Altus Senior High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Altus, OK)

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FACETS High School community unlimited PARENT COOPERATION always is important at AHS, but seldom does a parent volunteer have the professional status of Mexican Olympic Basketball Coach Lester Lane, right, Mr. Lane attended early fall practice sessions to observe his son, Kevin, sophomore, and talk with Coach Clester Harrington about the season he wouldn't be here to see. He left in mid-fall for the Basque area of Spain to coach a team there for European competition. Melting pot for the nation and world? Strangers might so describe Altus High. Stop any three students in a corridor between classes and you might find one who was in high school in Tur- key last year, another who had ridden a bus 35 miles from his rural home where his father and grandfather, all college graduates, had lived for 50 years, and another who recently acquired facility in English, retaining at the same time skill in Spanish and winning awards for his school in bilingual competition. Typical student? Each is in his own way. SOCCER TECHNIQUE worked splendidly for Mexico City student-visitor, Edwardo Cassarin as a football place kicker. Mexicans frequently visit Alius friends or relatives, attending high school and perfecting English before college enrollment. 6 HORSE TRIXIE and rider-owner, Marita Abernathy, sophomore, won first place blue ribbon at Jackson County Fair for performance. Linda Bryce, junior Bulldog staffer, made the picture. Marita later was chosen an Oklahoma Senate page.

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INITIATION for Future Homemakers of America was conducted by Future Farmers of America officers. At far left is Pati Booker, FHA president, David Cole, FFA president is at far right. Cooperation between organizations character- ized the 1969-70 school year at AHS as students became active in cam- pus-wide events. COLOR CAMERA fans, particularly AHS alumni, had a field day at Christmas photographing Mr. Bulldog Santa at main entrance. He was the product of several departments. CAMPUS WIDE cooperation doesn't just happen. Seated around this table are elected planners, members of the Student Council with advisor (back to camera) Mr. Bill Starr, principal. Others, from left clockwise, Dwight Starr, president; Harrison Mock, Gayla Hill, Pam Bell, Linda LeClair, Bobby McMahan, Ben Bob Mahan, Patsy Plew, Kris Risinger, Craig Thomas, Sam Stauffer, Bimbo Herron. 5

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 A WINNER, Pam Avery, left and Merit Scholarship Finalist, Laura Martin, take the patio shortcut between classroom wings. They are in the top two and top one percent of the nation. YOU'RE ONE THOUSANDTH student, Mr. Bill Starr, Principal, told astonished Sherri Schwartz, junior, as she arrived from Miami, Fla. to enroll. Sherri was presented a special certificate. ALTUS HIGH had a Junior Miss candidate the second straight year. Petite Kathy Herring packs for Miami and the Statewide Competition. 7