Savannah High School - Savannual Yearbook (Savannah, MO)

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Most high school organizations are helping to prepare students for a college career. Two of these organizations, Future Teachers of America and Distributive Education Clubs of Amer- ica, expose the students to the job situations which might occur in the future. . uDECA helps students prepare for interviews and to sell themselves to their employer? commented Mr. Ron Schmidt, sponsor of DECA. ttDECA also gives the student the chance to help'the community and function as a social group? llThis, year we collected money for the Jerry Lewis Telethon and helped the needy families in the county, commented Schmidt. ttDECA gives the students the added knowledge that could help the members in locating a job, stated Schmidt. Betsy Lynch l85 joined DECA because hit sounded interesting, and I needed a job? Carol Meyer 85 commented, ltI 140 JDECArFTA This year's members of DECA club are - Front: Betsy Lynch, Tracy Klawuhn, Troy Apostol, Mike Miller and Susan Duley; Row 2: Mr. Ron Schmidt, adviser; Tony Hoffman, Jon Palmer and Shawn Hale; Back: Ruth Miller, Toby McCracken and AmiSue Rasnic. Gts Students prepare for market stint needed the job to get money for a car? DECA officers include: Troy Apostol, president; Susan Duley, vice president; Lynch, treasurer and Mike Miller, secretary, all 85. According to Schmidt, Duley also composes and constructs the DECA scrapbook. According to Miss Dixie Landers, FTA is another organization that helps to prepare students for a future career. llThe purpose of FTA is to provide students an opportunity for the student interested in the teaching profession and to be exposed to situations having to do with teaching, commented Landers. tlThe FTA members become ac- quainted with other members through- out the statef, the sponsor explained. ltThe Savannah chapter will be trying to stress the importance of high caliber people in the teaching profession? ttI felt it was a worthwhile organiza- tion that would help me decide if a teaching career was right for me,l' stated Stacey Dunn l85. Traci Spillman ,85 commented, tilt x r just seemed like a fun club to be inF Officers include: Della Jeffers, president; Sara Ochse, vice president; Dunh, treasurer and Spillman, secre- tary, all i85. Amy Crouse l85 holds the office of Northwest District secretary and Dunn is Northwest District vice president. Other sponsors are Mrs. Sandy Hamlin and Mr. Tom Lewis. According to Hamlin, ttWe founded the organization tFTAl because we thought there was a need? ltThe sponsors have to be members of Missouri State Teachers Associa- tionf, Hamlin added. ltI thought that by starting a chapter we can generate some interest towards the field of teaching while the students are in high school? stated Hamlin. These two organizations, FTA and DECA, will benefit the students both in their future schooling and in the job market. - Mark George Tony Hoffman '85 DECA student, sells Greg VerMulm '85 a pen from the DECA store. ll

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; Team drill. tine while marching. Lora Trapp, Ellen Hess, Jamie Young, Jenny Reynolds, Jill Lawlor, all 85 and Sara Wilt Band squads I add flair First it was only a band. Then it was, for a short while, accompanied by a baton twirler. Now it is the Drill Team and the Flag Corps who march hand in hand with the band. The squads are sponsored by Mrs. Mary Ann Haenni. Haenni wanted to be a sponsor because I enjoy working with the girls? 111 look for girls with good drive toward their goals, ability, how much spirit they have, hard workers and whether they get along with the other girls. They must also maintain a Cl average to be on the team, commented Haenni. The Drill Team consists of 15 members and one alternate, and they perform about 100 times during the year. Sara Wilt ,86 stated, I liked watching Drill Team in junior high so I decided I would like to be a drill team member? According to Wilt, tilt takes a lot of time for practice, but the team is well taught, and its worth it? Elizabeth Freudenthal ,85 joined the drill team because ill like to dance, and my friends were drill team members? Freudenthal stated that she also practices one night a week and then on her own or with a friend. Jamie Young ,85 stated, htIt takes a lot of practice to be the best and to reach your goal? According to Dana Townsend ,86, ' We practice two nights a week during football and one night for basketball. It really takes a lot of practice to get everything down pat? llWhen I first started in drill team, it was a goal and an achievement? stated Nova Boswell l86. Boswell got started in pompons because of her friends and being in gymnastics. Besides Drill Team, the Flag Corps also plays a big role in the band. According to Haenni, the Flag Corps consists of 16 members. Sandy Nold ,85, co-captain for the flag corp, commented, ltI got involved with flags because I wanted to help the organization and support the teams and the band? 1You just donlt learn how to do routines but also how to work together as a group? commented Nold. ill got involved with flags because of the people who were in it? commented co-captain Kim Zeltwanger ,85. Sandy Vessar 185 stated, uThe organization is well taught by the captains? nIt tFlag Corpsl involves a lot of practice to make perfection? comment- ed Sherri Carter 87. The Drill Team and the Flag Corps both put in hard work and dedication to the task of perfecting their abilities to perform. - Cindy Funderberg l86 practice their shirtslshades drill team routine. The 1984-85 Flag Team members include Front: Sandy Nold, Rhonda Gates, Sandy Vessar, Stephanie Trapp, Amy Holmes, Lori Carpenter and Kim Zeltwanger; Row 2: Kneeling - Dena Geyer, Tara Meeks and Stacy Anderson; Back: Desiree Rodriguez, Mindy Crigger, Jodi Carpenter, Tammy Jansen, Sheri Carter and Roxanne Richey. Drill TeamIFlag Corps Jl39

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pare tint t j fun club to be in? e: Della Jeffers, se, vice president; d Spillman, secre- u holds the office of ecretary and Dunn ct Vice president. : are Mrs. Sandy om Lewis, .mlin, ttWe founded FTAt because we a need? ave to be members Teachers Associa- d. at by starting a erate some interest teaching while the gh school? stated nizations, FTA and the students both in ing and in the job :orge Z l a ;, ,WIWIquAvaW xx m '85 a pen from the l, 7'5 A DECA student Carol Meyer 85, takes a phone order at P8LT Lanes. 5 e x I Melinda Johnson, Miss Dixie Landers and sponsors. Mrs. Sandy Hamlin aids Rhonda Snodgrass ,86 and Chrystal Cole t86 in making name tags for the FTA District meeting. This yeafs FTA members are Front: Sara Ochse, secretary; Stacy Dunh, treasurer; Della Jeffers president and Traci Spillman vice preSIdent; Back: Chrystal Cole, Kelly Limle, Rhonda Snodgrass, Mrs. Sandy Hamlin, DECAtFTA t, 141