Charles Page High School - Sandite Yearbook (Sand Springs, OK)

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From Suicide To Law . . . History Students Dabble In Cuisine Famous people, natural disasters, politics and suicidep a plot for a multi-million dollar movie? No they're just the everyday occurrences of Charles Page's social studies de- partment. Teachers strive to add flavor to the sometimes drab history courses. ' For sociology-psychology teacher Mr. Wayne McDowell, suicide was a primary source of study. According to Mr. McDowell, Suicide is one of the leading causes of teenage death, and I feel it is necessary for the students to under- stand the problem so they will be able to avoid the danger. Students considered the psychology and sociology classes very enjoyable and enlightening. Students partici- pated in many experiments involving social groups, prima- ry traits and other aspects of the course. Rick Siegel com- mented that although the grades were tough, I've learned a lot about myself and the people around me. American government students also had several projects they worked on. Under the leadership of Mrs. Kaye Battles, students prepared political surveys which many Page stu- dents were badgered to sign. The questions deal with vital political issues and moral stands. Besides the surveys, gov- ernment students also participated in a mock legislature in which students divided into Democrats and Republicans. Legislation was introduced, debated and noted on in order to get a closer view of the legislative process. Many of the students used this as experience for Youth in Government Legislative sessions. A number of ideas were exchanged and opinions argued as students gave their views of the issues. In history classes, teachers looked for new ways to in- form their students of historical happenings. To help world history students better understand the various foreign cul- tures they studied, Mr. Bill Lobdill had students take a specific nation and prepare a special project on it. The activities included bringing an example of the nation's cuig sine, a conversation with an authority of that country, and an analysis of the country. This was designed to give stu- dents an in depth look at many nations. The other history teachers also gave students informative outlooks on history. Films, lectures, and guest speakers helped make history an interesting subject. 90 Social Studies PICK ONE! - Eric Russell and Mark McCallough participate in a sociolo- gy experiment. This experiment deals with the idea of human truthfulness. The players are supposed to fake out their opponents and the opponents have to guess if the players are lying or not.

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Language Arts Classes Boast Diversity . . . Something For Everyone English classes again enjoyed learning literature through the full-length movie film program. Students viewed such pictures as Lost Horizon, Anne of a Thousand Days, and A Raisin in the Sun. Sophomores were treated with a fourth film, Julius Caesar, for which they also worked on a number of creative projects. My favorite roject was finding the pictures in the mag- azines to go witfiathe quotes from 'Julius Caesar, ' said Tyra Whitmore. I really found it quite challenging. Members of Mrs. Morgan's creative writing class again entered a number of contests and avera ed a high number of winners in them. One of her students, 'Ferrie I-Iellard, placed in three stalqte essay contests and was honored by Gov. Geor e Ni . Stfdentsgin Mrs. Marcia Ritter's class chose characters from Anne of a Thousand Days and gave a character presentation of them in front of the class. I thou ht that it was a very interesting way to study the movie fairer than learning about it in the usual way, commented junior Rex Thompson. Senior English students in Mr. Paul Huff's classes partici- pated in a unit on the Bible as literature. We had to explain a number of quotes from the Bible in everyday language as well as tell about the speaker in each case, said Machel Johnson. Q It was really hard to under- stand at times, but I found it very meaningful. Parlez-vous francais? je parle francais was the answer that some Sandites could state. Of course those who did not enroll in the French class would probably feel that is was Greek to them. Ma- dame Patterson moved from the small met-ropolis of Sand Springs to the reat city of Springfield, Missouri, leaving her French I and upcoming students to Miss Patty Dalton. Madamoiselle Dalton kept the French students on their toes and also sponsored the French Club. I enjoy French Club very much. Ms. Dalton requires a lot of time from her students to pass her class, stated Liz Woodward, president. Spanish class was taught by Senorita Davis and required many hours of preparation including studying lessons and keeping notebooks up-to-date and in order. The students in S anish Club have done as much work in half a year as the cliib last year did throughout the whole year. The students are going strong and have many more activities planned for the rest of the year, commented Miss Davis. The club also supported the athletic de artments with pep posters written in Spanish and put a Cfiristmas tree in the Spanish classroom. A raffle was held for Christmas pifiatas and the tickets were sold for ten cents apiece. This money was put in the club fund and allowed members to help the school and themselves. A new language was offered at Charles Page and many Sandites did not know about it until after the school year had started. The class was held on the sta e in the cafeteria and it was taught by Mrs. Paula Goree. TEe Latin class was added to the curriculum after a survey indicated an interest in the subject. The students participated in the dress-up day on Halloween by wearing togas. The Latin class did not sponsor a club this year but Mrs. Goree said she plans to have a club next year. Several of the students were taking two foreign lan uage classes during the same year and were shuffling theirIessons around to get them finished. I would like to see some of the students continue in Latin. Many of the students were shocked to find out how much work there is in the class but all of them kept up with the work, commented Mrs. Goree. Journalism held many challenges for students aspiring to become successful writers. The Traffick magazine, Sandton- ian newspaper, and yearbook-staffs worked diligently to produce material that the student body would enjoy. The staffs were composed of a lar er number of students this year than those of years before. This factor added to the confusion in the classroom. Students were still required to meet deadlines and this ut pressure u on man Sandites. Fourth hour was undaoubtedly the lloudest class I have ever had. I had laryngitis constantly but the kids were really enthusiastic, stated Mrs. Laura Schaub. 92 Language Arts OH CHRISTMAS TREE - Spanish class members gather round the Christ mas tree and decorate it with lovely ornaments while they learn how Spanish-speaking people celebrate the holiday and about the-customs they follow on Christmas day They also learned some tarols in Spanish