Midwest City High School - Bomber Yearbook (Midwest City, OK)

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Superintendent of Schools Oscar G, Rose inspects charred remains of Jarman Junior High after fire in 1965 destroyed three fourths of the structure MC Builds Future Citizens for Nation In the spring of 1943, Mr. Oscar V. Rose asked Mrs. Flor- ence Jenkins, then principal of the Soldier Creek School, to encourage eighth grade graduates to enter Midwest City High School the following fall. Mr. J.E. Sutton was elected iunior-se- nior high school principal in July, 1943. Miss Eva Clifford was chosen grade school principal, and Mrs. Virginia Rose was elected principal of Sooner School. These, with Mr. Rose and Mrs. Mary Ann Shaw, constituted the administrative staff of the new Midwest City school system. Another faculty member was Mrs. Bertha Looper, teaching at Sooner School. The first semester of school opened late in the fall of 1943, with an enrollment of 467 students and 17 faculty rnem- bers in five wooden buildings. Mr. Rose managed to borrow some buildings and, through the assistance of businessman Bill Atkinson, who underwrote the shipping costs, had portable structures moved from Dallas. Soon after the buildings were put up, Rose borrowed a bus from the Perry Valley system. Students got through the first semester, but when winter came, lack of heat threatened until Rose borrowed oil-burning stoves.

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4 -. 4 y t . it National Guardsmen hand football player U.S. Superintendent of Schools Oscar Rose posed with a group of children at opening of an early park. flag for presentation of the colors, 1951. Education, Patriotism Play Important Roles Students work on phonographs, televisions, and other equipment during the first course in vocational electronics at Midwest City High School. M, ,ms -, is. f. l 9 ig, , .lfamf N W as ' fl-, ,,. ...W 24 i 2 During the war, construction was almost impossible due to materials shortages. Clt wasn't until 1952 that governmental legislation permitted aid to systems serving military installa- tions.1 But in the fall of 1943, the federal government ap- proved the S180,000 permanent building proiect. Construction began immediately and the school moved into its new home April 6, 1944. In the same spring, Soldier Creek patrons voted to be annexed to the Midwest City system. The first high school graduation took place that May. In the 1944-45 school year, the system had an enrollment of 1250 pupils and 38 teachers. The school board was organ- ized in December of 1944, as well as the Bomberette Pep Club, Crescent Dramatic Club, Press Club, 4-H Club, and Sci- ence Club. Several victories were won by the Bomber athletic department under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Furr and Mr. Peck Martin. The fall term of 1945 started with an enrollment of 1438: 508 in iunior-senior high, 594 in elementary, 86 in kindergar- ten, 127 at Sooner, 123 at Soldier Creek. In April of 1946, a Student Council was organized. Activities added that year were FHA, M Club, the Bomber yearbook, and Junior Red Cross. April of 1946 also saw the opening of the first large perma- nent building-the present site of Jarman Junior High School -with all grades combined in one building. Moved in 1951 to its present site, the high school has in- creased to 1875 students and 80 faculty members. Mr. J.E. Sut- ton was principal until July 1, 1962, when he became Deputy Superintendent of Schools. Mr. Ray L. Polk succeeded as princi- pal. By 1952, the system had two nurses as well as special teachers. In 1956, the district counted over 10,000 students. By 1958, none of the buildings used the first year was still in use.