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GIANCARLO FERRUZZI
Second Vice President
I, Giancarlo Ferruzzi, am hereby
announcing my candidacy to the
position of second vice president
of the Pan American Student
Forum of Texas. I am presently a
junior at Keystone High School
where I have been affiliated with
PASF for the past four years and
have actively participated in the
last two state conventions. During
this time I have observed the con-
tributions of the state executive
board benefiting both state and
local levels and believe through
my enthusiasm coupled with your
cooperation we can develop a
bond which will truly benefit the
PASF. In establishing such a rap-
port, I feel that my ability to com-
municate will be a great asset in
relations between state and local
chapters and to the productivity of
the PASF as a whole.
Too many times, smaller chap-
ters feel their opinions and ideas
are being overlooked and wish to
play a more important role in state
affairs. Coming from a small chap-
ter, I have known these feelings.
It is the duty of you, the
member, to voice your opinions,
but, it is the duty of the state offic-
ers to be attentive to your needs. I
know I have the capabilities to
administer any task assigned to me
and serve you faithfully and to the
best of my abilities.
I am looking forward to seeing
you at the convention. Hasta
luego.
E! Sol Celebrates
20-Year Reunion
DALLAS — El Sol Chapter of
Justin F. Kimball High School in
Dallas has existed almost as long
as Kimball has. In 1960 Mrs. Au-
rora Moreno started working with
this Chapter and since she is plan-
ning to retire at the end of this
year, the Club decided to have a
Twenty Year Anniversary Dinner
and Reunion. This will be held at
“Top of the Cliff’ on the top floor
of the Oak Cliff Bank Building on
January 4 at 6:45 p.m.
The PASF State President, the
Dallas Mexican Consul and many
other outstanding Spanish-
speaking, successful citizens, who
represent restaurant chains, com-
panies and theaters have been in-
vited. The Chapter is trying to get
in touch with the presidents, offic-
ers and other outstanding ex-
members of these 20 years.
Mrs. Moreno has been teaching
for almost 40 years and attending
the Pan American Conventions for
almost 20 years. She missed one
year when she was teaching
Spanish on television. One of her
students has received a National
Teachers Award. Several El Sol
exes have become outstanding
Spanish teachers, one of these
went with Mrs. Moreno to Saltillo
for several years. Another ex-
officer, who will speak at the di-
nner, went with Mrs. Moreno to
study in Spain one summer. Mrs.
Moreno took students to study in
Spain three summers (one in Tar-
CYNTHIA AMEZQUITA
Secretary
I, Cynthia Amezquita, announce
my candidacy for State Secretary
of the Pan American Student
Forum of Texas. I currently am at-
tending Highlands High School in
San Antonio, Texas. This is my
Junior year and in the first quarter
I had a 4.0 grade point average.
I am Sgt.-at-Arms for our Chap-
ter, Los Espanoles, and I am also
teasurer for our school’s H.O.S. A.
club. For these two clubs, I have
willingly donated and dedicated
my efforts in order to enhance the
integrity of the clubs and the
school as a whole.
I am presently taking my second
year of Spanish and by learning the
language, I intend to help improve
communication with our Latin
American friends around the
world. The more we communicate
with each other, the more likely
there will be a chance of unity,
which is one goal of PASF.
I feel, that as Secretary one
should be responsible, dedicated,
and consistent. I promise to do my
best to meet these standards if I
am elected as Secretary for PASF.
The main reason I am interested
in PASF is because it provides a
bridge to better international rela-
tions.
If I am elected as Secretary for
the PASF of Texas, I promise to
you to do my best at fulfilling the
duties of my office.
Sincerely,
Cynthia Amezquita
CARE CONKLIN
Student Director
I, Care Conklin, am running for
the office of Student Director of
the Pan American Student Forum.
I have been active in PASF for
three years and am currently Pres-
ident of my chapter, “Los Corn-
pane ros.”
