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Page 12-Palaclos Beacon, March 5,1987
Palacios Beacon
Youth
Hutch honored
WHARTON COUNTY Junior
College Speech and Drama
Department Chairman Jerry
Long [right] proudly presents
an award to Hutch Huitt of
Palacios [left], who contributed
to the record WCJC Forensics
Team victory during Texas
Junior College competition
Feb. 19-21 In San Antonio.
Collegeport 4-H
hosts parents
The Collegeport 4-H Club
entertained their families and
community friends with a cover-
ed dish luncheon in observance
of George Washington’s birth-
day on Feb. 22. Approximately
50 people were in attendance.
The meeting was called to
order by President Lisa Harvey
who also thanked everyone for
coming. The 4-H members led
the group in the 4-H motto,
pledge and prayer and Todd
Corporon, Traylor Lenz and
guest Dean Merck entertained
those in attendance with stories
about George Washington.
Collegeport resident Mrs. Eth-
el Holsworth complimented the
club on the annual event and told
of the importance of continuing
such traditions.
Tardy-Busters
The seventh grade class won
the Shark Tardy Buster award
last week at Palacios Junior
High.
The sixth grade, which claimed
the overall title for the first
semester, was treated to a party
by the faculty after school on
Tuesday.
PHS Chorale claims 38 firsts
Students of the Palacios High
School Chorale earned 38 first
division medals this past Satur-
day at the District UIL Solo &
Ensemble Contest. The contest
was hosted by Stroman High
School of Victoria.
Those students receiving solo
medals were as follows: Class
Ill-My Thuy Hoang; Class II-
Meredith Colura, Victor Garcia
and Vu Tran; Class I (Eligible for
State)-Becky Byars, Richard Coll-
ing, John DeFore, Vanessa Heb-
ert, Patty Lucio, Denise Smith,
and Sherri Wright.
'PiA treble trio ensemble of
Becky Byars, Suzanne Holsworth
anil Denise Smith were also
awarded gold medals. This Class
I ensemble is also eligible for
state competition.
The Palacios High School
Mixed Medium Ensemble re-
ceived a first division for their
performance. This will be the
fifth straight year the group has
won at the District level and will
advance to state.
Members of the Mixed Medi-
um Ensemble are Marilyn Agui-
lar, Becky Byars, Richard Coll-
ing, Meredith Colura, John De-
Fore, Robert DeWoody, Adam
English, Lisa Flores, Victor Gar-
cia, Susan Gill, Amy Hamlin,
Patricia Hammonds, Vanessa
Hebert, Houston Herlin, My
Thuy Hoang, Suzanne Hols-
worth, Melissa Kocurek, Kristi
Kubecka, Leslie Lucio, Patty
Lucio, Stephanie Schulze, Denise
Smith, Vu Tran, and Sherri
Wright.
The Medium Ensemble is
under the direction of Michael
Petrisky and Mrs. Cheryl Green.
Petrisky commented, “First of
all, a big thanks to Mrs. Green.
She played accompaniment after
accompaniment with special care
for each of the students. Her
work is really wonderful.
"I would like to make special
mention of a few folks that did an
exceptional job of performing
Saturday that didn’t receive a
medal, but I believe their work
deserves recognition. They are
Kristi Kubecka, Amy Hamlin,
Suzanne Holsworth, and Ste-
phanie Schulze.”
Petrisky concluded, “All of the
(rids that went and put forth the
effort to give their best are to be
congratulated. Their talents as
well as behavior were excep-
tional."
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THESE STUDENTS were sel-
ected aa Leaders of the Sharks
for the week of Feb. 23-28. In
front, left to right, are Greg
Saha and Milagros Rodriquez.
On the second row, left to
right, are Vlnh Nguyen, Adam
Rodriguez, and Jessica Sabla-
tura. Present to honor the
students were PISD Informa-
tion Coordinator Donnie Hor-
ton and Mayor Leonard Lamar.
Twenty-seven inducted into
PHS National Honor Society
BYRHETTCUTSHAVER
The Palacios High School
Chapter of the National Honor
Society held its annual induc-
tion ceremony last Tuesday with
27 members inducted from the
junior and sophomore classes.
To be considered for mem-
bership into the NHS, a student
must first have and maintain an
average of 40 grade points per
semester. The student’s name
is brought before the present
members of the Society and, if
accepted, the student is notified
and inducted at this ceremony.
The ceremony was opened by
a welcome address and invoca-
tion, followed by a dinner of
fresh fish, caught by Robert
Hester ami Jim Dailey. A short
address was then given by Dr.
Bill Reaves, superintendent of
the PISD.
The actual induction included
new members being issued
membership cards, pins and
certificates and taking the mem-
bership pledge.
