Altus Senior High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Altus, OK)

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HONORS Students receive national, state, regional awards, acclaim Last year Altus High School students received three top awards in national contests. Although the year's awards will not be complete until the end of school, new honors already have been announced. First of these each term are the Boys and Girl State winners, and special honors at Summer Band Camp and Yearbook Workshop. In order to include them, Altus Bulldog lists early honors in the opening section, additional honors in the later portion of the yearbook and final honors of the year in the summer supplement. FIVE of the six delegates from Altus High to Boys' State met with Congressman Tom Steed after the Veteran's Day breakfast. Billy Bob Starr greets him. Others from left are Jerry Tabb, Mike Cotney, Harrison Mock and David Chapman. Kyle Davis, the sixth delegate was ill. TOP HONORS ar Southwestern State Band Camp were won by AHS Drum Majors Ken Ward and Kittle Moberly. GET TOGETHER with Congressman Tom Steed was arranged for Girls' State delegates also. Karmen Karr could not be present. Other delegates are Paula Williamson, Kim Pecquinot and Debbie Byers.

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Each year science leaders of two high schools in each state are chosen by Bell Tele- phone for a trip to Bell Lab- oratories at Murray Hill, New Jersey, and three days in New York City. Altus High's outstanding science teacher, Mrs. R. J. Lockhart, and Pam Avery, Chemistry II senior, were chosen by Southwest- ern Bell Telephone as its 1970 representatives. TUNABLE LIGHT SOURCE, (optical parametric oscillator) is explained at the Bell Lab by Research Scientist Dr. R. G. Smith as Pam Avery and Mrs. R. J. Lockhart watch. Oklahoma Arts and Humanities grant to AHS Varsity Choir made it possible for this group, win- ner of numerous other awards, to secure a stringed ensemble from Midwestern University as accom- panists for the Schubert Mass in G at Christmas. REHEARSAL AFTERNOON preceded the formal dress evening recital. Mr. Kenneth Cox, vocal music director, leads the combined groups, Collette Hill, far left, is soloist.

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FIRST FOOTBALL assembly of the season introduces players and coaching staff to the student body. Head Coach Jim Cromartie speaks briefly. Bulldog players in travel and game day uniforms are Billy Bob Starr, John Dean, Marty Cotney, Pat Wallace, Paul Battles, Marvin Francoeur, Bobby McMahan, Craig Garnett, Mark Taylor, John Hickerson, Chad Ferguson, James Herron, James Hampton, Jim Stevens, Ronnie Fields, L. C. Stewart, Sam Rice and Tommy Ray. STUDENT-OF-THE-MONTH for the September issue of the Collar was Paula Williamson, selected by Student Council and kept a secret, even from Paula until the newspaper was distributed. ALTUS TIMES-DEMOCRAT honor scroll is presented Coach-of-the-Year Jim Cromartie, left, by Mike Finley, TD Sports Editor. All-State Lineman-of-the-Year Kyle Davis, left center and Billy Bob Starr, All-State Back assist with the ceremonies.