Sam Houston High School - Cherokee Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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A member of the football team, Loyd Stephens was chosen as team captain, Best Lineman and was named All District. As well as being on the track team, he was a member of A Cappella Choir and Singing Texans. Loyd was involved in Student Congress, elected Valentine King and was named Senior Class Favorite at the Cherokee Assembly. Jill Parker was also an active senior. She was a member of the Foreign Language Club, Ameri- can Field Service, and the National Honor Soci- ety. She served as secretary for the German Club and treasurer for FHA. Jill participated in the National Forensic League, Thespians and won many awards at speech and drama tournaments. She was in the cast and crew of six drama productions as well as being a nominee for the Soroptimist Scholar- ship. December Girl of the Month, Jill also received a Youth Citizenship Award, as well as being in the Academic Top 10. Active in sports, Mark Jones was a member of the football team and track team. ln football he was named to All District and served as team captain. He was a regional finalist and state champion in the pole vault. A member of the Foreign Language Club, Mark was also in FHA and the Key Club. He served as vice-president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Personalities 21

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Top Ten Seniors Melody Wellman participated in many organi- zations. She was secretary of the National Honor Society, president of OEA, and reporter for Fu- ture Business Leaders of America. A Student Congress representative, Melody was also a member of the Cherokee Staff and American Field Service. Active in the Newcomers Club, she received the Departmental Award for OEA and was September Girl ofthe Month. In her junior year, Melody received a Perfect Attendance Award. She was also a Secret Sister. An active member of drama, David Pucek par- ticipated in Thespians and National Forensic League. He was in 13 productions and shows and was awarded 25 trophies for duet acting, drama interpretation, and humorous interpreta- tion. David received a Thespian scholarship and was fourth in the nation in humorous interpreta- tion. He qualified for nationals in Chicago, ll- linois. A member of choir, David was also in Singing Texans and the Newcomers Club. He was also a Student Congress representative. 20 Personalities

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Ten students were recognized as Top 10 Seniors at the Cherokee Assembly on May 3. They were selected on school activities and grades and were in competition for Mr. and Miss Sam Houston. , . Editor of Texans Talk, Billye Choate served on the staff for two years and was J-1 editor as a sophomore. She has been a member of Student Congress, National Honor Society, American Field Service, Future Business Leaders of America, and was a Homecoming nominee. Elks Student of the Month and Soroptimist representative, Billye was an honor Quill and Scroll member and a sophomore member of choir. Diana Gardner was president and secretary of American Field Service and served as an Ameri- cans Abroad student to Turkey last summer. ln- volved in A Cappella Choir and Texan Belles, she was librarian and secretary of the girls' group. Social chairman of the National Honor Soci- ety, Diana was Chamber of Commerce Girl of the Month and a member of Spanish Club and in the cast of two musicals. ,Hit A ,fr . .5 , . , f 5. r!f?7 l ua we-. -gipfkfkwpfw f , 22 Personalities