Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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Science Fair Competitive Rewording Educotionol I worked prerry lore on the night before the fair, but it was oil worth it, soid Down Speed following the onnouncement thol she hod won first in her division ond second best of show in the VI5D Science Foir, which wos hosted ot Stromon this year. As usuol, Stromon students swept most of the owords. However, according to Nan Jackson, science teocher ond coordinotor of this years folr, The annual science foir is more rhon just competition. It con be o very educotionol experience. The students lea rn the scientific opprooch for solving problems, which con be helpful later in college science courses, Ms. Jockson soid. All the winners went on to El Compo to the regionol science fair and the following students won speciol owords: Worren Abromeit. Richard Krum, Mary Trevino, Linette Maier. Down Speed, Down Parker. Connie Jonok, Sara Schuiz, Dorren Metting, Brian Dippel, Cheryl Dreier, Tom Hough. Cheryl Dreier colmly woits for the science foir judges to interview her or the VISD Science Fair hosted ot Stromon. She went on to win first ploce in the Eorth ond Spoce Division. RMhT? unn ES FROM LORE TO DELTA. Pinrn. Elnno Gonzoles won honoroble mention for her effort in the Zoology Division. Connie Jonok tied for third ploce in the Medicine ond Health Division. 106 Science Foir m)»li:m: M IS ' lHli m-WCKN-IAt.!: OLOUBLINDNKSS IN fl S CHOOL MALKS ' • 0TH15S»IS: n: iM- iw:i:nt of thk »KNTS I SUUVKY WIl »LOUHMNl) K 1)111115: stiiim:n ' »« a - iiBMNi) ir ! ' jrNTS TAKK DOl c oLOH»I» ' » '

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in k I any events copfured our conversorions H I • I around school this yeor. However, the j hortest issue in Vicforio was the taxpayer revolt ogolnsf higher taxes. The eyes of Texas were on Victorio as the school district wos forced to hold an election on whether or not taxes should be limited, and in fact, reduced. Meetings were held ond letters to the editor were written. But when the polls closed on the i Soturday before Eoster, the limitotion wos voted I down. Street deterioration was another topic of ] conversation that wos touched on doily. Motorists j become used to seeing borocodes blocking major streets, including Som Houston, Airline, Lone Tree, Laurent, Den Wilson, North, Den Jordon and Red River. Most of the streets were completed by the time school closed for the summer. When several persons died of cyanide poisoning in Chicago and the only link was to Tylenol capsules, the entire country was feorful. Many componies lifted their capsules off the market ond the rest were avoided by the general public. However, when Tylenol capsules come bock on the market, they were seoled in sofety containers. Many other companies followed suit with their over-the-counter capsules ond the public received another lesson in oworeness. ago. No Appn po.s a ring for lems anothti .ttack on VISD jn the new year in a verbal battle with Vic- discovery in the So aj( 1983 ■ ' ' j Foculty member, Judy Linville. wos one of mony teochers wtio ortended school boord meetings during the tox limitotion drive. Local and World Events Affected Our Lives Mony teochers porricipoted In o Sove Our Schools roily in De Leon Plozo ofter school let out for the doy Ttie to limitotion was defeated ot the polls. sture tnree-and- ana water, said VVedgeworth. Others, although weak, are not diseased and are not in show inisdenieanor charges of cruelty to animals, with condition. confinement in He said most of the cows, termed emaciated by a Gonzales veterinarian, had been suckling ay that he had calves and could be expected to be in place 16 bates of not real fat condition, particularly from green ining feed lot grass in the pasture. i large bales on Wedgeworth said he expected most of the herd ed also. could be sold in 90 days, while the calves were but me, said ready to sell immediately. There are three lave died since registered Brahman bulls, which he does not plan to sell. Justice of the An associate of Dr. Kenneth Gottwald, who ■dly witnessed issued the veterinarian ' s report Tuesday under direction of the Humane Society ' s Gulf Coast office, said Gottwald had described the animals con- dition in detail to him. They are emaciated and they will need a rehabilita- tive period of four to five ossible Advol When scliool began in August, most of the moin streets in Victorio were closed for construction Drivers ieorned to use the bock roods ond side streets to get from one which they will seek to impose Ictions. months to reach a nqiigiMl state, said Dr. Allen Jane- cek Thursday. During win-

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1 Down Speed won first ploce in the Medicine ond Heolth Division of tlie VI5D Science Foir. For tier project, she olso received second best of show ot the foir ond awards from the Annericon Concer Society, the Women ' s Auxiliary to the Medical Society and the Vioorio Optimist Club. Lomoine Lone ond Corol Wogner, science club sponsors, prepored certificotes for winners of the Behovorial and Social Sciences Science 2nd ploce — Tio Chandler 3rd place — Laura Wagner Honorable Mention — Kim Harvey Midge Ulrlch Kim Jones Biochemistry 2nd ploce — Nancy Cox 3rd place — Jo Hornish Jennifer Jusriss Honorable Mention — Rudy Garza Dotony Isr place — Tom Hough 2nd place — Stephen Dentler Debra Garza Honorable Mention — Dennis Jacob Diane Jonah Division Winners Chemistry 2nd place — Warren Abramelt 3rd place — Johnny Vermillion Mary Trevino Honorable Mention — Jimmy Milsop Terry Holy Elmo Salinas Rebecca Barrios Ken Rennord Eorth and Space 1st ploce — Cheryl Dreier 2nd place — Corolino Gorzo 3rd ploce — Lone Culberrson Engineering 1st place — Drian Dipple 2nd place — Kim Newsom Tim Mooney 3rd place — DIoulio Jimenez Richard Krum Honorable Mention — Linette Moier Environment 3rd place — Drendo Wallace Honorable Mention — Charlie Morek 2nd place — John Orusenhan Math and Computers 1st place — Darren Metting 2nd ploce — Sherry Matthews Medicine and Health 1st place — Dawn Speed 2nd place — Dawn Parker 3rd place — 5oro Schuiz Connie Jonah Physics 2nd place — Jocelyn Hearty 3rd place — Mark Berger Zoology Honorable Mention — Elmo Gonzales 2nd Best of Show Dawn Speed Science Foir 107