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November, 1984
PAN-AM TIMES
Page 3
AROUND TEXAS
DeSoto High PASF Begins
Year with 153 Members
The Richfield High School Pan American Student Forum of Waco
has elected it’s 1984-85 PASF officers. The officers are: President
— Jay Jandrain, Vice-President — Brian Howell, Secretary — Melanie
Moore, Announcement Chairman — Allison High, and Reporter Kaylyn
Thornal.
We will be having our first Spanish fiesta on October 30, at El
Conquistador Restaurant in Waco. Other fiestas are planned for later
in the year. Kaylyn Thornal, Reporter
Diez y Seis de Septiembre:
Mexico’s Independence Day
The DeSoto High School PASF
chapter has been involved in
different activities and money
making projects. The club began
its 1984-85 year with a meeting
of officers at the president’s home
in August, and discussed ideas for
money making projects and com-
munity services.
Despite the new state school
board referendum, House Bill 72,
the club has a total of 153
members. The first project was the
annual car wash held Sept. 15th
from 9:00 to 2:00. The club raised
$416.47. Several members made
posters which were distributed
throughout the high school and the
community. On Sept. 17th the
club, in conjunction with the
French and Latin clubs, inducted
Crister Swenson, a foreign ex-
change student from Sweden, into
the organization. It lasted from
7:00 until 8:30, and gave new
members a chance to talk with and
meet old members while enjoying
the variety of cultural foods pro-
vided by old members.
Among upcoming events for the
club are another money making
project selling small stuffed ani-
mals which can be used as stock-
ing stuffers at Christmas; going
out to eat October 23; a Halloween
party for children 12 and under
before Halloween; making cook-
ies to be placed in the teacher’s
lunchroom for Halloween; and
tentatively scheduled for sometime
in November a Thanksgiving din-
ner prepared for the senior citizens
Hays High School PASF Chap-
ter members participated success-
fully in the Pan American Student
Forum Convention in San Anto-
nio. Pictured here (back row) are
Debbie Major of Wimberley,
choreographer of dance presented
at “Noche Panamerica” (state
talent show); Laura Etheredge of
Kyle, second place winner in state
grammar competition; Denise
Rabalais of Wimberley and Tami-
cia Cummings of Buda, chairper-
sons of the ’83-’84 La Familia
Scrapbook which was awarded 3rd
place in state; Mrs. Jennifer
Clayton, Sponsor, who received a
Myrtle Tanner Scholarship to
study in South America; Kim
McGar, elected to the PASF State
Board of Directors; and (in front)
Joe Platt of Wimberley who, along
with Cathy Roccaforte (not pic-
home.
The 1984-85 officers are: Maria
Camarillo, president; Kim Tyner,
1st vice president; Teri Gore, 2nd
vice president; Keith Leverette,
parliamentarian; Robert Maxey,
treasurer; David Thomsen,
historian/reporter; Craig Strace-
ner, recording secretary; Paris
North, corresponding secretary;
and Marcy Irwin, state officer.
Jacksonville
Has Native Son
As New Sponsor
La Estrella, the Jacksonville
High School Chapter of the Pan
American Student Forum in Jack-
sonville, is happy to announce the
arrival of a new sponsor, Mr. Glen
Helm. Mr. Helm has lived in
Jacksonville all his life and looks
forward to an exciting year with
the club.
The 1984-85 club officers are:
Jill Thigpen, President; Harriet
White, Vice-President; Tammy
Turner, Secretary; Ashley John-
ston, Treasurer; Thresa Love,
Historian; Teresa Jowell, Parlia-
mentarian; David Godfrey, Stu-
dent Council Representative; and
Dee Dee Johnson, P.A.S.F. Re-
porter.
Activities planned for La Es-
trella members are a membership
party, a candy sale, and a trip to
the State Convention in March.
tured), chaired the Hays Work-
shop on bilingual puppeteering.
Clear Lake High
PASF Chapter
Expects Big Year
The PASF Chapter of Clear
Lake High School is expecting a
great year. The officers for this
year are: President, David Klein;
Vice President, Jojo Ocera; Secre-
tary, Loretta Sarahan; Treasurer,
Joyce Chen; and Historian, Chad
Asuncion.
PASF members at Clear Lake
are planning a year-round baked
potato sale, a Thanksgiving canned
food drive for those in need, and
some exciting contributions to their
school.
Loretta Sarahan, Secretary
*This is another vignette devel-
oped by the Good Neighbor Com-
mission as part of a public infor-
mation effort designed to acquaint
the public with historic dates and
their meaning to Texans.
