Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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Raider Belles, full of flair, perform during fialf time at both football, and basketball games. Tammy Or- sak along with other Belles perform an intricate routine during halftime at a football game. New directors means new at- titudes, goals, and opportunities. Ms. Mendez has clianged us so much in such a short time. Raider Belles all know that to reach our goals we must have dedication, hard work, and Ms. Mendez. We start our practice in the sum- mer before we go to camp and con- tinue until the end of the year. Our job throughout the year is to sup- port our friends through their seasons. During this year round job, we are also getting our team ready for competition which comes in March. This year our goal is to win sweepstakes. 1 have been in drill team for four years and this is our third director. This year has started off great and has been so far. The worst part about it is being a senior! Michelle Mitscherling Raider Belles 163

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R ock the Belles New director takes charge Sweating and dancing tlieir way through another hard performance, the Raider Belles received awards during summer camp. Along with the preci- sion dance award, they also received four superstar nominees. They are: Brenda Estrada, Mindy Steininger, LIbby Rodriguez, and Stephanie Padron, who won the award. I ' ve enjoyed working with the girls, said Ms. Debbie Mendez, Raider Belle instructor. The girls prac- tice during drill team classes which are fifth and sixth period. After school they run down the crowded halls to get dressed in ten minutes for their hard workout which is from 3:40-5:30 p.m., she added. The workouts really seem to pay off because the Raider Belles attended a contest in March to demonstrate their sharpened skills. Performing at the basketball games were always fun for the Raider Belles Michelle Mitscher- ling. marshall, dances to the popular tune Egyptian Lover Going to games were always fun especially when the Belles gave an excellent performance. Christa Stevenson, Becky Holmes, and Priscilla Navarro find that perform- ing in front of a Stroman crowd has its rewards. Top: Zondra Buitron. Genevive Huerta. Janet Hernandez. Dawn Gelschmen. Michelle Walters, Jennifer Weaver, Angela Staff, Becky Holmes, Libby Rodriguez. Ms Debbie Mendez, Michelle Mitscherling. Jennifer Voelkel, Melissa Guzman. Cfieri Hartman, Raquel Garza. Chrisia Stevens. Natalie Clegg. Shannon Kouches and Kelly rHext row: RIchelle Martinez. Carolyn Bates. Georgia Villarreal. Vanessa Chacon. Dawn Reinecke. Shirley Barefield, Vvette Sutton, Kristi McCray, Mindy Steininger. Morgan Stevenson, Erica Johnson, Kim Kouches, Dean- na Cano, Anna Torres, Michelle Eddleman, Melbo Monroe, and Stacey Renard Next ri w Angela Robertson, Annessa Bess Lorraira errel. Barbara Olguin. Melissa Cruz. Brenda trada. Tammy Novak, Melinda Delgado, Julia Arguellez, Tammy Orsak, Lisa Farmer, Sara Gomez, and Veronica Mascorro Bottom Shay Kuykendall, Tammy McElroy, Nancy Shumbera, Tara Salge, Trisha Schaefer, Amanda Kre|Ci, Jessica Parkans, Krisll Schneider, and Vanessa Creagen Raider Belles 162

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HA stirring up an appetite for service Future Homemakers of America has been involv- ed in many types of ac- tivities not only around school, but servicing the community as well. One of the biggest projects of the year was decorating a nursing home for Hallo- ween. The group also sponsored a babysitting service during open house. I really liked babysit- ting for the kids, said Danielle Powell, senior. It gave me perience little ex- in home economics, she added. Outside of doing com- munity and school pro- jects, the club attended area and state meetings. The area and state meetings are fun because you meet a lot of people, and you learn a lot more about organizing a fami- ly, said Anna Escalona, senior. Hope Powell and Danielle Powell display decorations which were to be hung at a nursing home. Decorating the nursing home was one of the club ' s communi- ty service projects. Members are JoAnn DeLeon, Elsa Garcia, Tonia Kramer, hor- ma Gomez, Anna Escalona, Nelda Garcia, Danielle Powell and Kim Kennedy. 1 have really enjoyed the years I have been in F.H.A. I have met many people and learned many things. In this club, we do service projects for the community, such as decorating nursing homes during Halloween. We also go to different meetings in which we discuss how to improve our club, and how to make it more interesting. At the end of the end of the year, we have a banquet at a local resturant. My goal in F.H.A. was to become president, and guess what, I did it! At the er H Danielle Powell F.H.A. members were honored with a donut party given by VOE OEA. F.H.A. members brought in the most canned goods for the annual food drive sponsored by VOE OEA. FHA 164