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

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Horseback riding in Colorado tops Wade Coffey's list of favorite summer activities. vJv r Wade Coffey When I think of summer, I always think of Colorado and the fun times I have had there. Every year I go with my parents to some part of the state. Since I have relatives that live in that area of the country, this past summer we had a family reunion and plan to continue having reunions each summer. We usually go back in the mountains in our jeep on old mining roads. Sometimes we go on horseback. It is so much fun and I get the chance to see things that people who go to resort areas never see. I'm planning on taking a weeklong pack trip into the mountains this next summer. I look forward to that. 10 Si u mmer

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ffftiv5 [ • ••••••• . • •j . iJ...... • V «•••• u •••« »•• ■ fz «••••••♦• • t a §•••«•««« !»••••••• • • Jf Xc While some may have thought that students only had fun when they were not in school that is not what really happened, especially if the students were involved in extra curricular activities. Raising money took time away from leisure activities if one was a member of Future Farmers of America or any other organization. Ty Willeford dresses as a lady doing her shopping as he tries to bring the highest dollar at the FFA slave sale. Mr. Ellis Lemaster is the auctioneer. All sorts of costumes were worn to school on Toga Day. In fact, during Spirit Week, the ancient Romans would have had a hard time identifying themselves what with flowered togas and Mickey Mouse togas that looked an awful lot like Mom’s sheets. Kevin Laverne chooses to come as an ancient Greek or Roman with a definite twist of Arabic influence. Student jCife 9

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atch a Wave }QuL up til te ra r Miles of sparkling white sand . . . surfers on the ocean . . . bathing beauties dripping with Coppertone . . . sound more like Long Beach than Lake Altus? While Californians may have giggled at the Lake Altus beaches, students created their own waves during the summer. For some it was a time to go places. Kris Briscoe took a trip to California. “I met Vanna White at NBC studios and it was great!” he said. Summer also included a variety of camps to choose from that suited the students’ individual talents. They attended everything from music camps at Southwestern Oklahoma University to cheerleading, drill team and yearbook camps at the University of Oklahoma. Ronda Shepherd had different plans. ‘‘Some people thought I was really crazy for giong to WOSC this summer, but I wanted to get a little ahead on my college education. I had a total blast,” she said. Lake Altu» provided water, a scarce commodity in southwest Oklahoma. When students had a few spare hours, that is where they headed for sunbathing, picnics, mountain climbing and swimming. Mike Kiehn spends an afternoon at the lake with his family and even drives the boat for his sister. Michelle, to ski. While the scorching summer heat may have caused the older generation to hide inside, for the young it meant golden skin that was considered the height of looking good. With a pool in her own backyard. Kim Jarnagin spends every spare moment in the sun. Painting houses, mowing lawns and cleaning houses were things that one who did not have a regular job might have done to earn extra money. Eddie Jarnagin and Brett Willey painted houses. Anita Anderson spent her sum- mer working for the Army Reserve in In- dianapolis. She said, ‘‘My drill sergeants were pretty easy going. At times I missed bed check and got away with it. I was such a brown noser!” Moving played a major part in the summer for Tracy Simpson. While moving to Altus from Alaska, she and her family rode a ferry for four days. While on the ferry, she was interviewed for a book that a man was writing. A trip to Lake Altus might have revealed hundreds of sunbathers, skiers and the ever popular three wheelers. ‘‘I come out here almost every day,” said Kyle McCoy. ‘‘This is where the action is.” When no folders with pockets and binders could be found in the stores, that meant that school was about to start. The end of August spelled the beginning of another school year. Summer work took different forme. Some even work ed for no funds. Brian Bobo cons friends Scott Proctor and Randy Storey into helping him with yard work. Money played an important part of life for most students. Some needed money for entertainment, clothes, college and even for their own car payments. Jennifer Claiborne works at the Bunker Hill United to earn money for her clothing habits. Summer