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

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74 Organizations Prevailed on Community Awareness, Stimulated Service around math. Octagon, a boy's service club, was sponsored by Mr. Garry Brown. During the pep rally season. otticers Don Irving. Chuck Tidwell. and Ed Buckley assisted President Bob Gentry in manutacturing the pertect example ot a thoroughbred, a three-toothed bony animal, On Janu- ary 29. members assisted in the parking lot clean-up. Starting actively in the fall, lnteract's president. Mike Anderson. assisted by vice-president Ray Diaz. secretary Randy Allen. and treasurer Max D'LaR- otta. boosted spirit during tootball sea- son with posters and beat tags. Guided by Mr. Garry Brown. Interact plunged into its maior proiect. tinancial support ot a toreign child. Members sent a monthly check and wrote letters to a child in a toreign country in order to provide tood. clothing. and education. Near the end ot January. Interact swept away unwanted broken glass and debris in the student parking lot. Nine girls were chosen as sweethearts. They were seniors Cheryl Peel. Diane Raab. and Lois Sammetinger: iuniors Sally Mims and Pam Ude: and sophomores Kendra Bos, Peggy Morris. and Janis Signorelli. Future Business Leaders of America made students more aware ot the busi- ness world. The organization helped members iustity consumption ot goods and distribution ot wealth. On Novem- ber 6. otticers Cynthia Fields tpresidentl. Mike Edentield. Lynn Davis. and Lucinda Alexander attended a district meeting with otticers trom other Dade County schools. Upon returning they intormed the club about the discussions which stemmed trom the theme Awareness ot the Business World. On April 20-22. FBLA otticers again attended a conven- tion in Clearwater. Supervised by Mrs. Johnnye Diemar. FBLA members partici- pated in a statewide seminar. scrapbook contest. and mum sale. lndustrial Arts Club was 'Formed for the purpose ot beautitying the school and its surroundings. John Rosado. presi- dent. guided the club members in extra- curricular activities - planting shrub- bery and cementing broken benches in the patio area. When Pan Am sponsored the toy drive tor the underprivileged. ln- dustrial Arts was helping to repair used toys. The club also made toy racks tor the children. During the later part ot the year. Arts members programmed a video tape ot shop classes to assist stu- dents in planning schedules. German Clup was tormed to provide interested students with an awareness ot German culture and to meet other Ger- man speaking students in the state. David Solliday. president. conducted bi- monthly meetings where members planned activities. Otticers George Nor- ris. Janet Conn, and David Hunter as- sisted inthe planning. To raise tunds tor the organization. members participated in carwashes and bake sales throughout the year. ln February. German Club challenged Spanish Honor Society to a game ot soccer. The many hours spent in preparation tor the game proved truittul as the Germans deteated SHS. 5-3. On April 28-29. German Club participated in language and culture contests at the University ot ltkliami. Atter the conven- tion. local German clubs set up booths at the Christ t e King Lutheran Church carnival. Mrs. Fern Miller assisted Cooperative Health membe s in learning intormation to improve on-the-iob skills. CHO, an or- ganization tori students interested in health careers. aided its members in ob- taining iobs and improving individual potential. CHO invited speakers to ex- pound on ditterent health occupations. Dr. Calvert, DDS, spoke on the qualitica- tions ot a dental assistant and Mrs. Zaugg. head nurse at Baptist Hospital. lectured on specitic duties ot nurses. CHO sold poly-tlutt animals ot sott plas- tic molded into shapes ot dogs. monkeys. and snakes. Club members also gave a iismileu party tor the children at Havenis school. At the end ot the year. CHO at- tended the arinual employer-employee banquet at Dinner Key. CDE, under the supervision