I feel qualified for this office be-
cause of the interaction in which I
have taken part, in my club and
throughout my community. I feel a
Student Director should be aware
of the needs and interests of the
young people in PASF. I believe
that I could help express these
needs and interests as a Student
Director.
Pan American Student Forum is
an organization of people who help
others. Not only does this mean
helping other groups such as
“Pesos for Braces” and UNICEF,
but PASF also benefits the stu-
dent. It ties the high school student
in with today’s adult world as well
as prepares him for it. PASF also
educates by introducing the stu-
dent to new people and new expe-
riences and helping him to under-
stand today’s situations with the
Spanish speaking countries. Pan
American Student Forum means
learning to be ourselves yet living
and growing together in unity and
harmony, not only with our
Spanish speaking neighbors, but
the entire world.
I am in my fourth year of
Spanish study, a member of Junior
Historians, and the Rider Rangier
Facts on Latin America—The
Growing Spanish-Speaking World
By every available bit of evi-
dence, a knowledge of Spanish will
become steadily more useful over
the decades ahead — not least be-
cause so many people in the world
will be Spanish speakers!
Let us look at what is likely to
happen in five of the major coun-
tries of Latin America: Argentina,
Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Ven-
ezuela. The present population of
the five is 137 million people, a
substantial increase over the 79
million people who lived in these
five nations twenty years ago.
Twenty years from now, however,
it is estimated that their total popu-
lation will number 229 million.
Throw in Brazil, whose language,
ragona, the eastern part of Spain,
and two in Malaga, la Tierra del
Sol). These tours were with the In-
stitute of Foreign Studies and all of
them included important cities,
such as London, Paris, Madrid,
Rome, etc., and also cruises to the
Greek Islands or the Mediterra-
nean.
Professional mariachis, dancers
and singers will entertain during
the dinner. A painting of the Ixtal-
zh'uatl and the Popocatepetl done
by Mr. Abel Moreno will be pre-
sented to the school commemorat-
ing this occasion and as a farewell
gift from Mrs. Moreno, the spon-
sor. This should be the high point
of this year for El Sol.
Portuguese, is easily learned by
those who have studied Spanish,
and the total population in the year
2000 rises to 431 million! (Don’t
forget, these figures leave out all of
Central America as well as Col-
ombia and the smaller South
American countries.)
What is more, since tourists and
business travelers are more likely
to visit urban areas than the coun-
tryside, Latin America is well on
the way to holding many of the
world’s largest cities. Already, the
six countries mentioned above
contain nineteen cities of a million
or more inhabitants. Some of these
are very large: Rio de Janeiro (9.6
million), Buenos Aires (10.2 mil-
lion), Sao Paulo (12.3 million), and
Mexico City (13.6 million). Be-
sides these, Lima has 4.7 million
and Caracas 3.2 million, to add to
the list of the “biggies.” By the
year 2000 the city sizes are ex-
pected to grow as follows: Rio de
Janeiro (17.6 million), Buenos
Aires (14.1 million), Sao Paulo
(24.7 million), Mexico City (31.7
million), Lima (9.8 million), and
Caracas (6.5 million). In our next-
door neighbor, Guadalajara will
likely reach 5.1 million and Mon-
terrey 4.3 million by the end of the
century.
(Information provided by: Institute
of Latin American Studies, Uni-
versity of Texas at Austin.)
February, 1980
PAN-AM TIMES
Page 3RACHEL MUNOZ
Student Director
Henrietta M. King High School;
Kingsville, Texas; seeking office
of Student Director.
Platform
I, Rachel Munoz, have been in-
volved in PASF for many years.
And I understand that PASF
stands for an understanding of all
cultures and all people. It also
gives me the opportunity of learn-
ing about the different portions of
South America and their culture.
