John Marshall High School - Gavel Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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D. Dennis B. Hawthorne V. Milliron W. Rotzinger D. DENNIS-Physical Education, B.S., 1 year at .l.M. B. HAWTHORNE-Phy. Ed., B.S., O.E.A., O.C.C.T.A., l year at .l.M. V. MILLIRON-Phy. Ed., B.A., M.A. at Central State College, 5 years at .l.M. W. ROTZINCER-Phy. Ed., B.A. at Oklahoma City Univ., Sponsor: Sr. Pep Club, Girls' O Club, 2 years at J.M. P.E. Provides Fitness From Fun Because of the academic emphasis on life and work today, students find it difficult to make time for physical exercise. Physical Education, a mandatory subject for seventh graders as well as one high school year, offers the much needed break in daily academic pursuit through enjoyable, guided, sports and exercise. This year J.lVl. experienced a record breaking gym en- rollment with over 600 students enrolled in girls' gym. Due to this fact the sounds of ereaking bones, strained muscles, and just plain all American noise was greatly increased and the first days of gym were pandemonious. In addition to the regularly offered gym classes are boys' individual and team sports and the girls' sports class. The physical education teachers also sponsor the girls' and boys, Ov clubs. The situation was rectified, however, and physical education provided fitness from fun. wassup I8 pi

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The Stage s Set for Activities ,lohn Marshallis school year is filled with a bustling amount of fun and activity. Plays, school dances, dinners, teas, games, meetings, pep rallies, and assemblies head the never ending list of school functions. With each new sports season, party, or play, comes one new headache to add to the enormous stockpile already accumulated by Mr. lVlcCullom, .l.lVl.'s new activity director and stagecraft instruc- tor. Whenever an organization plans an event, it must be '40kayed,' and scheduled on the school calendar before it can be planned in detail. '4School Lifew literally rests on the atlas shoulders of Mr. McCollum, yet he humbly sums up his activity directorship with 'iwhatever they donit know what to do with, they give to me. Stagecraft, another facet of the directorship, is designed to give the creative and hard working students a chance to exercise their skills and at the same time aid all school departments in art- ful stage productions. All auditorium assemblies are manned by the able stagecraft crew and long hours of preparation are often in order. MR. A. MCCOLLUM B.S. in speech, OUQ N.E.A., O.E.A., O.C.C.T.A., N.S.A., O.S.A.g 1 year at .l.M. In stage craft, Mike Pendergraft and Mike Hall begin the long hours of work re quired to build the beautiful sets for our plays. Mr. McCollum, activity director, is constantly harassed by club members like Bubba Simms of the Student Council and Linda King of the Pep Club to schedule their activities on choice days. I7

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The lcoacheslgather for a jam session before school one morning. Milliron-wrestling, cross-country, Lackey-golf and swimming, Mulcahy- tenms, Harrington-Jr. High football, track, Ratzlaff-basketball, Robinson-football, Miller-football, baseball. Coaches Create A Will And A Way Patience, perseverance, intrepidness, and under- standing plus a physical powerhouse and a kind heart characterizes ,lohn Marshallfs coaches. From the playing field to the locker room a transfigurement from guide to inspirationalist takes place in our coaches. Piloting our athletes to Vic- tory, although sometimes sportsmanly defeat, they continue believing, gilt is not who wins, but whyf, ,l.lVl. coaches are a rare breed yet unlikely to 'cfade-awayf' As long as there is a boy with a Will, there will be a coach to create a Way. Coach Milliron lends a hand to wrestler Vern Miller before a big match