Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Art award winners were, Front row: Senior Chris McBride, Freshman Laura Bronson, Kenny Bennet, Beth Roscog Back row: Seniors Chip Dudley, Martin Lee, Kristen Fink and Randy Woodard. Photo by lim Tomforde. Taggs and French V award Winner Senior Dana Craft, V.O.E. award winner Iunior Ioe Nicholson, Homemaking award winner Kay McCullough, and Consumer Education award winner Lewis Henderson display their proud visages after their awards were given to them. Photo by lim Tomforde. Awards Night O 75

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Y O 74 0 Awards Night 'X Colleges award grads record high cash scholarships Fred Fram won the Debate Award while the Shell Companies Merit Scholarship was awarded to Duane F ranklet and Texas A8zM awarded a Merit Scholarship to Larry Garrett. lanet Greenberg won an English IVK award along with a Calculus IK award and a Bank award. Kristin Greer also received a Band Award and Anna Gregory received a Chorale Award. Robert Harris was awarded for Sociology, Lewis Henderson for Con- sumer Education and lay Hermann was awarded the Department of Ar- my ROTC Scholarship Award. William Hiebeler won the CVAE award. For Outstanding contribution to the Theatre Arts, Scott Holliman was awarded. lay Hooper won the General Metals award and Scott Hubka won the Physics IIK award. Willie Hunt was honored as the Outstanding Physics Student of the year. lay Iler won the Shell Companies Scholarship, Charles Kefauver won an American History Award and Sarah Kemey won the Orchestra Award. Ken Knowles won the Chorale Award, as well as the United Daughters of Confederacy Scholarship. The Spring Branch Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Kim Krivan and Alison Leach was com- mended for her work in German I and Government. Martha Lee received the Architec- tural Drafting award and Lauren Luchi received an award for Homemaking. Anne Luttrell received a Scholarship from Texas A8zM. Sophie Magnier received the EA IK award and the Latin II award. English IVK, Government and Economics awards went to Lynn Mandell. Christopher McBride received the Machine Woodworking Representing the Army ROTC, Major Alfonso Groche gave a special scholarship award to Senior lay Hermann. Hermann was one of several scholarship recipients. Photo by Scott Coleman. Speech award winners include Front row: Carrie lacobs, Melissa Bokenkamp, Sunil Kothari, Kyra Buchkog Back row: Fred Fram, Allison Yates, Susan Hofker, Susan Burnley and Krista Gregory. Photo by lim Tomforde. award. Melanie Meyer received a Govern- ment award and Misato Muto receiv- ed the Spanish I award. lana Norris won the Theatre Arts award. Margaret O'Keefe won the Music Theory award and a Chorale Award. Cari Simmons received the Cer- tificate of Achievement for the Na- tional History Day Fair. For her dedication to'The Anvil, Leslie Simon was commended. She also received a Scholarship from the Spring Branch Memorial Rotary Club. Kermit Snelson won the German V and English IVK awards and William Stephens won the Aviation award. lohn Thomas won a Rice University Merit Scholarship and Kim Thomp- son won an award for Calculus. - lames Tomforde received the Chuck Barris Memorial Photo lour nalism Award for his contributions tu the Anvil and the Reata. Kristen Tucker won the Art Awar and Caroline Van Brummen won thi Government award. Ronald Wimberly received Physical Education award, Rand Woodard won an Art award an Alison Yates won the Accountin Award. Finally, Barbara Cannon wa designated a Presidential Scholar Program Finalist by the United Stat Commission on Presidentia Scholars. bu by Mary Lynn Karvela Tracy Thompson and Lee Chilton received th D.A.R. Good Citizenship award. It W presented by the Alexander Love Chapte Photo by lim Tomforde. Seniors Leslie Simon and Kim Thompso smile with satisfaction and delight as they we named Most Likely to Succeed . Photo Dan Thompson.

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Seniors celebrate graduation, end of high school days Four years gone. Years that seemed to drag on for an eternity. Can it real- ly all be over now? This realization took a long time in coming. Suddenly, though, the moment came, the ceremony long awaited. But as facades of solemness covered the faces of the graduating class, many thoughts focused on the past weeks and not on the actual moment. There was an assembly April 29 in which Principal Mr. Wayne Schaper delivered his annual Don't die on me before graduation speech and admonishments against intoxicating beverages, preceded by Senior Prin- cipal Olan Halbert's own pre- graduation warnings and advice: clear your records, pay all fines and lab fees, keep your grades up and your conduct exemplary. Caps and gowns were issued May 13 and 14 and suddenly the halls seemed tinted red, filled with seniors parading their colors and flaunting their honor cords. Graduation rehearsal was held May 19 at the Spring Branch Col- iseum. As usual a few stragglers neglected to obey Mr. Schaper's war- nings to arrive on time, deeming a li- quid breakfast at Bendwook Park more important. At last, the big day arrived. May 21 found seniors all in place around 7:15 p.m., looking like a small army on the bleachers of Tully Stadium. Cries of Who's got a bobby pin I can borrow? to Quick, someone help me fix these dang honor cords right! , erupted as the mass of students filed toward the Coliseum. Unfortunately, the sudden motion was soon halted for another 15 minute break on the football field. Anxious teachers clasped hands and uttered words of encouragement to the equally nervous and noisy students as they filed towards their seats. Each student received last mf aka...