The 16th of September is offi-
cially referred to as the day when
Mexico celebrates its independ-
ence from Spain. On that day in
1810, the priest of Dolores, Mi-
guel Hidalgo y Costilla rang the
bells of his village church
summoning his parishioners to
revolt against Spain.
Longing for political, economic
and social betterment for the
people, Father Hidalgo had plotted
with friends to seize the colonial
government and institute the de-
sired changes. The uprising was
planned for October, 1810, but the
plot was discovered and on Sep-
tember 16th, Hidalgo assembled
his parishioners and other follow-
ers, took as his slogan, “Long live
our Lady of Guadalupe! Down
with the government! Death to the
Spaniards!”, and began to seize
the neighboring towns.
Marching from place to place,
freeing prisoners from jails, and
promising reforms, Hidalgo and
his followers won the support of
peasants and indians and captured
several of the central provinces of
i-------------------------------
^All people smile in the same
language.
Mexico. At Guadalajara, Hidalgo
organized a government, abol-
ished slavery (53 years before
Lincoln’s Gettysburg address),
and restored the lands to the
indians.
The ill-equipped and sometimes
disorganized army of Hidalgo
continued the fight for several
months. But on January 17, 1811,
Hidalgo was defeated by the
viceroy’s forces at the Bridge of
Calderon and forced to flee. He
was captured on March 21 while
attempting to go to the U.S. for
COME TO
CONVENTION ...
IT’S GREAT!
aid and shot on July 26, 1811.
The struggle for independence
did not stop with the death of
Hidalgo. Jose Maria Morelos, a
priest and student of Hidalgo gave
up his profession to continue the
fight. From 1811 to 1815 he
pursued the revolutionary efforts
in the central provinces of Mex-
ico. In November 1813, a con-
gress convened at Chilpancingo
which declared Morelos head of
the government and commander in
chief of the army. A declaration
of independence was issued on
November 2, 1813 and a constitu-
tion was promulgated on October
22, 1814.
In late 1815, Morelos was
captured, tried by the Spanish
authority and executed on Decem-
ber 22. With the death of Morelos
the patriots continued to fight in
small guerrilla bands with little
impact in the movement for inde-
pendence.
On February 24, 1821, Agustin
de Iturbide presented the Span-
iards with the “Plan of Iguala”
where he outlined a constitution
for an independent Mexico. A
professional soldier, Iturbide had
been a royalist responsible for
several victories over the patriots.
He was primarily interested in his
own advancement and in 1820
deserted the royalists to lead the
patriot’s cause. His efforts culmi-
nated on August 24, 1821 with the
signing of the Treaty of Cordoba
granting Mexico independence
from Spain.
PASF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1984-1985
President
Antonio Nash
Sulphur Springs H.S.
Sulphur Springs
1st Vice-President
Membership Chairperson
Alvaro Moreno
High School of Law Enforcement
& Criminal Justice, Houston
2nd Vice-President
State Projects Chairperson
Marcy Irwin
DeSoto High School, DeSoto
Secretary
Shauna Wilson
Denton High School, Denton
Student Directors
Nominations Chairperson
Clayton Copeland
A&M Consolidated H.S.
College Station
Credentials Committee
Kim McGar
Hays Consolidated High School
Buda
Elections Chairperson
Nelson Pinero
Grapevine H.S., Grapevine
State Sponsor
Ruben Garza
Crockett H.S., Austin
Program Director
Program. Chairperson
Daniel Tijerina
Homer Hanna H.S., Brownsville
Educational Activities Director
Educational Activities Chairperson
Richard Irizarry, Ph.D.
Reagan H.S., Austin
Contest Director
Mrs. Gail Pack
McKinney H.S., McKinney
Sponsor Directors
Ass/, to State Sponsor
Miss Greta Anderson
O. Henry Jr. High School, Austin
Asst, to Program Director
Miss Irasema Pimentel
Faulk Middle School, Brownsville
Ass/, to Ed. Activities Director
Mrs. Audrey Williams
Bedichek Jr. High, Austin
Ass/, to Contest Director
Mrs. Nereida Samuda-Zimic
William B. Travis H.S.
Austin
Sponsored by: Good Neighbor Commission of Texas
Chairman: Mr. David L. Garza, Jr.
Vice-Chairman: Mr. Nathan Safir
Mr. Jose Alvarado, Jr.
Mrs. Rose Mary Cervantes
Mr. Haygood Gulley
Mr. Manuel Jara
Mr. Amaldo Ramirez
Mr. R. Richard Rubottom
Mr. Steve Lillard
Good Neighbor Commission Staff
Mr. Jorge C. Garces, PASF Coordinator & Director of Programs
Ms. Ann C. Chick, PASF Assistant
‘La Familia’ Representatives
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