ot Mr. Altred Bush and led by Angela Askew. helped members improve themselves in the business whrld. Members were pre- sented with individual responsibility. op- portunities tor intelligent career choice. ethical practices in business. and an un- derstanding ot tree. competitive enter- prise system. CDE learned the principles ot making television programs. visited the Merchandise Mart. and had break- tast meetings at restaurants. On Octo- ber 27. otticers attended a Miami Jack- son workshop. meeting other otticers trom Dade County schools. All twenty- seven members went to local, district. oi state conterences representing Killian ir the national organization. DECA lDis tributive Education Clubs ot Americalf Mariana Coe. president, and Mi Wanda Prieto. sponsor. directed Ari into its busy agenda. At ninth grad orientation. members served as guides: taking newcomers on a school tour. the beginning ot the year. Ariel me bers made and sold yarn spirit dolls. Ha loween night came and club member took orphan children trick-or-treatin The girls, received treats ot children taces bright with the ghostliness ot Ha loween. Ariel also made turkey-shape table decorations to cheer the elderly Thanksgiving. During November Ari assisted the March ot Dimes with th Holsum bread sale and the Eebrua Walk-a-Thon. ln late December clu members collected toys to till the stoc ings ot orphan children. Ariel also parti ipated in bake sales. interclub baseb games. and bike hikes. When East rolled in. the members took part in egg hunt and made colortul baskets t the sick. Future Teachers ot America parti pated in Back-to-School night servi as monitors tor parents. During Ame can Education week. ETA sponsored Htavorite teacher essay contest. In t middle ot the year. the club sponsored baby picture contest. Amused studen were given a chance to view teache baby pictures in the main hall displ case. President Pat Zamudio direct club members in their teaching acti ties. FTA embarked on a one-day tea ing escapade at a local elementa school. Individuals, members also sisted in the classrooms. Help! help! l can't get my dress and my blonde wig is messed up! A K Club craze presented as a grand tin at the last pep rally was a pertorman by Keyers as southern belies. A tradition listed on the agenda the unique tootball game with lngen Both clubs battled powertul ottense a detense. However. Key succeeded winning I4-7 retreating with dirty kn

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Cl b WiTh represenfafives -from English classes. STudenT Governmenf meT and discussed ways of making The four grade levels a more unified sysfem. ScoTT Car- Ter led These meefings wiTh The assisT- ance of Mrs. Phyllis Williams. While supporTing pep rallies, STudenT GovernmenT also sponsored The ChrisT- mas dance. In December, The annual canned food drive kepf The sTudenT body busy filling boxes wiTh food for The un- derprivileged. The organizafion also in- vesfed in decals, beaf Tags, book covers. and spiriT buTTons. Spring broughf along The carnafion sale, during which sTudenTs ordered flowers for friends for Valen- Tines Day. Under The guidance of presidenf Joe Mora. Spanish Honor Sociefy infro- duced sTudenTs To The culTure of The Spanish people. Sponsor Mrs. Celia STO- vall, supervised as members published a ,Spanish newspaper. Club members also Tufored classmaTes. For enTerTainmenT, The Honor Sociefy wenf on bike hikes To Mafheson Hammock. packing lunches and bafhing suifs. Ofhers parTicipaTed in bowling Tournamenfs, carwashes. and bake sales. AT The end of The year, SHS purchased Texfbooks for level IV Spanish classes. ' CBE, a sTaTewide organizafion, enriched sTudenTs in business educafion skills. PaT Quick. presidenf, conducTed business meefings while officers assisTed. Linda Chapman, Joan Aderly, and Judy Heller Took noTes, collecfed dues, and replaced The presidenf during absences. Sponsored by Mr. David Cole, CBE sold Telephone books and calendars To help :end members To The DisTricT conTesT in orT Everglades, November