Millwood High School - Talon Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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 Tennyson said, The old order changeth, yielding place to new. The world as a whole is changing and expanding rapidly. Millwood also has been going through changes — more than any other school in the city. In less than a decade, we’ve become a secondary school, built separate band facilities, a football stadium and our latest addition, the junior high building on the east campus. The junior high building cost estimate was $360,000, fully furnished. It removed approxi- mately 420 people from halls of the crowded main building and distributed them into 13 class- rooms, a vocal music area, and an office. To keep up with the everchang- ing pace outside Millwood, stu- dents went on field trips, had guest speakers, and subject-rel- ated activities. Top, Rejoicing that they finally made it, 1977 seniors anticipate graduation. Left, Solemn-faced marshalls are Jane Cotton and Maurice Steele '78 seniors. Right, Bewildered Kent Percival, monitor, won- ders, “Where do I go now?

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Top left. New junior high building helped solve over crowding. Top right. See the Seventh graders go on a field trip. See them learn about the weatherman. Learn, students, learn. Center, Repre- sentatives from VICA lecture Ms. Row- an's CVE class. Bottom left. The new lockers in the newly built junior high building are convenient for the lucky stu- dents who own one alone. Bottom right. Mr. Lake's physiology class on a visit to the Medical Center observe the cadu- ceus and try to guess what that is. (ha, ha) 5