Powell Junior High School - Patriot Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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P G P P Is Tops! P.O.P.P.S. fPower of PosiTive Powell STU- denTsQ wos o new progrom ThoT be- gon oT Powell This yeor. STudenTs were reworded for posiTive Things They did on compus ThoT were noT os o resulT of The requesT of o Teocher or sToff mern- ber. The reword come in The form of o sTicker worTh eorly releose for lunch ond oT The end of The doy, Their norne coiled ouT on The loud speoker, pens, T-shirTs, ond vorious oTher prizes. Siu- denis ond sToff olike sow The progrorn os o voluoble osseT To Powell. Improve- rnenTs ond chonges will conTinuolly be mode on The progrom by The P.O.P.P.S. comrniTTee, heoded by lvlrs. Sue Jocobs. 49

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ational Junior Honor Society S Z f x? Q ZW' 5 tiff' 2 This year, NaTional Junior Honor SocieTy has really been up To a loT. They sponsored boTh of The all-school dances in November and February. They also helped supporT Handicapped Awareness Week by Touring physically handicapped sTudenTs from Parkway around The Powell campus. ln reTurn, The Tour guides were shown around The Parkway campus by Their Teachers and a few of Their sTudenTs. AT ChrisTmas Time, They wenT To The Mesa Vo-Tech nursery and spenT an hour There, giving The children reindeer candy-canes, and leTTing Them visiT wiTh special guesT, SanTa Claus. AT The end of The firsT semesTer, The NJHS came To school and served The Teachers breakfasT while They finished grades. Enough abouT whaT They did QalThough They did much morey. How abouT whaT They are? NaTionaI Junior Honor SocieTy is a group of people who rank high in areas such as ciTizenship, leadership, service, and characTer. They achieve a 3.5 GPA aT leasT Three consecuTive Times in a row. NJHS is a growing socieTy ThaT inducTs aT leasT fifTy new members each year. And Though The Honor SocieTy is governed by The sTudenTs belonging To iT, They are sponsored by Teachers who moTivaTe Them and give Them new ideas. These Teachers are Mrs. McG-eTTigan and Mr. Trapnell, We would like To Thank The NJHS and iTs sponsors for all They have done This year. VI ,, gy , 1 've' '56 -9'd This year's NJHS members are: Jesse Allen, David Bond, Tonya Corley, Jim Bailey, Jeff Daukas, Amy Barnes, Sara Decke, STacey Barraclough, Elsie DesederaTi, Ben Dangerfield, Eric Figor, Michelle Davis, Julie Forsgren, Nancy Davis, Thomas FosTer, Carla Dreher, Tony Hung, Veronica Enrlguez, MaLeena Lewis, Robyn Feldmeir, Leslie Male, Kim Fisher, Andrea Marc-Aurele, LeaAnne Fisher, MisTy McPeak, MaTT Figor, James Miller, John Gil, Hyon Jee Moon, Janis Gohman, Lance Nevala, STephanie Hanson, Dennis Osuch, Jim Hogg, Joleen Poulin, Brian Innskeep, Russell Trapnell, Siobhan Jenkins, Theresa Valles, Lisa Kimball, Nikol Maglera, Melanie McCombs, Amy Nevin, Julie Norley, Arvid Opry, Pearl Pompeo, Karra Pooley, KaThy Rogers, Kerry SlaughTer, Sarah STallings, Brandy STewarT, Elizabefh STosel, Jeanne Tallon, NaTasha Tininenko, Marie Thompson, Thanh Truong, CaThy WhiTT, Ned Tognacci, ScoTT Wolf, and Freddy Yanez, M s,,-

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Powell Takes Cultural Pride Mrs. lrene Frias sponsored The newly- formed Chicano Pride Club This year, which boasTed of 50 members. lT was a class open To all races. They worked on projecTs such as making valenTines for nursing home paTienTs, and They marched in The Mesa Day Parade. LeTi Ponce said of The club, I feel good being parT of The Chicano Pride Club because of all The goals we wanT To accomplish - and we work TogehTer. :ii Members of The Chicano Pride Club appear from lefT To righT: Rosana Ramos, Liz ParTridge, Tracy Miranda, Zelda Ramirez, Becky Cruz, ChrisTina Cisneros, Tyra Miranda Judy Barraza, Molly Rodriguez, and Mrs. Frias. Members of The NaTive American Club from lefT To righT include: Mary Jane BuTler, C-3reTchen STrous, Nicole Andreas, Lucinda WaTeuman, Mike Bradley, Chuck Andreas, and Mrs. Barb Senescall, 50 M,wrwmwm,,,4 flliluliuiih he NaTive American Club, span sored by Mrs. Barb Senescall, wa formed This year To promoTe ar undersTanding of The naTive American culTure. The club wa open To all races. The sTudenT decided on The acTiviTies for The club, which included such Thing as doing bead work.