T R Robinson High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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l l With Rembrandt concentration, Mike Myers carefully directs his brush. Music, cart study sparks creativity By applying their skills as craftsmen, the art classes re- designed the Night of Knights stage, complete with cas- cades of purple satin. Art students competed with the other local high schools in designing an original plaque for the school board office. The Soul Singers, a new musical group, were intro- duced at Christmas. Band members expressed their talent through brass, bells and bongos at a spring concert at Disney World. In May the band performed a jazz concert at Robinson. Music courses offered a study in music theory which taught basic fundamentals of music. Other classes included advanced voice as well as regular choral groups. Miss Mandese rehearses the Soul 4 1 un 1.1 ids ,A-W Singers inthe Spiritual, Am6n. Mr. Bill King demonstrates a glazing technique to his Art ll students. Art, Music! 761

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FHA: Sonto porty tor youngsters, Volentine's Doy porty for old folks Future Homemakers of Amer- ica featured entertaining young children and elderly people in their activities. Borrowing the toddlers from the Child Care program, FHA treated them to a party at Christmas. Sharing party fun with the elderly, too, the club hosted a Valentine's Day cele- bration for older folks. FHA members competed in the annual Betty Crocker contest, but Barbara Wilson was Bobinson's Homemaker ofthe Year Award winner. The club observed Future Homemakers Week, took care of children, and prepared to be efficient home economists. ,,f ' Linnea Jones and Child Care's kiddies make Christmas decorations. Even with today's liber- ated women, l'm still glad to see girls interested in domestic skill. - Mrs. Cathy Bobinson 160 l Future Homemakers of America Mrs. Robinson supervises prepara tions for the Valentine party. Bottom Row: Parliamentarian Glenda Stokes, Pat Jones, President Elease Simmons, Denise Belton. Top Row: Greta Larry, Vice President Annie Wil son, Denise Leasure, Linnea Jones.

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Bonds march in Lion Bowl event The Marching Knights, along with fifteen other high school bands, played for pre-game and half-time at the Lions' American Bowl football game held on Jan. 7 at Tampa Stadium. They also partici- pated in the parade held downtown the day before the game. Keeping busy after the end of football season, the R.H.S. musicians gave a winter con- cert, marched in the daytime Gasparilla parade, and played at Disney World. Marching contest was held at Plant High where the band received an excellent rating for their performance. Sophomores make up the majority of the bandg and director Zigmund Skowronski looks forward to their return. Ken Nissen plays, without any errors, his solo of Rhapsody in Blue. l ,,,,i,,., l Bottom Row: Mike Michalski, Wayne Beyer, Eddie Varnadoe, Gary Littlefield, Carl Maier, Carlos Peralta, Allen Gibson, Lester Helfrich, Jimmy Singleton, Ken Nissen. Second Row: Enid Branch, Paula Fisher, Richard Mclntosh, Susan Dean, Charlotte Patton, Diane Ryan, Debbie Armstrong, Cindy Tourville, Cyndi Waldorf, Jon Tillis, David Brooks, Rufus Beacham. Third Row: Wanda Yates, Angela Hebda, Deborah Gooding, Lee Napier, Richard Posadas, Ruth Caplinger, Marie Guess, Debbie Yerger, Brad Wages, Richard Ryan, Chuck Henwood. Fourth Row: Nancy Toup, Danita Mock, Ken Fortner, Ginger Holland, Mike Vandergriff, Jorda Jones, Connie Cardinal, Nancy Farnum, Scott Rodgers, Charles Gulick. Fifth Row: .Jerry Duck, Okey Watson, Walter Hudgins, Marty Hathcock, Susan Fisher, Stephen Roskoski, John Bartz, Don Hembree, John Talbott, Delton Shelton. 162 I Band