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Show Devil Mascot Promotes GCHS School Spirit An important factor in pro moting school spirit, Mascot Tonya Scorzato, is also aiv active FHA member. Along with her duties that place her on the side of the floor at all of the sporting events, she shoulders the secretarial secretar-ial duties for the GCHS chapter of FHA Tonya is also the Junior drill mistress this year. This brown hair blue eyed, sixteen year old is the daughter dau-ghter cf Air. and Mrs. Henry Hen-ry Scorzato, and moved to Moab from Salt Lake City mid-way through ninth grade Her leadership abilities were soon recognized, however, as the Sophomore class elected elect-ed her to the presidency. As well as receiving the position of mascot, in this her Junior year, Tonya was also elected as the Junior Home Coming attendant by classmates last fall. The most recent honor to befall Tonya has been her election by chapter members to run for the office of state Historian. Each year the chapters not having a member mem-ber in officer, are allowed to run a candidate for an office, that office rotating through the chapters each year. Campaigning for this office of-fice is limited to one day at the state convention. During this short time, it will be up to Tonya and the chapter members to meet and talk with enough voting delegates to enable her to win the office. of-fice. The state convention is held annually in Salt Lake City at the Hotel Utah. This year the convention is scheduled sch-eduled for February 23 to March 1 and a bus will be available to transport club members to it. Of the highly successful basketball team this year, Tonya expressed her confidence confi-dence in their going to state and atributd much of their success to the backing being be-ing given them by the studentbody stu-dentbody and townspeople alike. She also praised the Booster club for their efforts ef-forts and for the interest they have aroused cor.cein-ing cor.cein-ing sports in general. In relation to GCHS. Tonyi siaud that she liked the d.s-cipline d.s-cipline being taken at the high school this year and that spirit was really great. She also add d tht shj thought it was functioning as a studentbody rather than as three individual classes. S'u attributes this atmosphere to the administration and a winning team. Tonya's plans after high school include college at which she plans to become an interior decorator. Tiiis education is to begin with one year at Carbon College in Trice. |