Myrtle Point High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Myrtle Point, OR)

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PUTTING ON A SKIT during an exchange assembly, the Coquille rally and the Myrtle Point rally entertains the MPHS students before the annual homecoming game. STUDENT BODY OFFICERS Grace Cushing and Dana Neal joke with one another before the elections assembly. LEFT: THE DANCE TEAM of Mory and Mary demonstrate various styles of dancing along with a little joking and fun. » 19

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18 Variety Breaks Routine The school year was enhanced by a variety of exciting National Assemblies which captured the interest of each individual who attended. Such performances as interpretive dancing, acrobatics, Our Atomic World, a program presented by NASA, and a ventriloquist who worked with a variety of puppets, were received well. As the year progressed, students became more active during pep assemblies as each class tried to overpower their opponents during the competition yells. Athough the conduct at several assemblies was questionable, the overall attitude was quite good. In the spring; there were two assemblies for the election of student body officers and rally. Each candidate had to give a speech in front of the student body and the girls trying out for rally did various yells and routines. The final awards assembly was held in the latter part of May. Track and baseball awards were presented to the boys who lettered in these sports. Also various departmental awards were awarded to outstanding students at MPHS. Miss Olson presented the girls who lettered in track with awards. ENTERTAINING THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY during his campaign speech for president is Marty Stone, junior. RIGHT: CHRIS NICHOLS, junior, leads the student body in a yell during the rally tryouts. n St! r

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Snowfall Reaches Record The snowfall of the last week in January 1969, established a new record high of 12 inches in the downtown district of Myrtle Point. The snow drifted down, January 25, while the Bobcats were scoring against the Central Linn Cobras. When the gym emptied, the people went out into the streets to find the night was a blizzard scene. Cars were marooned in the already deep snowdrifts and four or five inches more new snow had fallen during the game. Lights went out all over town as the transformers began to blow out, lighting up the snowfilled sky. Telephone lines and trees began to break under the heavy wet snow. The next morning the community worked to a quiet winter wonderland of deep snow. Even the old timers said they had never seen it deeper. For one week there was no school. Work in the woods and mills was shut down. Tire chains were hard to come by as none were left in town. There was very little movement except for those with 4-wheel drives. There was great concern for the starving sheep and cattle and the area was declared a disaster area by Governor McCall.