Medford High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Medford, OK)

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PEOPLE

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GRANT COUNTY STRIKE. . . THIS IS THE WAY IT WAS Many memorable things have hap pened this year. Experimental flights of the Space Shuttle were made. One of the first six women astronauts was Dr. Shannan Luncid from Oklahoma. Scientists planned to put different kinds of plants in 79 Space Apollo. Tragedy also hit many in 1978. The deaths of Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll, Bing Crosby, old time Favorite singer and actor, and Sen. Hubert Humphrey, a U.S. Senate leader. Sen. Dewey Barlett announced he was not running for the Senate because of ill health. Gov. Boren said he would run for the Sen- ate at the next term. Lt. Gov. Nigh announced he would be running for Governor. In our own town there was prog ress. The Conoco Station was remod eled. Clyde CO OP expanded gram storage in Clyde, Renfrow, and Lamont. David Bell from Hot Springs was hired as City Manager. Kathy Aebi placed 3rd in the shot put and was eligible for the state meet. Greg Kretchmar, Kevin Fitch, and Brenda Unbehaun received the State Farmer Award. About 75,000 bushels of wheat was piled on the ground north of Medford by the CO OP. Paul Kennedy was presented a gold certificate at the Oklahoma Pharmacy Association convention. The length of the school day was shortened from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mrs. Wilma Hajek was elected state president of the Oklahoma Vocational Association. Enrollment was down in August with 314 but increased to 347. One special enrollee, Helga Well, was a foreign exchange student from Ger many. Labor day festivities were hosted by the Medford Area Chamber of Commerce. Included were an air show, golf tourney, and model air- plane show. The school office was remodeled for the new school year. Colin Anker sen, OSU Freshman, made the OSU football team as place kicker. On December 14. the farmers all over the country led a strike for higher prices. Tractors were driven to Washington, D.C. Medford was in the action with several tractors, com bines, and other machinery parked down town. A strike meeting after wards was held at the Civic Center, which many Grant Co. farmers attended, continued on page 108. 3

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SENIOR CLASS OF 1978 Row 1: Tana Shire. Cynthia Klein. Susan Robertson, Sherry Robertson, Roger Buchanan, Mark Boomer, Steve Schuermann, Jay Blubaugh. Row 2: Alan Smith, Rod Proctor, Helga Well, Susan Cink. Lisa Arter burn, Anna Lebeda. Becky Kritten brink, Don Dobbs. Brenda Hughes. Chuck Smetana, Shelley Jones, Tam mie Schmitz, Rusty Whitbeck. Row 3: Gene Wittum, Delayne George. Wayne Smetana. SENIOR SPONSORS Harold Deever, Wilma Haiek, Neil Nuttall and Charla Ware. ALL 12 YEARS TOGETHER Row 1: Tana Shire. Chuck Smetana, Mark Boomer, Jay Blubaugh, Wayne Smetana, Gene Wittum Row 2: Cynt hia Klein, Lisa Arterburn, Brenda Hughes, Shelley Jones. Becky Krit tenbrmk. Delayne George, Tammie Schmitz, Steve Schuermann, Don Dobbs. Sherry Robertson. Roger Buchanan. GRADUATING SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In 1966, 31 little scared children entered the first grade It wasn’t long before we got into the routine of things The girls got in trouble for sitting on the horizontal bars in dresses Two new girls came. Delayne George from Yukon, and Sherry Robertson from Lamont When second grade came along, luckily everyone had passed One more student came from Lamont He didn’t want his name mentioned, but he wore a sailor suit with knee hi socks (Cute Rod P ) Steve Holden got a bloody nose while we did our daily exercise in class Mrs. Taylor was our dentist and cake maker on our birthdays In 3rd grade our class was divided, half of us were with Mrs Nipper and the rest was with Mrs Watkins New rooms were built for the Kindergarten. 3rd and 4th grades Mrs Bolwalm. our 5th grade teacher, was given a surprise going away party Delayne George was in the Black Market business selling home made chokers. Tammie Schmitz broke her arm. but she didn't get out of any school work Seventh grade was a new experience for us Changing classes and different teachers for different classes was a big deal to us then We all got into the swing of things We began to go on class parties It seemed as if all there was to do was go skating and eat pizza, but it was fun. Changing the area of study for us didn’t change our meanness Our class got into trouble for popping off to a clown We learned our lesson though Our 9th grade class won 1st in the Home coming parade which was quite a different story than our Senior class float, which blew away before the parade As sophomores, we took a trip to the Capi tal in our Oklahoma History class Now it’s time for us to go out and lead our own lives We may not admit it, but we will. I'm Sure, miss dear ole Medford School As we grow older we'll look back in this year book to recall memories The good times as well as the bad times will live on and on