Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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ninder, m the la tfa1,Wt Hank Duke reads the min- Tallying up the votes, President Hiro Taniguchi makes sure it'is correct, Taniguchi took over when Hank Duke resigned in Fehriiarv X Sponsor Nancy Pittman holds the Council together. Left: The mos! important part of the Student Council, the homeroom representatives, discuss an amendment. SIUDENT COUNCIL-71

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Q Officers Cheryl Childs, Doe Doherty, Sarah Rodriguez and Hiro Taniguchi listen attentively, Coun il promotes entertainment Twice a month the Student Council, led by President Hank Duke, strove to improve the relations of students with the faculty and administration. In the past the Student Council had done such noteworthy things as modify the dress code or assign specific days in which the various departments were allowed to test, Major projects of this year were to create the Cultural Entertainment Committee and to plan the Bicentennial Fair. The present senior parking lot facing Echo Lane in past years was open to all drivers. One of the first moves of the Council was to create the senior lot. This restrained juniors and occasional sophomores from parking here. Unfortunately, the number of parking spaces and the number of cars was far from equal. Often it was impossible for a late sleeper to find a space. The Cultural Entertainment Committee CCECJ was formed to bring some sort of entertainment to the students, explained committee chairman Paul Marks. The idea behind the CEC was to give students a better time at school so that they would associate school with things other than rules and tests. The CEC started out unsuccessfully with an assembly for all homerooms of the Freedom lam. The band scheduled a concert for the following Friday night. Due to lack of ticket sales, the concert was canceled and with luck, soon forgotten. The CEC later regained the faith of the students by sponsoring a Wheatfield concert later in the year. The Bicentennial Fair was an original idea for the Student Council. All of the clubs from school sponsored a booth that had something to do with America's history. It was held on April 24, on campus in the mall. President Hank Duke presided over 68 homeroom representatives. He did as much as possible to improve an already liberal school. 1 always wanted to be President, said Duke. Then, in late February, Duke resigned because of adverse criticism of the Council's administration. Vice president Hiro Taniguchi presided as president for the remainder of the year. Even with a critical change in leadership, the Student Council seemed to go on as it always had, trying to fight apathy and lobby for the student body in the best way possible with as much power as it could muster. 70- STUDENT COUNCIL E if it 5 ,ta is it i i l l , if 5 it E ll 5 is it s lt 5 iii it ti it i iii i it .il it l E i it 5 if E E fs li i if it it 5 5 5? 3. si 5 2 fix It 5 s it Zi .i itil gi li it E 5, if ii it E if 5 iv i is l 5 i l s l X l s it l 5 i si resident Hank Duke reports to the representatives on the outcome of the Freedom lam conce At a special CEC meeting, Ricky Scheps, Hiro Taniguchi and Hank Duke plan the Wheatfield Concert

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,J 1, , , Manning the Markette bake sale is sophomore Betsy Howell, Dixielandjazzis provided by a portion ofMen1orial's marching band. Right: Munching on a'snow cone, Freshman Barry Schuman, awaits participants at the Ecology Club's plant booth. Far right: Students rummaged through old yearbook pictures and many purchased them, boosting Reata funds. 72- BICENTENNIAL FAIR zz A variety of pups up for adoption were sponsored by A.LL.Y through Citizen Animal Protection. f ' bi 'mart M -fa.. Hundreds ofgoldlish scatter in the small pool at the Freshman class game booth