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

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As o special gift ro the entire student body members of Varsity Choir presented o speciol Christmas concert One of the individuol numbers is presented by Perry Smolts who does the Elvis Presley Dlue Christmas' With the theme ' Christmas is Merry.” Morcie Gay and Renee Austin put the finishing touches on their door. Mr Doug Dolton's ort class As the conned food wos collected by the Student Council. Jono Dills keeps o tolly of the number of cons donated by eoch doss Amused by Mrs. Petit s door. Christy Coffey loughs ot Dluedolph s Christmas list a ristmai 23 -

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1’ • 9 «’“ft -7 . 3 ..?e M W! a4 co »nl i» o ' ai»9' All in the Spirit inolly it was Friday, rhe lost day of school before rhor long-owoired Christmas break. For many, this Friday sym- bolized rhe end of o hectic non- stop week. I was so busy running around buying gifts and just get- ting prepared for rhe holidays, I wos nor sure if I was coming or go- ing. said Kohlo Wood. In rhe spirit of Christmas the en- tire school participated in decorating their third hour closs doors. Mr. Croig Cummins' closs was reworded with o coke party, given by the Student Council for rhe best door. Mrs. Suson Petit's closs received second ond Coach Gory Freeman's geometry closs received third place. Another octivity sponsored by the Student Council wos rhe conned food drive for those in need. It wos reolly near to see everyone getting involved in the Christmas spirit ond helping others. Colette Daniels said. Mr. Maurice King's Speech II closs got rhe coke party by donating on overage of four cons per student. Along with rhe other activities, students were involved in taking semester tests which were given before Christmas break this year. Even though I hod o bunch of other things to do. I wos glad that we were able to get rhe semester tests out of rhe woy without hav- ing to worry about them during Christmas break. soid Richard McCormick. Chrisrmos wos also o rime when students went looking for those just right gifts. Beth Whiting soid, Much thought ond rime went into rhe gift I bought my boyfriend, but it was oil worth it because I found exactly what I wos looking for. As o special gift to rhe student body. Varsity Choir presented o special Chrisrmos assembly on Fri- day. The group entertained with not only Chrisrmos music, bur popular ond rock os well. For the first time students took semester tests the week before Christmas. Williom Kirby con- centrates on his semester tests ond is glod he does not hove to worry about taking the tests over Christmas break Conned foods were collected from eoch of the third hour dosses ond given to the Salvation Army by rhe Student Council Georgetto Mor- rin. Jono Dills ond Colette Daniels go from closs to closs collecting the food

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Sets were on important port of the musical. Brod Downs is one of the drafting ond wood- working students to build the sets He ham- mers the frome together. oj- -u etc I » B ehind C hot rime Is It? My eyes feel like they hove grovel in them, my hurts, ond I wonr ro go ro heod sleep. And go ro sleep is jusr whor Louro Donnelly did during the lost week of rehearsals for 'The King ond I.” She fell osleep, missed her cue ond foiled ro moke on ap- pearance on stage. Bur, tiredness wos nor the only problem rhe cost experienced. Robby Shero received o big blood blister between his thumb and first finger from moving flats, ond Wendy Reed got really bored. In fact, she wos so bored that she pointed her toenoils using the roes of one foot to point the roes of the other foot. Hunger wos another problem, but it was one that was easily remedied. Domino Pizzo delivered, ond runs were mode to McDonald's ond Sonic. losed Curtains In the midst of rhe hardships, however, rhe cost found means of enjoying themselves. Rhonda Ellis said that everyone got o chance to folk when they weren't going over their lines, ond it wos o good way to meet new people. The high school students got a lesson in dealing with small children os members of rhe cost entertained rhe king's children in rhe basement of rhe oudirorium ro keep rhe little ones contained when they were nor on stage. Not only hod rhe cost worked hord when rhe curtain rose on rhe first performance though. Drafting ond woodworking students hod built flats, art students hod pointed ond bond students hod learned ond rehearsed rhe music. Whor rhe audience sow wos not the work of o cost of 60, bur rhe work of nearly 200 over o five- week period. To put o little light on the subjects. Scott Members of the cost hod heord rhe lines ond Roudebush ond Scott Lefletr work on spots. said their lines so many times, they knew they would never forget. However, it took mony hours to get it jusr right Trovis Poromore ond Tommy Brooks procrice the opening scene 24 All School Producti on