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

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One early assignment for English was to read a fiction novel. Marcie Simmons reads during class to save time for extracurricular activities after school. l it At the Vernon football game, Angela Dyer and Debbie Tate lead off in a band salute to the upcoming year. At a crucial moment of the football game, Miss Bulldog, Erin Young, and Jason Wall stop to watch the action. It isn't often that fans get to see whose face is behind the mask. Opening

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Ajier cz summers work, the dust cleared and all was right She fumbled with her new locker - she hadn't had time to jam it yet -- and remembered. She recalled the endless smell of tar, the jack hammers, the construction supplies in the center of the halls and all the other loud noises that went along with the remodeling of the school. But when the dust cleared, her old memories disappeared and were replaced with new ones - pep assemblies, games, Spirit Week, Homecoming, the Halloween carnival and That Altus Band's annual haunted house Summer was at a close and a feeling of excitement floated in the air The school building had changed but the teachers still assigned homework on the first day With a sigh and shrug of her shoulders the student grabbed her textbooks and headed down the hall The dust had finally settled Send-off speeches boost the spirit for the game ahead. Kevin Kess l g p k few words of encouragement as Coach Darvis Cole and teammate R d k N I stand by.

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Helping and The Dust Cleared As Students Reachea' Out On the hot seat of the ,laycee's dunk tank is Barbie Plummer. As a cheerleader, she knows how hard fun- draising can be, so she donates her time with a smile. In a whirlwind of activity, Bulldog stu- dents served their community with hundreds of hours in volunteer work. The dust cleared, and a big thank youw was left over for the citizens of Altus. This effort, in a sense, returns the support students receive each year during candy sales, gift wrap orders and other fund raisers. The high school is fortunate to have the local community backing them in every phase of student life, making it possible to continue with Whatever Altus Schools do, they do well. Besides, volunteering to help is a student specialty. Earning his Eagle badge, the highest rank for Boy Scouts, Tommy Ferenczhalmy raised severe! hundred dollars for the SAFE project that benefited the local shelter for teenage boys. He coordinated the efforts of other volunteers and directed the gathering and selling of donated items. Tommy said, It was a lot of work, but it was worth it, a lot of people hclpedf, Reaching out in a big way to help their community were the Candystripers who gave time this summer at Jackson County Me- morial Hospital. ,Iana Shelton, a candys- triper, said, Some worked up to twenty hours a week every week with the programf' Still others raised money for their church groups who in turn helped others. It was like an intricate domino pattern - when one is touched it begins a chain reaction - helping others to help others. House. He chose a giant garage sale for his Chris Stevens reached out a hand to help others. He sold Teenage boys benefited from Tommy Ferenczhalmy's Eagle balloons at the Jackson County Fair to help raise funds for project. He spent hours collecting items for his garage sale his youth group at church, and earned almost 82000. 4 Opening