Rubidoux High School - Eyry Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Agricultural Aspects What ' s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the initials F.F.A. (Fu- ture Farmers of America.)? How about a bunch of kids feeding critters behind a school? Well, there ' s a lot more behind being in F.F.A. than that. Judy Byers explains one advantage, I really feel like I ' ve accomplished something when one of my animals places. It makes all the time spent taking care of the critter worth- while. There were several smaller groups within F.F.A. that members could take advantage of. One of them was the Parli Pro (Parliamentary Procedure) team. There were three levels: section, re- gion, and state. After the state level, competitors went to Fresno State Uni- versity to complete against thirteen teams from seven California regions. One of the reguirements for F.F.A. membership was enrollment in an agri- culture class. I joined F.F.A. because I wanted to show animals, judge at con- tests, and learn Parli Pro, commented Melissa Flory. Animals were only one aspect of F.F.A. There was also landscaping and judging. To judge, you had to tell whether the animal was in good shape or not. Student judges were rated by authorities. Now there were many clubs on cam- pus, but it took a teacher to make the club special. F.F.A. is like one big fam- ily, we all get along real well. It wouldn ' t be the same without our teacher, Mr. Lesh. He ' s really a great person, con- cluded Byers. rH£!JWers to r eers. 1 Get ting his sheen in I- Carefully co ii t Mr. Lesh helps Dan P I « some w £ M L Z°t B , Hul ™» ■ h W 3S the FFA a dvisor ffa O I

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Transferring a plant is Richard Evans. FFA had several different activities branching off trom it; horticulture was just one. Front Row: Unidentilied, Belen Parrel, Eliza- beth Whitcowski, Melissa Ellis, Chris Watkins, Tammy Rufl. Row 2: John Macias, Dan Palo, Clint Johnson, Leslie Brown, Ron Arnold, Steve Eddie, Yvette Adams, Troy Wellman, Eddie Armeuts, Unidentilied Row 3: Anita Ray, Richard Evans, Dawn McAllister, Becky Holliday, Dan Ponti, Elena Foster, Melanie Lee, Karsen Brazie. Ro w 4 : Mark Hettly, Tina Macias, Terry Brown, Rossana Johnson, Russ Grace, Bart Shay, Melissa Flory, Kim Sellars, Laura Tatam. Row 5: Annette Sand- ers, Candi McKinney, Shay Foster, Todd Reed, Frank Marlatt, Chris Vankeirsbelk, David Kidd, Bob Huffman, Eileen McGuirk, Tony Gandara, Cindy Horn, Rick Pierce, Denise Liddicote, Un- identilied. Row 6: Joel Coates, Juan Salas, Stacy Zenk. Jell Carey, Shannon Milburn, Tina Vargo, Shannon York, Unidentified, Lelia Oliver, Joanna Kelton. Row 7: April Feld, Stacy Cline, Sean Martin. Lynn Wemcott, Sam Marlett, Cathy Reynolds, Angelique Williams, Unidentified. Un- identified, Unit ientified, Unidentified BackRow: Shawn Beitler, Frank Hansen, Robert Everhart, Greg Everhart, Matt Lamb, Jimmy Thompson, Margarette Bell, Tnsha Mathews, Les Pitch. 36 FFA

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eeking through the windows of room B- 1 , the scene reminded me of a colony of bees with everyone rushing around trying to meet the deadline. Opening the door, I felt the cool air from the air conditioner blowing around my head. Not know- ing where to start, I headed for the first person I saw, the advisor. Under the direction of Debbie Foglietta the Tal- on put out an issue every two weeks. Our goal is to produce the best newspaper R.H.S. has ever seen, exclaimed Mary Ann Clomera, co-editor in chief. Meeting their deadlines was an important goal for everyone. What if the deadline wasn ' t met? When they aren ' t met, death soon may be! Deadlines are a serious responsibility! declared Can Erler. If deadlines were the worst part about being on staff, what was the best part? You have a feeling of having accomplished something, explained Tina Doohaluk. Now I see. I thought as I walked out the door, their words still echoing through my mind. What they want to do is to inform and entertain the students, and to supply information with some style. concluded Jana Mahoney. t