Star Spencer High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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Independent study . . . new methods . . . S-S teachers move onward New dress codes raised staunch establishment eyebrows, but al- lowed more liberal-minded faculty members freedom of self-expres- sion. Taking time to show their school spirit, teachers proudly received the announcement that they had placed third in the homecoming pa- rade. Endless hours and boundless en- ergy were spent in sponsoring or- ganizations and attending extra- curricular activities. They were in- volved, they understood, they cared. Students suddenly realized that teachers were no longer stereo- types. Individuality was uncovered, personalities were discovered, bar- biers were broken, unity rose. ' Age differences were forgotten as students and teachers combined their efforts in making the curricu- lum one of the most recognized in the system. Each was proud of the others' accomplishments and recog- nitions as their own. 1 16 O Faculty With the help of juniors Larry Jack, Terry pares to leave school after a busy week for Jack, and Robert Sloan, Mr. Hardy pre- a weekend campout. TOM HARDY-Chemistry, Physics: Science Club, J.E.T.S., Rally Club, Junior. Class. LARRY HULL-Electronics I,lI, Math, Drafting: Electronics Club. JOHN PAUL JOHNSON-0kla.!U.S. His- tory, Negro History, International Rela- tions: Human Relations. FRANCIS KIL- LIAN-Applied Math. SHERYL LACKEY-C.V.E. ERIC MAYES- English. WARD McCASKlLL-Drivers Ed.: A.V. Aides, Safety Council. NET'I'IE METHENY -English ll: Junior Class, chairman.

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I l I l lWith Christmas came many decorations. Mrs. Whittemore assembles a decoration Fate in their hands . revealing knowledge by giving of their own . . Teachers, people who transfer ideas into the heads of students, the enacters of ideas. Whether hated or victims of first crushes they had to stay impartial, for the future reasoning of young adults was in their hands. A record number of new teachers took charge of the daily rituals that encompass learning such as attend- ance slips and recitations for sta- ples. Teachers unlocked unheard-of methods of instruction, throwing planning books aside to make way for independent study. Inquiry teaching made instructors receive as much of an education as the students. Both went off on varied tangents, departing from tra- ditional roles of me, teacher-you student. It was a very good year. for Cathy McAffrey, soph., and Marilyn Shuler, jr., in home economics. X. X .. ,5 tg A- F. M. COOPER-Girls Glee Club, Select Choir, Boys Glee Club. NANCY DAVIS-Home Ec A I, II, Family Rerfcnnd Ga., Boys Foods: Hu: A .. man Relations. EMILE DELSIGNE-Wood I, ll,IlI,IVp Senior Class. ED DOWTY-Speech I, Drama I,Il,llI, Stage Production: Thespian ss rg 5 N A i'i it i i Q S I Club, Senior Class. a at at cca aaaa X at fs 5 X s. i ix, ,Q EQ: K I t q - m3LiEiZEDSAinEl9osg-Typing l,n, Bus. Eng.: . ss E. ' .,, .... D HOUP-Algebra ll, Trig.f X Q X , . , Analytic Geom., Intro. Algebra: Student Coun- - ss I eil. DELMER HARDESTY-Sports 9, u.s. ,, f a aca a .ssf ggf'gIshAgeBnEgiYT6 Freshsman glass. Rus- ? I ' ji : omp. kill, ocial Stud- X ' : 15 ies, Science. Faculty O 1 15

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