Round Rock High School - Dragon Yearbook (Round Rock, TX)

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1 Susan Sledge Chris Smith Heather Smith Tasha Smith Kim Sobczak YlLgieVSpahn H W David Stark Brenda Staszak ex.. ,, is . Sally Stein Chris Stephens Janice Stinson Lisa Stluka Kevin Stolle Shelly Strickland Students explore possible careers Career Day at RRHS was received by the students with more enthusiasm this year than in the past. Before Career Day, students decided what occupations they would most like to hear about. This informa- tion was processed, and on Dec. 13, students went to classes to hear consultants from these occupations speak about them. This year, 82 guests spoke about 76 occupations. Don Phillips, Vocational Counselor in charge of Career Day, said that this year he asked the PTA to get involved, as well as the Rotary Club. They helped contact con- sultants to speak about their careers. It was very helpful, Phillips said. There was a wide range of classes to choose from, but the fullest classes were Computer Science, Physician, and, surpris- ingly, Military. Overall, Phillips was very pleased with this year's event. It ran very smooth, he said, but more importantly, lt had 'a very good effect on the students. T 156 Juniors l A. ff' ,ff fa 'if 2 MQ, ' 2 21 t-V -we Becky Swartzbaugh Paul Szendrey Michael Tanguay Edward Taylor Tracy Thompson 'xr 4 Kenny Brunner, owner of the Modern College of Hair Above, Joanne Land, city employee, speaks on the Design, tells students about cosmetology. secretarial profession, in which she works.

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Greg Salli Brian Sanders Leonard Sandoval Staci Saylor Krista Schooley Sheri Schuette Mike Schupp Glenn Schwalje Chris Sears Kevin Sells Donna Shannon Robin Shear 'GE' 'i sf? Susan Sheriff Suzanne Shove , WM ml - W Kevin Shuler Jennifer Simpson Cliff Sims Rosalind Siress Foreign Language Department enrollment doubles this year NEHG Audrey Alkire, sophomore, works diligently at her verb conjugations in Mrs. Jackie Beaird's Spanish l class. Foreign Language at Round Rock High School has changed quite a bit this year. Sue Cotter, chairman of the Foreign Language Department, says that twice as many students enrolled in foreign language classes as in the previous year. There are around 500 students this year, but l'll only have eleven advanced ones in French after the exchange students leave. She says a large percentage of the in- crease is due to the fact that U.T. and many other colleges require a two-year minimum of foreign language for entrance. There's a big change in attitude, she says. This year the test scores and over all grades are a lot lower, and I have used the same books for five years. With the new school year came trips and opportunities for various excursions. The German Club went to the New Braunfels Wurstfest, and the Spanish Club went to Mexico. French Club members went to French films, plays and operas. All three clubs participated in competition and went out to eat at the end of the year. French and German Club members took a 24-day trip to Europe during the summer. They toured Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, France and England. We got the grand tour, Cotter said. Twenty-two students, including those from Round Rock and Westwood went, and it cost each in- dividual approximately 32000. College entrance according to Mrs. Cotter isnit the only reason to fluently learn languages. Knowing a foreign language helps to communicate with other cultures, as well as in trade. As for the future of foreign language at RRHS, she says, lf the school is committed to raising education standards, we'll see more foreign language students starting at a younger agefl ' i 1 l l Juniors 1 55 , .l

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Tracy Thompson Cindy Thornton Tevin Tiangtron Bret Tisdale Rodney Torres Debra Traber Louis Valdez Thanh Van Mike Vlasek Tommy Waggoner Deanna Wallster Mike Walsh li 1 Jennifer Ward John Watson Melvin Weaver Lisa Wheeler Michele Whelpley David Whitford what za jf! if Lisa Wickham Brian Williams David Williams Dawn Williams Robert Williams Leslie Wines Q,,...w ,, .rr ,, Y Sherman Winff David Witt Dennis Witt Tammy Woehl Cheryl Wolf Kelly Woolf ..,m.,,,'- Cindy Wymola Stephanie Young Cathy Zamarripa Olivia Zamarripa Steve Zamarripa Craig Zschiesche Juniors 157