El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 13, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 6, 1981 Page: 2 of 32
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Page 2 A El Campo leader-News, El Campo, TX, Wed , May 6,1981
Counselor Calls Graduates ‘Top... Folks’
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Darrell Fox
Mark Johnson
Mary Koxel
Anne Mahoney
Cynthia Blair
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Donna Taylor
Angela Foltyn
Terri l .am berth
David bwe
Delfin Marek
“This is an unusual class, a top
hunch of folks,'' Ann Graham, El
Campo High School guidance
counselor, said Tuesday as she
filed through her records on the
top 15 graduates for the 1980-81
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This group will join 276 other
graduates during commencement
exercises scheduled for 8 p.m
Friday, May 29 at Ricebird
Stadium.
Special student awards will be
presented during two assemblies
scheduled for Friday, May 15 at
the high school auditorium.
the International Science and
Engineering Fair Monday
through Saturday, May 16 in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after
belt ^ named one of two “Grand
Award" winners at the El Campo
Regional Science and
Engineering Fair in late March.
He plans to attend Rice Univer-
sity and study engineering. He
also excelled in speech, debate
and drama at ECHS.
choir. She is interested in occupa
tional therapy and reportedly will
attend Wharton County Junior
College.
Anne Mahoney, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Mahoney, 2*114
Meadow Lane, is a Derby Doll of-
ficer and active in the German
Club. She has earned a 4.07 GPA
and is interested in studying
engineering at UT.
I,averne Miller, 407 E. Church St.,
is active in the German Club and
achieved a 4.02 GPA. Miller has
applied for admission to Texas
A&M University
The following is a brief synopsis
of each honor graduate, all
members of the National Honor
Society, and some of their
noteworthy achievements.
Darrell Fox, valedictorian, is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Fox, :n 1 E Watt Fox, who
graduated with a grade point
average (GPA) of 4.20, will attend
Mark Johnson, salutatorian, is
the son of Mr and Mrs (Jerald
Johnson, 110 W Correll St
Johnson, who is interested in
engineering, has applied for ad-
mission to the University of
Texas. Johnson attained a 4.12
GPA and was a member of the El
Campo High School varsity tennis
team.
Cynthia Blair, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Blair, Wharton,
is a Derby Doll officer and earned
a GPA of 4.06 She is a VOE
employee at Texas West Indies.
Mark lauritsen, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Lauritsen of
Danevang, attended the Rose
Hulman Institute of Technology in
Terre Haute, Ind. last summer.
He has been active in the Science
Club and the German Club.
Lauritsen, who earned a GPA of
3 96, is interested in laser optics
and is considering attending
Texas A&M University.
Mary Ann Kozel, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Kozel, 515 Depot
St., earned a GPA of 4.1 and has
been active in tennis, FTA and
Shala Mills, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Jerry Mills, 910 Erin St.,
was named 1980 Miss El Campo
and is a Derby Doll officer. She
has served as president of the Na
tional Honor Society and is plann
ing on studying business at Baylor
University.
Glen Hobart Miller, son of
Donna Taylor, daughter of Mr
and Mrs Walter Taylor. Route 4,
earned a 3.96 GPA. She is social
director of the Catholic Youth
Organization at St Philip’s
Catholic Church and is a member
of the “RICEBIRD" staff Taylor
is interested in studying liberal
arts at WCJC
Zoo Keeper To Speak
At Museum Banquet
John E. Werler, director of the Houston Zoological Gardens,
will be the featured speaker at the third annual El Campo
Museum Society Banquet, May 18 at 7:30 p.m at the El Campo
Community Center.
Tickets for the steak dinner are $7.50 for members and $8.50
for non-members. These may be purchased at the museum of-
fice in the Chamber of Commerce.
Members are reminded to answer their invitations by Friday.
Werler, who has published several articles on wildlife, will
display live specimens to enhance the educational aspect of his
program The program has been presented before the public
several times and every precaution has been made to insure the
safety of the audience
Werler. who immigrated from Germany at an early age, ma-
jored in biology at William and Mary College in Williamsburg,
Va.
He first became involved with zoo work as a reptile keeper at
(he Statten Island Zoo.
Werler later worked at the San Antonio Zoo for eight years.
The author of 18 scientific papers and a book, The Venomous
Snakes of the Pacific, Werler has collected and named a dozen
new reptiles and amphibians during his excursions to Mexico.
He has also collected vampire bat* in Mexico and devised
the first successful colony of these animals in a zoological park.
In addition, he established the only display of Texas blind cat-
fishes
Werler came to the Houston Zoo in June 1956, serving first as
curator, then assistant manager until he bacame director in
1983.
Werier exhibit* |>oi*onmi* xnnke.
