Cascia Hall High School - Towers (Tulsa, OK)

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otes on November and December As the football season ended, the wrestling season had just gotten underway with successful performances by the experienced wrestlers as well as some by a few newcomers to the sport. The intensity of these athletic events seemed to overshadow some other very memorable activities. A roller skating party in late November at Skateworld attracted an unpredictably large crowd of 250. The attendance reflected the optimistic feeling by students and teachers alike towards the upcoming year, as well as abolishing any previous ideas that skating parties had gone out with the sixth grade. A potluck dinner held by several faculty members and seniors from Cascia and Monte Casino was concluded with a discussion on the prom to be held in the spring. Although no one could pronounce the name of the event, the Rex Bobendi election for the Latin Club allowed students to vote for candidates by giving them pennies and disqualifying others by giving nickles, dimes and quarters. The money was then given to a local needy family for Christmas. In early December, the Cascia basketball team displayed skills in the traditional opening game with Holland Hall comparable to those of last year's state runner up team. To raise spirit before the game, a pep-rally was held after school with students sitting with their houses for the first time. Apparently the change was effective: Cascia emerged as the victors in the 57-53 match. Of all of the events in November and December, one of the greatest surprises was the acquisition of the homecoming T-shirts. Forgotten by many, the shirts were certainly a welcome arrival. 3 LEFT: IOHN Kelly Warren jumps for joy having ' received his Homecoming T-shirt. MIDDLE: BOARDERS have a fun time at the faculty-dorm Christmas party. TOP: BROTHER Martin and the faculty show their Christmas spirit through the Nativity Scene. 29

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Houses For several years, the administration has thought about changing the structure of class division. School spirit was lagging and attendance among the underclassmen at school sponsored activities was poor. In order to remedy this situation, Mr. Hogan called for a plan of actiong namely to expand upon an idea used successfully two years ago on field day. Six seniors were chosen on the basis of popularity, athletic or academic merit, and leadership qualities. They, in turn, drafted the rest of the senior class. Underclassmen were chosen at lunchtime, one grade at a time, for one week. Several changes in routine school functions were necessary. Students now sat with their houses during pep-rallies rather than with their classmates. The Student Council also had to be reorganized, Bill Aitken headed a committee to rewrite the school constitution to better suit the needs of our new structure. With this new system, the houses will be awarded points on the basis of a number of criteria: honor roll, game attendance, spirit displayed at pep-rallies, community involvement and several other areas. The house with the most points for a given quarter will receive some type of award: free lunches or no blazers worn for a week. The house with the most points at the end of the year will be awarded a free day. It is the hope of the administration that this new structure will serve to boost school morale and spirit. TOP: LEADING their houses in the basketball cheer are Scott Word, Dennis McFadden, and Bill Watson. ABOVE: THE cheerleaders lead the Tack House at the first House pep rally. RIGHT: STONE House members proudly display their T- shirts.

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Y Minirnester RIGHT: FATHER Hamill's Trig class works late in to the evening. MIDDLE RIGHT: THE minimester com- puter class tries to get their programs to run. BOTTOM RIGHT: DR. Thayer's Ulysses class listens intently to the day's lecture. BELOW: THE Roman Civilization class really gets into the spirit of things. This year's minimester was, as usual, a welcome break because of the change in curriculum and often the changes in atmosphere. Once again this year, Iuniors and Seniors were given the option to experience a form of internship in approved fields of study for career exploration. Some students chose to explore law careers, medicine, radio broadcasting, and architecture while others took courses available on campus.