Wilbur D Mills High School - Comet Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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lohn Kimbrough joyfully helps to make the deaf children have a good time while attending the annual Kings Club Christmas party. Chad Plfer Chad Open Door Club sponsor Ms. Mauer and treasurer Shelia Martin discuss to- gether the activities that the club can af- ford to participate in. lay Heflin seems to fit right in with the children from the Arkansas School for the Dear, while attending the annual Christmas party. KingSfopeFiMli?300r Club 93

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Helping Others is Number One on their Agenda Ch dPfer og Ed of u t e n ! ' ' ff Bonjourl and Good Day! were among the few different sounds that were heard by the student body and fac- ulty during the year.These sounds were foreign to some but to a few, it rem- inded them of home far away. The Open Door Club promotes this good will. The Open Door Club helps to promote the ex- change program and it also helps to make us feel comfortable while staying in America, Natapol Po- lawath said. The Open Door Club is not the largest organiza- tion on campus, but it stands out from all the rest. Even though the Open Door Club is small they still do a great deal of good by helping the exchange stu- dents feel welcomed, Lisa Macon said. The Open Door Club's main goal is to bring the It was all worth the trouble when I saw the expressions on their face . . . foreign exchange students together with other stu- dents, in hopes that they will enrich each others lives. I think that what the Open Door Club is doing is great because it helps American teenagers and foreign teenagers relate jennifer jones and foreign exchange student Marisol Rua talk about the dif- ferent things that teenagers do for fun in their countries. Brian Linn Several members of Kings Club and Se- nior Cabinet join together to watch the deaf children open their gifts that they received from Santa Claus. 92 Organizations and learn from each oth- er, jay Heflin said. Another organization that helps others in the community by making people happy and provid- ing interaction is the Kings Club. The Kings Club organi- zation is involved with the Arkansas School for the Deaf. Each year the Kings Club plays the faculty in a basketball game and uses the proceeds to sponsor a Christmas party for the children from the school of the deaf. It gave me a great feel- ing knowing that I was helping out children who can't hear. lt was all worth the trouble when I saw the expressions on their face when they opened their gifts, Steve Turnage said.

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Not Just Catching A Glimpse Of Politics A View Close-Up Staff he Close-up Foun- dation sent stu- dents from across the nation to Washington D.C. for the week of january 31st to February 6th, The idea was to allow students a close-up view of government. Dur- ing the week, students at- tended political work shops and shared views with other students, ad- ministrators and politi- cians. In addition to workshops, the students visited Capitol Hill, the Smithsonian Institute, Williamsburg and other Historical sites. I got to see and meet Ted Kennedy. I also went 5422 :iw I Close-Up students spent a week in Washington D.C. soaking up all of the culture and history of the city that is the capitol of our nation. Craig O'Neal, disc jockey from KKYK, talkes to the Close-Up organization about several activities they have planned for the year ahead. 94 Academ ics to the Embassy of South Africa and learned how their country is ran and their viewpoints of the United States, Ctobrielle Fair said. The total cost of the trip was 5865, and the money was raised by fundraisers. I would highly recom- mend the Close-up trip to anyone able to go next year. It was well worth the time and money put out. They are some of my best memories ever! April Hirby said. On the trip they attend- ed seminars and classes, learned important things about the government, and for fun they visited museums and monu- ments. They really didn't have much free time, but H a,,.,,,,,. .. they made the best of it. The students not only visited monuments, but had meetings with their Congressmen, Senators Pryor and Bumpers and Representative Robinson. They had a private meet- ing in the Shea and Gould Law Firm with Wilbur D. Mills, for whom our school is named. All in all, the trip was a balance of fun, educational, and ex- posure to people from other parts of our coun- try, Ms. Coppola said. Kevin Blazer and the rest of the Mills Close-up group are greeted by Senator David Pryor during Activities at the Capitol.