Mexico High School - Mascot Yearbook (Mexico, MO)

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.annr 'm..-.,,,A i I john Recob and Rod Allen, photographers, examine the settings on a new camera for the Publications class donated by the Key Club. lbottom right? Kathy Quinlan, jay Morris, and Vicki lenner put in a few of the long hours it takes to compile the index. I 'mi8't1triemf,,1L3 68 Mascot Places First in Missouri Under the supervision of Mrs. Dora Barnes, the 1968 Mascot received the top honors a yearbook can achieve in both state and national competition. After being selected first in state, the Mascot was rated the highest possible in all three major national judging services. This year's staff, attempting to top the '68 Mascot sales, presented an assembly which included a skit featuring Sadie and the Moonshine Raiders, a jug band consisting of senior girls. To raise money for the '69 Mascot, the staff, as in the past, canvassed the town over a period of two weeks selling Christmas evergreens. The staff also co-sponsored with the Pep Squad a new project, Work Day, held in April with proceeds going to both organizations. The students were hired out by Mexicoans to do odd jobs around the house. In order to become better acquainted with the American Yearbook Company, the Mascot's publisher, members of the class took a short vacation from their studies to tour the plant in Hannibal. They were shown, step by step, the intricate process of putting a yearbook together. Roger Lewis, junior, winner of the name-the-doll contest, received a free yearbook for submitting the name Rupert. t'wnW i' Q E+'

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sue an-qu' 4- ag: Q9 Us Gao no Quo 9230 on Oh? a Searching through the publications scrapbook for a homecoming article, Debbie Brooks and Marjorie Chaney reminisce past events at MHS. Nancy Erdel, Gail Moore, and Carol Dever ttopi compare their senior section with the one in the first Mascot published 20 years ago. ttop right! Wanda Benjamin and ad manager Judy Dug- gins total the day's income from ad sales. Taking a minute from class time tcenteri Mrs. Barnes and Sandy Harcrow admire Nita Smith's new ring. tlefti After announcing at the sales assembly that there would be a name-the-doll contest to win a free Mascot, Debbie Deason displays the doll, later named Rupert. tfar left? Edhor Unda PhHHps,leh,and ckcuhuon nmnager Nancy AHem right, help Kathy Atkins get ideas for opening section pages. ,J- Qu .1 is . , .. W i. ..., M. Ei? g w K X be-an K wack L NWA r....'w-oanqguqgq I . f. . ,W L

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COE Celebrates 30th Anniversar The selection of Mike Farmer, MHS senior as Missouri's student of the year and the thirtieth an- niversary of their program at Mexico High School highlighted the year for the COE classes. The anniversary, celebrated as a part of the annual Employer-Employee banquet, featured as guest speaker Dr. David Nicholson co-ordinator at the first such program at MHS. Then called Diversified Oc- cupations, the class included Kirby Allen who served as master of ceremonies at this year's observance. Mike, chosen earlier by a panel of judges at the state convention in Columbia as student of the year, was also honored at the banquet. Mike, president of the Missouri as well as the Mexico club, went on to compete in the contest held in Atlantic City, N.l. in May for the national title. Other contest winners at the state convention were Robin Neely, Linda Becker, Sharon Sampson, Kathy Mills, Gary Little, Mike Moore, Pam Mechlin, Ken West, Mike Forck, Charles Minney, Gary jones, and Dan Slater. Activities throughout the year for the group in- cluded an employer-employee basketball game, a dance featuring the music of the St. lohns, a picnic and Wiener roast, and a rummage sale. They also made a trip in May to the Mid-America Raceways in Wentzville and arranged window displays at Thrifty Finance and the COE display window in observance of National Distributive Education Clubs of America lDECAD month. Sponsored by William Maloney, the club elected as officers Mike Farmer, president, Kendra Sullivan, vice-president, Pam Mechlin, secretary, Nita Smith, treasurer, Gary Little, reporter, and lohn Cox, par- liamentarian. As master of ceremonies, Kirby Allen calls the roll of students en- rolled in MHS's first COE program thirty years ago. With him are john Waggett of the A. P. Green Co. and Dr. David Nicholson, co- ordinator of the class in 1938-39. tabovel Mike Farmer, Missouri DECA student of the year, accepts his first place plaque from Lester Kesterson, State COE director.