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

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 Essex Moore Being a military child I've had the opportunity to attend three different high schools, and Altus High is unlike any of the others. The other schools had a Sadie Hawkins dance, but never a Sadie Hawkins Day. I signed up for every event on the list, but never expected to be picked for one. In every other school and every other event people were chosen on a “who you know” basis. In Altus I was chosen for the root beer drinking contest and several people tried to talk me into letting them take my place, but I wouldn't give in. I never expected to drink it so fast, I just wanted to do my best. I guess I did so well because I hate root beer. I think it's great that the administration cares for its students enough to set aside an afternoon so the students can get out and have some fun. lass Counts A proved by the PointA Sadie Hawkins proved to be a day filled with excitement for all those who participated in the events as well as the spectators. Many newcomers did not know what to ex- pect. Karen Richardson said, “I had never at- tended Sadie Hawkins at this school. It was a lot more fun than at my school.” The day was something students looked for- ward to for weeks. ‘‘It was great! I had been ready for it all week. It was especially great since the seniors dominated the whole time,” said Randy Kendrix. Although some students disagreed with the placing of their class, they still thought it was fun. ‘‘The sophomores should have placed at least second, because we won more events than the juniors, but we will have our time in a couple of years,” said Enith Hancock. But the afternoon events did not prove en- tirely pleasant for all concerned. During the blindfold egg race, Nancy Hoyle held an egg between her teeth as she rode atop the shoulders of Greg Jones who was blindfolded and tried to tell him which way to go without breaking the egg. Alas! In her enthusiasm, Nan- cy put too much pressure on the delicate egg and it broke and filled her mouth. She lost all interest in the race, and after being defeated by the senior duo of Traci Vaughan and Scott Wert, ran to the water. But Traci and Scott did not have it easy either. Traci could not get the whole egg in her moul , so she ended up losing it a few times on- ly to regain it in mid-air. In the root beer drinking contest, David Kaminski had a hard time keeping the hot drink in his mouth. Brad Warren got it down, but not for long, and made a mad dash for the end of the field out of the view of the stands. Bobby Sullivan entered the egg toss for fun, but when the egg hit him in the side of his head and ran down his face, his fun ended. After a loud and exciting hour and a half of events, students went home to plan and get ready for the night ahead of them. “The dance was a lot of fun. What made it even better, was that we hadn’t had a dance since February,” said Shanda Dickerson. Juniors dominated the beard growing contest winning first and third places. Mrs. Dana Darby decides that Bran- don Briscoe had the third longest beard behind Don Cope and Kirk Atkinson. In one of only two events that the seniors lost, their pyramid forms just a few seconds behind the sophomores.

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With such a small mouth Trade Vaughan has trouble keeping the egg in her mouth much less telling Scott Wert which way to go in the blindfold and egg race. Nancy Hoyle and Greg Jones had even more trouble when the egg broke in Nancy’s mouth. Comfortable in the certainty that the seniors will come out the winners in the day’s games, the seniors enjoy the sun and wait for the announcement that they have won. Another victory for seniors is had as Brad Warren downs his quart of hot root beer in record time. Ron Maupin lends support as he watches to see how the juniors and sophomores are doing.

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the Ylicjlit When the doorbell finally rang, she was ready. She flung open the door and thought, “Doesn’t he look sharp! Too bad the guys don’t always dress like this.” He led her out to his car, and she squeezed in next to some of her friends. On the way to the banquet, the group tried to imagine what the cafeteria was going to look like. They knew the theme was “Southern Romance,” but the juniors had managed to keep everything else a secret. Upon arriving at the cafeteria, the group was greeted by a smiling belle with a dripping ac- cent. Deana Hartford looked around and said, Neato Benito! The juniors have really done a great job on this place.” The friends were shown to their seats, and the entertainment began. The first thing that nearly every senior did was to open the senior edition of the Bulldog Collar and scan for their names. “Oh no!” wailed Sabrina Bowman. 'Tve been chosen as the class airhead!” Next came the food. A southern dinner of steak, potatoes, cobbler and the works. The seniors lost no opportunity to assert their authority and ask junior servers for more tea, ketchup or anything else they could think of. The most awaited part of the banquet was, of course, the skit. A cross between “Gone with the Wind” and “Saturday Night Live,” the skit allowed the juniors to poke fun at quite a number of seniors. Who will forget the chain gang, or Jason Wall’s impersonation of Charles Dickerson? Finally, the banquet ended and the friends piled back in his car to go home and dress for the prom. By the time he had gotten into his tux and At tlx Junior-senior bsnqnet, junior got th« chance to make fun of the senior Wade Douthlt, Nlcki Kaseeska. Kristi Kldwcll and Barbie Plummer remind seniors that they did make some mistakes arrived back at her house, she was dressed and ready. She slipped her corsage over her wrist and fumbled with his tricky boutonniere. A few quick poses for the camera to humor Mom, and they were off. The music could be heard before they even got in the door. “Joey Click’s band,” she noted to herself. The first thing they did was stand in line with half of the other couples to have their picture made while they still looked decent. In the bright lights of the hall, she had the chance to ooh and ah over her friends’ dresses. During the dance, they were forced to pose briefly for Mrs. Thomas, who was wandering around taking pictures. She later kicked off her shoes and put them under her date’s jacket, which was hanging on the back of a chair by the wall. At last, the dance ended and it was time to change once more for the after party. He picked her up at her house again and they headed for the swimming complex. Brian Thomas provided free entertainment at the party by kissing the bottom of the pool. “I don’t know what happened! I thought the pool was a lot deeper where I dived in. My nose is just a little sore,” said Brian. When five o’clock rolled around, the couple was attacked by a severe bout of hunger pangs. A trip to the Friendship Inn for breakfast soon remedied this, and the couple returned to her house. He walked her up to the door, pulled her close, inclined his head, and jumped back in horror as the porch light began to madly flash on and off. “Thanks, Mom,” she thought. “You have provided a very effective anticlimax to a wonderful night.” As Charles Dickerson, Jason Wall Is the leader of the chain gang who does a creditable rap. Tommy Brooks plays John Weems in the skit at the banquet. 30 Prom and ddgncjjuet