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

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MARCH APRIL TOP: At the REC banquet, Mrs. Wedel confers with District winners Janis Ranson and Phil Neufeld. ABOVE: Finding his rocks is very important to Phil Neufeld in the Junior play, but for Pam Lastinger, finding her husband makes more sense. TOP RIGHT: All-District, All-State winner and Jim Thorpe nominee Cindy Wright makes one of the quick moves which helped her win state-wide recognition on the court. 18 Student Life

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Barely recuperating from a happy New Year students re- turned to school for meetings, basketball games, and semester tests. January could be called Basketball Month because of the 56 games played. During the High School In- vitational Tournament, of which girls were champions, and the B girls were consolation champs, the pep club held a chili supper to raise money to buy sweaters. Although our boys didn't win, they played well against several outstanding, state-bound teams. At the Sayre Girls' Basketball Tournament, the girls shot their way to a second place, bested only by Kingfisher. On the other side of the state, the boys battled their way through bad referees and cold shooting to provide thrilling basketball games. As the regular basketball sea- son came to a close, high school basketballers made preparations for the district tournament. Al- though the boys were defeated by Alva, the girls dribbled their way to the finals of the area tournament where they were de- feated by Tuttle. February seemed to be award month this year. Cindy Wright, senior basketball player, was chosen as a Jim Thorpe Award finalist. FFA President Mark Elwell was selected to receive the Dekalb Award for his out- standing work in FFA. The Betty Crocker Family Leader of Tomorrow was Susan Boehs and because of her art talent, a pencil drawing of Susan Janzen's art was exhibited at the Oklahoma City State Fairgrounds Art Center. Lover's Month was cele- brated by the FHA Sweetheart Banquet. With memories of events that were Precious and Few surrounding members and their dates, Mark Elwell was crowned FHA Beau by Pres. Ronna Patee. Band members were busy with practices at the end of February, meaning their first public con- cert, was approaching. Janice Ranson was chosen by the FHA to represent Fairview at the National FHA Convention in Washington, D.C. After an accident at the grade school, a new safety patrol system was started. This is designed to help make school crossings safer for children. Candidates chosen by the Fairview FFA Chapter for the 1975 Sweetheart are Terri Cravens, Junior; Robin Keck, Junior; Beau Stewart, Sophomore, and Kim Nightengale, Freshman. Student Life 17

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Spring fever! As the sun shone brighter and brighter, students' thoughts wandered farther from school. Canton Lake, swimsuits, and suntans occupied the minds of most girls. Boys were concerned with jobs, skiing, and rodeos. One thought was in every Senior's mind—Graduation! The countdown began. April was especially busy for high school band persons as they made final preparations for their trip to Houston, Texas where they competed in the Astroworld Band Festival. Thinclads were proving them- selves on the track field. Brad Keeton set a new school record for the two-mile run with a time of 10:21.5. The yearbook staff proved they'd do anything for money by hiking ten miles as they sponsored the Walkathon for the Oklahoma Lung Association. Students suffered from sore feet and sunburns the next day. For some, Ronna Patee and Susan Boehs, those sunburns were complicated by the fact that they started first and finished last. The Eighth Grade received $20 for netting the most money and merchants provided nine gifts for individual walkers. Relief from regular school activities came in the form of Hero Day. Raggedy Ann and Andy, the Cartwrights, Bonnie and Clyde, and Groucho Marx were seen stalking the halls between classes. Volleyball, tricycle and marathon-eating races, and tug- of-wars over a dirty creek were several of the competitive activities the student body par- ticipated in. Many students ended the day with wet jeans and muddy, stringy hair. Tammy Miller was crowned band queen at the high school spring concert by President Kurtis Patee. On the last day of April, Seniors held a fourth-hour meet- ing to make decisions concerning their graduation. No one dreamed graduating included so many details. Whoever thought picking class flowers and colors would be a hassle? OPPOSITE PAGE: Concentrating on a complicated experiment, students explore the laws of physics. TOP: Five down and five to go! Exhausted walkers refuel with lemonade, sandwiches and cookies during the walkathon. CENTER: Class presidents prepare for a race for a balloon—with a ping-pong between their knees. LEFT: Debbie Boulware's trigger- fingers come in handy in the Junior play as she halts the scoundrel, Dathan Wilson. Student Life 19