St Joseph High School Nazareth Academy - Excelsior Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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at Banquet Ronny Knox recognizes Gigi Sartor as Outstanding Girl Athlete. Coach Seiler presents Brian Pekar with the Outstanding Boy Athlete of the Year and the Buddy Riley Memorial awards. Coach Shimek honors Pat Kelly with the John Lyons Memo- rial award. Left: Julie Hart- man goes to receive her Outstanding Cheerleader of the Year. Right: Miss Gawlik congratu- lates Julie Burnup on being named to the Starlighter Hall of Fame. Blake Seaman is presented with the Dick- ey Hanley Memorial award. La,, mr TIC.

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Top Students Named Mr. Boyd congratulates Jill after naming her Best Soprano. Miss Gawlik presents Claire Smith with the Miss Congeniality award. Acting ever the Pirate King, Jim humbly accepts the award for Best Actor. Academics, sports and spirit a wards were presented to top honor students at the second annual A wards Banquet held at the Victoria Community Center. With all honor students being acknowledged on honor roll, NHS, art, speech, choir and FAD, spirit and sports teams, spe- cial awards were bestowed on: Speech Team Members Todd Liles, Christy Howard, Debbie Innocenti; Choir and FAD mem- bers Jill Bates, Kim Thompson, Todd Pickard, Jim Casey and Jeff Lenhert; Band members Kim Koliba, Michelle Gonzales, and Bridget Bomersbach; Cheerleader Julie Hartman; Star- lighters Julie Burnup, Kathy Hoffman and Clair Smith: Boy ' s Sports Pa t Kelly, Blake Seaman and Brian Pekar: Girl ' s Sports Gigi Sartor and Paula Wagner. Bridget embraces Mr. Etzler after receiving recognition as Honor Bandsman.

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Boy and Girl of the Year Curtis Eckerman and Daunne Pratka were a warded Boy and Girl of the Year by the Exchange Club of Victoria after the previous honor of being chosen Boy and Girl of the Month from St. Joseph. The two will now pro- ceed to the statewide competition, for which they must write essays entitled Why I Be- lieve in America. Each year the exchange club chooses a girl and a boy from each of the local high schools to honor as Boy and Girl of the Month. They are chosen not only on scholas- tic achievement, but on leadership, extra- curricular activities, and community ser- vice as well. In addition to being given the honor of Boy and Girl of the Year, Curtis and Da unne were each awarded $200 and a plaque for their achievements. Daunne Pratka, Curtis Eckerman Boys ' Girls ' State Todd Liles, Denise Strauss, and Allison Au- ghinbaugh were chosen as representatives from St. Joseph ' s for the 1988 Boys ' and Girls ' State. During the convention, they will learn about city, state, and national gov- ernment, hold mock elec- tions, make laws, and learn how the judicial sys- tem works. Allison Aughinbaugh, Todd Liles, and Denise Strauss.