Oak Grove High School - Hornet Yearbook (North Little Rock, AR)

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NI Q, Q Q i From Student to Secretary Reflections of the EJ-0'Ls The ticking-of a typewriter, the ring of the telephone and the aroma of coffee began a busy day for Oak Grove secretary, Mrs. Katherine Ioseph. This was unlike the beginning of a day in the 50's when she was a student at Oak Grove, then a wooden building, located where the elementary school is. It began at 8:15 with no intercom system, and ended at 3:15, with the ringing of a real bell that hung in the hallway of the elementary school, the high school was not built until 1962. During the 50's Oak Grove was a very small school. Mrs. loseph said . . . in grades one through nine, there were maybe 500 stu- dents. Everyone knew everyone. The school was so small that the buses ran for various occasions such as the Halloween Carnival, the graduation of the sixth and ninth graders, the Tuesday night skating, and the Livestock Parade. The students had a lot of spirit and attended all of the basketball games to help the cheerleaders cheer our team to victory, said Mrs. loseph, who was a member of the basketball and softball teams. The other activities offered by Oak Grove were the Dance Club, which cleaned the school yard, the Honor Society, sponsored by Mrs. Lavone Henderson, and the Glee Club. Mrs. Joseph recalled an inci- dent where she was in a rock throwing fight with a boy named Larry Wise. One of the rocks thrown by him hit her and chipped her tooth. She said, . . . but I didn't check out of school because nobody left school unless it was an emergency. School was not the only thing Mrs. loseph remembered from the 50's. She said The big thrill for us was to go to town and see a show at the Capitol Theater. When asked how Mrs. loseph liked the school, she replied, I loved it, but I like the atmosphere now much better.' I Vera Bowie Paraprofessional Sonny Bull Science Bettye Chase English Dora Chrissonberrey Staff L. C. Corbitt Band Cathy Digby Science, Athletics Robert Downing Social Studies, P.E., Athletics Floyd Dunn American History Penny Elliott SpeechfDrama, English Marilyn Eudy English, Yearbook Tomi Evans Spanish, English Rita Fielder Math v- Faculty v 165

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Unraveling the Mystery An explanation of the lounge What went on behind those heavy wooden doors was a mystery to most students. Seating space in the cafeteria was sacrificed when construction workers ripped the longtime stage apart and bricked up a wall. The result? A new and improved lounge. Upon entering the lounge, any one would see that it had been named inappropriately. A single glance immediately shattered the image formed by the word lounge. A student probably imagined several teachers, all slowly savoring hot coffee while discussing the latest news. This picture contradicted the usual chaotic scene. Imagine trying to grade and record thirty tests in forty-five minutes, run-off handouts, make conference calls to parents, answer business calls, get mail, type tests, and still have time to enjoy a quick cup of cof- fee. Especially around the end of the semester, teachers scribbled furiously to finish grading tests. With the telephone, coke machine, coffee pot, and micro- wave oven operating at the same time, teachers sometimes found it just as hard to work in the lounge as in the classroom. Why do they visit the lounge daily? Several teachers offer explanations. I'd rather stay in my classroom dur- ing my free period. The only reason I go to the lounge is to pick up my mail, said Mrs. lan Goble. Coach Frank Myers said My room is in use, and this is the only other place to go. Maybe that's why the teachers call it a work- room. Henry Hill Science Renee James Art Jerry Lane Orchestra Janet Lawrence Business, Cheerleading Una Matthews Staff Colleen Mays Business John Mayes Science, Football Coach Ben McCulloch Drafting William McDonald English, FootbalVBasket- ball Coach Bobby McGehee Science Barbara McKinney Media Center Director Jerry Moore Math, Computer Programming l- 'I67 1