MacArthur High School - Highlander Yearbook (Lawton, OK)

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ment this year under the direction of Mrs. Diane Dirickson. After placing second in the regional one-act play competi- tion the group went on to take third place in the State Competition. Throughout the year the drama department provided the school and community with superior perfor- mances. The MacArhur Drama program showed much improve- i' if llll MacArthur 5 fi , 'G ,tl Mrs. Mooney Uanene Housej explains to Charlie QMark Randelj the wonders of his new home. e S I o nr a lu P L, to R.: Row 1-Sherene Williams, Nancy Richardson, Jeff Brooks, Melody Blevins, Jeff McClain. Row 2-Wanda Simmons, Sondra Steadman, Mike Wilson, William Sheppard. 106 Organizations

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S.B.A. ,799 0 MacArthur High School's Job Fair is an annual event spon- sored by the S.B.A. lt is designed to let each student experience F four different courses and learn J about the various job opportuni- a ties available in that area of work. 0 The courses range from Doctors ' to Lawyers, Cosmetologists to b I Bankers, Fire Chiefs to Accoun- tants, and Music Directors to Fu- r neral Directors. L. to R.: Row 1-Sherene Williams, Steve Conner fChairmanJ, Maggie Wilson. Row 2-Edie Runyan, Darla Martin, Melody Ble- vins, Pia Crump. Row 3-Mike Cooke, Guy Booth, Chuck Teel, Kathy Robertson. 0 C PRESIDSNT 0 m m ITI C i 0 t ITI .LL ,Ln W I t L. to R.: Row 1-Tammy Kephart, Sherene Williams, Rosalyn Solomon, N Pia Crump. Row 2-Mary Elam, Renata Fordham, Anne Yeahquo. Row 3- Dearbra Shaw, Melody Blevins, Tonya Prater, Janene House. Row 4- e Carla Whiteman, Terry McConico, David Fernandez. The Homecoming n Committee is responsible for setting up, preparing, and coordinating the e activities at the Mac Homecoming. g Sponsoring the two school dances is one i ,X of the most important activities for the ba S.B.A. This year, besides the traditional 9' homecoming dance, S.B.A. sponsored a -, I, Sadie Hawkins dance in which the girls 1 . asked the guys! S.B.A. officers and members .ia it ' learned about elections by holding class, cheerleader, and homecoming elections. I i Before Christmas, when a party was planned, the season for giving was remembered by charging a Ii canned food for admission. The 43 cans donated Seriior Mike Cooke served as Stu- - went to the Elks Lodge 41056 for distribution. The dent Board of Affairs president ti-,is .L S.B.A. funded two very important projects this year: year. He was an executive officer on l- C15 the building of the BIG MAC TRUCK by the Art ti-ie Okiarioma High Sohooi patriots 2 and the inStaHatiOI'l of on the for Committee and originated marquee. Fred Cooke installed the lights as a gift to the ideas for the 1-Seorei pai pro- the 5Ch00'- ject and the lights on the Marquee. L ' The Secret Pal Project was a program started this year designed to BUILD the student-teacher relationship. Once a month, each member of S.B.A. would put a 'goodie' in their assigned teacher's box with a little note. At the end of the year, S.B.A. and the teachers had a party sixth hour to reveal the identity of the secret pals. Organizations 105

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Drama Cast. L. to R.: Row 1-Barbara Henson, Sondra Steadman, Piti Rooks, Wanda Simmons, Janene House. Row 2- Tommy Duvall, Mark Randel, Cindy Crow, Carol Peck. Row 3-Theresa Leon, Tammy O'Conner, Melody Blevins, Kathy Jenkins, Jeff Brooks, Tracie Weekley. Flowers For Algernon One thing for sure, it's good to see drama back at MacArthur High School. After an absence, drama has made its way back into extra-curricular activities. The first evidence of this was delivered when a M.H.S. dra- ma class presented 'Flowers for AIgernon,' the story of a mentally retarded 32 year-old man, Charlie, who un- dergoes an innovative operation to increase his intelli- gence. The play was directed by Diane Dirickson, spon- sor. - CINDY METZ Lawton Constitution 7530 Mrs. Donner CMelody Blevinsj has to fire Charlie CMark Randelj as Sondra Steadman and Tammy O'Conner watch. Checking the results of the operation on Charlie CMark Randelj are doctors Jeff Brooks, Barbara Henson, Tommy Duvall, and Cindy Crow. Brooksj The Doctors discuss CharIie's case. fBarbara Henson and Jeff Organizations 107