Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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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

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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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tuclellt C ou neil Student Council officers for '81-'82 are Secretary Sophomore Susan Hillman, Presi- dent Iunior Todd Thompson, Vice president lunior Kay McCullough and Treasurer Iunior Cathy Dunn. Photo by Taylor Stout. 0ff1cers take steps 1n 1rnprov1ng Student Counci Students became active in school administration through the student council where officers and represen- tatives confered with the administra- tion and performed various im- provements throughout the school. In recent years at Memorial, the student council has been ineffective. I feel that this council has taken the first step in improving the record, said Student Council President Senior Iay Rockaway. This year we organized the Homecoming dance, our biggest money-making project, solved the parking problem and placed benches under the trees, near the Senior park- ing lot, commented Rockaway. At the end of each school year the student body elects new officers for the next year's council while the representatives are elected in each English class. Student Council officers for 1980- 81 were Seniors Iay Rockaway, presi- dent: Kelley Didion, vice presidentg Shari Hart, secretaryg and Iunior IoLynn Beeler, treasurer. The president further appointed a Projects Chairman, Senior Suzanne Graubartg a Parliamentarian, Senior Ioe Duncan and a new innovation in- to the council was a Sergeant-at- Arms, Senior Kyra Buchko. Last year the meetings were ex- tremely disorganized, and everyone would talk of other matters rather than listening to the meeting. So, I decided to appoint a Sergeant-1 Arms to keep everybody in line, sa Rockaway. Although the council feels th made the first step in better represe tation of the student body, they sl work for quick and effective actir on their proposals. The administi tion is a big obstacle in our way, th always veto our proposals. We tri to work closer with them, and fe that was the key to our success, co cluded Rockawayqi, by Amy Bel Student council meetings gave representativ a time to give their ideas. Iunior repress tatives Cathy Dunn, Kay McCullough, To Thompson, IoLynn Beeler and Sponsor Anne Butler listen. Photo by Taylor Stout. 66 0 Student Council