Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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Even though the string orchestra has decreased in size, the quality of per- formance has risen. I really enjoy the smaller group of students because it lets us get closer and work harder, said Roseann Casarez, senior. The group once again gave a joint Christmas Melissa Rendon practices during class to perfect her playing quality on the cello. Orchestra students practiced diligently to perfect their music for upcom- ing concerts trings decreasing in size, increasing in quality concert wtith the choir at Holy Family Catholic Church. The highlight of the concert was the Hallelluia Chorus from Handel ' s Messiah . Besides the spring con- certs, the students prac- ticed hard for competi- tion in the Solo and Ensemble contest on Feb. 6. The students are real- ly geared up for the com- petition, said Mr. Grinnell. Orchestra has been an important part of my high school years. Through it, I have been exposed to other people ' s ideas and creative in- terests. The opportunity I was given to perform in front of others was a reward in itself. Clearly, the orchestra has been the single most significant learning experience in my life. Being in orchestra for seven years, I have been highly motivated into achieving things that I did not think I could do before. I have been given the opportunity to audition to be in the Regional Youth Orchestra which 1 have been active in for two years. I was able to meet and play with students from different schools and different levels. In all, the experience 1 have gained has given me a greater meaning of team work and leadership of which will be more than useful in the years to follow. Roseann Casarez Strings Orchestra members: Marisol Monroe, Natalie Sanchez. Jen- nifer Graves. Mary Monroe, Cynthia Garza. LaVerne Mar- tinez. Frank Casarez. vice- president; Rachel Walters. Melissa Rendon. Edward Benitez and Roseann Casarez, president. 165

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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

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EGA Students find interest injob-related program Not only do DECA students work half a day, they nnust take a class called Distributive Educa- tion. DE students learn about marketing and business pro- cedures and not only get tested over it in class, they compete in contests against DECA students from other schools. Even though we only go to school a half day, we learn a lot through DE, said Betsy Rodriguez. Attending the DECA Career Development Conference in McAllen were Betsy Rodriguez, Brenda Griffin, Chevis Greene, Melanie Kohutek, Melissa Kohutek, Martha Ramirez, Lisa Delgado, Tabitha McGarity, Lori Falcon, Troy Tom, Kevin Avery, Jonni Carville and Peter Vasquez. Getting out of school early also means a little extra money on your pay check. Mark Harp, senior, looks under the hood of a customer at his job at a local gas station. DECA winners were: Melanie Kohutek and Troy Tom in Quick Serve Food Marketing, Melissa Kohutek in Advertising Service Marketing, Brenda Griffin in Food Service Food Marketing, Chevis Greene in General Merchandise Marketing, And Johnni Carville in Petroleum Marketing. Betsy Rodriguez, president, helps distribute candy to a local day care center for Halloween. Club members filled bags of candy for the children. Kevin Avery Tamiko Avery Walter Byerley Darren Blohm Elias Brown Jonni Carville Guadalupe Cavazos Lisa Delgado Deverett Drinkard William Elliot Richard Evans Lori Falcon Michael Fikac Martha Garcia Mindee Garrison Gay Nell Gehrels DECA 166