Richland High School - Rebel Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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The Richland Spanish Depart- ment was alive and kicking again this year. The Spanish Club had several meetings, as well as a Halloween party and a Christmas party. The group visited a Spanish church in November, too. The department also took their annual Mexico trip. This year they journied to Mexico City. This was the first time the group visited Mex- ico City since 1969. Along with Mexico City, the members visited Taxco, Teotihuacan, and Al- capulco. The main pupose of the trip was to learn more about Mex- ican culture and to get a chance to speak with native Mexicans. Besides meetings, parties, and trips, the Spanish Department was Learning more than el lezngnezge fbi! dnb experieneec! Speznifb CULTURE busy bringing various honors to Richland. Ten Spanish students participat- ed in the Austin College Foreign Language Weekend in Sherman. Out of 28 entries, they won 20 first place ribbons, six second pgace rib- bons, and two third place ribbons. The Spanish dance group was back for their second year at Rich- land . The team also participated in the Language Weekend in Sher- man. The group was awarded three first place ribbons and one second place ribbon. The group performed on three different occasions, includ- ing the Language Weekend. The dance group has come a long way since last year. Mrs. Jan- ice Spooner, club sponsor and founder, said. We've learned four DESIGN BY BRANDI OWENS Swinging his partner Tami Ball llll , Andy White f12l performed with the other Spanish dancers. The dancers learned four dances this year. Photo by Trish Briscoe. Filling her plate, Mrs. Minerva Kimbell lfacultyl helped herself to the food brought in by the Spanish Club students at their Christmas party. dances, instead of the one dance we learned last year. We also performed four times, to last year's one perfor- Helping to set things up for the Spanish Club Christmas party, Kelly White illl got ready to share some of his overabundance of Christmas cheer with Mrs. Minerva Kimbell lfacultyl and Sharon Gallagher 1101. mance. l There were 12 members in the dance group, 10 dancers and two al- ternates. They included Matt Alder- man, Tami Ball, David Ford, Karri if Gartner, Kim Milburn, Steve Ozmer, . Clint Paschall, Patti Pruitt, Tiffany Tobias, Martha Van Scoit, Paul Ven- able, and Andy White. Mark Georges. b M f. ff: I t ia --i A 'l Y I Ii 1 -u x 4 ix iyfk . 4 z.: mr '2- '- g 1 mfg H 5 f kk , 2 . . ,f if a. .i.ls..i2i1,i.. l i l

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While playing Win, Lose or Draw , John Woods 1121 tried to clue his team- mates on the answer. The game was a popular activity at the club Christmas par- ty, Photo by Jennifer Minze. Club sponsor Mrs. Beth Bodkin laughed and enjoyed herself at the initiation dinner. This was Mrs. Bodkin's 25th year sponsoring Latin Club, Photo by Jennifer Minze. -.' -g....,L- 2.4 Latin Club. FRONT ROW: Brandi Owens, Missy Nesbitt, Gini Kimball, Annette Rodriguez SECOND ROW: Chris Collins, Paige Edgington, Tonya Gamble, Becki Parr, Stephanie Kimball, Jenni Mackey, Mrs. Beth Bodkin BACK ROW: Clint Nesbitt, Harry Plumbley, John Woods, Duane Cathey, Jennifer Minze, Debra Dunn, Mitchell Partin, Rod Wymer. During the game of Win, Lose, or Draw Clint Nesbitt i12l was shown the answer card. He was an active member of the Latin Club. Photo by Jennifer Minze Wrapping a gift at the annual Christ- mas party, Gini Kimball i12l prepared to help deliver the presents to the club's adopted family. Photo by Jennifer Minze LATIN CLUB

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r W 5 1 .ff is Descending the steps of an ancient pyr- amid, John Gallagher and Melissa Burkey ljuniorsl took advantage of the Spanish trip to Mexico. Photo by Kelly White, , 4 Spanish Club. FRONT ROW: Minerva Kimbell, Sarah Gerke, Nina Nichols, Stacey Floyd, Ramona Cole, Roger Boler, Kelly Gilbreath, Sharon Gallagher, Alicha Aguilera, Jana Patton, Alyson Webb, and Susan Rice. MIDDLE ROW: Kelly White, Jim Daulton, Daryl Smith, Duane Munoz, Cory Mitchell, Jason Reynolds, Michelle Brighurst, Elizabeth Barkholtz, and Patti Pruitt, BACK ROW: Rusty Hall, John Gallagher, John Robinson, Anthony Scoma, Kim Sumrak, Kara Fleming, Jeri Bentley, Kathryn Schmidt, Damon Hall, Rei Hall, Dennis Haney, Kevin Judd, Greg Evans, Nicole Truman, and Mary Tinnerello. .. ti, 32590 fl' ,ina A Spanish Dancers. FRONT ROW: Tami Ball, Tiffany Tobias, Karrie Gartner, and Martha Van Scoit. BACK ROW: Andy White, Matt Alderman, Paul Venable, Clint --f T' 'RFQ ' il ':,,, QLQQ1 is ' r A. 714. ., . W. Y, 4 ' 'Y , ' 15' ' . ' . , jj it L, fi T ' F 5 ' W l F Swishing her skirt to the music, Tami Ball llll smiled as she danced with the other Spanish dancers. This was Tami's second year in Spanish. Photo by Trish Briscoe. Sitting on the edge of a fountain, Tracy Perrin and Ramona Cole ljuniorsl, Kara Fleming U21 and Elizabeth Barkholtz l10l briefly rested while on their trip to Mexico. Photo by Kelly White. SPANISH CLUB