Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 25, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 19, 1991 Page: 5 of 10
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Palacios Beacon, Wed., June 19, 1991-Page 5
sDavid Joyce prepares for Texas Academy of Math, Science
BY MARC ALLEY
Baacon Staff Writer
For the next three weeks,
'hile many high school stu-
lcnLs his age arc kicking oft the
start of their summer vacations
>y hitting the beach, 16-ycar
)ld David Joyce will be hitting
the books.
Joyce, who just completed
^his sophomore year at Palacios
;High School, will be attending
'the Texas Governors’ School in
[Beaumont, which he said will
really test his academic ability.
“It seemed like a good thing
to sign up for. It gives you a
chance to study things you can’t
study in high school,” ex-
plained Joyce.
Only the third student from
Palacios to be accepted to this
school, Joyce said some of the
criteria to gain admittance in-
cluded gaining honor class
credit and getting two letters of
recommendation.
The theme of the program is
"leadership" and students will be
exploring the many facets ol
leadership within a global society
in all program subject areas.
Then this fall, when he starts
his junior year, Joyce will also
be starting his freshman year in
college at the Texas Academy of
Math and Science (TAMS), at
the University of North Texas
in Denton.
“I like it because it gets me
ahead two years,” he said.
For his last two years of
college, Joyce said he is con-
sidering Austin College and the
University of Texas.
“If I get a scholarship I
would probably go to the one
that offered it,” said Joyce.
“David has really hit a
grandslam with these two hon-
ors,” said Bill Reaves, super-
intendent of the Palacios Inde-
pendent School District. “It’s a
tremendous opportunity for
him.”
• Having to base his applica-
tion to J AMS on preliminary
Scholastic Aptitude Jest (SAT)
scores, Reaves said to his
knowledge Joyce is the first
Palacios student to apply.
When asked about what he
might like to major in, Joyce,
without hesitation, said Prc-
Med.
“I’ve always wanted to be a
doctor since I was little,” re-
marked Joyce.
As a result of his early de-
part), r: to college, Joyce said he
has already been on the receiv-
ing end of a couple of Doogic
Howser jokes, in reference to
the TV show character to be-
comes a doctor despite being
only a teetiager.
While there arc lots of ad-
vantages to getting a head start
on college;, Joyce said there is
one definite disadvantage; not
being able to graduate with his
class in Palacios.
“That’s probably the biggest
thing I’ll miss. But life goes on
I guess,” he said.
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Palacios Beacon
^cuba classes offer
bndervater adventure
:o 4-H youth 12-up
! The 4-H Marine Project
Group of Matagorda County will
pc sponsoring introductory
^cuba diving classes this summer
for members 12 years or older.
jThis training will give students
Jlje opportunity to discover the
adventure of the underwater
world.
Two sessions will be con-
ducted with enrollment limited to
six students per session. The
first training program will be
held July 15, 17 and 19 in Bay
City with the second taking place
July 22, 24 and 26 in Palacios.
The classes will be held in the
evening on specified weekdays
with the final open water check
out dive all day on Saturday fol-
ibwing the respective classes.
*’ Registration is only $20 per
fierson and covers all instruc-
tional cost and refreshments. To
sign up, members should call
Willie Younger, County Extcn-
Host families sought for
foreign exchange student
sion Agent-Marine: (409) 244-
7650. Enrollment forms will be
mailed to interested parties or can
be picked up in Room 326 of the
county courthouse. Sign up is on
a first-come, first served basis.
A mandatory orientation
meeting for both members and
their parents will be scheduled
prior to the July classes. This
meeting will allow the opportu-
nity to learn exactly what the
training entails and to ask ques-
tions of Don Hyatt, the NAUI
certified dive instructor who is
providing his time, expertise and
equipment to offer this learning
experience to our county youth.
This program as well as all edu-
cational programs conducted by
the Texas Agricultural Extension
Service serve people of all ages
regardless of socio-economic
level, race, color, sex, religion,
handicap or national origin.
Joseph Dufner of Seadrill,
-ocal Coordinator for the Aca-
demic Year in America’s high
school exchange program, is
presently interviewing families in
his part of Texas to host a for-
eign exchange student. The crass
cultural learning program places
eenagers from Europe, Asia and
-atin America with American
’amilics for a semester or school
year.
Texas has been host to dozens
f foreign students this year.
Spring time is the most exciting
me of the program year for
tese students," says Dufner.
Utey love the prom, yearbooks
ad class rings". Customs like
tese, which are part of any
.mcrican teenager's experience,
re new and different for teens
orn abroad.
The program also gives
,merican families the chance to
tarn about a foreign culture,
xchangc students bring their
oliday customs, their native
tnguage, and the special dishes
of their homelands into their
American homes. "It's like a trip
abroad without ever leaving
home," notes Dufner. "These
interesting young ambassadors
soon win the hearts of their
hosts. They arrive as strangers
and become 'sons' and
'daughters' in their American
families.
Next year's participants, cho-
sen from hundreds of applicants,
will arrive in Texas in August.
