Tascosa High School - Las Memorias Yearbook (Amarillo, TX)

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Left MIKE KOCH, 84 graduate, receives his diploma from Howard Smith, board member, at Tascosa's graduation ceremonies held on May 25.l1l Photo by Blunck's Studio. Left Food was provided by senior parents at the All Night Party. Cl Photo by Jeff Fritz. .Q . , , 5 1' f F h if i rwmml r 1 f:' i i f i P wil of- g r at E D x r N nr ' 47A 'Plus' VVAA 'H i is s ll ,X A 4 5 i'.A l f .. :Er if 5 , f , 3 'W r P ig Ng I .i 5 sf' ll F 5 'Q l Y, ill 3, Slum SP5 35.1, ,ff - . WMF 1 Xt, ,X ' r ,F i A Iii. N ri ' P Above Being one of the few formal events at Tascosa, juniors and seniors both look forward to the prom. lil Photo by Jeff Fritz. Left Carlos Guerro, 84 graduate, was back up pitcher for the baseball team who were first in the city. Cl Photo by Jeff Fritz. Spring of 84fStudent Life I9

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Spring of 84 in the limelight Hey! Those students graduated last year. What are they doing in our yearbook? You were very observant in noticing that most of these students were l984 graduates. The reason they are in the 1985 LAS MEMORIAS is simple. Each year a few pages are set aside for the school activities that occurred in the spring of the previous year. Since the yearbook has to be completed and at Taylor Publishing Company in Dallas by March l, every event that happens after that date does not appear in the yearbook delivered last May. These pages represent a documented history of Tascosa that would otherwise be forgotten. To begin with, Tascosa was represent- ed by seventeen students at last spring's regional and state competitions. Qualifying students represented sports, academic areas and extracurricu- lar activities. In sports, Blake O'Brien, senior, claimed both the district and regional titles in tennis. After advancing to the state level for the second year in a row, he lost in the first match of play. However, he received the Globe News Most Valuable Player Award. The Rebel men's track team finished fourth out of sixteen teams at the regional meet. john Alexander, senior, placed eighth at regionals in the pole vault event. Two Rebel women tracksters qualified for regionals. Renay Asberry, l984 graduate, placed second at the district meet in the discus which qualified her for regionals. She was also chosen Globe News Most Valuable Trackster. Ann Rettenmaier, 84 graduate, finish- ed third in district in the mile. She was chosen by her teammates as Most Valuable Player. Rebel baseballers placed first in city and tied for fourth place in district with Hereford and Amarillo High. Brad Pemberton, 84 graduate, received the Globe News MVP award and Tascosa Class of 83 Living Memorial Scholarship. H The first two Rebel women swimmers in two years qualified for state compet- ition. In the 100 yard backstroke, Kelly Konis, senior, placed sixteenth on the state level, while Alice Hyatt, 84 grad- uate finished fifteenth in the diving competition. Wrestlers placed ninth in state with forty-four and one-half points. Arthur Guerrero, Greg Kelly, Wood Norvell, Lawrence Russell and joe Staf- ford attended the state tournament. JOE STAFFORD J.E. Fergason Award Each year the coaching staff selects an outstanding athlete to receive the j.E. F ergason Award. joe Stafford was select- ed to receive the Fergason Award which is sponsored by the Publications Depart- ment. Stafford more than deserved the award. Not only was he a returning letterman in football, but also a wrestler and varsity trackster. For the 1983 season, Stafford was defensive captain of the football team and he received the Danny Lester Most Valuable Defensive Player Award and the Globe News MVP award. As a wrestler, Stafford was a state winner in the UIL 5-A l67-pound division. He was voted the school's Most Valuable Wrestler by his teammates. He was also named Wrestler of the Month for December by the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce. In track, Stafford ran the 330 hurdles and the 1600 meter relay. University Interscholastic League dis- trict meet was held in Canyon on March 24. The events consisted of One Act Play, Speech, journalism, Calculator Applica- tions, Number Sense, Ready Writing, 18 Student Life! Spring of 84 Science, Spelling and Plain Writing. Six Rebels qualified for the regional meet which was held in Lubbock. Celia Cash, 84 graduate, took first place honors in journalism headline writing. Speech team placed fourth in the overall competition. Kevin Roberts, 84 graduate, and Brad Howard, 84 graduate, finished first in debate. Placing second in informative speaking was Tony Friddell, 84 graduate, while Kercida Foreman, senior, took second in persuasive speaking. Qualifying for state in poetry interpret- ation was Laura Lier, 84 graduate. She placed second at district and first at regionals. Speecher Kevin Roberts, 84 graduate, competed with 174 other students in the Student House of Representatives in voting on bills and working on commit- tees at the state National Forensic League Tournament. Roberts was chosen out- standing representative of the NFL district in Abilene. Probably the most anticipated event of the Spring of 1984 that happened in May was graduation and the events that preceeded it. Tascosa had 560 graduates. One-hun- dred and forty scholarships were given to qualifying members of the Class of 84. Receiving seven scholarships was Rusty Gray, valedictorian of the class. Salutorian, Paige Kersey received four scholarships. Honored at a banquet on May lst by the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce was Tascosa's Top Two Percent of the Class of 84. They included: Steve Diller, Rusty Gray, Paige Kersey, Charlie O'Rear, Keri Rogers, Lexa Smith and Sandra Woods. The Senior Banquet was held on April 50, 7 pm at the Sheraton Hotel. Entertainment was provided by the Freedom Singers and featured a senior slide show. Due to the graduation ceremonies of Tascosa and Canyon High School falling on the same night, the All Night Party was moved from the West Texas State University Activity Center to the YMCA. The All Night Party which was the final event of the year was sponsored by the senior parents. It provided a number of different activities and a variety of food for the graduateslj- Edited by Tami jones.

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Working on the wee nd A popular song of the 1980's called- Working for the Weekend, described a number of Tascosa students as they sought jobs in order to pay for cars, dates and school activites. The opening of Westgate Mall, add- itions to Western Plaza and renovations to Sunset Center, opened many new job opportunites for high school aged students. And, of course, fast food restaurants were always hiring students. Meeting people seemed to be one of the best parts of holding a job. jessica Moore, junior, worked for Noel's Nursery. One of the worst parts of my job is stocking, but other than that I really like my job. julie Vennell, senior, who worked at Sears commented, It's a challenge. I like meeting people, but I do not like impatient customers. Because of grading standards being raised, many working students may have a difficult time holding down a job and also keeping their grades up. Above Wearing a big smile, JULIE VENNELL. senior, finishes up a big sale for Sears. ll Photo by Kristy Wicker. Left Working at Hickory Farms, JIMMY BAHN, junior, sharpens up on slicing cheese. ll Photo by Kristy Wicker. 20 Student Llfef Working Students Both Moore and Vennell said that their jobs have not affected their grades, but both have had to study more in order to maintain their usual grades. I like my job, said Moore, I would not trade it at all. lil Edited by Kristy Wicker Below TONYA FENNELL, junior, helps COLBY HENLEY. senior. find ajacket in just the right size. FENNELL has worked at the County Seat since it opened in October. U Photo by Jeff Fritz, 'f