Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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.g y , ,, if 4. 3 Q-, . ' peecdll., t'lt's a lot offun, but a lot of work, commented Freshman Betsy lntram, Speech Il student. lt gives you a chance to express yourself and speak in front of people. Betsy particularly enjoyed poetry Dedate ff a 0 1 lt's a lot of competition, commented Senior Peter Wei in reference to the tournaments which were an important part of debate. 'You get to compete with other people from other ischools and discuss inational issues, Peter iadded. lt's pretty interesting. It's interesting because it's difficult, and at the same time it's challenging, Junior Jeff Busch enjoyed debate because, I get to speak my mind. Also, it keeps me up with current events. Jeff felt that debate helped him to do better in all of his classes. lt helps you to get organized, said Jeff. tw -Q . ti? f f MJ., f. I Af in mia ,fi .: it iwymhf .Mt V . , if W and prose reading. l want to go into broadcasting, said Betsy, and speech will help me. lt S gi in Kg .Nil-5 11? Nl- 0 3 at lr xitpkis 2- 1 S' QQ Ys 4' A iw F . S' hw, 'lf dl11 Q ,wi ,, 1 'D 'Am-.fs la sv, 4+ 3 :al Although not a drama student, Senior Val Quick played an important role in many drama productions. I got interested in it after seeing a play when l was a freshman, explained Val. She then joined a crew for the next show, and, after a certain number of hours of working on shows, she became a Thespian member. .0 I I DZZGIZ... Sophomore Carlos Baker chose to take debate because he wants to be a lawyer. In debate, Carlos explained, you have to show why your opinion is best. You don't have to go by any rules. You can say what you think is true. I enjoy the way it gives me confidence to get in front of people, said Senior Greg Ford. l got interested in it when our class started doing debates in class, and I was able to outthink people and enjoyed giving speeches. Greg went to Baylor last summer for two weeks to study debate, and he placed fourth in the standard divison of the Spring Branch N.F.L. CNational Forensic Leaguej tournament. au., honors 101

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' . 9 7M,,,,. . . .x sw V , Mics' I I I Junior Philip Leitao liked speech because it gets you to be open and gets you used to speaking in front of large groups of people. -Q -f--...W-S4 . According to Philip, ln speech you had a chance to do some creative writing and become familiar with various types of literature. Philip's favorite activity was debate. ?e,d'e7a,,, l i Deanna , . . We do everything ourselves, commented Senior Cathy Pigue. We build the sets and create all of our characters I, ourselves. As an actress, I Q I 1 I lt's a way that I can express myself without the worry of being inhibited. You can do anything you want when you're out there and have an excuse for it. Senior Mike Conway participated in numerous Cathy enjoyed playing somebody else for awhile. She continued, I enjoy the technical part because it's all work where you see exactly what you've accomplished. drama productions throughout his high school years, with the lead player in the state-finalist play Pippin as his final role. Mike felt that when you do something well, far and beyond your expectations, it makes all the work worthwhile. 100 honors

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f W ' I f V M-V-.mmm-5,6 1 2 ,ff V 'Ill l've always enjoyed the history and just the way it works, said Senior Jean Breaux. lt's interesting to me how so many people can get together and make it work. Jean's favorite topics in Government were how ?eW:...: Q The thing that I like best about D.E., said Senior Jamie Kingsbury, is getting involved. Getting involved is precisely why Jamie chose to take D.E, CDistributive Educationj in the first place. You go to school, expalined Jamie, and then you work half the day. You learn things pertaining to yourjob. Jamie also enjoyed participating in the activities related to D.E. congress passes laws and economics. I like learning about people and what affects people, said Jean. 1 l ti if 5 A 7 I 'Ill lt gives me a break in the day, commented Junior Lois Giese. ln the exercise class, Lois's favorite, we Qretched out and jumped rope to get our bodies back in shape after the winter. Lois, who enjoys team sports, particularly enjoyed volleyball and hockey. 102 honors 'Qi ,gt 'Fi , ,-iff jlsjli: jj i