Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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'I didn't necessarily work harder than 2 rest of the contestants in prepara- 'n for the contest, but I did work hard. the students in this competition ared the desire to win and put in time prepare adequate answers. I. C. tholson, freshman, spent approxi- .tely three hours working for this ard. American History is one of my orite subjects, and I enjoy getting olved in it in any way I can. The inte- l events which occurred to make the frld what it is today are extremely resting to me, and because of my rest in this course, learning the sub- matter came easily. I enjoy testing 'abilities and seeing what l am capa- 'lof accomplishing. '55 i, .. - . . . 'Iv - A ww. L . V .. 1 -' IMA. 13 .- 4. f I K , 'N 1- I-. 'fm .N lf.: 5, I f IM., vt 54 , in nz-f,'vt:.,k, ' V -. 'I - NV A as .3 .5z'f'i:'f!c xi'7'f17t ' Q-:rift ', vfsgfs-iimal be J P55 in X A ff- '-.l' --a .4 'j . -pnqqgs, x -3112 .3 , ti , X s :gif i .. 1 if'..i, 51,4 5' N I . ff. pa , --3-.... - ' L A Q' ' isa Webb, senior, has always put his- as her favorite subject and Govern- t tied together with that. I always forth sort of an extra effort. I always my homework and studied a lot ause I found it really interesting. I ly enjoyed the corruption in govern- It section, so doing it wasn't really lmnored wilh mel-il 3 hisioi-9 In order to win the World Histor award, Sophomore Dub Norwood com peted in a contest against other stu dents. I entered the contest not mainl' for the award, but for the chance 'tt compete.' I felt I had learned a grea deal, so I didn't try to study really hart like a week before the contest, because it would be a contest to determine memorization ability rather than knowl- edge and understanding of the history of the world. Dub summed everything up by saying, As they say, 'those who are ignorant toward history are destinec to relive it.' Whether this is true or not, I don't know and don't care to find out, at least not by example. RD SPA 'N ln... ip, 1 1 .af V5.1 y . honors 107

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QSV My as S Mia french Ever since I started taking French, I haven't been able to quit! The language is so beautiful and romantic. Vicki McLemore, senior, has consistently demonstrated her comprehension in both reading and understanding French. 'fl love the flowing beauty of the language. If French is going to be her life's work, she would like to be an interpreter at the United Nations or a foreign ambassador. It's strange. Some- times l'll find myself thinking in French! Q Aw.. Ialin Scott Tyson chose to take Latin because Latin is frequently used in such fields of study as law and the sci- ences. Scott, a junior, thought the lan- guage was easy to learn and the history interesting. I plan to study Latin for at least one more year. I'm sure that I will be able to use it in some field of study. f Q . Q 5' Us ing I I at M A to 3' Q fi , QaH2'.: jim Vu ' ,' QIWGQ-3 't 'X ming 53: Q 3 5 : if I I , fb , S if limi- It 4 :gi . Q, ' ,251 3' f ' it , if Q .: la ' -ig R 1' C I . .5 L ,. Us . c X 1 xiii,-41 4 va so f-of 'IO6 honors 118' spanish I like to do the best in everythi can. Leslie Abramson, senior, t Spanish for six years, so that I c speak the language fluently somed She found it a challenge knowing languages and being able to speak i others. Maioring in Spanish and Fre she plans to become an internati stewardess for a while if the gaso situation doesn't get too bad. She t would like to teach both the langua She enjoys knowing Spanish becaus mainly can speak it now when I' Mexican restaurants and when I mad at my friends, german At first Tracey Wheatley thought German would be a lot harder th turned out to be. l've always liked man and it has always been a chall to me. Tracey, a senior, sometimes tired of the reading because it t twice as long as English and som the stories were really depressing. way, German has made me unders English better. When I'm speaking man, I also have to think in Ger Sometimes when I'm writing a pap English, I'lI write German words and even realize it!

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l Q '1 ' 'Mawr will I df ' 2? .. Y p 3. at induslrial al-is 'll-1-.. f,fy' ' r ,. 'I rX fm-W 1 108 honors The experience of the challenge motivated Senior Pam Powell to suc- ceed in Distributive Education, iD.E.l. l am motivated to take and accept chal- lenges. I won't do it halfway. Pam's manual on Free Enterprise won state competition, consisting of a 500-word essay, a display and exhibits, nine public speeches, and an outstanding activity. Pam worked at Palais Royal, changing from D.K.'s, for more experience in a larger store. Pam also had the additional duties of being President of D.E., com- menting A good leader brings every- body else's ideas together to get the best solution. Neil McQueen used his talents in the lndustrial Arts area to make many useful items, including speakers to put a fin- ishing touch on a 5750 stereo system. The speakers themselves cost me about S250. Neil, a junior, admitted he worked hard on all he built, but it really didn't seem like work to him because he really enjoyed doing it. He also designed a house in Architectural draft- ing and worked at Ken Wind Co. draft- ing oil tools. I really tried to do my best because l'm considering becoming an Architectural Engineer and l'll most likely use this experience later on. business Lori Montgomery was enrolled three business courses and maintain' an A average in all three. l plan pursue a career in accounting, ant thought it would be beneficial for me get the skills for an office situatil nowf' Lori, a senior, found the class and the skills she picked up to be fai easy. Accounting proved to be the mc beneficial for her because it gave r an introductory insight of the bas accounting skills that I might use la on. I feel that I have gotten a lot out' these classes so that I may have a bet, chance at getting a good job in an offin this summer. l h .IL 57:32 1