Memorial High School - Talon Yearbook (Joplin, MO)

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-r ...F A -Hs.. -swag. I 1 'isa as THE BELL was the symbol of Key Club ffar leftj. Kent Blanchard brought a meeting to order ltop lefti. Jack Jewsbury distributed spirit ribbons to Brad Myers and Marshall Dunham ftop centerj. Mike Cragin rocked for money for the March of Dimes fabovel. Kent Blanchard presented Coach Cooper a trophy football for his winning season lleftl. i .Qi 9' ' 1 '7' 1 5'f t ' I -3-44: Z' ,f' x, i if SA . L u, Y tu BILL BLANCHARD and Gary Gray ftop rightl helped set up the Christmas tree. Key Club officers Kent Blanchard, presidentg Jack Jewsbury, vice-presidentg Bob Klein, treasurer, and Scott Beldon, secretary at- tempted to decorate the hall labovei. John Austin and Mark Ftamsour persuaded Stan- Iey Lee and Ginny Patrick to buy spirit ribbons llefti. Tom Wilhite, Shiela Nelson and Joyce Maxwell bought tape from David Whitman lbottom leftj for the spirit race.

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Key Club. . Associated with the Kiwanis, Key Club can be help- ful to the whole school, said Presi- dent Kent Blanchard. A junior mem- ber, Chick Chickering, went on to say, The Kiwanis started Key Club as an organization for young men of high school age. The club has a faculty adviser and a Kiwanians adviser who relay messages be- tween the Kiwanis and Key Club. To promote school spirit throughout the year, members sold tickets for the football game and red-and-blue spirit ribbons, presented a signed football to Coach Cooper as a mo- mento of his winning season and arranged for a banner in the gym to proclaim the Ozark Conference Championship. Decorating the school for Christ- mas, several members put up a tree complete with lights, ornaments and garlands. Another holiday project was the Rock-A-Thon, a March of Dimes fund-raising contest between representatives of several area schools. Rocking stations, each supplied with a rocking chair, food and blankets, were set up downtown -out-of-doors in the 20 degree weather. Passers-by donated to the contestants. Key Clubber Mike Cra- gin, rocking from -4 p.m., Dec. 11, all through the night to 5:30 p.m. the next day, earned approximately S150 for the March of Dimes. The club also sent representatives to each week's Kiwanis meeting. Said Kent, At these meetings our members become informed about activities like Operation Drug Alert. One member concluded that Key Club has done more this year than in the past two years.

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American Field Service. . . Foreign exchange students were the concern of the American Field Service program of international scholarships. The program was based on the idea that close, personal associations between individuals of different nations foster under- standing and friendship between people, and help to strengthen the basis for more peaceful relationships be- tween nations. Two AFS-ers attended MHS this year-Anna Maria Trigiri of lraklion, Crete, staying with the Donald Clarkson family, and lvan Powis of West Bromwich, England, stay- ing with the Roland Smith family. Anna arrived in the U.S. in Augustg Ivan arrived in December along with other English students taking fall university entrance exams at home. Said Susan Spracklen, president of the chapter at Memorial, The high school chapter is important to the program. Members often serve as the exchange stu- dent's link with the school and community. Through them, a student may learn of American families other than the one he is placed with. From the business angle, the school chapter is also very helpful. A community can have as many AFS-ers as it will pay for. So this year we sold baked goods, rummage and post cards to raise money. Members help to inform interested families on how to apply to host a student and interested Joplin students on how to apply for Americans Abroad-which is AFS in reverse. Americans Abroad scholarships send our students to foreign countries. Chapter members find certain benefits as well, said one member. This Christmas vacation the host families gave several parties, where we had a chance to meet several exchange students staying in the area-Carthage, Webb City, Neosho, Carl Junction, Monett, Lamar and Aurora. During the festival weekend, Joplin chapter hosts ex- change students and their brothers and sisters from sev- eral states. lt's very interesting. You discover that there is a strong fellowship within AFS, said host sister Connie Smith. Anna Maria Trigiri and her American sisters Annie and Janet Clarkson ' -11' -5 l si 'N l , f. l 'F il . - 1 Ief l li , , lark rf KST. j , Yf 'A Q A . 'av' . x- 'fl -1: 'N ,Sh avi , . 1 T I I ll