Rancho High School - El Sol Yearbook (Las Vegas, NV)

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In the Clark County Pageant. Karon Romano. Laura Lopez and Evelyn Mills were chosen as semi-finalists. The girls were judged on poise and zippuareiiico, physical fitness, scholarship. judge interview and creative find performing arts, Varied Honors 31

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Students in aried honors Each year students distinguish themselves in various categories on our campus, categories such as athletics, academics, and leadership contests. One of these winners this year was Senior Emil Stein, a student here for four years. Emil's accomplishments have been in the fields of sci- ence, student government and general leader- ship. Emil has won two scholarships which enabled him to take two seminar trips. Another three leadership winners were Laura Lopez, head songleader, Evelyn Mills, head cheerleader, and Karen Romano, student body secretary. These girls entered the Clark County Iunior Miss contest and were chosen as Semi- finalists to enter the state contest held in Reno. Winning many awards in athletics, Senior Mike Little was chosen as All-conference and All-State Middle linebacker, SUN and Review- Iournal Most Valuable Player of the week, Most Valuable Player of Football Team tDefensiveJ. Most Valuable Player of the week. Academically speaking, awards came also to our school. Regina Pollard and Tori Thompson exhibited their intellectual ability. Regina was announced as one of 1500 semi-finalists nation- wide eligible to compete for 550 National Achievement Scholarships for Outstanding Negro students. Tori Thompson was named Commended Student in the Merit Scholarship Corporation. Emil Stein's scholarships took him to the Capitol to meet the President. He also attended a seminar in Virginia to discuss today's issues. 30 Varied Honors The athletic Mike Little displays his awards and medals. Not only did Mike receive honors in football, he is also a state wrestling champion. Regina Pollard is the National Merit Scholarship finalist, and Tori Thompson was commended for her performance on the scholastic appti- tudetest. i

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32 Girls' State Three girls attend State Girls' State informs girls about duties, privi- leges, rights, and responsibilities of an Ameri- can citizen. Nevada's Girls' State was limited to a select group of girls. The girls were divided into two political parties, Federalist and Nationalist. They developed their own party platforms and made their own controversial issues. All of their elections were conducted in accordance with the election laws of the state of Nevada. Girls who went to Girls' State to represent Rancho were Denise Underwood, Tori Thomp- son, Laurie Mahone, and Mary lane Long. They were sponsored by the American Legion Auxil- iary. Girls' State spent Iune 13-19 in dormitories at Clear Creek Youth Camp near Carson City. The day started for the girls at 7 a.m. and ended at 10 p.m. allowing for lunch breaks and rest periods. It was a lot of fun, concluded Denise Underwood. 5 2-:'X!'X3i1zFQe mw'n. ' .. . , - f- -f ---sm... .,.. , .,Wm,., M , , ...,,,,,,N ts-ws-,s.,v:xg.'gg----gig- , , k'k' K'-wmv: W 'aw-wwaswsfsmvw-si.wmghggg?43,rrs.z:1::ssas-f1r,.-z'.'gTfz.T'ti51 ' 7713-JK.. Taking a break from political issues are Tori Thompson, Mary lane Long, and Laurie Mahoney. 7 . as nl ' , H , f .ull Girls' and Boys' State join together to discuss party platforms and controversial issues. Among those who attended were Emil Stein, Laurie Mahoney, Mary Iane Long, Tori Thompson, and Howard Bulloch.