Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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I VULVE Students work in community Academic clubs and organizations were active in many activities not limited to the campus. These projects provided interested students with unique opportunities for community involvement. Political campaigns and national charity fundraisers provided in- terested students with unique oppor- tunities for community involvement. Members of Young Conservatives of Texas QYCTJ took advantage of the many job openings for volunteers in the political campaigns of the elec- tion year. We mainly went down to the Reagan-Bush headquarters and worked at the phone bank. Our job was to call volunteers, ask them to come to the headquarters and call people to remind them to vote. Some members went door-to-door and passed out literature, said YCT Secretary Senior Kyra Buchko. Another volunteer project in which students participated was the annual jerry Lews Labor Day Telethon benefitting muscular dystrophy. Sigma Theta Phi ISTPJ is a jewish girls' sorority which concentrates on helping the community through charity projects. As a group, we're a philanthropic organization and we try to help peo- ple less fortunate than ourselves. We achieved our goal by helping jerry, said Senior Wendy Kaplan. The jobs performed by STP members were vital to the success of the telethon. According to Debbie, Being there, you see the new possibilities for a cure and it give you real hope. You can get an idea of this feeling from seeing the kids, but there is a sense of belonging that comes from being in the middle of things. utr by Michelle Mahoney Service projects for NHS included clearing Tully Stadium and visiting the nursing home. junior Helen Hayter visits with a senior citizen. Photo by Iim Tomforde. 148 O Involved

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At he .Ili iw' . -. x Iuniors planned their Senior girls' formals ear- ly in the year. Iuniors Laura Griffin, Melissa Miller, Ashley Allbritton and Nancy lones discuss theme ideas. Photo by Iim Tomforde. NHS members visited the Blalock Nursing Home during Christmas. They brought fruit and played the piano as Iunior Karen Andreini talks with a resident. Photo by Iim Tomforde. Attentively giving of her time, Iunior Helen Hayter speaks with a member from the Blalock Nursing Home on a National Honor Society excursion. Photo by lim Tomforde. Involved O 149