Moore High School - Timekeeper Yearbook (Moore, OK)

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irst Hour, First Day. Students leave their first hours to begin the rest of the school year. Many students found that the first day of a new year brought many new experiences. Standing together in line Ticket day actually be- came a social gathering. Friends who had not seen each other during the past summer caught up on what was going on. I had fun, said senior Jennifer Slaughter. I got to see a lot of people that I didnlt see over the summer. It was a typical hot Oklahoma aftemoon on both days. In the blistering heat, in shorts, t-shirts and sandals. Some crafty students even brought lawn chairs and tables so that they could relax, drink some coke and chat with friends. umbers Up! Seniors Bobbie Farr, Cindy Yates and Jamey Mortimer examine their tickets as Mr. Ray Goldsby hands them out. Everyone fri, . ff' X M most students came dressed hoped to get a small number. ,ggi flirt? n Bock to School Student Life Puryine and Jason Crouch wait to tum in their completed schedules to the counselors. This was the last line to stand in on registration day. he Last Line.Seniors Joe 1 I 0 Pushing Allowed. Hundreds of students shove into the history line at registration. When a student was lucky, he or she managed to get into the desired class on the first try. 11 ft J fl it 1 f We if V it 1 316, ii,-V: , gas 'qw if M, S' ' 'm'M'i F ,.,, V,

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Brenner. Patricia Adams and Mike Morrison look over college applica- tions on Senior Career Day. College representatives came to recruit ampus Life. Seniors Valerie seniors. Speaking your mind Verbal competition deter- mined the status of many relationships. If a friend boasted of a major accomplishment. some students felt compelled to match or surpass that story, even if it meant having to lie. If someone claimed to know something, another had to top it. either by adding more information on the same subject or introducing a new subject. Verbal competition ex- isted in sports. Intimidation became a key ingredient to getting the best of an opponent. Effective words forced the opposition to think and therefore decrease unior Power. Showing school spirit. the juniors give a chant during the spirit clashes. Juniors and seniors became ri- vals to discover who ruled who in the competition. their level of performance. Clubs experienced verbal Competitions during class officer campaigns. The candidate who gave the best speech usually had the upper hand. Verbal competition in the form of arguments characterized every student's life. Whether it was about music, movies, classes, teachers. philo- sophies or life in general, there was always more than one side to an issue. ll in a R0w.Preparing for senior class elections. the candi- dates get ready to read their speeches to the seniors. Juniors and seniors elect new officers for each upcoming year. ater Play. Junior Carrie Malone perfects her backstroke at swim practice in preparation for the state meet. At state. the boys placed second and the girls fourth. Competition Student Life

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Aff-2:3 It was a hot, sultry dayg sweat was pouring off my browg I'd been in line for four hours and still had four left. I pondered the reason for my stupidity and came to the conclusion that without this ticket, I could not enroll in the classes I wanted, Over 1800 students had the same thoughts. They stood in line outside the school for ticket stubs numbering from one to 2000, in hopes of being one of the first to enroll. The first 400 had to be at school the next moming by 8 a.m. to get in, fill out the enroll- ment slip and have the teachers sign their approval before the next group was due. After juggling four to six classes and redoing the enroll- ment form several times, the i Kent Dodd l 1 was really lookingforward to ily I was getting tired ofthe summer. -junior ored and excited students return to class schedule for the upcoming year was completed. Students stood in another line to be put on a teacher's roll sheet, insuring a place in class. From there, students raced to the locker table. Lockers were issued to students on a first come-first serve basis. Students then completed a permanent class schedule and gave it to the counselors at the office table to be filed for the rest of the year. Though the class schedule was important, enrollment in- cluded much more. Students purchased parking stickers and class t-shirts. Seniors tried their best to help incoming juniors get acquainted with the school by selling reserved parking spaces, elevator passes, shuttle bus tickets and several other items, many being useless or for things that didn't exist. Coaches Brad Femberg and Mark Hunt set up booths to take the students' government chalk donations and for those wanting to enroll in underwater basket- ball stacking. The first day of school presented the usual problems. Some students couldn't open their lockers, some juniors couldn't find their roomsg and some teachers couldn't find a student's name. Students who missed enrollment stood in a long line in front of the library. Everyone finally solved all the problems, howeverg another school year had begun. Wffauhdi s,,,j..w- ., Q Yi K ff, . M . , s, te., atching Classes. Seniors Ayumi Ide and Todd Com sit and figure out their schedules. Many students sat for long periods of time trying to get into classes with friends, rushing Disappointment. Junior Becky Socher finds that the class she seeks to enter is full. Many students waited in line for a long time only to find the class sheet filled. Bock to School Student Life