W E Boswell High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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VOCCT During the year the oiiice duplication students duplicated for Boswell teachers and did the P.T.A.'s printing and other outside jobs. The students also learn basic typing and tiling skills, check writing, layout and design, family hnancial management, and record keeping. The club, Vocational Office Careers Clubs of Texas, met for meetings monthly at various places. Besides social activities, the members participated in various service activities. In the spring, members who earned enough points were to participate in the state VOCCT contests. In the past, teams have made good showing and expected to again this year in San Angelo. Oflicers for the year were: president-John Nlunoz, vice- presidentfRonda Kennedy, secretaryfKerrie Winn, treasurer- Gloria Nlartinez, Sargent of armsfLois Nichols, reporter-D'Lana Cannon, and club advisor-lVlrs. Billie Thompson. ab OEA members bl Senior Melissa Ruelas practices her office skill in vocational ofhce education. ci Junior Debbie Anders works with a calculator in OEA. di Sophomores John Munoz and Kerrie Winn work with a copying machine in office duplication. el VOCCT members. Organizations 57

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OEA OEA, a youth organization which is part of the VOE tvocational Ofhce Education! program, started off the year with a Halloween party combined with elections of the 1979-80 ofiicers. Elaine Turner was elected co-op president, Melissa Ruelas, lab president, Lana Shewmake, secretary and treasurer, and Terri Winn historian. lVlrs. Sharon Young and lVlrs. Gwen Dean were the OEA sponsors. In December the group held a progressive dinner with salad, main course, dessert and exchange of gifts taking place at a few of the volunteering OEA students' houses. In the month of February, OEA students were to attend a West Area OEA conference and contest including areas of office work such as job application involving typing, Bling, and bulletin board contests. Then in lVlarch members attended the state convention in Dallas. If competing students did well in contests, they were to travel on to Minneapolis, lVlinnesota, to the national convention in April. Along with the many other things activities in which OEA members have been involved included National OEA week in February, the Secret Pal program, in which students chose a teacher for their pal. To top off the year, the group planned a get-together picnic. a b , e 56 Organizations

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The Whiz Quiz kids were a relatively quiet group on campus this past year. . . quiet that is, unless you happened to be in the library during practice sessions. This academic club was made up of a small number of dedicated students whose interests had no limits. These N 5 students were required to maintain at least a lB' average, good citizenship, and could miss no more than two practices. 0' The eventual goal was to defeat all the area schools in the Fort-Worth Dallas region in competition. Tournaments, E played in a jeopardy fashion, were held on Tuesday nights at the Dallas Christian College. Contestants got to hear themselves compete Saturday nights on the radio station WFAA when that week's contest tape was aired. Sponsors bombarded students twice a week with data ranging from the arts to the atom, The end result was ten very competent, well-rounded contestants. f-E A-Y Jw ,k,. 1- .vN,,--:FT-'f-'ig,y8J-M ' , :L.,,..1f- w,g,v,- 'vi , .f.gxlggEfa...,. ,... 9.12. ' K 'H ff .WG 7 ,AV M:-X., E 58 Organizations