filled most of its member's time. They expected us to devote our life to school and then the rest to the Decathlonf, stated Kathleen Jones. This dedicated group consisted of Paul Reilley, Danny Plants, Kathleen Jones, Kenneth Goss, David Ofelt, Tony Croes, Richard Lin, Ashley Bailey, and Bimal Doolabh. They met on Mondays and Wednesdays to prepare for the challenge in February. During the competition, they challenged other schools on different categories. These categories included Economics, Science, History, Literature, Math, Fine Arts, Super Quiz, Speech, Interview and Essay. This was the second year for the state of Texas to hold the Academic Decathlon. It was the first year for the Bearkats to compete among Texas high schools. g'Although the work was hard, it was rewardingf, explained Ashley Bailey. The hard work and dedica- tion surely paid off for all members of the Academic Decathlon. 280 Academic Decathlon