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

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GIFT E GI E BOOSTS AUTO Joe Sfeele, Roger Hurley, and Don Jones lis+en +o Mr, Baker as he explains +he frouble of a mo+or. 54 -qu A 390-engine, surrounded by Gary Evans, Henry Jones, Garel Brown, Milne Karr, Roger Hurly, Don Jones, and Jerry Pa+riclr was donafed by Ford Mofor Company. 'Q 1

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Af rhis meefing, one of four, provisional members were allowed 'io aH'er'ld, making a iofal of 73 members, ihe largesi group ever. Counfing vofes a'F+er an elecfion was always a ledious iob. F. Ramos, M. Hubbard, T. Afiebery, and J. Wes+- fall +abula+ed fo defermine 'lhe ou+come of an elecfion, CHOOL means siudying and s+udying means hard work, buf for 'lhose who really +ried and kep+ +heir grades up, +he honor of being in 'Phe Nafional Honor Socie+y was provided. A 6-poin+ overall average was required and aH'hough i+ was easy 'For some i+ was difficull' for o+hers +o mainfain. Tweniy seniors, 'I'wen'I'y iuniors and +hir+y-+hree provisional members combined +o +o'l'al seven+y-+hree, +he largesi membership ever in +he NHS. Early in +he year four sfudenfs were chosen +o aHend +he s+a+e conveniion. They were Peggy Gross, Terry AHebery, Linda Johnson, and Jimmy Lee, while in January Beverly TippeH', Jerry Sparks, Marsha Hubbard, Richard McClellan, and Bruce Sparks a'Hended +he OSU Alumni Banquei' a+ Val Gene's. NHS members provided 'iheir own en+er+ainmen+ ai' 'their banquei' held in +he spring a+ Adair's Cafe+eria. The banquei was an annual even? and ihe only cuf- side acfivify in which fhe group par+icipa+ed. A++ending +he sfafe conven+ion a+ which lhe new slafe officers 'For +he year were elec+ed were Terry AHebery, Peggy Gross, Linda Johnson, and Jimmy Lee. yi K r r.a....-,,- e .1 Rf Iv fff 'Is x l -V if A J 6 4 y ff, K, I

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l iam i, 4 . ' 1 ,W ,.,,. , . ECHANICS 2, 390, and 428 ENGSNES e if t 1 is-.e ef 5, 1 252 .A K K ,, 'f,, .. .:,. I . .V - ,5Q-....,. 1- rf- Sfeve Vannoy and Jack Hayes loosen bol+s as fhey prepare fo pull a fransmission. i , Wiih +he addifion of new equipmeni, balancing wheels became anolher skill added To aufo mechanics. The new equipmenl' is operaled by Jim Baker. UTO mechanics compleied ils fif+Iw year al' Chocfaw High School. Under l'he supervision of Mr. Dale Baker fhe aufo mechanic classes have accomplished many 'lhings ihis year. A+ lhe beginning of school he siaried his firsi year s+uden'l's packing wheel bearings 'for prac+ice and for anyone who wanfed his packed, La+er on in +he year a cus'l'omer could gel services for his car, ranging from repairing brake cylinders, recondiiioning valves, and balancing and relining wheels. Midway fhrough +he school 'lerm +he au+o mechanic classes received a 390-cubic-inch moior, a rear end, and an aulomafic lransmission. The mofor was +o be used for sfudy purposes. By fearing inio fhe engine and sfudying fhe moving paris +hey could do fhe iob righl' when 'lhey sl'ar+ed working on cusiomers' cars. The molor was furnished by Ford Molor Company and was presenfed by Auihur Harris. Lafer, fhe s+uden+s look a frip +o Oklahoma Technical School al Okmulgee fo look over 'lhe fraining +ha+ is offered in au'l'o-mechanics. They observed s+uden+s working on cars and diesel engines and painf- ing and repairing wrecked cars. 55