Northwest Classen High School - Round Table Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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who share elan DO YOU THINK she'Il like these? Randy Collins and Diedra Odom wrap the skates their advisory purchased for a little girl sponsored by the school Red Cross. RIGHT: ART STUDENT, Kathy Kelley, adds the last angel to the Christmas tree which towers ten feet tall in the office. ABOVE: ALWAYS A PART of every service project, Key Club members give their present to the school-a fresh coat of paint to the fountain in the patio. Eric Berquist, Alan Cranford, and Pat Brown donate their talents. Special Activities o 23

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Holidag season casts spell on altruistic pupils A winter wonderland glowing with the true meaning of Christmas, Knightland took on a special look in December. All clubs and organizations chose service projects. Instead of the an- nual Sock Tree, Red Cross sponsored a new project. Cooperating with the county wel- fare department, Mrs. Elaine Karimi directed the distribution of letters from children who were wards of the court to advisories. The children were asked to name the Christmas present they'd most like to receive. Response to these personal letters was overwhelming. Some advisories gave up their usual class parties to spend S530 or more for gifts. Representatives from the Welfare Department were surprised to find a truck was needed to transport the load of colorfully wrapped packages. Even academic classes exhibited the Christmas spirit. Modern dance class members composed dances to the Christmas movement of The Nutcracker Suite and Jingle Bells. Advanced foods classes prepared holiday foods customarily eaten in countries all over the world. Some classes prepared pecan rolls, while others invested their time in mints. Dancers collaborated with the drama and music department to pre- sent the C h r i st m a s assembly program. Towering ten feet tall, the Christ- mas tree in the office was decorated by the art department. Knights, who had eagerly awaited the 12-day vacation, were hampered the week after Christmas by the se- verest blizzard to hit Oklahoma City in years. Cold weather continued as school reopened January 5 and absenteeism was increased by a flu epidemic. The Christmas edition of The Shield contained a review of the tur- bulent '6O's as a new decade was dawning. The editor asserted that historians will make much of the fantastic events of this period. Like Charles Dickens in Tale of Two Cities, we can say, These were the worst of times, these were the best of times. SWF' H A SPECIAL SMILE from Mrs. Letitia More- lock is reserved for Victor Winston as he contributes his dime to the United Appeal. THE MOST FUN Louann Thomas has at Christmas time is helping Courtesy Club girls give a party for underprivileged children. 2 fl

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3 - H FAMlLlAR scenes on college campuses as well as in public arenas are protestors joining in peace marches during the national moratorium demonstrations October 15. 24 o Special Activities New era promises to calm discord of explosive 60's The torch has been passed to a new generation. Cfrom John F. Kennedy's Inaugural addressj Dominated by forces of change and turbulence, the historic, in- credible '6O's roared to an ex- plosive close. Stirred by the possibility that they had an urgent stake in American life, youth responded by an involve- ment which led to outbursts of pro- tests against profuse targets. The great themes and trends of the decade were recorded and dis- persed more thoroughly and per- ceptively than ever before in his- tory via television. During the '60's and reaching a climax in the past year were the tremendous forces which rocked the country. Black rage exploded in the ghettos. Rock music, epitomized by the musical stage hit, Hair, re- flected social protest. Everyone had something to say about the drug scene, long hair and beards, campus disorders, poverty programs, racism, miniskirts, air pollution, Joe Namath, and the war in Vietnam. At Northwest the big hangups were Hbusing, the millage election, cluster plan, and Judge Bohanonf' Revolution might be the keyword whether applied to rioting in the cities and on campuses or as one writer asserted, the decline of American puritanism when skirts went up and moral barriers came down. The '60's will long be remembered for man's many achievements. He broke the earth barrier and walked on the moon. Dedicated medical men learned to prolong life by miracle drugs and organ transplants. The next ten years should be a time for sharing, caring, and re- building for a freer, happier future for all America. A Shield editorial writer noted that Northwest has already made a good start. Students are learning to judge a fellow student, not by color, but by his heart and soul.