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

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Christmas, Religion 33 WINDOWS in community churches display dra- matic symbois ofthe Christmas season. THIS IS A K AW N Y A-,swam sf , D B R f i ss 'A i,i, .,l.Qj.fi i 'f ff 511' 1 swflwv HS CLEVER'decorations designed by junior Jessie Hawkins brighten advisory 208 at Christmas time,

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Religion Generation finds o :ff ff ,, .4 7 ff si W,-,f, -.1 tfkytyft' W gt, f W nxnnf,, .n., , , O, 47' gospel songs or T chilcl's prayer Honk if you love Jesus, ln case of rapture, this car will be unmanned, This is a God squad car and the bumper sticker brigade rides again, But they even take the back seat during the holiday season, as plastic nativity scenes line department store shelves. A sugar-smiling sales clerk asks, What are YOU giving baby Jesus for his birthday7 A better idea7 No one seems to have come up with a solution for commer- cialismf' The pressure is everywhere-meet your boy friend at the Wednesday night service, support the church team, buy a new outfit for Easter. Perhaps from force of habit we con- tinue to live with the racket. But then one Sunday, you hear a certain hymn, or see a friendly smile, or watch a child pray-and you Know it really is a better idea. A METROPOLITAN CHURCH Crightj is bathed in lights as senior Gary Ely considers the role of religion in his life at the holiday season. THURSDAY is lunch bunch day at a nearby church, and Northwest students crowd the din- ing hall fbelowj. DV' w:,,3,y K ,ff fy f fu fl' 1 iti it - -H- el 3,

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Reaching Out 34 it s too much- io keep calm lt's the ones who are busiest who find the time to do the extra things. Everything is coming at once. l have so much to dol Nerves, pressure, little sleep. . . school is supposed to be fun, not nerve-racking. Finish your homework before it's time to go out. Sorry, Mom, I won't be home fordinnerf' Don't get so uptight, everyone tells you. Sure, it's easy tor them to talk, but talking doesn'tgetthejob done. . . Shooting pains of tension made my back so tight yesterday, I couldn't even concentrate. Everyone says, Don't get so upset. Strive, worry, plan . . . then finally, accomplish. , . Now is the time to sit back and enjoy. Smile. . . relax . . .take a breather, before you begin your next goal. Smile as you enjoy that feeling that comes only when you know you've done agood job. And then, begin again . . . COSMETOLOGY contest winners, Beverly Brightwell, Vicki l-lale, Denise Melton and Ginnie Fields celebrate after they and their classmates bring trophies home from district competition. 1 I 1 Z ....,r FESTIVITIES at the annual pep club dinner dance prove entertaining for Lisa Cline, Mike Purdum, Jeff Bone-brake and Tracy Walker. WINNERS in national horticulture competition, Gordon Hicks and Bruce lvtoesel see the sights in Washington, DC., while in the national capitol to pick up their award.