Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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i HELPING: Priscilla Navarro assists John Paul Brown in putting on the finishing touches to his make-up for the One-Act play production, Fables. LONG TRIP: Kelly Crones is worn out from a long day of competition at Austin Westwood High School. Two bus loads of UIL contestants, their coaches and Mrs. Jo Ann Stovall, principal, met at school at 4:15 a.m. in order to make 8 a.m. competitions. AWARDED: Peter Matl won third place at the practice meet at Austin Westwood High School in Calculator Applications, and second place at the district meet, which was hosted at Stroman. He com- peted at the regional meet at the Uni- versity of Texas at San Antonio. CLOWNS: Curtis Tait looks solemnly at the camera as he checks his make-up for the one- act play, Fables. I liked the play we did. It was fun. Sarah Hammack UIL iSC

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Students achieve in UII Competitive spirit in academics For the first time a complete UIL academic team, with the exception of a debate team, competed in the annual district meet. The response to compete in UIL was incredible. Enough students signed up and trained for the various categories to have at least two competitors each. The various teams, including speech, journalism, ready writing, spelling, calculator applications, number sense, shorthand, typewrit- ing, accounting, science, literary criticism and one-act play practiced especially throughout the spring. One-act play participants practiced evry Tuesday and Thursday for six weeks and for three days during spring break. They learned how to work with fellow crew and cast members in the production of the play. Stroman hosted the district meet on March 26. Peter Matl placed sec- ond in calculator applications and Eva Gonzales placed third in news writing. Both students competed on the regional level at UTSA. Other winners on the district level were Shelley Melalncon, sixth in feature writing; Lisa Janak, fifth in ready writing; Toke Mayes, fourth, and Kelly Burns, fifth in typing. In one-act play, Michael Ful- bright. Homer Escalante, Keith Schumann and Chris Escalante were nominataed for Honorable Mention All Star Cast. Michelle Eddleman was nominated to the Zone All Star RELAXING: Sarah Hammack, Ericca Perez and Wendy Eggert take a break in between rounds of competition at the practice UIL meet at Westwood High School in Austin. ' Attending practice meets are important, Blanche Ruelas, typing coach, said. It helps to prepare the students because they get an idea of what to expect at a real meet. Cast. The team competed at a practice meet at Austin Westwood High School. The school was packed with cometitors from 42 other high schools. Peter Matl placed third in calculator applicataion and Debbie Jaeger placed third in editorial writ- ing. Kyuana Barnes also placed third in dramatic interpretation (solo act). Melissa Heinold placed fourth in lit- erary criticism and Lou Ann Chavez placed fifth in shorthand. As the district contest became closer and closer, practice became more important. UIL is just like any sport. It takes practice, Jo Ann Stovall, principal, said. Each event requires its own type of practice. For science events, stu- dents studied scientific textbooks and magazines instead of meeting during the week. Spelling compet- itors learned over 2,000 words and practiced together twice a week. This was my first year, said Lana Klapuch, spelling coach, but I am very encouraged by the number and enthusiasm of the students. REVIEWING: Cathy Barella and Eva Gonzales prepare to compete in the UIL journalism contests at Westwood High School in Austin. Eva placed third in news writing at the district contest and competed on the regional level in San Antonio. Itli UIL

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Honors classes challenging To advance is the key to suc- cess. These keys consist of hon- ors classes. The classes help a student advance in many fields. They are ' tough, but the students who are accepted for them re- alize what they are getting into. Working in groups makes the assignment more interesting and together the students come up with creative ideas. We meet up at someone ' s house and put our thoughts to- gether ' Dawn Hernandez said. Honors clases call for plenty of hard work and time and de- votion to keep up with the rest of the class. Having your work done on time is most important when it comes to honors courses, said Ryan Wilhelmsen. Students take honors for sev- eral reasons. 1 feel 1 can learn more for college by being in honors class- es, said Wendy Eggert. I feel I will be ahead of everyone else. Students must be tested in or- der to qualify for honors classes. It doesn ' t go by teacher rec- ommendation, said Royce Buesing, counselor. Students take one test which includes some reading, writing and math problems. Honors classes are offered in English, Social Studies, Sciences and Math. Most teachers agree that honors classes are challeng- ing, but rewarding. Honors students have an un- limited resource of energy and the teacher has to be creative, motivated and knowledgeable in order to tap the students ' great- est potential, said Joyce Slone, teacher. These students are our leaders, not just of tomorrow, but of humanity. ASSISTANCE: Ray Jackson, faculty member, assists Stephanie Janak with her math homework. Many seniors, in- cluding Stephanie, choose to take ad- vancea math classes in order to prepare for college. WORKING: Anne Hilscher, with the as- sistance of Melissa Robles, works during their honors class. By taking an honors class, they are able to learn on a higher level. lit