Newcastle High School - Blue Racer Yearbook (Newcastle, OK)

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All students graduating from Newcastle High School are required to take a designated amount of HISTORY, MATH, and SCIENCE. To meet the growth of the student body NHS has expanded and improved it's classes in these three departments. Newcastle students recieved a much needed back- ground in Junior High history. Later these students were required to take Oklahoma and American History. They learned the history of our state and country through class work that was usually enjoyed by everyone. World History is not required but a considerable number of students took it to learn more about the history of our earth. Students at NHS are required to take less Math than History, but the high school curriculum offered a large variety of Math, Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry. The mathematics department will con- tinue to grow at NHS to expand the students' opportunities. The Science department at NHS has seemingly become more attractive every year. The General Science and Biology classes were filled. General Science is a required class to freshmen at Newcastle, and several students decided to dig deeper into life science through a difficult Biology class. Bobby Williams (TOP) studies a map in history class. Chris Mason (MIDDLE LEFT) enjoys a good math class. Cindy Turner (MIDDLE RIGHT) learns about creatures that inhabit our world. Neil Shores and Rick McClain (LEFT) develop basic skills of dissection. 17

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The English department offers four years for the student whether he plans to go to college or not. These courses give the students a solid foundation of literature and composition. What do you mean you couldn't find the brake, could have been the words spoken by Mr. Burnett, the drivers Ed. teacher, as his student driver did not stop for a stop sign. We might go faster if you'd release the emergency brake! Watch out for the curb! was sometimes said a second too late as a student driver ran over the curb and into someone's lawn. Spanish class proved to be a very popular class this year. Because of the near proximity of the United States to Mexico and other Spanish- speaking countries, these students have great opportunities to use the skills they have learned. 16 NHS Students Involve Themselves and Gain Experience

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 On My Hitchin' Day-Parson: Does you take this hyar female to be yore lawful wedded wife? Three on a Bench-Mrs. Moore: Oh! you two must be aquainted! Speech Club-BOTTOM ROW: Dale Dunagan, Jerry Ryan, Mrs. Burnett. Robert Hacker, Terry Fancher. SEC- OND: Rita Brown, Charlotte Longan, William Lancaster. THIRD: Ricky White, Thom Wood, Leigh Blodgett, Julie Trammel. TOP: Steve Wilson, Vincent McGuire, David Simpson, Benny Burnett, Cheryl Thompson, Danny Abbott, Lynda Crawford. The Speech Club has presented three one-act plays. On My Hitchin' Day, a farce comedy with a shotgun wedding. The characters were played by Rita Brown as Tessie June, who hain't hitched. Thom Wood as Paw and Cheryl Thompson as Maw, who aims to git her hitched. Benny Burnett as Luke, the victim. Dale Dunagan as Ike, Luke's paw, and Danny Abbott as Preacher Parson, who does the hitching. Three on a Bench, a comedy in one act, with Nancy Prater playing Betty, a girl just out of high school. Harry, an older man -two months older, played by Steve Wilson. Julie Trammel played Mrs. Moore, a kindly widow, in late middle age and Officer Callahan played by William Lancaster, he patrols the bright green park. Special Guest, a drama in one act. The characters are Nora Andrews, a middle-aged farm woman, played by Leigh Blodgett. John Andrews, her shiftless husband, played by Ricky White. Vincent McGuire played their son, Edward. Robert Norton, a detective, about 25, played by David Simpson. And Lynda Crawford as Elaine Madison, who is young and attractive. The overall student director was Terry Fancher, other helpers were Jerry Ryan, Randy Moore, Charlotte Longan, and Robert Hacker. Special Guest-Nora: Coffee? You don't drink coffee? How about tea? 18