Pauls Valley High School - Panther Yearbook (Pauls Valley, OK)

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I R or'Dii5 150 Y When we learned to laugh off comments like that, we learned to laugh off everything else. Though the world was spread with problems from starving people to gas shortages, people in and around the arches had a way to make them easier. Rather than go after anything at break-neck speed, we just lay back with an easy-going assurance that for any problem we had the answer-a good laugh, a smile, and friendly companionship. And if this failed, we simply ignored the problem. In ignoring the bad news, we created our own news. Most of it was fun, but it was news, nonetheless. Energy problems are only a strong pedal away for Susan jones. With gas at S1 a gallon, students could be seen breaking out their ten-speeds. .....-M 111109 ,ms L O This was the year that Pauls Valley adopted Bart Connor and observed Heritage Week. lt was the year that the faculty and administration got the kids to class on time by installing a tougher tardy policy. lt was the year that everyone laughed in relief when they discovered the cancer-causing asbestos arches weren't really asbestos, The beginning of the decade was a distinctive time. The kids were distinctive, the year was distinctive, and the building was distinctive. But make no mistake about it, what went on under the arches was SCHOGL and what went on around the arches, well . . .you decide. Slow dancing, and a chance to get close and nobody cares, Vanda Bartlett and Steve Spain slow dance at the Spirit Squad party. opening-5

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Nibbles from a lazy catfish in the mUCldY VY?iSlflH make the average Okie forget the troubles abroad. john Creel wets a hook on a sunny afternoon. Pauls V3IIey'5 favorite son-adoptive son that is- draws record crowds. Bart Connor, Olympic gymnast from Indiana and a student at OU, became a full- fledged Pauls Valley citizen when he was adopted by the town. Hungry students head for their cars or the lunch room. The patio area, surrounded by the familiar school arches, was the scene of heavy traffic at 11:45 each day. 4-opening Friendly companionship may be an understatement when the dancing partners are Wendell Godwin and his niece. Kelli Godwin became a familiar sight at school events when she sported her shirt reading I love MO, Wendell's jersey number. l

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QE 40 1 ,gag 6-student life 5-Q? t we Every football player's dream is to have a team manager like this. Kelly johnson'tends to Guy Bartlett's hand. Actually, Kelly is not team manager, but was just on hand at the right moment. Pleasantly exhausted after the afternoon swim, Kevin St. Peter gets ready for hot clogs and cokes.