Norcross High School - Spectrarama Yearbook (Norcross, GA)

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ne of the newest clubs at Norcross is the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. The purpose of this club, which is sponsored by Coach Raines, is to promote Chris- tian spirit. The two requirements for membership are that you are an athlete and that you want to help promote Christian spirit at Norcross and in the community. he Foreign Language club, sponsored by Ms. Hicks, is a relatively new club at Norcross. There have been other foreign language organizations,but none like this years. Led by their president, Pete Ganim, the Foreign Language club sold T-shirts and buttons with sayings like l3esame, you hablo Espanol. fFor all of you who aren't bilingual, that's Kiss me, I speak Spanish. J Made up of students in a language class other than English, the club was also served well by vice-president Shari Pattillo, secretary Judy Chen, and treasurer Diep Pham. The biggest event for the Foreign Language club was Foreign Language Day. Foreign Language members made signs in French, Spanish, and Latin. Any member who wanted to could dress up in a costume on Foreign Language Day, December 15th. - ' 5: 5 9A if JV gf' wi ll tllHLW?S? A5 A6 gg 8A 1. Mr. Peeples works diligently in his office. 2. The 1982-83 DECA Club. 3. Mr. Peeples is giving a confusing lecture. 4. DECA's officers in Mr. Peeples' office. 5. Foreign Language of- ficers: Pete Ganim, Shari Pattillo, Judy Chen, and Diep Pham. 6. Fellowship of Christian Athletes. 7. Ms. Hicks is watching over Pete Ganim, 8. The 1982-83 Foreign Language Club. 9. Laurie Garmon at a pep rally. 10. FCA members are ready for a hearty meal. 135

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peaking of hard working students, this year's DECA club members were working at school, jobs, and on an ANTI- SHOPLIFTING CAMPAIGN. Mr. Peeples sponsored the club and had this to say: Students were dedicated, hard-working, and con- tributed much to the school and community. One of their main purposes is to create an interest in marketing and Distributive Education among students. To do this the club is set- ting up a slide show of members working at their jobs and presented it to those interested. Many Juniors and Seniors were able to create situations where students can develop leadership and self-reliance at the jobs where they worked. They also developed vocational understanding, social intelligence, civic consciousness, and leadership. The officers worked very hard in leading the club. As president, Steve Siebold worked diligently with the other officers and the spon- sor, Mr. Peeples. He did a wonderful job and everyone was pleased with the job he did. The other offices were held by Charlene Waite, Jennifer Lowery, Gaynell Turner, Lesa Stubblefield, and Mindy Clements. The DECA club members maintain a C average and must be a Junior. A member also needs to be approved by either a counselor or principal. These members get on the job training, an education, and valuable experience. V3 - 'lfl'-' 1 R3 H4

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. 4 it if V 1 ff it . 1 'VVV 4h4'Etf'f5'trff?'f2 Q ' ff' . ,fwfg ,. , V. ff, ,,1'f.,, -trr sa ,f'f2.' , Wifi' Q '-we 5 I ' . -N.mt.,,,,,,w,,, 4 f , ., I 0 ' yr.. W .F ' J M. if 'Ilia - it 'wt f.,,,,,,.W , ' , , 5 X 2 gig 9' 5 A A2 he Future Business Leaders of America are sponsored by Dr. Marilyn Kaufman. The members are enrolled in some sort of business class. They try to help young people gain technical leader- ship in business. FBLA held several parties for handicapped children. In October, some of the members went to the Georgia Retardation Center. They had a Halloween party with games and balloons. The club members really enjoyed themselves, as did the people of GRC. They also held a Thanksgiving party for some people at Hi-Hope. Members of FBLA and VOT volunteer to go to the different par- ties. Many of them work in the afternoon and can only go if they can get off work. They also held a party for the Atlanta School of the Deaf in December. Ruby Ann Rollins dressed as Santa Claus and gave presents to the kids. Patricia Caldwell knew sign language and was able to carry on some conversations with them. Before going to see the handicapped children, people from each of the institutions came to talk to members to prepare them on what to expect from the patients. Mr. Robert Clark came to prepare them before going to GRC. He told them what to expect from patients and explained the program at GRC, as did Joanne Widden for Hi-Hope. Before going to the Atlanta School for the Deaf, Leanne Meadows and Efia McDonald, a 6-year old child who did sign language for the club, came to talk about the students at the center. Cindy Andrews was the president of FBLA and led all the meetings and did a super job. Rhonda Denny did an excellent job as vice-president. She helped Cindy in any way she could. Rhonda and Cindy worked hard to make 1982-83 the best year in the history of FBLA. The other hard working of- ficers were: Karen Peterson - secretary, Sandy Buice - Good health and welfareg Patricia Caldwell - program chairmang Julie Whitford - treasurerg and Keith Contino - Reporter and Historian.