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

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ist ©and members went all the way with straight I's at Districts which sent them to State to win Sweepstakes in their class. But that wasn't enought for the competative band. Members had worked all year to earn money to attend the Six Flags Concert Band Contest in Dallas, Texas where they received third in class. Then they enjoyed three days of scheduled activities in Dallas. A wide smile was shown by Denise Baird when she won the title Miss Fairview. First Runner Up was Becky Mabry and the best talent award was received by Sharia Martens. The contest featured evening gown modeling, talent presentation, and an interview with the judges. An attempted assasination shook the United States. John W. Hinkley Jr. from Evergreen, Colorado attempted to take the life of President Ronald Reagan as he was leaving the Washington Hilton Hotel after giving a speech to the FCLO Labor Union. Underclassmen suffered through achievement tests with little zest. The first Fine Arts Festival was a success. Displays from the English, Art and Speech departments, numbers by chorus and band, and clowns with balloons made the evening most rewarding to the community. Joe Meador completed an oil painting while people observed his talent. LISTENING INTENTLY. Fairview High School students join the crowd to hear as Kirk Priddy acts out a part from the Elephant Man at the Spring Arts Festival. PRESIDENT SHOT. Kyle Kahn takes time in the library to catch up on the attempted assasination of Reagan which made frontpage headlines on major newspapers everywhere. 26 Studet Life

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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

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March - April MISS FAIRVIEW. Denise Baird smiles as she models her evening gown while Dena Smith, Pam Cravens and Susan Jensen watch from behind the curtain while waiting their turn. IT COULD BE WORSE. Junior Shelley McAtee listens to the grim story of preparing the Senior term paper from book-laden Senior Brenda Thompson. UM-M-M-GOOD. Mike Marlatt's bucket seems to be the favorite of the elk. Other band members, Vicki Simmons, Tina Osborn, Kerry Priddy, Anita Katzung, Chris England, Sabra Gould, Lisa Robinson and Rita Baker try to tempt the elk away from Mike on the band's visit to the wildlife park in Dallas, Texas. MR. YEARBOOK OF AMERICA'. Colonel Charels E. Savage gives a pep talk to yearbook staffs at the OIPA Conference in Norman. La'rry Belter leans forward to catch all his words of wisdom. DADDY'S GIRL. During Parent Appreciation Night, Angela Countryman lets her dad, John Countryman, know she is grateful. The Pot Luck Dinner, speeches, slide presentations, and home movies were part of the evening's entertainment. 27 Student Life