Socorro High School - El Chato Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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La Chispa Has Great Year f 1-.af 1 we ,,.,. 1. sg 3 R 2 . ' 3-Q' s'f'2.mL z ' V f w .g.5j'-vt ta, + X M ' 'fs I t J ' Q it . ' ' -.- .J- ... . .y -Q .Q ff, ' -gj LJ . Y I -. -1 ' ,K A i A' l .nv 'wks On Sept. 2, seven rookie jour- nalists gathered in room 6, unsure of just how to produce a newspa- per. But three weeks later the first issue of La Chispa sold over 400 copies, put together under the leadership of editor Lisa Mossman and the not always gentle guid- ance of their sponsor, Ms. Cookie Nelson. News stories were expert- ly handled by jackie Flores and jose Portillo. Cindy Lopez and Rey Chavez wrote features covering all phases of school life. Sports editors johnny Murphy and Paul Padilla worked overtime to make sure all sports received recogni- tion. jesus Aguirre filled in wher- ever needed, covering the every day events on campus. Ad man- anger Scott Fryxell provided the financial base the staff needed. A sense of creativity led the staff to try new techniques, and these in- novations combined with the staffers' dedication to produce a year of La Chispa worth remem- bering,

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Sombras preserves the past ,, 'ff 15?-T E . A s .ff 9 ' 5' f I The history of Socorro was brought back to the present by the folklore class in a book en- titled 5ombras Del Padado. This was the third volume pro- duced under a federally spon- sored program. The students went through rough times be- fore the book was published, but with the help of Ms. julia K umor, folklore sponsor, the students advanced without trouble. 1. Front row left are Robert Cox, jesus Mendoza, Francisco Martinez, Ana Serna, Gloria Maldonado, Ms. julia Ku- mor, Diana Tarango, and Nancy Rodri- guez. Back row left are Enrique Mares, Frank Dominguez, Raul Lucero, judy Guevara, Robert jones, Conception Mendoza, Willie Rodriguez, Bill Law- son, Martin Cabrera, and, on top, Freddy Aguirre. 2. Ms. julia Kumor, folklore sponsor, looks over some pa- pers. Sombras Del Pasado 53

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