Ada High School - Cougar Yearbook (Ada, OK)

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HISTORY OF ADA HIGH SCHOOL In 1907 the first high school in the Ada Public School System was organized and housed in a rather small building known as the North Side School. All grades, from the first to the twelfth, attended this school. Then in 1912, the high school division was moved into its newly constructed building, and the name Ada High School was assumed. Many changes have been made in the fifty years from 1907 to 1957. The enrollment has increased from 60 students to the present 463, the graduating class has grown from 7 in number to 142 for this year. In the beginning, four grades C9, 10, 11, 121 were included, now only the last three are included. The nineth grade was moved to Junior High School in 1939. There have been seven different superintendents and eleven different principals as administrators to the school. Four outstanding organizations have been organized and sponsored, namely, the National Honor Society, the International Understanding Organiza- tion, the Contnahomas, the newly organized Student Council. Through these fifty years, Ada High School has been outstanding in scholastic, musical, and athletic events. For a number of years the school has been In- terscholastic Meet Champions, for three years, State Football Champions, for one year, State Basketball Champions, Conference Champions for numerous years. In fact, there are 235 trophies in the trophy cases that have been won in different scholastic, musical and athletic events. The 1957 graduating class will be the fiftieth consecutive graduating class. These graduates, along with the ones who have gone before them, will always remember the symbols which represent the ideals of Ada High School - the Cougar, whose stout and courageous heart represents their school , the colors, Maroon and White, which stand for clear and strong ideals, the Flag, designed by Harry Nelson of the class of 1937, which flutters in a breeze of victory. Yes, Ada High School is proud of all of its accomplishments, but is proudest of the student-citizens who have gone from its portals. To have been a part in the molding of some of the finest citizens of the community, the state, and the nation, is, indeed, Ada High School's greatest success. PRINCIPALS OF ADA HIGH J. J. Scarbrough ..,... ..,.,, 1 902-1903 A. L. Fentem ....,,, 1917-1922 J. B. Adamson uuuu. ,.,... 1 903-1904 w. A, Hill uuuu..s, 1922-1924 Mr. Brandon ,.,, ,A,,,A 1 904-1906 K. W. Harris ,,,...,,, ,.,,,, 1 924-1927 Mr. Berry ....,,,a ,.,,., 1 906-1908 B. S. Stubbs 2.......,,.. ..,,.. 1 927-1933 B. N. McCurry .,,.. ,,,.2, 1 908-1911 Rex O. Morrison 1933-1943 J. W. Shipp ............ ,..,0, 1 911-1915 Trice L. Broadrick 1943-1950 W. A. Henderson 1915-1917 E. A. Williamson 1950- ..,.,...

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