McMinnville High School - McMinnvillan Yearbook (McMinnville, OR)

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Business Booms in ’76 for VICA and DECA (Top Left) Robert Whitehead purchases notebook from DECA salesman. Rian Johnson (Top Right) Cash register rings a Bicentennial sale. (Below Right) Doug Dix stocks display stand (Below Left) DECA: Front Row V.Keller. TiCoffelt, M.Worthley, R. Whitehead, M.Ross- man, Q.Shumate. Ky. Schmidt. Kn. Schmidt. T.Plummer: Back Row Advisers Lowell Chamberlin and Ken Rogers, P.Warc, T.Howard. K. Bilodeau. M.Kofford, B.Cole. D.Dix, R.Johnson.

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Winter Wonderland found girls in holiday formals and guys in something other than jeans. Perhaps it was the festive decorations, girl-ask-boy tradition, live music, or the Christmas spirit which made the annual dance a wonderful way to spend an evening. Baffling especially after the well-attended Christmas dance—was the nearly empty gymnasium at the Sweetheart Ball. Nearly forced to cancel because few indicated they would attend, sponsors decorated the gym and provided an impressive refreshment table. Some couples came, enjoyed the refreshments, and left. Others danced until the last song was finished. (Top Left) King Rick Van Fleet and Queen Scotty Jahnkc reign over Winter Wonderland. (Top Right) Marilyn Lnglc and Brian Fricke step out of the past to liven up the Christmas dance. (Below Right) Jenny Wiser and Chuck Yonker trip the light fantastic. (Below Center) Chris Feibcl and Harold Washington, King of the Valentine's dance, enjoy a slow number. 27

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Wrough-iron plant stands were the hottest item to hit the market—perhaps in the history of McMinnville High School. DECA members took orders in the school store located in room 20 and VIC A members filled the orders from their headquarters in the metals shop. Over 100 plant stands found their way into McMinnville homes. DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) members marketed many other items in the school store. Profits from the sale of cards. Grizzly shirts, school supplies and the popular buttons were used to finance the group’s attendance at the Career Development Conference in Portland’s Hilton Hotel in March. Joining other groups from across the state, VICA (Vocation-Industrial Clubs of America) members traveled to Salem during National Vocational Education Week in February. After a tour of the Capitol, McMinnville members presented Governor Robert Straub with a plant stand decorated with a metal-sculptured VICA. Plant stands proved to be an example of only one of many talents of VICA members. Three bronze and two silver medals were captured at the statewide Sill Olympics in April. In addition, two Mac students were elected to state offices at the event and traveled to Miami for the National VICA Convention. (Top Left) Dean Koch and Bruce Woodstock ready a special plant stand for Governor Straub. (Top Right) McMinnville winners at Skill Olympics arc Derek Garvin, silver in Extemporaneous; Sieve Tapp, bronze in Sheet Metal; Dean Koch, bronze in Gas Welding; and Jeff Ganjield. silver in Prepared Speech. (Below Right) VICA: Front Row C.Adams, P.Schaffner, B.Woodstock, J.Wilder, B.Early; Second Row D.Koch, D.Garvin, J.Ganfield. D.Young. S.Tapp, J.Hill. Back Row Advisers Dick Sherman and Dean Wimer, C.Hurley, J.Brothers. (Below Left) Derek Garvin completes a project at Skjll Olympics. 29