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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53 V 1 'N g ., I ,, K .53 I ,I if t 1 , ,,,- . tfftkr In in J, fr E fn :. I I E ',f ' , i 5 3 as V X f. K Nwmyk A 2 4 , El Chato increases in size With their third new advisor in as many years, the El Chato staff faced numerous problems. But dedication and creativity delivered Socorro's largest yearbook, adding 2Q,pgge5 to allow better coverageigof sports and the increased student pop- ulation. In addition, 'jersey and bake sales were added to the staff's already loaded agenda to pay for additional color pages. Lynn K oivisto and Holly Har- ris, in their second year as edi- tor and assistant editor, respec- tively, convinced Ms. Cookie Nelson, sponsor, to let them try new techniques, including the use of original art by Rox Es- kew, The frequent appearances of Growler, Socorro's favorite puppy, seemed to personalize the book to 5ocorro's students. Yearbook sales were increased almost 30 per cent over 1980, 56 El Chato mostly through the dedicated sales work of the staff. Sports editor Rory Day and Lynn and Holly sharpened their photographic skills to help Tony Thompson, Kris Nicholes and Duane Mossman take, de- velop and print the hundreds of pictures needed. Even class editors Belia Navarette and Vilma Navarette spent time in the darkroom, trying to get the desired pictures. Clubs editor Elsa Torres and Honors editor Rosario Baeza spent long hours studying oth- er yearbooks and magazines to discover new ways to display the people in their sections. Ad managers Linda Duran and Cody Taylor drove all over town selling ads to help keep yearbook costs down, as well as helping others with their sec- tions. Late into many nights and weekends, the lights were on in room 6 as the staffers strove to finish a yearbook the students would treasure for years to come. 1. Clubs editor Elsa Torres and Honors editor Rosario Baeza work on page lay- outs. 2. Editor Lynn Koivisto and assis- tant editor Holly Harris look through reference materials. 3. Ad manager Lin- da Duran works on a spread. 4. Rox Eskew, art editor, designs El Chato jer- seys. 5. Sports editor Rory Day set up his pages. 6. Vilma Navarette and Belia Navarette, classes'editors, crop senior pictures. 7. Photographer Duane Moss- man discusses sports pictures with Rory. 8. Kris Nicholes, photographer, works in the darkroom. 9. Ad manager Cody Taylor, left, and academics editor Kevin Hardts design a double-page spread.