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

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Whiz Kids. FRONT ROW: Kambri Crews, Rhett Woo, Lisa North, Nina Nichols, and Sherri Mackey, BACK ROW: Jon Edwards, Phil Putman, Craig Lancaster, Jeff Knollenburg, Jason Bronner, Michael Newbrough, and Rolf Eklund. Ready for the question, Michael Newbrough, Sherri Mackey lseniorsi, and Jon Edwards C1 lj, prepared to buzz in if they knew the answer. The questions came in several different topics. Photo by Scott Meyers. uf, affix S Listening closely, Lisa North and Phil Putman lseniorsl, had their hands al- ready on the buzzer to ready to answer the question. The group used a buzzer system to answer the questions. Photo by Scott Meyer. As his opponent, Harry Plumbley illl, moved one of his chess pieces, as Joe Baker C111 pondered on his next move. Photo Scott Meyers. WHIZ KIDSXCHESS CLUB

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Knowleclgepfeferzrcla and rr lot of practice proved there leczmf to be rzmrlemimlly HIGHLY C0 PETITIVE For a person who is competitive, yet is not interested in participating in school sports, two alternatives are the Whiz Kids and Chess Club. Both of these organizations required competition and intelligence in or- der to allow the students a chance to take part in the school's activ- ities. When Mr. Rolf Eklund's Human- ities class was disbanded, the fate of the Whiz Kids team was in the hands of volunteers. These volunteers made sure there were enough peo- ple at every tournament to consti- tute a team. We really worked hard to make sure we did not forfeit, Craig Lan- caster C12l, said. That would have been very counter-productive. Tournaments were held at Martin High School each month. The team Thinking about which chess piece he'll move, Craig Cormier K1 lj, looked closely at the chess board. Craig was an active member of the chess club. Photo by Scott Meyers. Design by Stephanie Kimball competed against other 745A schools that fielded a squad. Rich- land finished the season with a 2-3 record. The object of Whiz Kids was to answer various questions relating to a number of subjects, including sci- ence, music, history, sports, and lit- erature. This is my first year in Whiz Kids and I had a lot of fun, Jeff Knollenburg 112i said. i'You really can learn a lot at it. Strategy. That was the key. And, according to Kyle Findley Cllj, that was the main reason for having a chess club. The club was just a bunch of people who enjoyed the game and enjoyed each other, he said. We all liked to get together and learn new stratagiesf' The club, led by President Joe Baker, had one tournament in Jan- uary, with Rhett Woo winning the overall title. Findley said that the chess club has been good to him and that he hopes it will continue. Taking a breather, Sherri Mackey jlz illl, and Rolf Eklund lfacultyi relaxed ticing for Whiz Kids competition. Mr. sponsor of Whiz Kids at Richland. Meyer. We will need to try to get new members that can come to the meetings regularly, he said. Craig Lancaster.

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Lecturer, gum' Jpedkem, and individual experiencef gave Jmdenff knowledge of the bmineff world and iff if ' 'S-15:24 ' . 2 ' ' OPPORTU ITIES l:l One of the first things VOE lVocational Office Educationl students were taught in the classroom was how to act on an interview, what to say to the employer, how to prepare them- selves for an interview lresumes and background information and experience about themselfl, and how to respond after the inter- view was over. Students worked on self-improvement, the neces- sities of telephone usage, and had speakers come and give lec- tures on proper dress and how most business organizations op- erate today. Studies of entre- preneurship gave students a bet- ter understanding of the differences between businesses such as sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations. Students worked on various types of simulations to help them prepare themselves for their job. Some of the simula- tions included a full six weeks of typing letterheads, envelopes and memorandums. Another type of simulation was that of a family financial management. Each student worked individu- ally and managed a family's in- come for that particular month. Some of the responsibilities were balancing a checkbook, preparing a budget, and recon- ciliation of bank statements. Proper filing techniques were worked on to show students the correct way to set up files and alphabetize in the correct order. Index cards were used to type names of people and different companies. Students mixed up the cards and re-alphabetized them and then took tests and wrote down the order of their group of cards. Business English simulations pointed out the cor- rect form of possessive nouns, what adverbs and adjectives G Typing envelopes was one of the skills taught in VOE when doing the typing simulations. Tonya Davis l12l types up an envelope where she works at Bates Container, Inc. Photo by Scott Myer Design by Gini Kimball were, and the correct structure of sentences that would help stu- dents in writing letters for their jobs and help out their English skills in school. VOE also got involved with the other vocational clubs. DE- CA challenged VOE students to a pizza pig out at Pizza lnn. The contest was to see who could eat the most pizza out of the two classes. Students showed up af- ter school on their lunch hour and pigged out on as much pizza as their stomachs could hold, leaving only the crust as proof. The outcome ended with DECA winning the challenge. Tonya Davis Telephone experience was helpful for those who spent time doing business over the phone. Kyle Hamilton l12l takes a moment to take care of some details over the phone where he works at Smithfield Jr. High. Photo by John Shelton H ta HU-I f' 'Ziff - -- 'X' 2 xxx K4. Work at a lawyers office has to be mi done carefully and slowly. Cindy Tyree Y 5 1111 looks over some court dockets to K see which files are to be pulled. Photo by Scott Myer English skills taught the proper usage of grammar. Kelly Morgan l11l works in her business English book. Photo by John Shelton