Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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Preparing for a contest is not easy for band members Johnny Gomez, Nick Munoz. Joe Ruiz, and Teresa Cavazos. Band competitions are very tense moments when I feel like I HAVE to do good, said Cavazos. Jim Tumlinson and Mindy Steininger work on a science fair project together The annual VISD Science Fair was held March 27-28 in the boys ' gym. Darrin Wilson prepares for the (JIL literary academic contest. The contest was held March 27-28 in Corpus Christi. Students competed in jour- nalism, typing, speech and one-act-play. Preparing for contest 105

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p reparing for contest i Putting in 110% f Cars dragging down a back road . . . slamming someone ' s fist down as you win an arm wrestling match, or the simple child ' s cry of I ' ll race you. It ' s man ' s greatest art form ... a challenge, a contest. Challenges meet us on an everyday basis. Some are sim- ple .. . getting to class on time, beating the crowd to the cafeteria at lunch. All of these are a challenge. There are other types of challenges, however. Whether it ' s a test or some other type of academic challenge, such as a UIL con- test, we want to excell and are willing to practice long hours or study until we know the material completely. Several organizations par- ticipate in competitions throughout the year. For band and choir, it is district, region and state competiton as well as solo and ensemble competi- tions. I practice several hours a day, said Charles Marshall. Raider Belles compete against other drill teams from this area of Texas. Each team must use one certain song for contest, said Jennifer Voelkel, senior. We practice a lot so that we can get everything down straight, she added. In the spring, CIIL academic contests are held and students will compete in typing, shor- thand, prose and poetry, jour- nalism and one-act play. I think that it is neat that typists can compete in GIL contests, said Tim Krejci, junior. Typists compete in accuracy and time, said Blanche Ruelas, sponsor. Melissa Gomez, and Homer €■ work together on their science i ject. The Regional Science F sponsored by VISD at Stroman. alante • pro- My journalism students practice writing on a daily basis, whether they know it or not, said Melicent Bryarly, sponsor. It ' s only a couple of weeks before the contest that I actually go over any special material with them, she said. No matter what the challenge, one must be ready to meet it in order to succeed. Raider Belles work many a long hours to perfect their dances, Jennifer Voelkel, Morgan Stevenson, and Mindy Steininger, make sure everything is adequate in their dance. ) » m n .j

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ssistants lending a hand where it is needed According to Texas House Bill 246, periods in which students assist the faculty, such as library and office assistants, will no longer be given credit. The only type of assistants recognized and allowed credit are the science lab assistants. These assistants, who are actually in a laboratory management course, spend a class period cleaning and organizing materials for labs, said Laurie Bauer, science department head. By doing this, we learn more about the chemicals, said Sharon Whitby, senior science lab assistant. The science lab assistants help Biology, Chemistry and Physics teachers prepare labs. They are essential because teachers are usually too busy and can- not set up labs on time. The lab assistants also learn proper techni- ques in maintaining a safe laboratory storeroom, said Mrs. Bauer. Although students who work in the office or library may not receive Office worker, Becky Gon- zales sorts the mail, files and helps out at the swit- chboard. No credit will be given to office aides next year credit, they are doing necessary work In order for the school to run smoothly. They are the ones who pick up absentee slips each period, check out library books and take messages to various parts of the campus. i