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

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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

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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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Celebrating 75 years in STUDE T LIF- Who 75 years ago would have ever dreamed of All-School queen candidates riding around in jeeps? And what kid would come punked out with colored hair, wild make-up, and freaky sun- glasses? And, they could have never comprehended spending thirty dollars to look preppy in a polo shirt. l-low many of those kids soaked up the hot summer rays in little-but-nothing BLOWING bubbles the great American pastime keeps Allen Matthews occupied on a cool spring day. EVERYBODY'S favorite pastime is telecommuni- cation. The Valley's phone system has undergone some drastic changes from this first switchboard. ,.l6 Student life!Divider DEBBIE LEE and Amy Tall- chief seem to be all for face painting during the Oktoberfest celebration. bathing suits and went on exciting thousands of miles away from Pauls V ley? And of course, they couldn't ha ever dreamed of working until 1 a,m.on school night-or any other night for matter. The teenagers at theturn of the cen had their own kind of fun, but never their wildest dreams could it have alleled what today's kids call student KRISTI TAYLOR always looks forward to the lunch- hour and a chance to refuel at her favorite cafe. CLOWNING around Punk Day in front of school are Ronda Ferris Lisa Garmany.