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

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lnteroct combines Plont Week fun, ecology proiect Known more for hell-raising than for service, Interact be- gan the year with the tradi- tional fun of Plant Week, but combined it with an ecology service project, a paper and aluminum can drive. Spirit picked up for the first football game of the year with rival Plant when the Interact demolition car was parked on the school grounds. Many en- joyed releasing their hostili- ties by pounding, punching and poking - in general mutilating - a symbol of Plant. lnteract's cheerleaders, an annual phenomenon of Plant Week, added to the fun. But after a week of such shenanigans, the club turned to the more serious problem of pollution, cleaning their own homes first, then around their neighborhoods. They reported that it was hard work but certainly worthwhile. 1 Bottom Row: Frank Shroyer, secretary, Larry Bratcher, president, Mr. Gene King, sponsor, Dean Michaels, vice president, Mike Burkhard, treasurer. Top Row: Fiusty Pontenberg, Paul Bowdoin, Larry Carrol, Delton Shelton, David Humer, Danny Tate, Terry Cejka. , ' 44 ,mv Larry Bratcher, Frank Shroyer, Danny Tate, and Dean Michaels, members of lnteract's famed cheerleading squad, try to get a laugh from the crowd. '-www, ,, M'-4s,,..fpv: Ecology: one last stack of trash. lnteract's always been known as a fun club. This year we wanted to do something more worth- while. I think we did. - Larry Bratcher Interact! 189

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Key brightens orphons' Christmas After a slow start, Key Club soon rivaled other service organizations in its number of activities. New members gave the enthusiasm and old members contributed the experience. Enjoying competition, Key challenged the other boys' clubs to games of basketball, volleyball and touch football. They challenged the faculty to basketball but lost. Club members also con- tributed twenty-five stockings full of Christmas goodies to the Kiwanis Orphans Fund. ln the spring they joined Key Clubs from around the county in an effort to clean up the Hillsborough River. Going along with women's lib, Key also sponsored their annual Sadie Hawkins Day. Richard McCall gets things ready to paint another spirit banner. JIU' X ,ff f , I hffffi 'S i an Bottom Row: David Springer, presidentg Steve Bell, secretaryg John Early, treasurerg Neil Buchanan, vice presi- dent. Second Row: Widdy Davis, Billy Cagle, Wayne Martin, Dushko Damjanovich, Duane Wheatman. Top Row: David Clark, Gavin Sprietsma, Richard McCall, Michael Broach, Byron Townsend. These guys stayed to- gether when it counted, and we've got a great record to show for it. - David Springer 188!Key President David Springer leads Key support from the Kiwanis Club. -I

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J.0. hosts ccirnivol, Recognition Dciy tor Optimists During Thanksgiving holidays Junior Optimist sponsored the first Robinson carnival. lt fea- tured a Tilta-whirl, roller coaster, Ski-Bob, and several kiddy rides. Cake and cotton candy booths added to the traditional atmosphere of a fair, and the success of the first carnival resulted in another in the spring. ln cooperation with the Tampa Optimists, J.O. hosted the Rangers-Barracudas semi-pro football game. The Junior Optimists sold raffle tickets for a stereo chair that was won by the vice-president of Optimist International. For Christmas J.O. col- lected canned goods for needy families. The club's winter induction party was at Richard Dwyer's house. For Homecoming Richard Dwyer and Jeff Money decorate a car. You make a club by your individual effort. You have to work to make it good. - Larry Benedict 190 i Junior Optimist li L7 LP' Secretary Billy Chiles, vice-president Jeff Money, sergeant-at-arms Mark Handschy, president Richard Dwyer, and treasurer Mark Chapman are somewhat optimistic about seats being installed in the auditorium. Lisa Reese and Glyn Macy enjoy musical relaxation in the stereo chair.