Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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- CT Young Conservatives of Texas lYCTl provided politically concerned students with an organization. Front row: David Portugal, Mat- ween Magnier, Carrie Iacobs, Margaret Brown, Diane Derrick, Grant Emison, Debra Fifer, and Carter Addock. Second row: Laurie Fromberg, Susan Burnley, Dennis Black, Fred Fram, and Bruce Read. Third Row: Kristen Kelly, Mary Davis, Richard Munisteri, Tony Bastidas and Sunil Kothari. Back row: Ian Nimo, Denise DuPont, Lynn Ferris, Melanie Meador, Steve Nolan, Steve Riely, Eric Norton and lack Ross. Not pictured are Ieff Kerr and Richard Lapin. Photo by lim Tomforde. '?X31 ' :t.,...,w-A Volunteers, including several Iemoria students, called registered voters at random t remind them to go to the polls and vote in th November elections. Photo by lim Tomforde. FHA gave girls a chance to experiment witl cooking. Iunior Helen Cates samples a larg bite of her creation while Iunior Meliss. Richardson looks on. Photo by Scott Coleman. 64 I YCT

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Future Teachers of America IFTAJ helped teach children in various nursery schools in the community. Members were: Barrie Black, Kim Birdwell, Cinda Lumsden. Renee Hodges and , Cathy Hunt. Photo by Doug Whitehead. FTA, backgammon play games eople with foresight into their ure careers who were interested in educational field had a chance to eive practical experience from ture Teachers of America IFTAI. mong the activities that club mbers participated in were listen- to speakers and helping elemen- school students. The girls worked th sponsor Mrs. Anne Hays to the programs for the year and fundraisers. ly, people who join FTA are who are interested in teaching a future career and want to look the different aspects. We have that come and talk about explained FTA president Cmda Lumsden. was raised from the selling Memorial Mustang mugs. We the money for helpful pro- said Cinda. or their project, the 40 girls made cational games for Cinda's ther's students at Bunker Hill mentary School. Such games were nded to make learning more plea- t for the elementary kids. The games were designed to teach young students basic arithmetic ls like multiplication, subtraction, things like that, said Cinda, but painless way. rom participating in the FTA pro- , the girls discovered whether or not they could handle the teaching field. It was fun and it also gave people a taste of what teaching's really like and how to handle little kids. Really you just find out if you are cut out to be a teacher or not, concluded Cinda. The Chess and Backgammon Club was an active club and consisted of around 15 members who enjoyed playing the games of chess and backgammon. The students who at- tended the meetings sat around and practiced the games. Anyone who wants to can come in and play the games or we'll teach them how to play, said Senior Philip Papadopoulos. We're usually there after school Wednesdays practicing against each other. Sometimes we have tournaments and round robinsf' Intelligence and a capacity for deep concentration are necessary characteristics for those interested in joining the Chess and Backgammon Club. It sounds like a lot of fun with a lot of mental intrigue, said junior Gwyneth Campbell, who has neglected to join the club although she has been a chess and backgam- mon enthusiast for years. I think I'll join it next year. w by Tom Kiersted and Lisa Mason i Heart shaped cut-outs were made into games for the nursery school children. Sophomore Cathy Hunt smiles with satisfaction. Photo by Doug Whitehead. FTA

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Contrary to popular belief, Future omemakers of America IFHAJ is ot a club of homemakers. Rather, it cludes a group of people interested helping the community. I despise the word 'homemakers' our club name because that is not ur purpose. It is to help the com- unity, commented FHA president enior Shaun Rupert. Homemakers are considered peo- le who cook and sew and clean the ouse. However, FHA does not deal ley with these aspects. Instead the embers concentrate on helping the by, for example, making favor trays for nursing homes. It brightens their day and gives a change of pace, said Sponsor Parties, ice cream socials and service projects keep FHA members busy. They were sponsor Martha Stiles, Iunior Melissa Richardson, Senior Lisa Taylor, Senior Shawn Rupert, Iunior Helen Cates, Sophomores Lynn Brown, Karen Taylor, Ginny Owens, Sarah Craft and Sharon Rupert. Photo by lim Tomforde. HA, YCT donate funds, time to community events Miss Martha Stiles. We raise this money for funding charities like muscular dystrophy. In addition to a club that helps the community by performing service projects, there is a club which helps politically. The purpose of Young Conser- vatives of Texas IYCTJ is to spread influence politically, work on cam- paigns and further advance the con- servative movement through fund raising, letters, speeches and press conferences, said Freshman Richard Munisteri. This statewide group is active in elections ranging from federal to local including congressional elec- tions. Meetings are once or twice a month on Tuesday nights. There, students have speakers discussing politics. We have political leaders, DA'sg they told about the different aspects of political stuff, said Munisteri. Other activities consist of lobby- ing in state and national legislature, said President Senior FredFram. UU by Tom Kiersted and Lisa Mason After cleaning out the rest of the fridge, one lone milk carton shows up. FHA members Iuniors Melissa Richardson and Missa Krieger look at it with astonishment. Photo by Scott Coleman. Voters I.D. Phoning Banks were set up throughout Houston to promote Voters to par- ticipate in the November Presidential election in which Ronald Reagan won. Photo by lim Tomforde. FHA I 65