Miami Killian Senior High School - Catamount Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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LINDA MALES, ROSS WINANS, MRS. WOMBLE, KAREN KRAM, AND LUANNE KITCHIN HEARD THE NEWS STRAIGHT FROM HORSES' MOUTH Staffs Roared Monthly of Cougafs News Scoops tageous grip on scoops as well as horses. REPORTERS OFTEN FOUND DIFFERENT ANGLES IN ORDER TO CREATE THEIR NEWS STORIES.. 117 Editor-in-chief Marie Cowgill took an advan-

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PUBLICATIONS 3 Aw-.xl 4 e.. 11.1 A r-'T 5 J ' . l ui Catamount, Cougarts Roar Captured Momentous Year Keeping the students informed on the latest school activities, student gripes, club news, and preparing the yearbook was the job of the pub- lication staffs. Staying until 5 p.m. became a weekly ritual to meet Cougar's Roar and Cata- mount deadlines. Both organizations worked independently with different activities to raise money. The newspaper staff sold candied and caramel apples and the yearbook staff sold pictures, among other activities. Mrs. Melodie Womble advised both staffs with editors Mike Howe CCatamountJ and Marie Cowgill CCougar's Roarj guided their respective staffs to publish the work of creative people. The many publications proved their cleverness. Ross Winans 9. Mike Howe Vicki Ackner 10. Bob Vaughn June Mathis 11. Bibby Mitchell Marcia Tlumacki 12. Patti Spencer Candy Kitchln 13. Gail Irving Jim Perez 14. Chris Place Sherman Johnson 15. Mrs. Melodie Womble FUD Kaplan 16. Dianne Shedd 116

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ELECTIONS Following the Nationis Choice Students Voted Nixon President The winner by only sixty-five votes . . . Richard Nixon! came the cry after Killian's first mock elec- tion. Student voters duplicated the national election results, of presidential choice, and giving Humphrey, Wallace, and McCarthy the rest of the votes, in that order of majority. Campaigning for their candidates, students placed posters and signs around the school, wore party but- tons and hats, and rooted their choice in a boisterous campaign rally. Keeping party affiliations in mind, students who wished to vote registered under the di- rection of lVlr. Victor Nlanos and Mr. Ken McCullough. Senior government pupils supervised the use of actual voting machines. Eugene NlcCarthy supporters wrote in their ballots, and did not operate the ma- chine when casting their preference. Eager to learn voting techniques, Dana Swan practiced an adult privilege as she pressed the lever to cast her vote for the Presidential Candidate for 1969. 118 V C , ii' Y ii if .Q A loyal McCarthy supporter, Craig Harrison campaigned tirelessly during the week of the school-wide elections. as mf, ,gt sv, it l ff During election pep rally Bill Richardson enthusiastically campaigned for a favorite candidate, Wallace for President?