Monterey High School - Chaparral Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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In Recognition Students Selected For State Honors Biggest group yet — Fifteen students com- posed one of the largest groups ever chosen rom one .school to attend the State Orchestra ■ontest this year. Seven of the students made he All-State division, with the remaining stu- lents composing the youth orchestra. Left to ight from the bottom are Jean Patterson, second iolin; Sherry Perry, second violin; Jerry Ann Williams, cello; Roxanne Thompson, violin; arol Lewis, first violin; Myrna Browder, first violin; Linda Timian, first violin; Phyllis Reed, viola; April Abernathy, first violin; Janis Rich- irdson, cello; and Judy Kinney, second violin. Johnny Biffle, bass; Henry Randolph, first violin; Morris Sheats, cello; and Bryan Hobbs, viola, ire standing. Under the direction of Mr. Mit- chell Zablotny, the students trying out recorded (elections of required music on tape recorders, ind were judged and selected by Mr. Louis U. Krommingo, chairman of the state orchestra. A test that paid off — Blair Cherry and Bar- »ara Miller were runners-up in the National derit Scholarship Competition in which 162,000 enior students representing 12,500 high schools ompeted. Barbara and Blair were among the op one and two percent in ability in Texas. )nly students who rank in the first five percent cholastically in their schools, or who arc recom- nended by their principals are eligible to com- pete. As state runners-up. the two earned letters f recommendation by NMSC for use in apply- ng to the college of their choice. Another trophy for Monterey — First place Ward and a trophv symbolizing the honor is presented to Lyn Ellen Ilammack bv Mr. Mel- vin T. Lisman, a member of the Lubbock Junior Chamber of Commerce. Winning first place in Hie citv-widc “I Speak for Democracy” contest, Lvn Ellen advanced to the regional contest in (which she also placed first. This entitled her to enter the state competition which she won. Her award was a trip to Washington. D.C., where She competed in the national contest.

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In Recognition Students Attain Honors In Science, Band, Choir Last year for honors-Recciving honorable mention in the Westinghouse Sixteenth An- nual Science Talent Search, Don Cannon was one of six in Texas and 260 in the nation to win this honor. For the last two years he won first in district and region in the Inter- scholastic League number sense contests; he won sixth in the state in 1955 and second in 1956. A member of the Monterey Science Club, Don was selected as Junior Scientist of the Month for March by the Lubbock Geological Society. The band that went to state — Nine students, eight boys and one girl, compose Monterey s represen- tatives to the all-state band. Spend- ing three days in Dallas were, front row, llarlin Lambkin, tuba; Frank Bray, trumpet; Butch Henderson, trombone; and Martin Jones, trum- pet; back row, Brownie Higgs, drums; Ray Kircilis, clarinet; Gloria Gentry, flute; Robert Boverie, clari- net; and Arden Gifford, French horn. Let’s all sing like the All-staters sing — Marilyn Campbell, first soprano; Elizabeth Yorty, first soprano; Ronnie Chand- ler, bass; James Moeser, baritone; and Dale Hood, tenor, were selected from the Monterey Cantores, senior a cappclla k choir, as members of the all-state choir, which met in Dallas for three days. The alternates were Cary Hobbs, Eddie Johnson, Beverly Austin, Linda Kay Hart, Suzanne McCaul- ey, Carol Williams, and Mary Jo McClain.

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In Recognition Clubs, Band Elec Queens and Beau “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” — Linda Linl enhoger and Melva White, juniors, are swee hearts of the industrial clubs of Montere Linda, sweetheart of the Vocational Industri Club, was elected by the members of the clul Melva, who was chosen by distributive educa tion students, is the DE Club Sweetheart. Sh represented Monterey in the district Distribute Education Sweetheart contest in San Antoni. A smile from the queen — Her majesty, Brenda Duni junior in Monterey, wears the “gold” crown in which sh was crowned band queen at the annual Band Banque Runners-up in the contest are Lutha Beck and Glori Gentry. Who’ll be the lucky winner? — Carolyn Fulghanr seated, and Lynn Pray, both juniors, seek the name o the owner of the project which is before them. Bot girls are the finalists in the contest for Spanish Queer Winning the honor and the opportunity to compete fo district Queen at the district meeting in Clovis, Ne Mexico, is Lynn Pray. Carolyn and Lynn compete, against Faye Pope, Judy Robertson, and Jamie Stevens “Be my valentine” — Fred Baker steps through a larg valentine symbolizing the FHA valentine and is this year' FHA Sweetheart. Selected as sweetheart at the annm Beau Banquet of the Future Homemakers of Americ club, Fred competed against Dale Glaze and Donni Williams.