Richfield High School - Aries Yearbook (Waco, TX)

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Jimmy Wilson waited his tum an the program as Ken Copeland, John Ensey, Dan Hilliard, and Fred McGregor gave the characteristics of four great Americans. Beth Spain pinned pledge ribbons on NHS initiates Steve Park, Beverly ational Honor Brown. and Karen Kubitza. ociety Televised Initiation Would you believe that the Megg- headsi' of Richfield could be tele- vision attractions? Well, believe it or not, they Were. In a ufirstw for Richfield and Central Texas, the spring induction of new members into the Lone Star Chapter of the National Honor Society was televised over KWTX. The talents of the Society, the Con- cert Band, and two choirs combined to present an entertaining and in- formative program. Designed to il- lustrate the qualifications for mem- bership, examples from the lives of four famous presidents used to ex- plain the high ideals of Citizenship, Scholarship, Leadership, and Serv- ice that are expected from and pro- moted by the Society. The televised initiation highlight- ed an interesting year for the So- IQ ' i.:5:ffIEi5:iiiif'i' , t . 3x21f' ,. ' ciety. They invited speakers to their bi-monthly meetings, and in March thirteen members attended the NHS Convention held in Killeen. To up- hold the tradition of service, the So- ciety maintained their up-to-date file of college catalogues in the li- brary again this year, and they spon- sored a tutoring program for stu- dents needing extra help. The 1966 NHS initiation was Richlield'.s first National Honor Society program to be televised. ,

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4.53 Banging the gavel and taking the minutes were duties of Mike Leskin and Paula Levine. Bobby McDowell brought a touch of humor to the night meeting. Ed Jarrett, Jeff Kearney, and Phil Duckworth reedil athercd in nickles dimes and pennies g 7 E 1 , . . . and then handed them over to the March of Dimes, If you were one of the brave souls who sold peanuts in freezing weather for the March of Dimes, then you know who sponsored that drive. And guess who decorated the school for Christmas . . . There were other things . . . Did you share the fun of Corrigan- Weekend? Laugh at the Batmen who Won the Student-Faculty Vol- leyball game? Groan when those special '5Dress-up days came around? These were Student Council ideas. They even were responsible for getting all the water fountains to work. You may not have been aware of these things, but do you still think the Student Council is in- active? Bill McClinton and Susan Schlinke were among the workers who sold boxes and boxes ol pea- nuts on the sidewalks and street corners of Waco. On the Student Council Election Day polls were set up in the layer. Here junior Ronda Roberts and sophomore Mark Seymour gave their votes to senzors Greg Sabin and Paula Levin. 237

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in 7. Joy Adams Beverly Brickman Historian Ken Copeland Pat Dillon Secretary Kathy Embry John Enscy Paul Herring Dan Hilliard Vicelpresirlcnt Madclyn Hoffman Cheryl Hutchison DeDe Keen Sherrie Lawson Paula Levine David Levy Treasurer Diane McFarland Fred McGregor Tommie Kay Moore Betsy Perry Eva Powell Robert Rodgers Randall Simmon Beth Spain Ianell Walter Jimmy Wilson President Sharland Windham