Fairview High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Fairview, OK)

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The noontime was often cut short for club members attending 12:50 meetings. As graduation approached, Seniors used the remainder of their lunch period to measure for caps and gowns. Returning from the various parts of town, students from all classes came back to the gym corridor where you usually hear a lot of good jokes, and everyone's in a good mood. Returning in itself, however, proved to be an experience for dri- vers such as Principal Moyers and student Rick Parkins, who collided on State Road. Back at school, eighth graders threw knives, seniors flipped coins, and couples messed around to pass the time till the bell rang. The main thing about lunch hour was getting out and laughing and forgetting the pressures of the day.

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At 12:24 the noon bell rang and classroom doors flew open. The mad rush was on and the sound of stomp- ing feet and slamming lockers filled the air. The next 35 minutes belong- ed to the students, and the students alone, as each went his own direction for lunch. A traffic jam was in the process of discouraging many home- ward and lunchroom-bound students and faculty. For Juniors and Seniors, the most thrilling part of the lunch hour was the hair-raising bus ride to Cham- berlain. Upon safe arrival, the stu- dents entered a room of loud talking and messy tables as they waited in line for lunch. For freshmen and sophomores, the Grade School was available to those who looked for- ward to lunch primarily for the fell» ship. In addition to those attendirn’ th lunchrooms, a majority of the stu- dents made other plans for noon. I lie bowling alley, Mug-n-Jug. the druc stores, and the park area some of the many hang-outs students used to spend 30 minutes. lunch (1) F Club members hold a noon meeting to pick their annual football queen candidates. (2) Couples and friends sprawl out on the floor and enjoy the last few precious minutes of lunch. (3) Another popular lunch spot is Johnson's Drug Store. (4) Last- minute studying for an afternoon test, and the popular pastime of crochet- ing occupy Jan Marshall, Cathy Mil- ler, and Shannon Martens during lunch hour. (5) Oblivious to their surroundings, Jrs. and Srs. at Cham- berlain concentrate on eating their lunch. (6) From 1:00 to 1:09, stu- dents like Terry Keeton and Gayla Valenta return to class. 10 Student Life

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• ; i Afternoon classes resumed with the ringing of the one o’clock bell. Students then had 10 minutes to tell last minute jokes and go to their lockers for books before going to 5th hour classes. For the Ag boys, 5th hour some- times meant a field trip to the FFA pens or to look over someone's live- stock. The sound of pounding nails and screeching saws announced that the Woodchucks were building their barn. Nerves jangled in English class- es as book reports and speeches were anticipated. For the unlucky students, the afternoon began with the foul- smelling chemicals and stomach clenching experiments in Chemistry class. Typing II. Psychology, Stage Band. Speech, Science, and Spanish were all part of afternoon classes fur grades 8-12. Afternoons became special when National Assemblies were held. Jack Tarzan Howell proved to be quite a hero of FHS when he lifted 125 lbs during a gym- afternoon 12 Student Life