Entertainment was provided
by the Palace Singers under the
direction of Mike Petrisky.
The following students were
inducted into the NHS: Sopho-
mores, Vanessa Bui, Rebecca
Byars, John DeFore, Kristi
Dieker, Keri Greene, Melissa
Hall, Karen Harvey, Valerie
Harvey, Ann Herlin, Angela
Hester, Suzanne Holsworth,
Kristi Kubecka, Sein Morales,
Thuy Nguyen, Alina O'Leary,
Shawn Olson, Linda Parsley,
Eddie Redden, Loretta Rodri-
guez, Chris Ross, Laura Sex-
ton, Denise Smith, and Lisa
Stork. The only junior to be
inducted was Lisa Harvey.
Three honorary members
were inducted. These were the
AFS students currently residing
in Palacios, Ana Petrovic, Toti
Arnarson, and Cem Kayhan.
They also provided very en-
lightening programs on their
native countries.
Grades sixth thru ninth
Educators should emphasize
unique needs of adolescents
America’s educators should
spend more time helping stud-
ents understand their worries
and fears at the time when
students are most concerned
about those problems, according
to a national expert on adoles-
cent education.
“We must start looking at
things that really concern our
early adolescents when we plan
programs for them,” urged
George Melton, deputy executive
director, National Association of
Secondary School Principals (NA-
SSP). "And we must do that
when they are establishing their
life-long values during the midd-
le level years between sixth and
ninth grades.”
Aiming to place greater em-
phasis on these middle level
grades, the National Association
of Secondary School Principals
(NASSP) has declared National
Middle Level Education Week,
March 8-14.
This will be the first time the
nation has celebrated the impor-
tance of sixth through ninth
grade learning.
“With the many national re-
ports we have seen on education
the focus has been either the
high school or elementary sch-
ool," explained George Meton,
NASSP deputy executive direc-
tor. “The unique needs of
adolescents cannot be overlook-
ed. Without proper attention to
these grades, the education
system will not be serving
students appropriately."
During the week NASSP will
call upon its more than 15,000
middle level members to share
information about sixth through
ninth grade learning in their
communities.
Melton also hopes that through
this national attention on adoles-
cents' needs, parents and others
who deal with them will become
more aware of their needs.
"We must have a balance in
the school curriculum-some-
thing that prepares students aca-
demically but also gives them a
chance to find out about those
things that greatly concern
them," said Melton. "We can’t
pretend that kids don't carry
their worries past the classroom
door. Students can’t learn math if
they are worried about friends
possibly committing suicide.”
Melton contends that middle
level education-middle, inter-
mediate, and junior high schools
-is the best time to deal with
these concerns of youth. Not only
do people start developing the
values they will hold for the rest
of their lives between 10 and 14
years, but middle level schools
also offer a curriculum based on
exploration.
“Middle level classes are not
rigid such as those in high
schools when students are pre-
paring for college or employ-
ment,” Melton explained. “Dur-
ing this time students are
learning about what courses
interest them and what they may
wish to pursue academically in
coming years. It’s also the best
time to teach them about the
challenges they face. They have
concerns and unless we address
those concerns, they are likely to
become major fears.”
Melton believes that schools
should teach coping skills as part
of the regular curriculum.
"Kids must learn how to deal
with peer pressure, how to judge
the appropriateness of their own
behavior and how to make good
decisions," he indicated. “Ob-
viously, the school cannot replace
the home in developing values,
but it can help kids develop
strategies for coping with the
pressures placed on them by
peers and institutions like sch-
ool.”
In fact, Melton calls for a
partnership with parents in meet-
ing these needs of middle level
students.
"The middle level school has
to involve parents as allies, and
the first step is communica-
tion," Melton said. “Parents
should know what is going on in
school and what they can do to
help out. Schools should be able
to help parents help their child-
ren cope with stress and peer
pressure.”
Poster winners
TWELVE Junior High students
were chosen as winners In the
“Stop The Madness” cam-
paign against drugs sponsored
by KHOU-TV [Channel 11] in
Houston. Students in all three
PJHS grades were given an
opportunity to Join in the fight
against student drug use by
making posters dealing with
drug abuse. Three winners,
plus an honorable mention,
were chosen from each grade.
The winners are, back row left
to right, Thim Nguyen, Stacey
Richter, Eric Kana, Cuong
Nguyen, MolUe Into, Sharia St.
Peter, Augustine Hernandez,
Christy Roth, and Zeb Lang.
Front row, left to right, Aah
Nguyen, Hanh Nguyen, and
Omar Flores. Not pictured Is
Joseph Olsen. [Beacon Photo
by Rhett Cutshaver]
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