Lamar High School - Orenda Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Steers Steal the Show ...f-f .X 2 If you're wondering how a girl joins the Future Farmers of America, don't! lt is a national organization for boys studying vocational agriculture in public schools. The only member of the opposite sex who is permitted to attend meetings is F.F.A. Sweetheart Jenny Chilton. The boys select candidates for sweetheart, the student body elects her by means of the familiar system of a penny a vote. The F.F.A. year was climaxed by the Future Farmers' Stock Show. Ribbons were awarded to the champions of President Louis Letzerich Vice President Ervine Woolsey Secretary ,r,,,,- Byron Hamilton Treasurer Garry Sharp Sweetheart Jenny Chilton Sponsor Mr. Roy Sheffield one of the numerous agricultural projects this year. ten steers ownedand raised by F.F.A. boys. Also, there were twenty-five pens for chickens and rabbits. Each boy can raise a pen of chickens or rabbits and can select his top three to enter the competition. The primary aim of the Future Farmers of America is to develop leadership, cooperation, and citizenship, to strengthen the confidence of boys in themselves and in their work, to create a love of country life, to provide organized recreational activities, and to encourage thrift. 'All' f Front row: John Bemrose, Paul Czigan, Peter Archie, Larry Knapp, Bruce Fisher, Ervine Woolsey, Henry Withers. Second row: Roger Matthiietz, Ronnie Roten, Roger Irons, Garry Sharp, Larry Oesterman, John Bush, Kenneth Nordquist, Kitchell Collins, James Finn, Rick Forester. Third row: 88 Future Farmers of America Herman Bangeman, Bill Tipton, Jack Carson, Tommy Petty, Bob Brown, Tommy Bacarro, Bill Canada, Gary Pearce, Sidney Yoder Louis Letzerich, and Mr. Roy Sheffield. Alfred Bisbey John Bemrose and Bill Koenig proudly pose with Johns fifteen month old Brahma bull, who is being raised as

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15,500 Books, H7 Magazines The Lamar library has around 15,500 books, iT subscribes To ll7 magazines, Three local daily news- papers, The Wall STreeT Journal, and The Sunday edi- Tion oT The New York Times, The library has abouT 440 recordings and nineTy film-sTrips available Tor class- room use. Who keeps all This order while, aT The same Time, assisTs over 354 sTudenTs and Teachers every day? Why, members of Wowapi do! IT is a club made up oT only library assisTanTs. The main proiecT in The Tall is Book Week, hun- dreds of new books have To be arranged and puT in circulaTion. AT ChrisTmas, They decoraTe The Wowapi ChrisTmas Tree in The library and Then celebraTe wiTh a members only parTy. ln The spring There are Three meeTings: a general meeTing To welcome new mem- bers, a meeTing To elecT officers, and a banqueT aT which The new officers are insTalled. Campbell Davis Ferguson Fitzgerald Flowers Hamill Hayes Hill Howe Lewis Lomax Marshall Moore Peilfi' Roche Russell Swanland Swiff Taylor Tucker Turner Presidenf BeTsy Arnold Vice Presidenf Barbara Pryor Secrefary Claudia Turner Treasurer Susan Davis Sponsors Miss Sue BaxTer Miss Virginia Taylor Keeping Track of one hundred and sevenTeen magazines is quite a Task. Barbara Pryor, Susan Davis Betsy Arnold, and Claudia Turner will vouch for This. Anderson Arnold BarneTT Bergen BurneTT Callaway 'ff 'F Wowapi 87

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President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Sergeant-af-Arms Sponsor Off in a wagon bound for fun are Judi Wynne, Jerry Watts, Craig Bemrose, Bill Koenig, Noel Vicenrini, Marcelle McKelvy, Alfred Bisbey, Chambers, Tommy PeTTy, Carleen Linke, Bill TipTon, Ervin James, Sam Mary Kafherine McMurrough, Tammy Taylor, Sally Richardson, and Mir. Udemi, Ron Bonaguidi, Sharon WhiTehead, Babs Jackson, RoberT Kirk- Roy Sheffield. gard, Cindy Madden, Fariss Wilson, Larry Knapp, Sandy Thompson, John Don'T Fence Me ln Go, Texan! Go, Lamar Rodeo Club! And so They have, in TacT, because so many sTudenTs have gone Texan, The Rodeo Club has had To increase iTs membership role This spring Trom ThirTy-five members To TiTTy members. This year The club sponsored a ride and picnic in Memorial Park. Also, members rode in The Grand EnTry and Rodeo Parade. BUT The acTiviTies OT The club as a RoberT Kirkga rd Garry Sharp CnoT picTuredD Craig Chambers Mary Kay .McMurrough Larry Knapp Mr. Roy Sheffield whole are iusT To sTimulaTe an inTeresT in horses and rodeos, and TacTs show ThaT inTeresT deTiniTely has been sTimulaTed: mosT oT The members ovvn horses and'ride Tre-quenTly, several oT The boys ride in rodeos in Cypress and Humble, Texas-bareback riding is Their specialiy, and members have enTered Their horses in conTesTs such as The HOH CHorses of HousTonD show. Rodeo CIub'89