Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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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

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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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..,-5-K i Dec got involved in Vocational Education IVOEJ because she it was a good opportunity to the area of business and find It a career which would help me in UIUFE years. She worked as a secre- for Dr. O. Scott Hume, M.D. Her d. COOF inator Mrs. johnson arranged honored wilh meril Lisa Kantoff had a well rounded back- ground of Homemaking and did very good work in all these areas, com- mented Mrs. Cathy Carter, Homemak- ing teacher. Lisa, a senior, commented that she enjoyed taking these courses and sometimes used them at home by cooking a lot of meals. Lisa also had a big involvement with F.H.A., being an officer of the club for three years. I enjoyed doing the community service projects with the girls working together. The best part I thought was planning the banquets. Lisa plans to use her background and go into the interior design field. V. 0. 0. of things in her secretarial job. I tran- scribed information on patient's charts from a cassette. I also did some book- keeping and filed insurance. Overall, Lisa, a senior, gained the experience and knowledge needed for her job from the classroom. I enjoyed the work and it made me realize that Houston is really for her. Lisa did a variety Xu .s vi: XA great! homemalzing 1 -4' .0. Both Sandra Wausen and Richard Reitz excelled in Physical Education, each enjoying certain aspects. Sandra, a sophomore, enjoyed the jogging pro- gram, saying I could really see an improvement, like I was able to run two miles straight by the end of the pro- gram. Sandra couldn't be a part of other sports because she had a heavy course load and needed the time to study. Richard, a senior, enjoyed help- ing to coach the girl's basketball team who beat the teacher's team by 24 points. Watching a lot of basketball and football games on television and at public events kept Richard busy, while Sandra followed the Oakland Raiders. honors 109