Army Recruiting ECHS Students
Most El Campo High School
upperclassmen already have
plans made for the summer but
it’s not too late to start thinking
about an alternative summer job
Many students are not aware of
it but the U S Army Reserve has
thousands of high school students
in part time jobs The students
receive training in the summer
and work 16 hours a month during
the school year.
As a part-time Job. it is one of
the few that offers retirement
benefits after 20 or more years
Pay for the first year i85 days) is
about $2,000 It goes up from
there
Crop Report Still Good—
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reported that President Reagan's
decision to lift the grain embargo
will have little effect on market
prices in the immediate and short
term
“Russia has yet to indicate they
want to buy anything from us
They may be a little bit coy about
that.“Carroll said
If a student is 17 or older, and at
iasi a sophomore, he can join his
local Army Reserve unit Juniors
can start attending (and get paid
for it) monthly meetings up to
three months before summer
basic training, which is given
between the junior and senior
years
After signing up. the student
completes half of the Initial Entry
Training eight weeks of learn-
ing the basics of soldiering at one
of several active Army posts
During the next school year, the
student works 16 hours a month
with his local Army Reserve unit,
getting hands on experience on
the job The Army Reserve has
more than 350 jobs to choose from
“It's a matter of whether they
do come back into the market and
we strike up some kind of
agreement with them," Wilkins
explained
As a senior, the student can join
and receive his initial training
after graduation Seniors are
allowed a six month advance
membership
During the second summer, the
student works full time at an
Army school in occupational
fields such as electronics,
medicine, mechanics, cooking,
administration and journalism
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Shala Mills
Glen Miller
Mark Lauritsen
Daniel Herglund
David Marcaurele
Angela Foltyn, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Gerald F’oltyn of
Danevang, has been Homecoming
Queen, varsity cheerleader, Na-
tional Honor Society vice-
president, class secretary for four
years and student council
representative for three years
She has earned a 3.% GPA.
Terri Lamberth, daughter of
Ramona Pate and Boots
Lamberth of El Campo, earned a
3.86 GPA and has served as stu-
dent council president, and class
president for three years. She is
interested in studying medical
records at Wharton County Junior
College.
David Lowe, son of Mr. and
Mrs Edwin Ixiwe, 1102 Center St.,
has applied to study pre law at
Rice University. He earned a
GPA of 3.86 and has been active in
symphonic, district and regional
hands. Lowe has served on the
debate team and was elected vice-
president of the German Club.
Delfin Marek, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Delfin E Marek, 506 Omega
St., earned a 3 85 GPA Marek has
been active in tennis, scouting and
choir and served as secretary-
treasurer of the National Honor
Society. He attended Boys State
and is a guitarist for St Philip’s
Catholic Church.
Daniel Berglund, son of Mrs.
Harold Berglund of Danevang,
received a $1,500 scholarship from
the Houston Livestock Show and
Rodeo and has earned a 3.84 GPA.
Berglund has been active in FFA
and choir. He is considering ma-
joring in agriculture at Wharton
County Junior College.
David Marcaurele, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Marcaurele,
Route 1, achieved a 3.83 GPA and
has been active in football. Mar-
caurele is interested in petroleum
engineering at the University of
Texas
short stories
If the SPC’A gives awards for
kindness to animals, Lonnie Neel
should certainly get one. Neel's
female English Springer Spaniel,
Brandy, gave birth last week but
she had complications. A vet gave
the dog a shot to induce labor,
and. while on the way home, a
puppy was born in the car.
fifths of the crop had been booked
last year at the same time.
After arriving home. Neel
removed the sack from around
the puppy and administered
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation,
lhe puppy began breathing and is
now doing fine. Brandy, the
Springer Spaniel, is now the
mother of four sons and two
daughters.
At this time, about two-thirds of
the contracting has been on a
sellers call basis in terms of
October 1981 futures. Other
contracts have been basis grade
41, staple 34 base mike with
stipulations for reduction cotton
and micronaire. Some acreage
has been booked on Modified Hog
Round Contracts at prices of 80 to
83 cents per pound.
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The Veterans Service Office
will have a service officer at its
location in the General Services
Building, 116 E. Burleson,
Wharton, on the following Wed-
nesdays: May 6. 13. 20 and 27 and
mi the following Thursdays: May
7, 14. 21 and 28. The office hours
are from 8 a.m. to noon and I p.m.
(o 5 p.m.
El Campo car dealer Jesse
Gibson decided recently that he
needed more out of life than
traveling on four wheels. Monday
he soloed at Metro Airport, and
thus he added his shirttail to the
wall with his name, the date of the
soio and the name of the person
who soloed him.
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Barbee, Chris. El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 13, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 6, 1981, newspaper, May 6, 1981; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth987120/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=180: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Wharton County Library.