Putnam City West High School - Patriot Profile Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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'W' or 'West is Best' on. I have some friends who go to P.C. and the night of the game I went to their houses nd put 'Pats Prevail' on heir car windows, com- ented senior Carole Hol- 1s. For others, 'getting back' t people, whether friend or nemy, was just another hing to do. Sometimes I'll rite 'Hi' on my friend's :ars or drive-ways when 'm out, but ifI am mad at omeone and I really want evenge, I'll go all out and totally cover the car and rive-way with shoe polish yed with food coloring, aid sophomore Michelle Johnson. Mark Sexton, senior, found his revenge in other Nays. I have an uncle who is a cop for the Bethany Po- lice Department and if someone is really bugging me, I'll have him pull them over and pretend to give them a ticket. A lot of times it really scares people. Now that's a real sweet revenge! I usually don't get back at people, said sophomore Shanda Simmons, but one time a guy from North real- ly made me mad, so my best friend and I went over to his house about three in the morning and did everyth- ing imaginable to it. He was pretty mad the next day when he found it, but it was great to get him back! For others, Sweet Re- venge was taken literally, and in one of those 'never say' words: DIET. Working out everyday and running two miles in the rain were some of the extremes that people went to just to stay in shape. A lot of times it gets old and boring, but it's worth it to stay in shape, stated sophomore Kristina Hwang. Some people's efforts never quite paid off. I have tried every diet in the bookf' said sophomore Dina English, but none of them ever seemed to work. I'll be doing great until lunch and then Ijust can't seem to pass up some ding- dongs or a cheeseburger! Eating candy in class was supposed to be against the rules, but many students found the temptation too much to pass up. I have to have a candy bar on some daysf' said sophomore n . 5, 4 Q, I S J , l , l . ... ,J U . u.. After starving all clay,juniors Jen- nifer O'Dell and Lisa Herriage blow their diets by having lunch at McDonald's. -Photo by Kyndal Keyser. 9-N Shelley Lewis, and it's not my fault if I get hungry, I have an early lunch and I get the munchies about fifth hour. A lot of times I may get caught but it's well worth it! A lot of times girls wer- en't the only ones caught dieting. Many guys, espe- cially wrestlers often found themselves cutting down to make weight. Every year during wrestling season I have to go on a 'diet',l' said junior wrestler Ray McCor- vey. Whether it was getting someone back, beating P.C. or going on a diet, sweet was the revenge. -Copy by Freida Barrow. Sweet Revenge - Student Life . 15

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14, In end, . P 5 . W ' ,ff A . . W , ' . ' it if- .V QQ Before leaving for the football game, junior Lori Gullett takes time out to shoe polish a friends car after finishing her own. -Photo by Tracey Deathe. sweet was the TCVCHQC Starting and blowing a diet, making the highest grade on a test for the first time, getting back at someone, or finally beating a rival team, all added up to just one thing . sweet revenge. During the last kick of the Putnam City game, junior Chip lmel puts away the final point to make the win' ning score 28-13. Photo by Kyle Kuy- kendall. Pirate Corner gets a new look. Senior Susan Plant adds her own Patriot touch the night before the Putnam City game. -Photo by Tracey Deathe. Student Life - Sweet Revenge fter falling to Putnam City 27 - 0 last year, many football players swore to themselves even this year. And they did. Last year's P.C. game was a tough one, said senior football player Kevin Mercer, it was a down year for us. We thought they were a good team, but not good enough to beat us that bad. We just couldn't get it together. This is my senior year, and one of the things I wanted to do was beat P.C. Players weren't the only ones who sought a 'sweet revenge'. Students found themselves decorating their cars, street signs and any- thing else they could fit a they'd get i w 1 1 1

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1 E refs? , - Ng' Demonstrating the skill that named her an N.C.A. cheerleader is senior Stacey Stone. -Photo by Randy Alvarado. Granger Meador, Gary Epperly, and Kevin Clark, the three Na- tional Merit Scholarship contest semi-finalists, sit and talk about notifications of the test results. - Photo by Tracey Deathe. At parade rest, the band readies itself for OBA competition at Owen Stadium in Norman. 4Photo by Tracey Deathe. Sports photography winner Tra- cey Deathe, senior, was awarded first prize at the National Scholas- tic Press Association in St. Louis, Missouri, on November 19. -Photo by Kyle K uykendal. 16 , Student Life 4 Racing The Pace