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Page 14 The Laurel May 12, 2006 NHS helps local church with African mission By Adelita Ayala The National Honor Society ended a year of successful activity in the community by giving a banquet with a Hawaiian theme in which the main purpose was to recognize its outstanding members and install new officers to continue with the work for next year. The banquet took place April 24 and about 75 people attended. The outgoing NHS officers welcomed the new NHS officers. The new positions are Daniel Wyman, president; Ed Estrada, vice president; Min- Ju Hong, secretary; Aaron Abugaber, treasurer; and David Yu, historian. Followed by the NHS, the outgoing NJHS officers welcomed the new NJHS officers. Co-presidents will be Kristi Allison and Chloe Rocha; secretary is Taylor Teis; treasurer is Lainey Godwin; and historian will be Alyssa Shallenberger. The recipients for the awards were Barbara Ho and Sidsel Rasmussen for Bible; Min-Ju Hong and David Abubager for Math; Nicole Mebane and Francis Hwang for Science; Rachel LeDoux and Kelsey Henry for English; Kameron Allison, Anastasia Parish and Sarah Brown for Art; Aaron Abugaber and Michael Rho for Music; Adelita Ayala and Sidsel Rasmussen for Foreign Language; Rachel LeDoux, Lainey Godwin and Morgan Martin for History/Government; Michelle Deschner and Morgan Martin for Business; and finally Rachel LeDoux and Anastasia Parish for Drama. Dr. Arlis Hiebert, Mr. Don Rollins, Mrs. Barbara Peters, Mrs. Shirley Johnson, Mrs. Shelley Henry, Dr. Byron Robinson, COL Max Smith, Mr. Robert McMillan and Mr. Mike Fleming gave the awards. Rachel LeDoux, the current President of NHS, was the moderator of the program, and there was also some entertainment provided by several members. They included Daniel Wyman, who shared his piano talent with everyone and helped make the evening more pleasant; Michel Rho, who played the saxophone, accompanied by Francis Hwang; and finally David Yu sharing some of his Taiwanese culture by showing the attendants his diabolo skills. The most recent activity for the NHS has been assisting Kameron Allison and his church with their mission project to Mozambique. Some members helped pack and count medical supplies during LEAD Weekend and the organization also gave a $200 check to Kameron for the mission project. With fellow NHS members in the storage area behind him, Kameron Allison cuts apart some syringes that will be sent to Africa for a medical mission project. This was the NHS’s LEAD project. Academy to celebrate Centennial in 2007 By Raji Gullapalli Very soon San Marcos Baptist Academy will be celebrating its 100 th year anniversary. Some are beginning to wonder what that will look like and when it is taking place. The Academy was chartered as a school on July 10, 1907. Doors were opened to students in September 1908 and the first class of 11 was graduated in May 1909. Although July 2007 would be the actual month to celebrate the 100 th anniversary of the founding of the school, it isn’t a very convenient time to do so, President Vic Schmidt said. Obviously students and most of the staff would not be around in the summer, and July is also one of the hottest months to have outdoor activities. So, administrators decided to delay the celebration until Homecoming of 2007. To prepare for that time, a lot of planning will take place during the 2006-07 school year. “Over the next year, we will start involving students, trustees, alumni, teachers in forming a Centennial Committee to brainstorm ideas for our celebration,” President Schmidt said. Among the activities that might be considered would be the filling of a time capsule and inviting distinguished guests to speak. Additionally, Mr. Schmidt said that research is going on even now to create a guest list of former commandants, Corps commanders, President’s Cup winners and other key administrators, staff and students from the past. “We’d like to send out a card this summer to acknowledge when our celebration will be so people can plan ahead and attend,” Mr. Schmidt said. As a kickoff to the Founders’ Celebration, some centennial events will also take place at the spring Alumni Reunion April 14, 2007. “This will be our regular spring reunion, but hopefully it will be bigger,” Mr. Schmidt said. The 50-year reunion class is already planning to have a number of people in attendance. The Academy story began back in December of 1905, when some local pastors began discussing the need for a Baptist school in the southwestern area of the state. Dr. J.M. Carroll was instrumental in selecting San Marcos for the site of the school. Dr. Carroll was asked in the summer of 1906 to visit San Marcos to make a speech and counsel with the citizens on ways to raise their promised funds for the school. At a mass meeting on the courthouse lawn, Dr. Carroll pointed out the advantages of a properly financed Baptist Academy. He estimated the cost would be at least $50,000. At his suggestion, the $13,000 pledged by the citizens of San Marcos was raised to $25,000, and the denomination agreed to match that amount. The Business Men’s Club of San Marcos adopted Dr. Carroll’s plan and elected him president of the proposed school and the leader of the forces to raise funds. On September 19, 1906, trustees were elected by the Conference of Southwest Texas Baptists. In their first meeting they ratified the action of the San Marcos Business Men’s Club by electing Dr. J. M. Carroll as the first president Old Carroll Hall of the San Marcos Baptist Academy. On January 22, 1907, Dr. Carroll submitted general plans and specifications for the first building, which was approved on April 9 of that same year. On July 10, 1907, the cornerstone of the first building was eventually named Carroll Hall.
AFI, continued from page 1 Officer (S-5) will be Hailey Tuck. The Alpha Company Commander will be Brittney Sowell, with Kevin Yang as her First Sergeant, and the Bravo Company Commander will be Daniel Wyman, with Jackie Piers as his First Sergeant. The rest of the positions will be announced next year. Another thing the JROTC program is looking forward to next year is the possible re-activation of Charlie Company, which would add more leadership positions as well. “Overall, I’m very pleased with the Corps’ performance during the Formal Inspection this year,” LTC Larry Revell said. “Even though we did not achieve the HUD status, being classified as an Honor Unit is a significant accomplishment for the cadets. The cadets were very disappointed that they didn’t earn a ‘Gold Star’ this year, but their attitude has remained positive.” May 12, 2006 The Laurel Page 15 (Top Right) Mr. Frank Bernal, one of the AFI inspectors, asks knowledge questions to cadets of different LET levels. While all cadets had to answer questions for the inspectors, a smaller group was chosen for more intensive questioning. (Above center) The Color Guard, consisting of Nicole Hoffman, Brittney Sowell, Alli Puig and Hannah Hartman, demonstrate their drill sequence for the inspectors on the football field. Brittney was commander of the Color Guard. (Above) As Logistics Officer, Cadet Lieutenant Dugan Dobbs shows Mr. Bernal the Battalion’s inventory procedures in the Supply Room. (Top left) As Cadet CSM Josh Brame and Cadet 1st Lieutenant Casey Putman look on, Ms. Robin Kell of Brigade Headquarters inspects the cadet portfolios. (Above) Cadet Sergeant James Mc- Daniel stands at attention while SFC Clifton Senegal of the local Army recruiting station checks his uniform and asks him questions about drill and ceremony during the in-ranks inspection. ( Right) Cadet Lieutenant Jimmy Tran salutes Mr. Frank Bernal before he marches his platoon.
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