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

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pirit gone wild Wot three, hut one Spirit Week was filled with excitement for students and parents alike. With water balloons flying through the air and fire extinguishers drenching everyone in sight, who could have helped but have a good time? “We had a blast! Being out every night just having fun, and being seniors made it even better!” said Jana Bills. Spirit Week officially began with Toga Day. The togas bore a strong resemblance to old sheets someone dragged out of the linen closet. The laurels looked suspiciously like wisteria branches. And those shoes! No Roman worth his fig leaves would have worn yellow high- topped Converse tennis shoes in public, surely. “Am I seeing double?” One might have asked that on favorite teacher day. Seeing doubles, triples and even quadruples of teachers was common on this day. Melissa Acheson dressed as Mrs. Virginia Thomas and her own daughter, Sara, had to look twice. On Thursday, war was declared on Ard- more. With all the camouflage, telling one stu- dent from another proved difficult. Marsha Taylor, Tammy Packard, Kris Weber and Tamra Romines somehow maneuvered their way off campus to McDonald’s for lunch. They even survived a near attack from Mr. Mike Copeland as he passed by on Broadway. “We all had our war gear on and some military people were in McDonald’s and they were laughing at us. When they left, they told us to defend our coun- try well,” said Marsha Taylor. Preparation for hall decorations started weeks before at the first class meetings. During Spirit Week class members met in top secret places to put their decorations together. However, by Tuesday evening, the secrets were out along with water balloons. The three classes had exactly one hour to decorate their halls on Thursday night. Cries could have been heard calling for staple guns and ladders. A wall fell over in junior hall. “The first thing I thought of was that we had to get things done now!” said Kerrie Brinkman. After the decorations had been put in place, all the students met in front of the school for a pep rally. The competition of the week was forgotten as only Bulldogs rallied to cheer the team to victory. Whisked back into the time of the Romans, Karen Smades shows off her toga for the judges But. she must have gotten confused because she was walking like an Egyptian. Dara Riggs, Michelle Johnson, Tammy Thomas, Jill Bills and Nancy Hoyle were the jungle chorus in the sophomore skit Dog Zan and the Tiger.” Although they gave their best effort the sophomores came in last in the competition.

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Ready to declare war on Ardmore. John Henry Thomas is decked out in his war gear. Maybe if he had been more camouflaged he may not have gotten a battle wound. Ac- tually. he cut his finger, which had to be stitched at the emergency room, while preparing his costume. Before being sabotaged by the seniors and sophomores Susan Faske has some time to put the finishing touches on the junior's bulldog for hall decorations. Nicki Kaseeska Spirit Week! Already! Oh, no! need to find some really good costumes for the dress-up days. At the first junior class meeting, we discussed a few ideas about the skit and hall. After an argument or two, we decided on our themes. We knew to beat the seniors and sophomores, we had to pull together. The skit committee was busy writing an excellent skit. 1 had one line. I had to tell Sho-Nuff that the teachers were coming. The skit got better each time we did it. I was supposed to act scared, but that was hard to do with Sho-Nuff looking through his shades. Finally, it was our day to do the skit. Despite problems with costumes, it was perfect. The hall decorations on Thursday weren 't so perfect as the skit. By the time we got all of our decorations up in our short hour, it looked like we had estimated the hall was shorter than it really was. I really enjoyed Spirit Week. I made many friends and met some really wonderful people by getting invouled. I wouldn ft trade being in the Class of 1988 for anything! pirit lAJeeL

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nee Upon a Night » jrj) ream came true “There are so many of you out there,” said Christy Coffey as she addressed the student body and parents as to why she would like to be homecoming queen. Each of the three can- didates showed signs of nervousness as they stood in front of everyone. “This is like a dream come true, even to be a candidate,” said Georgette Martin. “Because I move around so much, I have been to many schools,” said Priscilla Guerro. “This is truly the best school.” The auditorium was packed with students, parents, alumni and faculty on that Friday morning. Queen candidates and their escorts, Mike Smith, Chuck Hansen and James Dixon, were introduced. The results of Spirit Week competitions were also announced. The seniors won the Spirit Banner, but the junior class was close behind in points. Throughout the day, many asked the same question, “Who do you think is going to get it?” One might have heard people campaigning for one of the three. The climax came that evening at half time of the football game. The anxiously awaited moment came as the tension mounted. A hush fell over the stadium during half time and Mr. Maurice King’s voice was heard over the loudspeaker. Hundreds of people held their breath and huddled close to the field as they listened for the bottom line, “And the 1986 Homecoming Queen is . . . Priscilla Guerra!” The crowd cheered over the first three touchdowns against Ardmore, but by the next two, well ... “I really got bored,” said Michelle Banks. “I was ready for the dance to start and it was all the fourth string playing.” With the queen crowned and the football team winning over Ardmore 40-7, students hur- ried to the dance in the cafeteria where they could relax after a tension filled week. To win hall decorations, that was the main concern for students during Spirit Week. They came to school on Thursday night to decorate their halls with hopes theirs would be the best. Edward Prieto, John Allgood, John Leigl, Charles Dickerson and Richard Fowler work on the Bulldog Bus that is on its way to state in senior hall. For the entire week, tension and seriousness were portrayed by the three queen candidates. Just prior to the introduction of the queen contestants and their escorts, Christy Coffey’s escort, James Dixon adds a bit of light heartedness to the moment. He dons a pair of bifocals he just happens to have with him. Before the student body Friday morning, Priscilla tells why she would be honored to be chosen Homecoming Queen. Priscilla Guerro Wednesday during the senior meeting is where a very memorable and happy time in my life began. Nikki Bolden nominated me for Homecoming Queen and I was shocked yet tickled. That Friday I was even more overwhelmed. I have never been involved in such an event, and I was excited, scared and nervous about presenting a speech to the WHOLE school, including the faculty. That night I didn't know whether to cry or scream when my name was announced as the queen, so I did both. Thanks to the support oj so many people in this school, I have a story to tell my children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. omecoming