Norman High School - Trail Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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NliS CLASSES They Make the Wheels Go ’Round The boys and gtrls In Norman High School's classes, the seniors, juniors, sophomores, freshmen, and eighth graders, are as interesting as they are plentiful. Jack Brixey, who is en- [13] grossed in the chemistry experiment in the above picture, is typical of tlie seniors who placed high in scholastic honors and showed their capability on the athletic field. The Juniors, not to be outdone by their older brothers and sisters, showed their prowess in grade-making by plac- ing a goodly number of their class on the National Honor Society and the school’s many athletic teams. The sophomores, bless them, without whose enthusiasm the school would, indeed, be a dreary place in which to learn, pulled through a spectacular year in everything with which they were concerned. The freshmen and eighth graders had many fingers in the scholastic pie, participated in every activity open to them, and, like the rest, did very well at it.

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THE PHYSICS STUDENTS in Mr. Ford Michael’s fourth hour class are engaged In one of their many experiments. The physics room is equipped for experimenting in electricity, gas pressure, heat, mechanics, light, sound, and work. THE CHEMISTRY CLASS, under the supervision of Mr. Gordon Shelton, is preparing nitrous oxide to study its physical and chemical properties. The students are learning to analyze unknown substances by testing with various reagents.

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i SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS are. left to right. Reece McGee, president: Milton Smith, vice-president: Maribeth Ford, secretary-treasurer; and Shirley Hill, reporter. SENIOR CLOSE-UPS by PAT LUSTER For one hundred forty-seven students of Nor- man High School this year. 1946-47. has been a memorable one—their senior year. It has been full of the traditional thrills known only to that exciting and too-short phase of high school life, that year when senior rings are flashed, senior cards are exchanged, and. finally, when graduation day rolls around and high school days are over. It has been gay and giddy, and it has also been laborious, this business of being a senior. Exams have seemed more important, somehow, with the realization that failure to pass them could post- pone graduation another year; and those college entrance exams that a great majority of the class took seemed a far cry from the six weeks tests which used to perturb so many of us in sophomore English! The lighter moments, though, are those that will linger the longest in most memories—the thrill of enrolling as a senior, the football games and victory dances at Teen Town afterwards, that Jan- uary day when the senior rings arrived and cheered an otherwise gray day (semester grades were distributed that day», the fun and excite- ment cf promoting our senior candidate for TRAIL Queen, the senior play, and last, but far from least, the junior-senior shin-dig. What merry remi- niscing the seniors of 47 will do as grandmas and ‘pas in '97! Each event leaves its vivid memories of certain individuals. Four outstanding seniors were elected to hold class offices. Reece McGee was elected president; Milton Smith, vice-president; Maribeth Ford, secretary-treasurer; and Shirley Hill, re- porter. Sponsors chosen were Mr. Gordon Shelton, chairman. Mrs. E. L. Marti. Mrs. Dolly Connally, Mrs. Nellie Childs. Mrs. Georgetta Landt. Mr. F ank Foreman, Mr. Arlo “Skivey Davis, and Mr. Harley Doc LaFevers. When honors were bestowed in NHS, the sen- iors received a full share. Maribeth Ford was selected by the students and faculty to receive the D A.R. Award, an honor given on the basis of lead- ership. scholarship, and patriotism. Pat Luster was elected football queen and was crowned by James Biadshaw and Milton Smith, co-captains. TIIE SENIOR FLOAT, one of the cleverest in the Homecoming parade, is manned by Anne Taylor and Joanne Starzer. ANCIENT-AUTOMOBILE ENTHUSIASTS pic tured below are Phil Albertson, Raymond Col lins. Wilmer Wagner. Bob Carder, Leigh Orten- burger, and Jack Brixey.