The ways that I will improve the
PASF will be by listening to the
fellow PASF members of our
state, and voicing their sugges-
tions, problems . . . etc. Since I
have not taken the office before, I
don’t know of the progress that has
been done up to now, but you can
count on me to help in improving
what has to be done.
Sincerely,
Rachel Munoz
Drill Team, a Scholastic Award
winner, and was nominated for
Who’s Who Among National For-
eign Language Students.
I hope to live up to all the expec-
tations of the Pan American Stu-
dent Forum and, if elected, I will
serve you to the best of my ability.
Muchas gracias,
Care Conklin
NEWS FROM
ROUND ROCK
ROUND ROCK — Este ano es
uno muy importante para el club
de espanol en Round Rock High
School. El club crecio de 70
miembros el afio pasado a 103
miembros este afio. El club forma
una parte integral del colegio. El
club tiene muchas actividades en
que participan los miembros.
Primero, agregamos la fiesta de
Halloween a las actividades del
ano. Tambien hemos votado por
dar cien dolars para ayudar a los
chicos pobres en un programa que
se llama “Operacion Ninos.”
Este ano estamos estudiando los
pafses de Jamaica y Guatemala. El
cuatro de diciembre, el Sr. Gre-
million, un maestro de nuestra es-
cuela que trabajo en la embajada
de Guatemala hablo al club re-
specto a ese pai's.
En enero empezaremos la venta
de dulces para recaudar dinero
para nuestro viaje en la primavera
a la convencion del PASF en San
Antonio y otras actividades. Mas
tarde en la primavera, tendremos
neustra merienda del ano en
“Zilker Park” y tambien celeb-
raremos un banquete del fin de ano
escolar en un restaurante
Mexicano.
Asf que tendremos un ano muy
ocupado e interesante para todos
los miembros del Club de Espanol
de Round Rock. — Richard Hunn
PAN AMERICANISM
“Pan” is a word element or pre-
fix meaning “all.” This term can be
defined as “involving all of a
(specified) group,” or the “ad-
vocating or involving the union of
a (specified) group.” Therefore,
Pan American refers to “involving
the independent republics of
North, Central and South Amer-
ica.” Pan Americanism is “a
movement dedicated to promote
the peace, solidarity, security,
Convention commercial relations and prosper- ity among the Pan American na- tions, or countries of the Ameri- cas.”
PASF EXECUTIVE BOARD
1979-1980
President 1st Vice-President
Rosanna Gomez Joe Reina
Marshall High, San Antonio Jesuit College Prep. School,
2nd Vice-President Dallas
Craig Schwab Secretary
Decatur High, Decatur Anabel Perez
State Sponsor Homer Hanna High, Brownsville
Mr. Emilio Cantu Program Director
Lyford High, Lyford Mr. Fernando de la Garza
Activities Chairman Mission Jr. High, Mission
Mrs. Billie Hulke Publicity Chairman
Richfield High, Waco Miss Dana Morgan Lamar University, Port Arthur
Directors
Students Sponsors
Gilbert Guerrero Mr. George Arias
Keystone High, San Antonio Madison High, San Antonio
Valenda Phillips Mr. George Ramirez
S. H. Rider High, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High,
Wichita Falls Pharr
Ruben Diaz Miss Elida Ramirez
Highlands High, San Antonio H. M. King High, Kingsville Mr. Melvin Kruger Anahuac High, Anahuac
Sponsored by: Good Neighbor Commission of Texas
Chairman: Mr. Amaldo Ramirez
Vice-Chairman: Mr. Jose Alvarado, Jr.
Mrs. Rosemary Cervantes Mr. Dorrance H. Guy
Mr. Hay good Gulley Mr. Aubrey N. Kline
Mr. Manuel Jara Mr. Steve Lillard
Mrs. Pic Rivers
Good Neighbor Commission Staff
Mr. Eddie Aurispa, Executive Director
Jorge C. Garces, PASF Coordinator
Miss Carmen Zavala, PASF Assistant
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