Choctaw High School - Faces of the Future Yearbook (Choctaw, OK)

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FACULTY JUMPS GUN J ,M J' if 1 , H4 M... ,, f sig' ii . .. ,a L S 1 as v5fi:3g,.l:s f Ffh . , 5. k -, ai, K Il W 'W L1 ' . ,L,L 4, , f 'l-N 4 'F 155' 5 v gif I' gg 2591 ORK for +he 'reachers began long before +he 'Firs+ day of school. Throughoul' 'I'he summer many 'teachers 'look brush up courses or worked +o con- 'rinue 'rheir educa+ion. ln Augusf a pre- school workshop was held +o acquain+ new leachers wi+h lhe procedures of Choc+aw and a facul+y breakfasl' was held +o reuni+e 'reachers and adminisfra- fors. As lhey were needed, faculfy mee'rings were held fo discuss policies and plans. vfqfikai SANDRA ALLEN, English, Junior High Pep Club JERRY BAKER, Aulo Mechanics, Junior Sponsor MRS. WAYNE BEEBE. English, Senior Sponsor CAY CHINN, Vocal Music ROYCE CRUTCHFI ELD, Science, Freshman Sponsor DOROTHY DAVIS, Typing, Senior Sponsor LANDIS DENLEY, Biology, Compelifive Sporfs PEGGY DODD, English, Sophomore Sponsor BOB ELLIS. Journalism, Publicalions SUZANNE ESTES, Foreign Language, Pep Club WAYNE ESTES, Compefilive Sporls, Social Sfudies OMAR FUGATE, American Hisfory, Sophomore Sponsor While enioying lhe 'Food af fhe facully Chrisfmas Dinner, teachers falked of fhe yeer's experiences.

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C UN ELURI VEN a counselor can have his momen+s. Mr. Donald Hubbard was lcepl' busy wi+h 'I'he lesiing of sludenis and counseling wi+h ihem, bui he was never loo busy lo lis'len lo 'l'heir problems. Whelher il' was personal or school problems Mr, Hubbard failhfully worked lo 'Find a soluiion. He visifed wi'l'h each junior +o checlc his credils for gradualion and schedule for 'lhe following year and adminisiered +he Nalional Meri+ Tesl +o +he junior class and 'rhe Cali- 'Fornia Menial Malurily Tes'I' +o lhe sophomore class. Besides counseling he helped sponsor lhe Sfudenl Council and was one of 'rhe co- ordinafors of Career Day. His afler school hours were spenl' gardening and caring for his livesioclc, Helping is Mr. Hubbard's main inieresf and counseling wi+h a s+uden+ abouf a problem is one of his du+ies. Q- A 32 Relaxing by reading a magazine, Mr Hubbard 'finds fime lo enioy himself Tesfing seniors +o delermine 'lheir abilily, Mr. Hubbard explains direclions.

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TE CHER BOOST UE 100 O URING fhe hecfic 66-67 school year fhe feachers found fhemselves almosf wifhouf a quief momenf. Aside from fheir regular jobs fhey managed fo parficipafe in school acfivifies and sfill make room for various oufside hobbies and proiecfs. As a group, fhe faculfy had l0O'7o Oklahoma Educafion Associafion membership and af- fended fhe OEA Sfafe Convenfion for fwo days af Okla- homa Cify. They were also a member of fhe Classroom Teachers Associafion and affended regular monfhly meefings. ln behalf of fhaf organizafion fhey chose fhe Boy and Girl Sfafers and af fhe end of fhe year chose a recipienf of fhe CTA scholarship which was presenfed on Awards Day. Teachers seldom had free fime fo spend on oufside proiecfs buf Mr. Crufchfield used his lime in working wifh his caffle. Af Chrisfmas fhey fook a break from fheir schedule and enjoyed a po+ luck dinner wifh ofher faculfy members. Affer a shorf vacafion fhey refurned fo fhe 'old grind' and in March affended fhe Disfricf Teachers Meefing. May broughf awards day, graduafion, fhe end of school . . . all of which spelled exfra work, ln Awards Assembly feachers gave recognifion fo fhe oufsfanding sfudenfs in fheir courses for work 'above and beyond fhe call of du'l'y'. Graduafion and fhe end of school became a fime for giving fesfs and recording fhe final grades. As a reward fhe faculfy held a picnic in Nicoma Park in honor of an- ofher successful year. Offen an assignmenf was difficulf and had 'lo be done in class. Mrs. Esfe Spanish feacher, found fhaf pracfice was fhe only answer. As an oufgrowfh of a proiecf on fhe problems of proper nufrifion, a dayfime felevision program appearance was made by Mrs. Hedger along wifh her home economic sfudenfs.