Moore High School - Timekeeper Yearbook (Moore, OK)

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DISGUSTED LOOKS pass between Commissioner Thomason and Police Chief Nash fGreg Bennett and Greg Bartonj as they contemplate their present situation during a Batman and Robin pep assembly skit, EARS ON and ready for action, drama student Tony Hol- longsworth leads the convoy during the halftime fes- tivities ofthe Putnam City West football game. gf - with ,, ,,,.,, . , W ' W -Q V, t,, , , , --t.,, , of I, W YA V iff ittit t s yy ttyy t 'H t 187 'Nigga X i

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lt's performance that counts! Perhaps the traditionally excellent musical is the drama department's main claim to fame, but it is cer- tainly not their only one. Seven Wives for Dracula was one of the first major projects. A melodrama performed during Homecoming week, it was presented to all students who purchased a ticket. Money raised was used to help finance drama projects later in the year. Humanities english classes were treated to Everyman, a morality play, directed by junior Robert Shell. One class also presented a chil- dren's play at the Moore Public Li- brary. Without the drama department, pep assemblies would have been much less enjoyable. They gave us such memorable skits as Batman and a take-off an ABC's Wide World of Sports. Stagecraft classes are a part of the department often neglected. These students build the sets, backdrops, and props for all productions, large or small. Stagehands for the musical come from the stagecraft class, and often so do make-up and costume crew members. After completion of the musical in February, students work on a chil- dren's play for presentation at all of Moore school system's elementary schools. The prom program is also a drama project. Speech students work not so much on group efforts, but concen- trate more on individual skills. They practice recitation, learning to in- corporate proper pronunciation, in- flection, and expression into perfect speech. Contests, such as the ones at Ponca City and Putnam City, offer speech students a chance to match their skill with others. MHS students often come away with many awards, especially in the category of debate. Debaters have their own class, where they learn the basic skills needed for debate. Learning to gather data, use it, and present their case effectively is the goal for de- bate students. Moore's number one debate team, Billy Barrett and Deb- bie Gann, have won numerous awards and are among the top teams in the state. .gm I f fvlb JN' 2. 55? 3 W ,,., ,L SW MQ? fc ji, W ,..y ..,. M U... l EVIL ADVANCES are made by Count Dracula jChris Moorej in this scene from Seven Wives for Dracula, a melodrama presented by the drama department. HALF THE BATTLE for debators is the gathering of data. Senior debators Billy Barrett and Mitch Gray study in preparation for their next tournaments. 1?

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'Z t. X X 'S . t lt's performance that counts! 'lNatural talent is a must for art students, a quote one might have heard from any art teacher a few years back, is rather obsolete. ln the past few years, the field of art has branched out in many direc- tions. The person who could not draw properly proportioned faces is no longer an outcast. More and 188 - e A.,-.. .XNXNI1 ljjxxt more, art is involving color schem- ing, lettering, and graphic design. Graphics fthe use of lines, symbols, and figuresj is becoming a major field of study in colleges today. The careers for graphic artists are un- limited-designing book and album covers, working in advertising, and doing magazine layout are just a few. Those with artistic talent will never be overlooked, for portraits, land- scapes, etc. will always be in high demand. The art department at MHS pro- vides its students with a wide background in art, ranging from 5 X pencil sketches to oil painting to jewelry making to sculpture to pot- tery and ceramics. Whether a stu- dents views art as a potential career or would just like to improve his own skill, our art department is a great place to get started. Moore students often enter their art in contest, such as the art exhibit at the State fair. Student art can usually be seen ei- ther on a blackboard or in one of the display cases in the two-story build- ing, one case also holds the numer- ous trophies awarded to past and present MHS artists.