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

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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

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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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GAS GUZZLER, long past the stage of burning fuel, takes a beating from senior Harold Hull in a car bash on the patio. SUN TAMER. Mr. Tony Scott, Industrial Arts teacher, sets a beam on the framework of a solar greenhouse he helped build. Energy 27