Hector High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Hector, AR)

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highlights of DECEMBER AND JANUARY The Student Council presented the 1967 Christmas program. Ron Sumter and Gwen Pruitt were Santa Claus and Merry Christmas. The exchange of gifts and refreshments ended a very exciting day. The Junior boys kneel over their well-earned trophy after “licking” two Class A schools and Dover for the Tri-County championship. First, Clarksville posed a problem, but we came out on top, 39 to 37. Then Dover seemed to have everything it took to down the young Wildcats, but we took another victory. 47 to 44. The Lamar Warriors wanted to scalp Hector, but never got close enough, since the Wildcats won 55 to 35. Moody led in rebounds and points for the team. Two days each week, three traveling teachers” come to the American History Class and teach humanities. They teach art. drama and music that was popular during the period of history being studied by the class at that time.

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HIGHLIGHTS OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER In observance of Veterans’ Day, we had an assembly presented by the Arkansas Tech KOTC. Major Wilson explained why our country is in Vietnam and the im- portance of our freedom. His talk was mainly for high school students. The younger children were impatient- ly waiting for the drill team's performance. The ROTC Drill Team presented a fine show, demonstrat- ing their various marching maneuvers. However, the crowd did catch a few unfortunate mishaps. Our new gymnasium was filled to capacity for Home- coming on November 17. This year’s Royalty proved to be a handsome bunch.” The student council did a good job preparing the background for the occasion. The eleventh grade play, It’s Cold in Them Thar Hills,” was one of the most interesting highlights of this year. The reaction of the student body proved that it was quite humorous, especially the improvising.

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Coach Kitchens and senior boys Coach Kitchens and the senior girls COUNTY TOURNAMENT The seventh grade boys coached by Mr. Pinnell. Hector High was proudly represented in the 1967- 68 County Tournament with five teams in competition. The Wildcats had one championship team, the senior girls. The girls came up with a smashing win of 48-33, over Dover in the finals, claiming the county honors in their division. The Wildcats Senior Boys’ team made an outstanding showing against Dover, having a near victory of 67-71. Hector’s team of tomorrow, the seventh grade boys, made a great effort but lost 31-24 in the finals. The junior girls played Dover the first game, taking a 41-54 loss from the Pirates. The Wildcat Junior Boys placed as county runner-up in their division. The junior boys won by the margin of 45-20 over Pottsville in the first game. In the finals, the junior boys came out with a 33-44 effort against Dover. We want to congratulate all of the teams for their accomplishments and outstanding efforts during the county tournament.