Guymon High School - El Tigre Yearbook (Guymon, OK)

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Mas. A ce f-f iM In the fall of 1943, Mrs. Herbel started teaching Social Studies in Guymon High School. At that time, there were seven teachers in the high school faculty; there was no yearbook, no choir, and no band. When Mr. Spenner became Superintendent in 1944, things began to move in many directions. A yearbook, the El Tigre, was added, plus a choir, glee club, and quartet. Mrs. Herbel was the sole Senior sponsor that year and even directed the production of the Senior Play. The fall of 1945 saw the addition of a GHS band under the direc- tion of Mrs. Keith Henderson. That year the Seniors raised enough money to take a Senior trip — and so they did — and traveled to Madison Park near Lawton in a big cattle truck which had been nicely cleaned for the occasion. Mrs. Herbel has sponsored all three classes at some time or other. For the past three years, she has been a sponsor of the National Honor Society and the Student Council. 1971 marks 28 years at GHS for Mrs. Herbel; and paraphrasing Will Rogers, she has said, I have never had a student that I did not like.” M « M k AMj mj Mr. Aldcn, who retired last spring, taught in Guymon for 24 years. Coming from Cherokee, Oklahoma, he and his wife, Alma, es- tablished their home here in 1946. During his early years of teaching, Mr. Alden coached many ex- cellent basketball teams, of which he was very proud. Both his Girls' and Boys’ Basketball teams won much recognition and glory from several championships. Besides his coaching duties, he taught classes full time. Guiding and counseling were always a part of his regular duty. As Junior High Principal, he helped many students adjust from grade school to Junior High and to their teens. Probably his greatest re- ward came when those problem” boys and girls dropped by in later years to say, Thank you for setting me straight.” 7

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 U u GwQfz ut i CuptolM HdtoOb ofr Qckocls 1944 t 1970 Mr. Spenner, who came to us from Gage, Oklahoma, served as Superintendent of Guymon Schools for 26 years. Since he be- came Superintendent in 1944, the enrollment of pupils increased from 855 to 2437; teachers, from 27 to 115; and many new buildings and facilities added. Because of his friendly, unselfish attitude and willingness to serve the students and faculty of Guymon Schools, we would like to recognize Mr. Spenner in this special way. We hope that this will serve as a lasting memory of what Guymon Schools have meant to him and what he has meant to Guymon Schools. 6

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Larry White is in his second year as principal of Guymon High School. He graduated from Panhandle State and received his M.S. from OSU. Mr. White enjoys all sports, especially hunting and fish- ing. He and his wife have one daughter, Kim Renee. Dean Rear previously taught shop and mechanical drawing, but he starts his first year as the assistant principal. A graduate of G.H.S., Mr. Rear attended Panhandle State and Oklahoma State University where he received his Master’s. Mr. and Mrs. Rear have three chil- dren; Joy, Dec Ann, and Brad. Owv LMudutoS Eugene Keith starts his first year as superintendent of G.H.S. Mr. Keith attended Wichita University, Kansas State University, and Oklahoma State University. Mr. and Mrs. Keith have two daughters, Cynthia and Karen. New to the duties of Junior High School principal is Dwayne Colvin. For the past two years he has been principal of Academy Grade School. He has attended Panhandle State College and received his M.S. from Oklahoma State University. He and his wife have a first- grader, Mike. 8