Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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As a member of VICA, Keith Bitterly splits his day between school and his job as a maintenance mechanic eq. at Magic Industries. Roland Montez gained expertise as a meat cutter at HiWay Grocery. According to Ellis Medina, adviser, Roland was a good worker. Welding became almost second nature to Jeffrey Moore because of his job as a welder at Borowicz Metal Crtifts. VICA 97

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yicA Chapter wins top awards in district, area, state lives up to motto of ' excellence in action ' Chapter 722 excelled in the VICA Leadership and Skills contest and was named Most Outstanding Chapter in Area IV out of the 50 clubs that attended the con- test. Ten members competed on the state level. Results of the competition were 15 first places, two second places, 10 third places, one fourth place and one fifth place. Darren Hornstein was selected as the outstanding VICA member and won first place in prepared speech and in the skills contest received first place in diesel mechanics. Mark Martinez was elected vice president of Area IV and Jessie Armstrong was chosen parliamentarian of Area IV. Martinez placed fifth in cabinet making and Arm- strong received third place in maintenance mechanic equipment. In technical information tests, Jamie Dipple placed first as auto parts clerk; Blake Shaw won first in carpet lay- ing; Michael Robles received first place in painting; and Robert Griffith won first place in maintenance mechanic building. In the skills contest, Ralph Montez received second place in welding and Ronald Pennington won fourth place in carpentry. The open and closing ceremony team won first place. Team members were Blake Shaw, Ronald Gilbert Padilla receives on-the-job training while working as an instru- ment repairer at Vector Inc. Pennington, Jamie Dippel, Darren Hornstein, Ralph Montes, Joel Lara and Mark Martinez. The club business pro- cedure team placed third in area competition. Team members were Ronald Penn- ington, Blake Shaw, Jamie Dippel, Darren Hornstein, Ralph Morris, Joel Lara, Mark Martinez and Robert Griffith. The chapter won first place in the display contest and received third place in the i safety display. i Area IV winners in leadership and skills con- test were, Seated: Mark Martinez, Darren Hornstein, Ronald Pennington, Blake Shaw, Ralph Montes and Joel Lara. Standing: Michael Robles, Jamie Dippel. Robert Griffith, Jessie Armstrong and Timothy Reinecke. Chapter 722 Members: Seated: Jamie Dip- pel, secretary; Ronald Pennington, vice presi- dent; Blake Shaw, president; Mark Martinez, student adviser; Joel Lara, Ralph Montes, reporter. Middle: Keith Trlicek, Roland Montez, Ricky Ramirez, Michael Robles, Gilbert Padilla, Pedro Martinez, Andrew Perez, Jessie Armstrong and Randy Nichols. Top: Keith Bitterly, Jeffrey Moore, Jimmie Ortiz, Ernest Riedesel, Johnny Lewis, Timothy Reinecke, Paul Yates, Julian Martinez, Darren Hornsteain, treasurer; and Robert Griffith. Not Pictured: Ralph Escalona, parliamentarian. 96 VICA

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Sweetheart and Be Rachel Ford and J.J. Vega HERO Officers: Front: J. J Vega, vice president; Estelle McKinney, Freddy Trevinci, parliamentarian. Back: Craig Henry, president; Rachel Ford, historian. Sponsor: Melba Nunez Dolores Firova Rachel Ford Jesus Garcia Rosie Garcia Janice Girdy Craig Henry Elizabeth Hernandez Michael Lumpkins Estelle McKJnney Lee Newsom Joe Salas Deborah Sloan Kim Treptow Freddy Trevino J. J. Vega Michael Wise Being enrolled in the home economics related occupations class is a requirement for club membership. Deborah Sloan, Janice Girdy and Estelle McKinney do classwork. U. 4- 98 HERO