South Grand Prairie High School - Signal Yearbook (Grand Prairie, TX)

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QS. 1.c.r. MEMBERS . .. Q B. Baldwin, M. Bennett, G. Benton, M. Buchanan, M. Clendenin, M. Golf G. Jiminez, J. Merola, M. Russell, J. Spence, P. Spicer, T. Taylor, B. Turner, J. Ussery, M. Wright. and M. Prater. 194 a::f X, ' D.E.C.A. MEMBERS , . . S. Brodie, J. Browning, J. Doty, P. Emerton, M. Gomez, M. Johnson, D. King, M. Leblanc, L. Lehew, J. Linkeman, J. McCoy, C. Renfro, C. Torrez, J. Walser, C. Young, S. Adelman, J. Allen, L. Bassett, J. Deshensky, K. lnmon, C. Koons, C. Lopez. J. Masterson, M. Price,D. Rawlins, S. Rich- ardson, P. Stringer, S. Watson, J. West and K. Hunt. 8 2 ORGANIZATIONS Y Ss.. S ' 4 'Q yi' . X .. - W . S.. . E Q EM... .S S5 W .. , . M 5, yi W I vi it K 1 Y 1

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, .'r0m0fi l7'gFriCfu!fll+' p If you loved kids and llearning about what made ithem tick then FHA and HERO were the clubs to be lin. These clubs offered you lmore than just the general l'6Susie Homemaker skills of cooking and sewing. One could also learn of fashion design, interior design and child care, which was one of the most popular classes taken by students. , In order to qualify for membership into FHA a itudent had to be enrolled in p ne of the homemaking courses, Since this included such a wide variety of inter- ests the club tried to main- tain a multi-faceted pro- gram. Most meetings were held after school and a speaker or consultant deal- ing with anything from fash- ion to child-care was usually on the agenda. One activity sponsored by FHA was the Turkey of the Year award. This activity was held the week of Thanksgiv- ing and students would pur- chase feathers for teachers and the teachers would col- lect them and put them on their paper turkeys dis- played in their rooms. The feathers sold for ten cents each. With the money pro- fitted from the sales the club donated it to the Woman's Shelter. Thomas Cates sta- ted, Being a member of FHA makes me feel better about myself because we help others, but I feel it helps me better understand some of the social problems existing today and how to cope with them once l'm out in the world on a daily ba- sis. HERO members were qualified because they took the HECE class.This class met one hour a day and stu- dents were allowed to have a two hour work release where they were able to put to use the information they learned in class. Most of the jobs were either in child care or related to the fash- ion industry. As for the club, the members were re- sponsible for planning and NCE UPON A TIME . . . fulfill the time at the Halloween party held by HERO members, Shannon Waldrop begins with a story. bhoto by Kevin Brilesl administering special Hal- loween, Christmas and Eas- ter parties for special chil- dren. The in-depth commit- ment the members made to the these children helped es- tablish a mutual bonding while it reinforces a positive self-concept of the children as they developerd impor- tant social skills. Tina Con- ley, the parliamentarian, stated, Being in HERO has been a great experience, be- cause of the closeness we have with children we work with and being able to have a better understanding of problems children can have and how to cope with them. T .gf wtf? .Wa was . sv X i -+R. R.. it ' ' K . , grqggxxygg ,E an 1 ft J' M - ,..t,,w Vi ' . lv- ze 'sw -4 T- ' -vt I i .Ist--f1'lQf-SEQ 1.':,'.f' I '55 .'i'i's.,x'r V i M1 .. ' i f Q 4 IPIQUISITIVE MINDS . , . In a discussion concerning the children 's pany, Misty Day gives her evaluation of how things went and has a few questions of her own about the children.fphoto by Kevin Brilesl FHA AND HERO 1

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DE.Ulf+TLC,T get fr head SMH or-1, 0 , 4 , , , I 1 'N -,7 ..f DECA and ICT were classes offered to students who were interested in the fields of marketing and dis- tribution. To be a member DOLLARS AND CENTS . . . Alter ringing up a customer's pur- chases, Kim lnmon makes change. l '1 of one of these clubs one had to be enrolled in the class which met for one peri- od a day. In these classes Mr. Sawyer and Mr. Russell taught skills in leadership and in marketing. Since the individuals of the club have a job, no actual meetings for Li.: Q , Nm5x?,, at or if: A t fc as ,vjiiy ' it-56,11 ' in ' w F ' 1 1, v 1 1 I , 'ify if cakes, 'us .vi A 'if 'I K 4 if Q the club were held, but the officers met periodically to plan fund raisers and par- ties. At the end of the year a banquet was held for the clubs to honor their employ- ees who helped them put into practice what they learned in the classroom. Also at this banquet Em- ployer ofthe Year and Em- ployee of the Year was awarded. From these classes students hoped to take what they had learned and apply it to their future jobs. GET IEM WHILE THEIR HOT . . . Christina Renfro pulls the donuts forward on the shelf so customers won't have a hard time finding them. REVVIN' IT UP ., . After helping a customer with a purchase for her camera, Christi- na Lopez finds the right key to ring the purchase up on the regis- ter. DECA 8: ICT 8