Moore High School - Timekeeper Yearbook (Moore, OK)

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Todd Linder Heather Lindsay Cathy Linell Doug Liner Tina Lipp Jerry Little Amy Long David Long Bill L00k3b3llgh ' ,Iulia Lopez Richard Love Diana Lundgren Hoa Luong ' Mike Lyda V' Kim Lyles i f Carson Lynch 'x L Shannon Lyons David MacCallum Todd Mack Angie Maihos Carrie Malone Steve Manek Allen Manley Susan Mansfield Leroy Marin Virgil Marks Traci Marlar Tracy Marrs Scott Marshall Terry Martz Trina Mason Alicia Massey The seniors like it bcfcause I make comments abou! thejuniors. T715 juniors hare it, but when they get to be seniors, they love it. - Mr. Ralph Moore. IRST The 5 5 he copier will always run out of paper when it's your turn, and There will always be a substitute teacher the day you're absent, were two examples of The Thought for the Day, another twist in the moming announcements that Mr. Ralph Moore implemented. Mr. Moore, having taught psychology at Moore High for 17 years, made the morning announcements a daily ritual. if not an institution. of the school for 13 years. l was the senior sponsor before l did this, and l always had a lot of announcements to make, said Mr. Moore when detailing how he in- itially took the job as school spokesman. Pretty soon they kept giving me other announcements to ood Morning! Mr. Ralph Moore reads the day's announcements from the office of the athletic director, Mr. Ray Goldsby. Mr. Moore has been reading the daily announcements for fourteen years. EW morning Il7l7l0Zl7lCl'7Ill'7Z.lS tell zuhafs going 021. air and one thing led to another. Mr. Moore had tried on numerous occasions to resign from his posi- tion. The announcements, he ex- plained. created many problems for him. He had to walk the distance between his classroom and the central office, and the announcements took time away from his second hour class. Although some didn't pay any attention to them, a majority of the students found the morning announcements to be informative and sometimes amusing. I love the music that is played, and I like it when he reads the menu, said senior Tim Hansen. lt tells me again that I should eat out. An important objective in making the announcements , according to the psychology instructor, was to keep the students interested. I approach it from a fun point of view. I try to make them entertaining and fun, he said. Morning Announcements pm... l 73

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US Are the moming announcements necessary? The morning an- nouncements are very important and informative. We need them to keep things running smoothly. - senior Michelle Lindstrom Why do you like the morning announcements? I like the thought for the day be- cause it seems so true, - senior Kevin Moon When would be the best time for the announce- ments and why? First hour be- cause having them second hour inter- rupts us, - senior La.Donna Staniield What makes the morning an- nouncements in- teresting? Mr, Moore has a very unique way ofsay- ing the pledge of allegiance. 'I pledge allegiance to the flag of ......... the United States' and you never know where to expect the pauses. - senior Laurie Mon'ison What was the funniest thing you have heard on the morning an- nouncements? When they announced Jason Benson's postu- late, No matter how ridiculous the announcement, the speaker will announce it. - senior Jason Benson If you could have anyone in the world do the mom- ing annoucements , who would it be? Mr. Wall be- cause he's got a good sense of humor, - senior Alicia Parish Kristi Jones Laura Jones Paul Jones Richard Jordan Steve .luhl Kristi Jump Randy Jury Shelly Kaser Andy Kearns Rhonda Keene Heather Keener Darin Keesey Thomas Keim Kelly Keith Rick Kelly Pat Kemery Donna Kemnitz Tara Kennedy Jolm Kent Sherry Kesier Katrina Kilmer Seyoung Kim Mike Kimberling Toni Kinchion Kristi King Paul Kinn John Kinslow Cher Kobuck Paul Koivisto Steve Kozak Michelle Kraettli Shelly Kramer Michdle Krauthlarger Kent Krieger Paul Krob Joe Kysela Kevin Labeth Chris Ladyman Susie Landers Mike Landis Ronda Landreth Steve Landry Kevin Lane Lori Lane .lean Langlois Michelle Lankford Mike LaRose Jennifer Larson Mandy Larson Parrish Laughlin Lloyd Lawton Joe Lay Kathi Leach Drew Ledbetter Kwang Lee Michael Lee Steve Lee Mark Leeder Buddy Leighty Lynn Lesseg Jason Lewis Sabrina Lightner Mark Linde r , ,, . Mg., I E M 7 2' it . 1. v. tm. ' 3 ., r A 'Y ' 2. -0 fc.. Z5 f ' f : ., f 'M t, , V' t 4 A t if R y K 6, I 1 W all f if ii '45, 3 Y N Q, . , I H C M -fe, 5, ,W H F' nf' Morning Announcements 172 people

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1 want to join the armedforc'es. -junior Ben D'Amico I G D R E M Szfudefnts nfveal aspirations fir later in life. s a child, almost every student wanted to be an author, a doctor or President. Junior Mindy Miller wanted to be all three. I want to go to UCLA and then Stanford Med School to become a cardiologistf' she said. Then I want to write a book about the heart. After that. . .the White House! Most students strayed far from the goals they had as children. They realized as teenagers that these goals wouldn't be as easy to reach as they had originally thought. Senior Dana Lord had a very different goal for life. I want to go to OCUI' she ex- plained. After that, I want to be a youth director at a church. I love to be with kids, but teaching has too many restrictions. I want to be a social worker for Indians, said junior Mary Hall. 'LI like to help people in general, but I want to help my people specifical- ly. Many took classes which drasti- Andrew Matheson Jenny Matlock Brian Matthews Don Mattingly Michelle Mays Traci McAlister Steve McAnich Wes McCalip Ron McCarter David McClendon Jason McClurg Carl McConnell Dewayne McCown Mike McCoy Kim McCracken Todd McCutchen Glenn McDaniel Dean McDonald Shannon McDonald Tia McElvany Dalene McGuire Shannon McGuire Helen McKenna Shane McKinney Joseph McKeown James McLaughlin Susan McLaughlin Suzanne McNeely Deanna McNeill Stacey McPherson Michelle McVey Amanda Meade Goals People l74 cally changed their career plans. These classes opened up prospects students had never before thought possible. HI want to be a certified public accountant, said junior Cheryl Draper. I enrolled in accounting this year and found that I like it. Though most students had clear goals, some were stuck between two ideas. Others hadn't even thought about their futures. 'I don't know what I want to dof' declared junior Carolyn Quick. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a teacher. I've decided against that after going through high school. Though some goals would change over and over, most students began pushing themselves to eventually reach their goals. Military Option. Senior Bobby Burgess talks with an army officer during career day about the possibility ofjoining the armed services after graduation. Many students started making decisions about their futures. A. i f F 'S 1,