Wamego High School - Wa Kaw Yearbook (Wamego, KS)

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FFA-FHA Activities: They Provide Areas for Participation. On a cold snowy night five FHA girls tried to catch a pig, drive a tractor through an obstacle course, rope a barrel and drive a nail. These girls were competing for Miss FHA Sweetheart. The girls were judged ac- cording to ability by several adults of the community, and also voted on by FFA. Later, a dance was held honoring the FFA Sweetheart, Miss Wanda Schu- macher, and her attendants, Jeanne Clark, Paula Day lor, Joyce Soelter, and Kathy Peterson. FHA sponsored a Mr. FHA contest where FFA boys, John Hatfield, Jerry Culbertson, Dan Ebert, John Eichem and Bob Mertz, showed their skills in homemaking. FHA chapter mothers judged the boys on how well they could set a table, sew a button, and put a diaper on a doll. Mr. FHA received a pen set from Janice Fink, President of FHA. ABOVE: Roger Chrest, Bob Mertz, and Robert Rick- strew woik to keep their exhibit area clean at the Hutchinson fair. TOP RIGHT: Miss Wanda Schumacher was crowned 1971-72 FFA Sweetheart. BOTTOM: Mr. FHA, John Hatfield, smiles proudly as he receives a pen set as a gift. 10

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FFA: Members Judge a Dairy Contest The Wamego Chapter of the Future Farmers of America received 4th place at the dairy judging contest at Topeka. FFA kept busy during the year going to land and live- stock judgings and sponsoring such things as the Sweetheart contest and pancake feeds. They also co- sponsored the Sweetheart Dance. Wamego's FFA attended the small motors District Contest in which they were tested over motor parts. The officers attended a summer leadership camp. Future Farmers of America offers to high school boys the opportunity to experience the aspects of the farming industry. TOP LEFT: Dan Ebert repairs machinery in shop. TOP RIGHT: FFA members discuss some activities during a meeting. LEFT: FFA officers are: Bob Mertz, President; Dan Ebert, Vice-President; Jerry Culbertson, Secretary; John Hatfield, Trea- surer; Leon Sylvester, Reporter; Harold Blume, Sentinel; Noel Sylvester, Stu-Co Representative and Mr. Hollandsworth, sponsor. 9

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Debate They Won a 1st Place Trophy The rebirth of Debate as a curricular class proved to be very exciting and profitible experience for the debate students. Three teams, Brynn Stewart and Mike Moc- tezuma, Lorraine Simpson and Linda Haynes, and Richard Webster and Leon Sylvester participated in both league and non-league tournaments. At the Val- ley Falls Novice tourney for 1st year debaters, Miss Haynes and Miss Simpson captured first place with the Jury System as their topic. The team entered the Wichita Invitational for their overnight trip and once again demonstrated their abilities by placing second. The students soon discovered that a successful debate team requires hours of extensive research on a topic. When asked about the accomplishments of the students, Mrs. Greene, debate instructor, stated I am very pleased with the debaters this year. They've worked beyond their call of duty. UPPER LEFT: Mike Moctezuma and Brynn Stewart dis- cuss new techniques for their rebuttal. LEFT: Linda Haynes and Lorraine Simpson proudly hold their 1st place trophy. ABOVE: Richard Webster ingeniously persuades his audience while Leon Sylvester, a team- mate, keeps his time. 11