J’hcy all speak English, arc cov-
ered by full medical insurance,
and have their own spending
money. Host families will re-
ceive a travel scholarship, worth
up to $800 off the cost of an
AIFS study/travel abroad pro-
gram.
Famines interested in choos-
ing a boy or girl to host for the
’91 -’92 school year should
contact Dufner at (512) 785-4391
to set up an interview, or call
regional director Susan Whitaker
at (800) 322-4678.
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Wallis recieves
dance scholarship
COURTNEY Wallis,
daughter of Craig and
Linda Wallis, was recently
awarded a full dance
scholarship for the
upcoming year. Her end of
(he year recital was en-
titled “Dance Interna-
tional” where she danced
in three presentations of
tap, ballet and jazz.
Courtney has danced at
Jackson County Dance
Arts Center for six years.
She looks forward to con-
tinuing her study in the
fall.
Look
who’s 18!
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Happy
Birthday
Exchange students go from
one coast to another as part
of marine education journey
BY MARC ALLEY
Beacon Stall Writer
Hoskins recieves
A&M scholarship
Lee Ann Hoskins, daughter of
Lee Roy and Carol (Turek)
Hoskins of George West, Texas
has been awarded a $8,000
scholarship to Texas A&M Uni-
versity.
She is the granddaughter of
Bill and Verna Turck of
Palacios.
The award was through the
Houston Livestock Show and
Rodeo Assn, of Houston.
WCJC opening
day, registration
scheduled J uly 8
Registration and official
opening day for the second
summer session at Wharton
County Junior College Main
Campus in Wharton will be
Monday, July 8. Classes will
begin July 9 and finish August 8.
Classes to be offered include:
agriculture, art, auto mechanics,
biology, business, chemistry,
criminal justice, computer sci-
ence, English, government, his-
tory, mathematics, Med Lab
Tech, music, office technology,
physical education, physics,
reading, sociology, Spanish and
speech.
For more information on any
of these classes, please contact
WCJC at (409) 532-4560, ext.
245.
Plans which Matagorda
County Marine Extcasion Agent
Willie Younger made two years
ago in Port Townsend, Wash,
became a reality Sunday, with
the arrival of 25 “exchange” stu-
dents.
Coming across a marine edu-
cation center while visiting Port
Townsend, Younger made plans
with the center's director to bring
a group of youngsters to Texas'
Gulf Coast.
"I'm pretty excited about
having them here," Younger
said. "It's the only marine ex-
change we have ever done."
The group arrived in Houston
on Saturday, where, after visit-
ing NASA, they spent the night.
Arriving in Palacios Sunday,
they were welcomed in style
with a pool party and barbecue
sponsored by the Palacios Area
Fund. This was the first chance
the the visitors from Port
Townsend had to match faces
with the names of Texas students
who had been writing to them.
With Younger as their guide,
the two groups of students were
off to Port Lavaca on Monday
for the start of their longest
cxcusion during their visit to the
Lone Star State.
Loading up in boats, they
Terrasas nominated
for Who's Who book
Victor Tcrrasas, son of Mr. &
Mrs. Victor Tcrrasas of Palacios,
has been nominated to be in-
cluded in the 25th Annual
Edition of Who's Who Among
American High School Students,
an honor reserved for only 5% of
the nation's high school students
each year.
Since 1967 the major objec-
tive of Who's Who has been to
recognize the achievements of the
nation's outstanding students
who have contributed to their
schools and communities. Nom-
inations for this award arc re-
ceived from over 14,500 high
school faculty members,
i scholarship agencies, youth club
administrators and similarly
qualified educators and advisors.
headed off for a four-day, three-
night trip to Matagorda Island, a
trip which Younger said the stu-
dents from Washington had been
looking forward to for months.
Besides camping on the
beach, Younger said. "We're
going to taac them fishing in the
surf and si imping."
On lhc!r final day before
heading ho ne, the group plans
to spend th< 'ay visiting the state
aquarium it ockport.
In Augu ,., 30 children from
Texas, including 13 from
Matagorda County, find that
turnabout is fair play as they
make a trip to Washington.
"They'll get a chance to do a
lot of things on mountain ecol-
ogy," commented Younger.
He said some of the activities
planned at that time include
visiting salmon ranches, oyster
farms, hiking and spending a
week at an Indian camp where
they yvill study water quality.
Seven of the children who
came to Texas arc from that In-
dian camp.
"I think the real plus of this
trip is that the contrast is so
striking between the two envi-
ronments. Wcvc got a pretty di-
verse trip planned for the kids on
both sides," commented
Younger.
Feeling these trips, and ones
like them, arc most beneficial,
Younger said, "We're hoping to
make it a permanent thing by
getting some other states in-
volved."
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Courses are being offered this fall se-
mester at the South Texas Nuclear
Plant and on the main campus of
Wharton County Junior College
Last day to register:
August 22, 1991
Summer Co-op available on a limited basis.
*Dormitory Space Available*
Dept, of Nuclear Technology
Wharton County Jr. College
Wharton. Tx 77488
Attn: William McCabe
Ph. (512) 782-6696 or (409) 532-4560
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