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

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SHOWING the real togetherness of the senior class during a pep assembly are K. Michael, K. McCall, M. Williams, D. Sparks, B. Beam, J. Walker, M. Tipton, T. Tate, C. Crull, F. Solomon, M. Lozano, G. Lucas, D. Mayfield, A. Averion, D. Valenzuela. FRIENDSHIPS haven't changed dur- ing the past 75 years, although the ways of expressing it may have. Mike Croom takes a break from decorating the Student Council Christmas tree to put a ribbon in Amy Mueller's hair. ..... 4 1 Opemng!Opening

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jfs. . BR- aw , N Hqm mjk -Qwwl dg i ..., 3.1 3525 i,g,f.f15':,5 2tff'fa s m' ,. ,..1 f- , Q, , - 'fl . .,,,,:' ww i ..,., l -Q' i r .. --W .- ,Q X ' iff mL ' -t f ' Q if . 'i ' t . si r 11 - t 1 i Q Q Q K sV, . 1 i 'LV' ' 'Lf' Qi ,.L, ' . f- -ff'Q'wl5fr- ' ' lt was not just another ordinary year for the state of Oklahoma! No! It was the 75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee, a year for state- wide celebration. The day of statehood, Novem- ber 12, 1907, marked the begin- ning of a state with a rich and varied heritage. After 75 years of growing and changing, Rogers and Hammerstein's song says it best: You're doing fine, Gkla- homaf' Few states can match the Sooner's as a last frontier. The five civilized tribes, the drama of land rushes, historic oil booms, and dust storms dominate the state's history. Eighty-two was a year when productivity, accomplishments, and discoveries were of world- wide interest. Being ranked first in the number of natives in space, second in oil production, third in wheat, and lowest in unemploy- ment, was a record few states could boast. With all of these accomplish- ments, the nation's attitude to- ward Okies was changing from the hicks of the dustbowl 3O's to a state worth watching. Symbols of that acquired status became continuously more impor- tant. Spiffy sports cars, designer clothes, and computers began to move backward Okies one year closer to life in the fast lane. Pac Man and uAsteroids be- came common household words. lt was not only a time of fun and games on the video battlefield, but also a time of true conflict in the battlefield of government and personal lives. Soviet intervention in Poland, MOBS of hungry students rushing to lunch experience a fury much like that of the pioneers of the Cherokee Outlet Run of 1889. and Washington's stern reaction brought a national nervousness, whispers of war and continued draft registration. ERA was a heated battle in the state. Every- one felt the pressure of a rising economy. We've come a long way baby. So, sit back and prepare for . . . a little history . . . a little contrast of then and now. . .and a lot of how Were doing fine in all areas of life. 75 YEARS AGO cops would have ne- ver dreamed of zooming cars and flashing lights, but this was a com- mon occurrence as students sped to lunch. Sidney Ballard, caught by Of- ficer Robert Nichols, a 1980 gradu- ate, was one of the unlucky ones. ml 3 ...i Opening! Opening

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KIDS have always insisted on getting together, even if it's on horseback in the middle of a prairie field. You're doin' The facets of life in the Valley are many and varied. Large oil finds have taken place of expan- sive cotton fields plowed by oxen. A commercial area that once of- fered 15c oyster dinners at Alvis Hotel, now boasts a rapidly grow- ing industrial park and a business district employing over 60 percent of local high school students. That employment offers the fi- nancial backing needed for the high price tags that go along with car payments, gas, and a fashion- able wardrobe seemingly required for the social life of 1982. Movies, dancing,and cruising main street are drastically different from corn fine, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma! shuckings, hoedowns and Satur- day trips to town with the family. But what about that facet most important to the 433 members of this year's student body, one which has grown from a graduat- ing class of one to 120 plus. ln 1907, when Pauls Valley, l.T. tlndian Territoryi became Pauls Valley, OK, Miss Lillie Lati- mer became the first and only stu- dent to complete a twelve-year course of- study at PVHS. That course of study has been challenging from the very begin- ning but thecourses have under- gone some changes, at least in description. Five-point A, Leader- ship, and Advanced Social Stu- dies have taken place of Latin, Domestic Arts, and Manual Train- ing. Extra-curricular activities, too, have had a spot-light on them from the beginning. Games once played on a freshly-scraped cotton patch, 25 yards short of regulation length, are now the major fall at- traction at Thompson Field under beaming stadium lights. As you flip through the pages of this book, you should see that '82 was a year for celebrating the dia- mond jubilee of life in the state, the valley and Pauls Valley High School. ,l5 OpeningfOpemng