Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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Mrs. Lourette Purfurst talses time out to tails with DECA club member Jr. Stefanie Taylor. Mrs. Purfurst worlsed with many students to help them develop their slsills for DECA :arf F- - its E .. ll 3 g Q Y W Y Q IJ an Sieve Unwiiit ii Q.. A -.aw tilts ln- Lecturing ta 'he club, Mr. John Nitta discusses the finer points of mcrlseting Nitta was the co sponsor along with Mrs. Purfurst for DECA l i,y.,i.is 'vi i tfs like a natural high being able to lead Over- land? DECA class into competition against other schools. The competitiveness has taught me a lot and will help prepare me for future challenges. Sr. Cristina Ramstetter Lies! Ducls Making a Future Almost everyone has seen the movie Risky Business, where Tom Cruise belongs to the club Future Enterprisers of America, Al- though it is doubtful that any Overland stu- dents had the experience of running a busi- ness lilse the one in the movie, many stue dents did belong to businessforiented clubs. ln order to learn more about the business world and further their abilities in human relations, many students joined the clubs FBLA and DECA. The more active of the two was DECA, which stood for Distributive Education Clubs of America. Activities included malsing stocls- ings at Christmas for the preschoolers, having ing an employeefemployer banquet to thanls all the people who had supported them through the year. I-lalf of the 85 stu- dents who belonged to DECA went to the district competition. From there, several stuf dents made it to the state competition. They were Sr. Kari Perkins. who tools first ploce in state, and Jrs. Evan Armatas, Jennifer Bet- son, Todd Dole, and Vikram Joneja. DECA was an original group, because it was the only club where the students had to talse the class in order to belong in the club. For this reason, the DECA sponsor John Nitta explained that the club consisted mostly of lsids who were really interested in business. pot-lucls dinners, going on a slsi trip, and hov- Siam Bt iv.ffY'O'i Three members of DECA, Jrs. Melissa Brown, Judy belonging to the club, the students also had io attend it O'Drien. and Denise Drummond, wotls together after regular marlseting class school on preparing a demonstration tot class Along with E 119

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cmmous sans 454 suppress Norssooxs gg ous vans 5100 ,says Pens 25 MESH so For her soles defnonsrrorion, Jr. Andrea Petersen preps in lronr of o resiouronr reglsrer Srudenrs cornpered in mony oifferenr oroos of nnorlsering ond business procedures, Jr. Seon Olivor leorns obour rhe business world by selling food ond orher producrs ro srudenrs The school srore pro yioed o useful woy ro leorn ond niolse rhoney or rhe some mme ' ' www .zu assesses: aooxsxas cumsexnm we-rs owmsas 15 Yi? WELCOX so ls w-.v ll ,-.i-il: su. ,i 11 isis .li lQi: w lbiry The DECA iloor rnolses irs woy down Jewell during rhe llorheconwing porode Alrhough ir didn'r win ony oworos, 'ne floor showed school spirlr ond pride for rhe club Clubs r' l , . M... y N-Q Sieve Uliwirrrri' 'fue Bowrrinii DECA- FRONT ROW1 Cnor Kennedy, Lorry Schoefer, Con doce Horris, Amy Nlund, Troylyn Schulrz, lim Schoefer ROW 2 Leonn Souer, Michelle Gossweiler, Denise Drum mono, Jennifer Derson, Deonno Borrlgllerl, Srephonie Erpeld ing, Sue Nochozel, Moson l-loyurln, Lonce Newcomb, Eyon ,Lis Arrnoros, lkoberr Folco BACK ROW Todd Dole, Vilsrorn Jonqo, Melisso Brown, Shoy Eberly, Molisso Nlizer, Sreph onle Toylor, Melisso Cooper, Viclsy Horris, Chrisrino Psorhsrer rer, Erico Ouellerre, Chris Brodforo, Williorn Coe, Jeff Collins, Morr Gibbs, Dovio King

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Srrll lrfo rn vyhrre Jr. Jim Lentini ponders sarrealrsrrc rhraaghrs as he searches rhraaah a rnaqazrne for sornerhrng more rnrerasrrna ro draw Berna crearrye rs parr of berng rn rhe Arr Club Jr. Poul Velosquez frnds a crearrye place ro slr whrle laying our a acrrrrrnq on canvas Cars Cr rlrtrrw L-...... 'UR l l L l l vw', C r -ldrv r NATIONAL ART HONOR SOCIETY FRONT ROW: Helen Krnn, Marlssa Popp, Chrrsrre Isrrn, Mfnele Exley, I4rn'1Farnhan'r, Laura Dayrs, Kelly Slwryrl-Q ROW 2 Michelle lsrrn, Nael Carlson, Paul C Bacan, Shelley Walrz, MlfSG Roberrs BACK ROW John Croe, Deborah Ewen, Desrre Thorne, Trffany Perersan, Iirls Bebel, Monre Monrgornery NOT PlCTURED Lresl Bacls, Isrrsrr Perlsrns, Karr Perlslns 120 gs Chrrs Codwrrr OCTAGON CLUB FRONT ROW Mrs Beclsy Lenharr, Paulrne Wer, Lalsshrni Narr, Laura Prarexrar, Anrra Nayar, Cary Sher, Scorr Smeersrer, Anna Powers BACI4 ROW Klrn Blevrns, Sharla Bona, Karon Wenael, Tracey Beauchamp, Sasan Shrrley, Grna Beverly, Dara Ashley