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

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Entering the east campus building is Carol Thomas. Observing students as they pass by are Deitra Abram, Robin Moore and Shannon Statum. LEFT Busying himself with the de- manding job of superintendent is Dr. Donald M. Edwards. 13

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Out with the Old . .. December 9, 1978 the old rock building, a division of the elementary which had been standing for 43 years, was com- pletely demolished by a fierce, raging fire, resulting in the early construction of a 14 room build- ing. Originally designed to have eight classrooms before the fire, the building was later redesigned to be constructed with 12 class- rooms, a teacher's workroom, an administration workroom, and an office. After the board decided to build, it took three to four months before the actual construction be- gan. Thus, the total number of constructed academic buildings was five. The building was estimated at $420,000. It was scheduled to be completed December 20, 1979. The students moved in shortly after Christmas vacation and classes resumed as usual. The building housed 4th, 5th, and 6th graders only. Grades K-3 re- mained in the same rooms. School consultant, L.W. Good, views th construction of the new building. The site of the uncomplete elementary building. 12 Immediately after the fire, the elementary students raise their hands to be counted.

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Standing in front of the school during lunch are Sheryl Steele, Franklin Bruce, and Charles Ingram. BELOW Leading the band in their first march are Mark Pitts and Marcus Ford. Starting all over again Who are all those little peo- ple? This might have been the thought of someone just arriving on the first day of school, refer- ring to the seventh graders. Ordi- narily, they would have been overlooked, due to their size. But, how could anyone not notice them, running up and down the hall, preventing others from find- ing their own classes. School started off quietly with no major catastrophes. The teach- ers were all in their classes await- ing the first bell to ring so they could greet the new as well as the old. different. Handbooks were issued to newcomers only. Students were issued thier schedules by their fourth hour teacher from the previous year, which was a good idea—that's if you remem- bered who your teacher was. The seniors were excited. It was their last year. The seventh grad- ers were just glad to be there. All and all the school remained the same, just a few new names ... new teachers and new students. This happened every year, but we were still one big happy family at that little red school on the hill.