Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Nancy who has been worlclng on school papers since lunior high and describes her lnferesf as sfill growing IS co edlfor of fhe Anvil for fhe second semesfer She says fhe fifle ednfor has been a sorl' of dream for fhe lasf fwo or fhree years, and fhaf if is fhe greafesl feeling in fhe world fo look af a paper and be able fo say fhal s mine'. Proof of Nancys deferminafion and excepfional abillfies is fhe facf fhaf she won fhe ediforship fhough she lusf moved fo Housfon 'rhns year, from Paschal High School in Ff Worfh Being awarded fursf place recogniflon in liferary confesfs for her edlforials and polished wrifings has become a regular occurrence for Nancy She was an American Field Service flnallsf and is a member of fhe Quill and Scroll Sociefy fhe English Honor Sociefy and Sigma Gamma ln her spare fume she enloys reading, coolc- ing swimming 'lennis and playing lhe piano. Nancy will affencl fhe Universlfy of Texas and sfudy iournal- ism and governmenf and hopes in a few years, fo Ted Siff Speech An unusual inferesf in fhe fields of speech and govern- menf characferizes Ted, who has falaen parf in fhespian acfivifies since his firsf year in high school. His mosl' re- warding course, he says, is speech, which provides op- porfunifies fo fravel, meef new people, and learn how differ- enf high schools operafe. Ted's main inferesfs oufside school include swimming and club acfivifies, in his case a wicle area. Ted has served as vice-presidenf of fhe Nafional Honor Sociefy, pre-sidenf of fhe Nafional Forensic League, and Mu Alpha Thefa, and senior direcfor of fhe Key Club. Appreciafive of his oufslanding qualifies of leadership, his classmafes have elecfed him class presidenf in his iunior and senior years. As for his college plans, Ted hopes fo be accepfed af eifher Sfanford, Harvard, or Johns Hopkins. He plans fo major in polifical science af one of fhese schools. Nancy Peterson Journalism w

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Mark Morrison Pu blicaTions Journalism has been a valuable parT oT my high school career Trom The sTandpoinT of experience l have gained and lasTing Triendships l have made, says lvlarlc. His Tall semesTer Term as ediTor oT The Anvil demanded proficiency aT organizing and meeTing The deadlines Tor publicaTion. ConTinuing his worlq on The paper, he was The ediTorial consulTanT Tor The spring semesTer. The recipienT oT This year's publicaTions award, he has also received The NaTional Quill and Scroll Award Tor his TeaTure wriTing, and is a member oT The English Honor SocieTy and Wranglers. lvlarlc enjoys all sporTs buT exerTs special eTTorTs To improve his Tennis game. l-le plans To aTTend The UniversiTy oT Texas and-maior in iournalism. Martha Williforcl Choir LasT year, MarTha's musical TalenT earned her The Chorale Award, and This year The qualiTy of her alTo voice has lcepT her in Top conTenTion Tor honors in The choir. She has been a member oT The choir Tor Tour years buT sang in her church choir and in junior. high school beTore she came To Memorial. MarTha is also an acTive member oT The Spanish Club, Tri-Hi-Y, and Sigma Gamma. When she is noT busy singing, she enioys playing The guiTar, piano, and organ and skiing or lisTening To hillbilly music. MarTha especially enioyed visiTs To New Yorlc. New Orleans, Mexico, and Aspen. where she someTimes slcis. Displaying The TemperamenT oT a musician when she geTs mad, she says, l bang on a guiTar and geT iT ouT of my sysTem. 1

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Karen Griffith l PWT ArT is The mosT imporTanT Thing To Karen, who has been inTeresTed in iT since second grade. AlThough she Hdabbles in everyThing, her favoriTe medium is waTer color. She was chosen To design and painT The disc of Big Red in The gym. As a second year sTudenT she placed in The NaTional ArT ConTesT. Karen's spare Time is Tilled wiTh reading, slceTching, lcniTTing, and wriTing. Hoping To aTTend arT schools in The UniTed STaTes Tor Two years and Then To conTinue her sTudies abroad, she will enTer The Tield oT eiTher commercial arT or Tashion design. Jeff Goodman Speech JeTT Goodman is presenTly Treasurer oT The NaTional l-lonor SocieTy, Key Club, and English l-lonor SocieTy. l-le received second place in The STaTe American Legion 0raTori- cal ConTesT, won a Commercial Award as a Junior and was Junior RoTarian Tor The monTh of January This year. l-le has won numerous awards in debaTe and exTemporaneous speak- ing, and has aTTended various speech insTiTuTes. l-le parTic- ularly lilces hunTing and swimming, as well as Tennis, and has aTTained The ranlr oT Eagle ScouT. As Tor college, JeTT is sTill undecided, buT plans To maior in clinical psychology. l-le Teels ThaT everyone's curriculum should include some courses relaTed To speech because Those wiTh experience in This area usually are more adepT in all areas OT endeavor.