Luling High School - Aquila Yearbook (Luling, TX)

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Library aides recognized for out- standing service by Ms. Debbie Frazier, lower, are Jackie Buie and Tammy Harrison, and upper row Nickey Fernandez, Faydra Bailey, and Amanda Mendez. Not pictured are Ruben Acosta, Juan Hernandez, and Lori Mi- kesh. Outstanding Science Depart- ment students are, front row. Matt Williams, freshman; Brandi Blackwell, junior; Rachel Clements, senior, and Wanda Chase, senior. Top row. Wade HoUman, freshman, Mark Rich- ards, sophomore; Neal Kelley, junior; Pat Ward, sophomore, and Tyler Mercer, freshman. Not pictured is Tammy Westbrook, freshmen. Fine Arts certificate winners are Greg Weiner, senior; Chris Shade, junior: Ellen Everett, senior: and Matt Townley, sen- ■ ■: ' [ ' ' :: •t -.r 1 ,-L ... ., i i Kristi Wallace shows off her Vic- tory Award while Allen Knox holds his Norman E. Rath Award. DEPARTMENT WINNERS 105

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Our Future Is So Bright Even though she only attended Luling for one year, Rachel Cle- ments ' grades were high enough for her to be named Salutatorian. She was commended for her scho- lastic achievements in the society of Distinguished American High School Students, National Merit Commended Student, United States Academy of Achievement Award and weis in the National Honor Society. Her freshman year she received the Homemaking I award and was Vice-President of the club her sophomore and junior years. She was also involved in the Student Council, FCA, Science Club, Chemistry Club and the Foreign Language Club. She went to Regionals in Band her freshman year and to State her sophomore and junior years. She was also a member of the Flag Corps. Rachel was involved in athletics, her sports being track and tennis. Her freshman year she was cheerleader and in her senior year she was voted Most Likely to Succeed . She wants to attend the University of Texas and major in Pharmaceuticals. The reason I have worked so hard to get where I am is so that I will be able to sup- port myself with no one else ' s help, commented Rachel. The Valedictorian of 1987, Greg Weiner, was recognized for many scholastic achievements including the National English Merit award, Academic Ail-American, Who ' s Who Among American High School Students two years. Soci- ety of Distinguished American Students two years. He was President of the Nation- al Honor Society two out of three years and was very involved in band and drama. He was drum major two years. Vice President one year, most improved and also quarter-master. He was in the first division, UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest and also Region Band. He was involved in drama, all four years and participated in UIL one act play all four years. He was part of the One Act Play District Champs for three years and all Star Cast and Area All Star his senior year. His junior year he was named best actor. Greg was also involved in debate and went to UIL in Per- suasive Speaking two years. He was a state qualifier his junior year and a Regional Debate quali- fier his freshman year. His junior year he qualified in both Persuasive Speaking and De- bate. Greg participated in Science Club, was Vice President, and was on the Student Council and held the office of Secretary and then Vice President. He also went to UIL in Science. He was voted Most Talented three years, and his Senior year he was voted Most Likely to Succeed. Salutatorian, Rachel Clements and Vale- dictorian Greg Weiner show off their men- tal abilities in math. 104 ACADEMICS

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Departments Name Winners Nine departments awarded outstanding stu- dents in a new fashion this spring. Rather than have an all-school assembly, Mr. Kosub announced one department ' s winners each day and had them come to his office to re- ceive their certificates. Overall language arts winner was Greg Weiner who also won top honors in fine arts, social studies, and math. Other winners included Mario Magal- lanez, CLA I; Edward Hardeman, English I; Tammy Westbrook, Eng- lish I-A; Marisa Magal- lanez, CLA-II; Jennifer Bujnoch, English II; Tyler Mercer, English II-A; Martin Jimenez, CLA-III; Russel Shoffner, English III; Brandi Blackwell, English III-A; Terry Steemer, CLA-IV; Matt Townley, English IV; Wanda Chase, English IV- Language Arts Department win- ners are, seated, Jesus Chan, Matt Townley, Greg Weiner, Danny Rivas, Edward Harde- man, Mario Magallanez, Tyler Mercer. Back row. Tammy West- brook, Jennifer Bujnoch, Wanda. Chase Brandi Blackwell, Kristi Kneupper, Tammy Long, Robin Westbrook, Monica Flores, Ra- chel Clements, Marisa Magal- lanez, and Terry Steemer. Not pictured Martin Jimenez, Russel Shoffner. A, Resource, Monica Flo- res. French I, Jesus Chan; French II, Danny Rivas; Spanish I, Robin West- brook and Spanish II, Ra- chel Clements. Journal- ism winner was Kristi Kneupper. Vocational winners were Personal Business Management, Nicky Fer- nandez; Word Processing, Rheanne Pester; Voca- tional Office Education, Michael Isbell; Home- making I, Shanna Moses; Homemaking II, Betty Ritchie; Food and Nutri- tion and Child Develop- ment, Lori Shoffner; Woodworking, Danny Ri- vas; Metals, Raymond Cox; General Agriculture, Tomas Zarate; Ag I-Bill Ragland; Ag II, Raymond Cox; CVAE, Manuel Ro- driguez; and overall win- ner, Michael Isbell. Math winners included Resource math, Arthur Copelo: Fundamentals of math, Maria Castillo; Pre- Algebra, James M. Gon- zales; Consumer math, So- nya Roberts; Informal ge- ometry, Keith Garner; Ge- ometry, Tammy West- brook; Algebra I, Robert Nations; Algebra II, Mark Richards; Pre-Cal, Brandi Blackwell; Calculus, Greg Weiner. Science winners were Physical Science, Tammy Westbrook; Intro Biology, Matt Williams; Biology I, Wade Hollman; Chemis- try I, Tyler Mercer; Phys- ics, Brandi Blackwell; Bi- ology II, Neal Kelley; Chemistry II, Wanda Chase and overall winner, Rachel Clements. Computer Science win- ners were Brandi Black- well, Computer Science I; Pat Ward, Computer Sci- ence II; and overall win- ner Mark Richards. Fine Arts win ners were Art I, Melissa Long; Art II, Chris Shade; Band marching, Ellen Everett; Concert, Pam Spencer; Drama, Matt Townley. Business winners were Typing I, Bradley Abra- meit; Consumer math, Je- sus Chan; Business Law, Jessica Wacker; Short- hand, Dee Dee Nesbitt; Accounting, Tyler Mercer, Record Keeping, Lyle Cheatham; and overall winner Lora Schulte. History and social stud- ies winners included Greg Weiner for Government and Economics; Lora Schulte, World History; and Heather Scanland, U.S. History. Library aides included Lori Mikesh, Juan Her- nandez, Ruben Acosta, Jackie Buie, Tammy Har- rison, Nickey Fernandez, Faydra Bailey, and Aman- da Mendez. 106 ACADEMICS