Mexico High School - Mascot Yearbook (Mexico, MO)

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WNNLWQM , UM., The Exit makes available to Debbie Deason and Kathy Baker copies of books on the current reading list for English IV. Organizations 127 Lit Club Leads with MHS'FirstS' Leading MHS with its list of firsts for the year, the Literary Club highlighted its activities with a movie presentation, a school book store, and a trip to see the musical Cabaret in St. Louis. With loan Offutt as president, the club made ar- rangements forthe Walt Disney movie Emil and the Detectives . After selling tickets at the grade schools, they presented the movie in November during the school-wide Parent-Teacher conferences, clearing about S50 on the project. Early in the fall, the group began plans for The Exit , MHS's own book store set up in sponsor Mrs. Marilyn Moore's room. Open every morning and again after school for 30 minutes during the last semester, the store offered a wide selection of paperbacks for required reading as well as just plain fun books. Working with joan were Sara Mclntosh, vice- president, Sally Seigfried, secretary, Gail Moore, treasurer, Linda Phillips and Nancy Schoeppel, his- torians, jane Easterling and Mark Beshears, program chairmen, Mrs. Moore, john Tsikalas, and Gene Potter, sponsors. And 25 cents more makes 512.75 , counts President joan Offutt as she and other members who sold tickets for Emil and the Detectives count up their day's proceeds. With her are Chris DiBlasi, jackie Spurrier, Marilyn Melahn, Ellen Williams, and Pat Westcott. fabove left! joan and Marilyn welcome a young Mex- icoan who has purchaseda ticket for the event.

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Future Teachers Create 'Neelocs' Their sale of Neelocs highlighted the year for the Future Teachers of America, sponsored by Miss Mary Elizabeth Baker. The Neelocs, designed by FTA mem- ber Colleen Funk, and made by other members, were sold to students for fifty cents each. Other main events of the year included initiation and induction of officers, the annual picnic, and the traditional apples for the teachers of MHS, both at the main building and the Technical School. The pic- nic, held May 13 at Lakeview Park, included about fifteen members and their guests. Officers for the year were Carol Dever, presi- dent, Nancy Allen, vice-president, Tyann Mundy, secretary, Mary Gerling, treasurer, and Anna Trotter, historian. FTA inducted 10 new members, bringing their total to 23. Secretary Tyann Mundy, right, displays newly created Neelocs, in their various sizes, shapes, and colors. fbelowj In preparation for the FTA initiation, new members select their candles for the tra- ditional ceremony. They are, from left, Vicki Barnes, Colleen Funk, Nancy Ollis, Esther Traber, and Brenda Strange. Asa -A---.Qi-M v-+f.! Bmx4f' 8 wnq.,,,,,,,,..- ' --. ,pai -www ..1j'...,. 'ff M-............ ....,,,,,, A,- 126 Organizations

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, YYYY YYYY, Y Mexico Graduate Speaks at Festival Dr. Elizabeth Worrell, MHS graduate and professor of speech at Northeast Missouri State College was guest speaker at Mexico's first Fall Forensic Festival held in November. ln the event, planned by Mrs. Barbara Rigby and lohn T. Clark, speech instructors, Raytown, Missouri, took the sweepstakes trophy based on the total num- ber of points earned by individuals from each of the 'I3 schools entered, while Rolla placed first in the debate competition. Highlighting this year, the debaters attended the four-state tournament at Fayetteville, Arkansas, where jim Covington and Eric Stover captured sec- ond place in the championship division, and Mark Beshears and Lewis Melahn secured third place. With the resolved topic that the United States should establish a system of compulsory military serv- ice for all citizens, debaters attended tournaments at Rolla, Marshall, Fulton, Springfield, Liberty, Wentz- ville, Smith-Cotton, Passionists Fathers, MU Lab, and Neosho, as well as the district tourney and state tournaments. Compiling points for National Forensic League com- petition in these tournaments, senior debaters lim Covington and Lewis Melahn gained the 250 points required to qualify as the first MHS entries in the state NFL tournament held in March. Regular competitors in individual events through- out the season included Rhonda Reading, Kathleen O'Blennis, Geneva Neale, Fadia Fayad, lane Easterling, Don Bratton, and Kathy Heerboth. Climaxing their year, Rhonda Reading took first place at district in story telling, and Fadia Fayad, reading four poems by Langston Hughes in the poetry division, also placed first. Radio classes, directed by Mrs. Rigby during the first semester, and john Woods, second semester, sponsored two programs each week over KXEO local radio station. Thursday nights featured the Bulldog Bash, directed by speech students Kathy O'Blennis, Tim Bailey, lohn Kuester, Don Bratton, Ed Robertson, Colleen Funk, and Rhonda Reading. The Sunday Night Affair opened the week with popular music and upcoming events of MHS. fabovel Earnestly stapling pages together, Fadia Fayad prepares programs for MHS's first Fall Forensic Festival. fright? Caught off guard, Debbie Davis demonstrates how easily one can crack up during a hilarious Sunday Night Affair program. 'I28 Organizations