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

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Valentine's Day brought many students to florists. Trying to im- press one special girl, junior Clay Hassell buys a single red rose at Plantsylvania.-Photo by Sam Lynn. QM! Ya uqng! 5. 1 its-Q' S- E Coloring with magic markers, First grade fundamentals of stay- Gary Norman and Mike Spoon- ing between the lines are practiced more, juniors, make their sketch by Trang Pham and Nhi Trang, as for their window from a Christmas they paint the courtyard win- card.-Photo by Jay Joyner. dows.-Photo by Jan Lyon. Student Life - Holidays

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If R The little extras you do in the spare time in each class can be- come ruts. People often wait until the last moment to do something. Junior Jill Razey waits until Eng- lish to put on her make-up. - Photo by Jennifer O'De1I. Stuck in cu tomary habit Students find daily ruts are part of the i routine. Breaking these ruts sometimes seem impossible, but they leave us prepared for life as it is met. Ost Students up Egg live with ruts utt l lutluiui ut whether of not they re- are a settled alize it. Ruts habit or way of living. Many students find them- selves in ruts during the year. In September, students begin driving the same car to the same parking place and going through the same door to find the same friends near the same lock- er. They went to the same class to sit in the same chair to hear the same teacher only to find that the same rut prevailed in May. I get ready for school the same way even if I am running late or if it is a weekend, said junior Keith Crowded halls are part ofthe rou- tine. Students often get in the rut of going to the same way to class every day. - Photo by Jan Lyon. Nicholson. This rut, like many oth- ers, was never broken. It went on the same way ever- yday for most students. Different kinds of ruts were experienced by differ- ent people. A rut did not have to be experienced at a determined time or place. I get into this rut,'i said senior Kathy Greer, where everytime I get the chance to compete no matter what it is, if it is drama, speech or just everyday life, I take itf' Ruts could be something a person looked forward to doing. They did not have to be the everyday life that was sometimes led. Every other day I walk around school like the living dead because I am sick of it, said junior Tamara Smithee. Ruts were often broken and sometimes added a touch of light to our lives. When I go into a class where the teachers are real excited and get involved with the students, they break the rut, said Ta- mara. Ruts were often predict- able, but not always boring. Some ruts made life simple. A day without ruts would be confusing, said junior Courtney Pierson. If you did something different everyday it would be stu- pid. For others, ruts were a habit of human life. Life would be the same because I would have other ruts to get into,', said junior Joe Hooks. Ruts were sometimes not as bad as they seemed. The school operated more effi- ciently because of them. Imagine, walking over the Patriot in Patriot Hall instead of walking around it, the principals not watch- ing the students eat lunch, or school starting at a dif- ferent time each day in- stead of the usual eight o'clock. -Copy by Jolynn Craig. Routine Ruts - Student Life

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Holidays make up for hard day Along with holidays come acci- dents. Getting a ticket for a wreck which occured on the way to the Senior Bash are Robin William- son. Sharon Williams, and Angela Graves.-Photo by Tracey Deathe. Sleeping late, watching soap operas and football games, all seem to make up for those hard days spent at school. Olidays Were 3 time for free- d O m f r 0 m school as well i as a time for en- Joyment. My favorite holiday is Christmas because we get out of schoolf, Desiree Hol- land, sophomore said. Holidays are a time for sharing and caring. It's a special time to get away, and be with family. Some- times they even involve out Tom Turkey, senior Roger Oliver, awards Mr. Turkey. junior Mike McGraw, with a turkey donated by Snyder's. Mike received the award after being chosen by the student body.-Photo by Trace-V Deathe. of town trips. I spend my Christmas holiday with my relatives in Chicagof, said Mindy Petticrew, sophomore. Labor Day, Thanksgiv- ing, Christmas, and Spring Break were some of the holidays students looked forward to. These holidays were most of the student's favorites, because they got out of school. My family and I went to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and we sunbathed on the beach all the time, said sophomore Cara Taylor. Many people go on vaca- tions during holiday breaks. For instance, skiing is one of the most popular things to do over the winter breaks. Sophomore Tim Dodson stated, I love to go to Vail for skiing over Christmas break, I get to get away from school and am with my family. - Copy by-Tiffa- Although many people went out of town when they had time off from school, others stayed at home to work, sleep or simply un- wind. Catching up on soap op- eras as well as catching the first rays of the sun were time fillers for students during spring break.-Copy by Tiffany Brauer and Sta- cey Pendley. 1 If Nrevsr ,AMXF .y, ,, . Q- M Boxes, bows and wrapping paper become neatly wrapped presents ' under the fingers ot' sophomores Tiffany Brauer and Veronica Leiher during the Christmas rush.- Photo by Tracey Deathe. Holidays - Student Life