lb. ConTesTs ncluded speaking, spelling, Typing, ahorfhand, and iob inTerview. PaT Quick 'efurned wiTh a firsf place award in job nferview. On April Il, CBE members and Their employers aTTended a banquef :T Bayfronf Audiforium. Roberf Spieker Took charge of Pan Txmerican This year. The organizafion nade posfers for fooTball and baskefball D games, planfed Trees, baked cupcakes, cookies. and clecorafed The language lab aT ChrisTmas Time. During The ChrisTmas season, Pan Am conducTed iTs annual Toy drive: T children of Homesfead were happy To receive These giffs. PTSO, Parenf Teacher STudenT Orga- nizafion, was formed To help mainfain a sound, safe educafional climafe for learning and To promofe social harmony beTween parenfs. Teachers, and sTudenTs. On SepTember 2l, PTSO sponsored The firsT nighf pep rally To give parenfs an opporTuniTy To meeT The aThleTic and ad- minisTraTive sfaffs. Mrs. MargareT WrighT, presidenf, conducTed business and general meefings wiTh The help of officers Lori Walker, vice-presidenf: Dei- Tra Befhel, corresponding secrefary: Mrs. D. Hepburn, recording secrefary: and Dr. J. Hepburn, parliamenTarian.i lnTeresTed in preserving The environ- menf, Ecology Club members Took parT in various well-planned acTiviTies. Club associaTes assisTed Sunrise School in Homesfead wiTh iTs clean-up proiecf -- painfing and cleaning. On anoTher ouT- ing members aTTacked Virginia Beach cleaning iT spofless. Ecology also 'sfruck Bahia Honda and cleared soda cans and papers from iTs surface. Presidenf of lngenue, Ellen Taylor, guided The club members wiTh many proiecfs. Jeni Gee, vice-presidenf, was in charge of The poinT sysfem and Took roll aT meeTings. Sandy Perpich and Nancy Hayes Took minufes and kepT Track of club money. Ofher officers in- cluded Barbara Truba, Holly Osflund, and Cheryl Peel. Some of The monfhly' acTiviTies coniured up were carwashes, bake sales, freshman orienfafion, a one- week cafeferia clean-up, collecfing for UNICEF, and The March of Dimes Walk- a-Thon. ln The Tradifional Key-lngenue fooTball game The girls sfrained To sur- pass The men, buf Key was noT going To sTand by undaunfed. The game 'i'unof- ficially ended wiTh Key winning I4-7. During Homecoming week, lngenue girls wore homemade Cougar ears. Supplying ChrisTmas Trees for The Kendall Children's Home. lngenue deco- rafed The branches and halls. On Janu- ary 29. lngenue assisTed The sTudenT body in The parking loT clean-up and The Greg Sfead carwash sponsored .for a Miami Edison Toofball player iniured during a game. lngenue also supporfed The wresfling Team, cheering if on during weekly mafches. lngenue, The firsT esfab- lished girls service club. was guided by Miss Barbara Lamb and Miss MargareT Dunn. Michael Glazer, presidenf, guided The Yachf Club inTo The wafers of The bay. Club members meT every week and dis- cussed The Techniques of sailboaf maneu- vering. Affer everyone learned The Tricks, Those who didn'T have sailboaTs doubled up wiTh Those ThaT did, and sailed from Dinner Key. Coach Doug Howell, sponsor, added To The enioy- menf by obTaining films which porfrayed The righTs and wrongs of boafq sailing. While JohnlSTarr planned The oufings, Dale Gulick Took care of relafed finan- cial maTTers. Jenny Sfage assisTed in col- lecfing funds and Susi Davis wroTe news- leTTers. Wanfu Wa Zuri was a newly esfab- lished co-ed service organizaTion. ParTic- ipafing in social affairs and servicing The communify, WanTu Wa Zuri assisTed in The Greg Sfead carwash. The canned food drive, and The Alvin Graham drive under The direcfion of Presidenf Pamela Nickerson. MaTh Honor Sociefy, Mu Alpha Thefa. was guided inTo mafhemafical fields by presidenf Richard Kram. Above average sTudenTs were welcomed inTo The socieTy and iTs club proiecfs. Club members assisTed The sTudenT body by offering mafhemafical TuTorial aid appli- cable To anyone inferesfed. The main Topics of discussion were maThemaTical careers. Mr. Arfhur Frankel, sponsor. aT- Tained informafion concerning scholar- ships and various careers cenfered around maTh.

