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

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ROOTBEER RIVALS. IBC, Barrelhead, and A W rootbeer was tested (smell, taste, price, and fizz) by Richard Marlatt and Jerome Wichert in English IV as a consumer reports project. FREE AT LAST. A flag lowering ceremony was presented by the American Legion to honor the release of the hostages from Iran. The flag was flown continuously day and night since the attack on the embassy. January-February FLOWERS FOR THE TEACHER. Secretary Kim Kelly and President Brenda Thompson present FHA sponsor, Mrs. Jane Lee, with a bouquet of long- stemmed roses at the annual Sweetheart Banquet to show the appreciation of the chapter. COMMENCEMENT CONCERNS. Measuring for cap size, Brenda Thompson helps Wilinda Shaffer to get the correct measurement. ESCORT SERVICE. Vice-President Kim Miller Tepe walks with beau candidate Don Jensen to the stage where Clayton Dow and Jerome Wichert were also introduced. Jerome was crowned FHA beau by Brenda Thompson. 24 Student Life

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ALL SMILES. Michelle Harris sits on Santa Claus's (alias Mr. Jerry Cross) lap while listening to STUCO's Christ- mas gift wish — 'A pat on the back for being able to cope with Mrs. Burns for three hours a day. IN LOVE WITH A DONKEY. Randy Patzkowski isn't go- ing to leave his new found friend that was part of the living nativity scene shown by the Cedar Springs Naza- rene Church youth group. PUTTING ON THE FINISHING TOUCHES. Mrs. Bonnie Campbell and Dena Smith fix up H. W. Way as Santa Claus for the psychology class Christmas party. With H.W. in the lead, the class sang carols to each of the other classrooms. The Santa Claus suit was given to Mr. Jerry Cross so he could use it in the all school Christmas program. Christmas DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW! STUCO members, Roxanne Eck, Suanne Wymer, H. W. Way, Broderick Barkett, Jeanna Loftus, Sponsor Ms. Lynn Vanderwork, and Bruce Eitzen deliver fruit baskets and sing carols to the teachers. 23 Christmas

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The announcement came at half-time of the Woodward girls basketball game. Voices grew still as Mr. Denton picked up the microphone. The hostages were safe! The Star Spangled Banner was sung louder than usual, and a sigh of relief rippled through the gym. While the story of tne hostages and the inau- guration of Ronald Reagan filled the national news, the announcements at school revealed a first place trophy to the basketball boys for outstanding play in the Laverne all-boys tour- nament. Placing third at Sayre, the girls fell to the tough Carnegie team by 3 points but came back to win over Clinton by 12. The JV team finished out its season with a perfect records. Plans for the FHA Sweetheart Banquet start- ed early in January when Hot Rod Hearts was chosen as the theme. Pictures of each couple were taken beside a red corvette while the fair building sported a large supply of red and white streamers. In the midst of basketball season, seniors took a time-out to measure for caps and gowns and realized there was no way around the dreaded research papers — a trademark of Mrs. Geraldine Burns. Subjects ranged from heat physics to tornadoes and from U.F.O.'s to superstitions. The District tournament was held at Sell- ing with the girls winning the championship for the first time since 1978. The boys re- peated their district title. Regionals brought in tougher teams but despite the early loss on Thursday night to the Hooker boys, a consolation trophy was placed in the boys already-crowdecf trophy case. The Jacket women joined the losers bracket after being trounced 41-54 by Okeene in the finals. The Area tournament was held for the second year at Weatherford. Despite the 63 mile drive, the bleachers were packed when the lady Jackets were defeated by Pioneer- Pleasantvale in three overtimes, 26-29. Fans sought every bleacher available on Saturday, Feb. 28, in the SWOSU gymnasium to see Mangum go down 57-48 and look up to watch as Perry Johnson cut down the victory net. For the first time in 14 years, the boys would be playing in the State Fair Arena. The boys were not tne only ones on their way to state. Becky Ford qualified in gymnastics after outstanding performances on the beam, floor exercise, and uneven bars. MOMENT OF SOLITUDE. Tammy McKee takes advantage of an empty hall to cram a few definitions before a vocabulary test in English II. A YELLOW RIBBON. )acki Patrick was only one of the citizens who tied yellow ribbons on the trees downtown in honor of the release of 52 Americans who had been held hostage for 444 days in Iran. 25 Student Life