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

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ine Art actors compete Students in Fine Arts classes participate in long, hard practices preparing for stiff competition. Their efforts. paid off as these performers took first place trophies and certificates in competition. Page layout for the December newspaper is being done by sophomores Stacy McVay and Trudy McCrary.-Photo by Randy Alvarado. ndividual com- petition was 4 x 2 challenging but did not com- pare to group competition. Art classes competed in outside-of-school contests and also in contests in school. Art students in groups of two and three painted the courtyard windows. First, second and third place awards were given for three different categories: tradi- tional, religious and humor- ous. .Student Life - Racing The Pace Marching Band and Flag Corps attended contests all year. At State contest, Marching Band members and Flag Corps both took first place. Stepping and moving in unison were both art of the competition. Speech class members competed during the first seven months of school try- ing to accumulate points for Regional Contest held March 23 and 24. Regionals were held at West and stu- dents from Putnam City High School helped run the contest. Drama students walked away with first place at Ca- meron University in de- bate, second place in indi- vidual events and Sweep- stakes. Newspaper and yearbook staffs worked together up to seven days a week, some- times l2 hours a day to put together award-winning publications. All groups that worked together to win worked to- gether uracing the pacef' -Copy by Gina Pickett. Z-Cl We Q. s r. gs: r... 3 13? if 'fr Q . ,iw 17 kk b p , 7 Liv ri. .55 1 rg., .QA if M -' .4. 'fx 5 M 9 ' sei . 51. - v y E At nz. gg i, 3' ,hwvql VT, 'P 'W fn-.z M22 ., -WK 1- If t ,..,Lt,,v, , ,,.g'3. fr rf Q-A. if EL? -W1 .ZA J ,. 4. ff.,fA , . - ' 'L' . is 1 f 'f wi .,,.QfAQ 5 3 ig, 3,f..:H' 2 gif 1. nw. 'QEL r. '1 -v X' Us gn 'Ei xt, , q V We ,ff2f',p,1i?'fQ fx, -, ., my af? . .- ,g..,V.i 4 -gl . , ' V, 5 2 i if N f .'.1wfg.p4 N' i , Q

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' I 'im-.. .3 f f- A .- .. ., 7 QV. 'T 13 Eff - 7- J ' - L, V .IL N? 1 F W, 1 zz- Q Mee ting challenge: sw. 33 F j F 9 l Spirit stick winners present the trophies and certificates to Mr. Gary Webb at the Norman pep assembly. -Photo by Tracey Deaths. 1I1I11I1 Competition takes place in many forms and Ways. Students compete in groups or alone. Time, energy, and practice go into making the final outcome worth the effort. Q 1 .ar lthough many students com- peted in the highly recog- nized areas of football and other students spent hours training in sometimes virtually unno- ticed events. In the field of gymnas- tics, sophomore Susan Pre- cure and junior Tracey Lowther competed. Tracey Lowther, junior, who also is in gymnastics competitions said, I didn't think I could ever feel so much excitement and nerves at the same time. Individual competition can be rewarding. There were many things to compete in. Speech, twirling, wrestling, karate, band, cheerleading, and gymnastics were possibili- ties for individual competi- tion. Sophomore Jolynn Craig, who competes in speech, said, I had a goal to get to the semi-final round and I made it. But the competitors were good and it was hard to get to the finals. You just have to be a f' basketball, Students competed against themselves as well tough and hang in there. Although nervousness and fear sometimes take their toll, winning can make up for it all. All the hard work and practice paid off for senior Stacey Stone. She said, At cheerleading camp I tried to give a hundred percent and when we were compet- ing I tried to do even more than that. Being picked to be on the N.C.A. staff was exciting. Also, being invited to Hawaii to cheer in the Aloha Bowl was so unex- pected. It will help to fur- part in individual competi- tion. I have been cheering since the eighth grade, said senior cheerleader Sta- cey Stone. Being nervous is really just excitement, she added. Individual competition ther my possibilities of be- ing on N.C.A. staff this summerf, Personal satisfaction was always gained in individual sports, whether the event was won or lost. When I win, I feel the work I've put into it is worth the effort,', said senior Greg Branch. as other competitors. soph- omore twirler Lyric Ewing said, When we were com- peting, we weren't really going against anybody, just ourselves. When competing with a group, the tension level was high. Whenever we are marching in a contest, if one person messes up it can throw off others. How well we do does depend on indi- viduals but also on how we perform as an entire march- ing band, said sophomore Flag Corps member Neeley Meador. In entering a competition students have to prepare themselves mentally and physically to do their best. As long as they competed to the best of their ability, they succeeded. Many times they have to work and sweat long hours to achieve their personal goals. Students competed and displayed their talents all because they knew it was worth it! -Copy by Jenny Kendall. Racing The Pace - Student Life

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,Wt Y x ,it 41' Mrs. Jeannette Shadid's Study Hall competed in Christmas door decorating contest by entering their Christmas Window .-Photo by Mark Sexton. Beginning Photography students continually raced against the clock as they tried to get photography deadlines finished. Juniors Sheila Stejskal and Susan Chastain work during their third-hour photograf phy class.fPhoto by Tracey Deathe. ma' a sr fX,- I Seniors participate in hall decorat- ing contest. Paper streamers and signs filled the walls as they were transformed overnight.-Photo by Bobby Bolles. Pottery to be sold and entered in competition is being made by ju- niors Tina Gibson and Kim Hoh- man.-Photo by Tracey Deathe. It it 'QD Student Life - Racing The Pace 19 0