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and aching backs. WiTh The guidance oT Marco Gomez and oTTicers Bob SisTik ilvice-presidenTl, ScoTT Field lsecreTaryl. and Dean STrobino lTreasurerl. members conTribuTed To The school and communi- Ty. A maior proiecT was The sponsoring oT The senior hayride in December, Key also acTed as pall bearers during TooTball season. Key men carried ouT a Cava- lier coTTin in which The Cougar reigned vicTorious. ln The annual canned Tood drive. Key won honors Tor collecTing The greaTesT amounT oT cans. Presiding as sweeThearTs were Cheryl Bogh, Linda Carmichael, Bev Herm, Sandy Perpich. and Barbara Truba. X ln The early parT of The year Thespians ramaTized Three Edgar Allan Poe Tories - Masque of The Red DeaTl'1, The ouse of Usher, Tell-Tale HearT. ln The pring, The Thespians enacTed a second lay - The Remarkable lncidenT aT Car- on's Corner. Being a member of Thespi- ns was a rewarding experience. lT uided sTudenTs in The Tield oT acTing nd gave a picTure oT realism involved in he sTage. To become a Thespian, a sTu- enT had To donaTe one hundred sTage ours as an apprenTice To a Tull-Tledged hespian. CivineTTes, a service club, joined in he March oT Dimes bread sale in No- ember. BeTore vacaTion, CivineTTes residenT, Sue McDonald was busy or- anizing candy cane sales To encourage hrisTmas spiriT. Even Though Teachers ended To Trown on Them, sTudenTs sTill nioyed The sweeT TreaTs. On February 3, The club enTerTained The children aT avenis School wiTh candy, skiTs, and Ther sweeTs. CivineTTes is a parT oT Civi- an, an inTernaTional organizaTion. RSVP, an organizaTion Tor fuTure omemakers, oTTered Time and services Sunrise ExcepTional Children's Home r The ReTarded. Members helped re- air shelves, painT. and do oTher odd bs. The club also parTicipaTed in a Clean up The Everglades campaign. pril 27-30, a sTaTewide convenTion was onducTed aT The Deauville HoTel in iami Beach. May l, The organizaTion aTed in The sTudenT Take over oT CiTy all. STudenTs Took over The mayor's oT- ce and oTher oTTicial posiTions in CiTy all. RSVP had a dogwash To exTermi- aTe Tleas. an arTiTicial Tlower sale, a encil sale, bake sales, and carwashes. uring FighT The FilTh week in January, Tive members pickeTed in hope oT aThering aTTenTion To The horrible ap- pearance oT The school. NaTional Honor SocieTy, under The direcTion oT Gary Greenberg and oTTi- cers Sue STahr, Kerri Hon, Sue McDon- ald. and Chris Klein, parTicipaTed in ac- TiviTies which enriched The minds. On Tuesdays, members wenT To Kendale Ele- menTary and TuTored The children ThaT had diTTiculTies in school subiecTs. NHS also TuTored Killian sTudenTs in all aca- demic subiecTs excluding maTh. ArT Honor SocieTy presidenT, Debbie London, was assisTed by Gianna Iglesias and Carol Orr in planning exhibiTs and new service ideas. Though The organiza- Tion was an inTeresT club, members car- ried ouT services, one oT which was inTro- ducing arT To migranTs oT Narania. Mr. Edward Dubocq. sponsor, encouraged members To painT a mural Tor ThelTeach- er's lounge. The club sold and exhibiTed arT aT The Village Mall and in The school library. TalenTed arTisTs enTered in Scho- lasTic ArT Awards. AHS membersl whose work was selecTed Tor The STaTe Florida Regional ExhibiTion were Gianna Iglesias and CarlTon Thompson. BoTh won gold keys. Honorable menTions included Ron- ald Duncan, Tom Broadbent Gianna lg- lesias. and Kim Gee. During TooTball season, Pam CarTer was seen guiding The Pep Club aT games and pep rallies. AT These evenTs, The club saT in a special secTion and invenTed rou- Tines To Tollow up wiTh The cheerleaders. AT The beginning oT every TooTball game, Pep provided a painTed hoop which was placed beTween The goal posTs Tor The players To bursT Through. L'AmiTie was a new service club Tormed Tor The purpose oT promoTing Triendship and service in The school and communiTy. Donna Albury, president paved The way Tor L'AmiTie's TirsT acTive year. She and vice-presidenT Mary Hawkins busily planned The club's acTivi- Ties while Lynn RoberTs wroTe news- leTTers To all The members. OTher oTTicers were Lori Walker, Treasurer: Holly Red- dingTon and Mindy Alexander, parli- amenTarians: and Karen McKenzie, his- Torian. Members oT The club sponsored bake sales, carwashes, and sewed Tlashy Ties Tor The sTudenTs. Girls parTicipaTed in The March oT Dimes Bread Sale and The February Walk-a-Thon. March ll, acTive members visiTed Snapper Creek Nursing Home, bringing The residenTs Tlowers. boxes oT candy, and homemade cards. -AU l 'K I7