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

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O O It , ✓ m ‘ A'i-' I V I i ’ft I Eighteen year old Nayana Patel is a native of India who is a junior at AHS. She attended Shree G.R. Vidamandir School in India and took courses much the same as are offered here (biology, language, physical education), but there is one strange difference. In India they only have tests every six months, rather than weekly. Nayana thinks the American schools are much harder. In- stead of football, students play volley- ball and a game called Kho-Kho. L' I few ■ 2aS2 Aqos •ANOS Br.) •Vo II L C' £ AJb Seventeen year old Reijo Luuk- konen is an exchange student from Finland. Rauma, his home- town, has a population of about 30,000. Reijo says America is dif- ferent from Rauma because ev- eryone here drives cars and mo- torcycles. In Rauma they ride bi- cycles until they receive a license at the age eighteen. In his country the summer ends in May and the rest of the year it snows. Imagine, snow in August. Dating in Finland begins later than in America. Reijo says the girls here are “beautiful”. People in Finland have Ameri- can influence through television. Reijo mentioned that many American shows are televised such as movies, weekly series and cartoons. His favorite show is “All in the Family” o 1 ' 0 ' 5% , ta! '1 ;; Europe, 1978 - a kaleidoscope of impressions gained from twelve countries in twenty-three days: Paris - mysterious and sophisti- cated; Germany - clean, prosper- ous and proud; Switzerland and Austria - vistas of the reflection of past glory; the Parthenon stand- ing in majestic splendor, a silent witness to the grandeur and wis- dom of ancient Greece; England - a guardian of tradition, pomp and ceremony, a steadfast rock in the world. To Mrs. Betty Heffel, travel provides a small window to the world and leaves the sojourner with a greater appreciation of fel- low dwellers on planet earth. i e N (Br.)

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TO EXCEL is to believe in yourself and ‘do’ . . . Bulldog Territory continually gives birth to creative minds and sends forth able representatives who bring pride to their profession and the entire community as they are honored for ‘excellence Outstanding Choral Director of Okla- homa for 1978-79, Mr. Kenneth Cox's efforts enhance Bulldog Pride Attorney General Larry Derry berry emphasized needs and suggested work- able solutions for government pro- grams in Oklahoma as he campaigned for governor. Recognized as Outstanding Teacher of the Year for the state of Oklahoma. Mrs. Frances Herron was personally congratulated by Dr. Clyde Russell, Dr Morris Foster. Dr. Ben Wray, Mr. Hatton McMahan. Mr. Eugene Pickett, and Mr. Jack Colville. Recognition

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Homecoming Spirit Week is one that the students look forward to. During this week we can show our spirit and individualism without be- ing labeled insane. Everyone enjoyed the events planned. This year Spirit Week was better than ever. We had class competition in the obstacle course, nerd day, girls’ Volkswagon races, blue and white day, car decorations, spirit chains, hat-sock-t-shirt day, clash day, and hall decorations. At the pep assembly, the candi- dates gave speeches over “Why I Would Like to be AHS Homecom- ing Queen” to an enthusiastic crowd. The points scored during spirit week were: seniors-first with 34, juniors- second with 31, sophomores-third with 15. The climax of the week was the victory over Yukon. A typical Bulldog fan supports students dur- ing Spirit Week. Sock fQk r-a knitted or woven covering for the foot extending above the ankle. Tina Vassclla doesn't seem to know that socks shouldn't be worn on your head, arms, shirt, etc. Spirit comes in all shapes and sizes . . . but Tara Moss, Tina Vassclla and Mitch Worrell prove that it only comes in two colors - blue and white. Juniors won the Volkswagon race by a wide margin. Seniors were all show and no go with a technical difficulty and sophomores were typically slow. 18 Spirit Week