Organizations clarify their purposes In past years the Foriegn Language Club was an organization that no one really knew anything about. Beginning with the ratification of a new constitution in February of 1984, this began to change. The new constitution called for five officers for 1985-1986; these were : President, John Treat; Vice President , Steve Tate; Secretary / Treasurer, Tim Pruitt; Reporter, Laura Sandlin; Activity Director, Rebecca Whitehead and John Paul Capps. In April the club went to Little Rock for dinner at Jacques and Suzanne . The first weekend in November, in conjunction with the Foreign Language Department, the club traveled to Louisiana to see French and Spanish culture up close. The first night was spent in the homes of christians in Baton Rouge, the state capital. . Sunday night and Monday morning were spent in New Orleans. Club sponsor, Anita Hamilton, reared in southern Louisiana, served as guide and coordinator. Trip highlights included eating Boudin, a sausage-like Cajun dish and touring New Orlean's world famous Bourbon Street . The Academy chapter of Future Homemakers of America began their year with the traditional candlelight initiation. Monthly activities for the 1985-1986 school-year included a Daddy-Daughter Dinner, a Christmas party, makeup demonstration, and a Mother-Daughter Dinner. As reporter Kelley Vaughn said, "FHA's real purpose is to give girls with common interests a chance to learn and grow closer together. " Future Business Leaders of America is an organization with the purpose of promoting business skills. In the spring of 1985, five members of the Academy chapter competed at the state convention, having qualified to compete by placing at the district level. These were: John Treat, Business Math; Becky Boaz, Business English; Jay Boyd, Public Speaking; and Allen Tate and Lisa Pelkey in Business Graphics. FBLA is sponsored by Mrs. Mildred Groover and Miss Linda Arnold and is open to any student who has had at least one business class . Harding Academy's Pep Club served the school by helping promote school spirit. Each week, they made runthroughs for the victory line held at each football game. Locker signs and hall decorations filled the school Homecoming week, and on the night of the Homecoming game , a beautiful float decorated with roses and white inronwrought chairs served the Homecoming Court, both of which were a result of the Pep Club. J1tt Pep Club: Front row: Joiner, Scoggins , Diffine , S. Vaughn , Spurlock, Wood, H. Johnson , A . Sa_ndlin , Edins , Miller , Howe , Gibson , Pittman ; second row: Eldridge , Meacham , Plummer, Dzckson , T . Buss , Howton , Tate , Walker , K. Vaughn , Isom , Diles, Boaz, Lyons, Nichols; third row : C. Howard , Butterfield , M cCloud , B. Johnson , S. Sandlin, Hillis, Kreh , Whitehead , Rowan , Webb , Martin , L. Buss , A. Norwood - sponsor, Sharp , Wilson; fourt h row : Hinds, Crouch , Throckmorton , C. Smith , Olree , Fowler, Grunwald , K. Norwood , Hendon , B. Howard , Hickmon , Lloyd , ]. Smith , K. Johnson . 304 Pep Club, Foreign Language Club A sticky situation. Roses become a teaching tool as FHA sponsor Gl enave Cu rti s demonstrates the principles of interior decoration to a Home Economics class . - photo by ]on Dugger.
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