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

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elf B ALMOST TOO LATE. I0 Ellen Davy realizes she is not quite ready for school as she leaves. MORNING HAS BROKEN too soon for Damon Nor- man as he attempts to ready himself for his activities of the day. Mondays ' 25

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Tico fora A llinzcem Hangs w y of As of 12 o'clock every Sunday night, visions of thin-lined paper, wooden desks and DNA slips start dancing in the heads of high school students. This nightmare, which has been haunting young men and women since the beginning of time, has been commonly termed Monday, It usu- ally lasts a complete 24 hour cycle once a week, 52 weeks a year. A typical Monday for the high school student begins like this: Morning: You are awakened from a sound sleep by a shrieking voice drifting through your bedroom door, Wake up in there. Don't you know what time it is? As you begin the process of prying your eyes apart, you find that you have been sleeping on your new 816 poster which has come untaped on the wall behind your headboard. You quickly take care of required hygiene duties, dress, grab your keys, and make a mad dash for the door. lust milliseconds before your hand touches the front door, you hear that same strange shrill voice, but now it seems to be growing in intensity, Are you wearing your clean jeans? s Afternoon: After living through the traumas of the morning you decide to take a break and skip MISMATCHED shoes are discovered in class by Ienny Taylor as she does her assignment. A SCARY EXPERIENCE for David Hankey is trying to explain to his teacher, Ms. Carolyn Laubach, why he is late to class. 24 Mondays fourth hour to go to Dunkin Donuts, only to find that your fourth hour class won the homecoming theme and a pizza party took place all hour. After school: You drive home as fast as possible, chunk your shoes, climb up on the divan, give a big sigh of relief, and then realize you prom- ised to work Mondays for a friend. In eight minutes you will be late for your job. Mondays!!! fBy Dawn Davyj 3 A 2 QW

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FILL 'ER UP. Despite the rising gas prices and threatened rationing, julie Reddick doesn't seem to mind frequent trips to a local service station to keep her car going. BIKIN' IT. Senior Ioan Farrell enjoys a quiet - Q MMM ,,,, ,, f-WWW ride to school. By riding her bike, Ioan saved W1 piyidfwgg j , . precious fuel and kept herself in good physical f K' 'Sf Y? .,, shape at the same time. , .,,, V, - hpwff I H ff 'L A I1 .V A I in WMM- ,Q gg , nn.. ,... . . -t-i.fQ' I I stt. ' ,.. I I A 1 ga , 1, I AY, l ff ' 5 ' '. l. , 'g 1 K wfri, . 5' ' ww ig. 1. QM mtg, ,V i , M Saving Time tand Energyl I 26 ' Energy Protesters against the Arab oil embargog delegates to the Passive Solar Heating and Cooling Conven- tiong trespassers at the Black Fox nuclear reactor site-all were com- prised of citizens concerned about our country's so-called energy cri- sis. ' Although 'these instances involved adults, Northwest students were not letting the issues pass unnoticed. Architecture instructor Gary Hor- nish reported, Students are becom- ing more interested in designing solar homes than ever before. I see a great opportunity for many of them to pursue a career in that field. In response to the great demand for solar information, Industrial Arts teacher, Tony Scott, taught a course on the subject second semester. Scott received a S1500 grant from a City school district fund for his solar research studies. While some were seeking alterna- tives to the rising cost and limited supplies of coal and natural gas, oth- ers were protesting the government's proposed solutions. Even though Secretary of Energy Iames Schlesinger considers nuclear fission a last resort, a reactor was planned for Inola, Oklahoma. Protesters, primarily Indians living in the area, trespassed the construc- tion site last fall. Unfortunately, the complaints were not always so far from home. As gasoline prices rose, the idea of, Let's take someone else's car, became more frequent. In their own quiet ways, however, Northwest students were taking actions to conserve energy. By walking or riding their bikes, many found themselves saving fuel. Even so, few had conservation on their mind. As bicycle enthusiast Ioan Farrell explained, My intentions aren't to conserve, although I feel fuel limita- tion is necessary, I simply enjoy bicycling. Some students were able to make conservation creative. At Christmas, groups painted department store windows, creating energy-free holiday decorations. Conservation is a must, declared science teacher Charlene Moore, but I don't think we're in a 'crisis' yetg workable alternatives do exist. tBy Twila Smithj