West Mesa High School - El Chicote Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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Promoting service projects occupies time of council Elected as Student Council officers are Mickey Ross, presidentg Bill Dow, vice-presidentg Mei Hua Lindstrom, secretaryg Karlan Gamble, parlimentariang and fnot shownj, Joe Barela, treasurer. Backing and promoting projects in- troduced by council members and other school organizations occupied much of the time of Student Council. Their first project was selling West Mesa and Mustang decals at the begin- ning of school. Projects that followed included Home- coming, Twirp Week, and the Beauty and Beast contest. In January, Penny Wednesday was started to collect money for nextyear's foreign exchange student. Collections were made on a donation basis with the homeroom which contributed the most receiving a prize. Activities discussed during meetings concerned the closing of the snack bar, the seating of students and press mem- bers during basketball games, sand- ing the patio benches, and many others involved with student welfare. Organizations 191

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Members of the Student Council are Qbottomj Margaret Sema, Roseann Andrade, Carolyn Centeno, Bemice Chavez, Megan Lienau, and Carmen Pearson, 12nd rowj Laurie Rowe, Phillip Banks, Marleen Bachicha, Gail Bessom, Mary Sandoval, Nancy Schleichler, Margie Moreno, Larry Garcia, Ann Trujillo, Glen Garvin, and Kathi Garcia. Student Council members are Gaylord Lopez, Richard Quezada, AsimfAtay, Rusty Davidson, Victor Hoguin, David Cox, Joe Salas, and Ron Tenorio. Diane Atler, Polly Furr, Diana Valdez, Naomi Ortega, Mary Harris, Mary Ann Baca, .I an Leatherwood, Helen Peterson and Jolien Reed are on the 2nd row. Angelo Barela, Shirley Dow, Clay Means, George Pullen, Robert Blue, John Chapman, Cathy Boyer, Mike Uranejo, and Wally Gardipe are on the 3rd row. l900rganizations

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American Field Service International Scholarship is an open door which leads to understanding and friendship among the peoples of the world. The 1970-71 foreign exchange student, Asim Mehmet Atay, was from An- takya, Turkey, a city near the Medi- terraean Sea. He wants to become an engineer. He has various hobbies such as playing the guitar, collecting stamps and coins and listening to all kinds of music. He lived with the family of Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter in Corrales, who had children attending WM this year. A Penny Wednesdaya to raise money for future foreign exchange students was carried on second semester. Seated is Jessica Lopez, secretary treasurerg fleftj Ellen Carpenter, vice-president, Asim Atay, exchange studentg Ann Weidman, historiang and Kathy O' Leary, president. Turkish foreign exchange student attends WM Active members of the club are Carla Graniield, Kathy O'Leary Mr. Bessom, Eva Montoya, Becky Smith, Carol Mason, Nancy Giese, Mary Green, Ellen Carpenter, Asim Atal' and Barbara Love' Yvonne Chavez, and Nancy Love are also active in AFS. 192 Organizations .