Northwest Classen High School - Round Table Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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Creativity Encouraged in Art Department VASCA JENKINS Art National Art Hiinor Society ELIZABETH URMSTON Department Head Art National Art Honor Society Junior Class Harmony and color complementing the academic courses in the students ' lives is provided by the art department. It offers a full curriculum, with special courses such as fine arts, fashion design, ceramics, sculpture, and commercial art. Because of increased enrollment in art, a part-time instructor was added this year. NWC ' s art department is involved in practically all school projects. In addition to helping with decorations for activities, artists prepare or are responsible for approving all the posters that are displayed in the building. Representatives from the department are frequently asked to display their handiwork outside school. Miss Urmston ' s fashion design students exhibited fashions from their class at OU on September 2 1 . ' ■ ' ' ' ' cr ' f fi. Mrs. Willie Murray, former NWC teacher, was persuaded to return part-time to help take care of overcrowded art classes. Jimmie Kennard gets pointers on her weaving project. Readying the fashion.s they displayed for the State Administrators Conference at OU September 21 are designers Jan Harriss, De Miner, Suzanne Gilbert, Rosemary Burton, and Dona Hollingsworth. 23

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♦ t Student-Centered Schoor ' Benefits All It surely helps to have nurse Nola Moore around when emergencies arise. Aches of every description are inevitable in a school this size. ' NOLA MOORE Nurse PAUL HEATH Rehabilitation Maximum effort of school personnel is utilizec] in helping to keep the school operating smoothly and effectively. The central office is the hub of the school. Serving as a general information bureau is a side line with Mrs. Harris, who checks attendance, operates the switchboard, provides supplies, and assists with all school routines. Mrs. Phillips is the official school registrar. • Mrs. Taylor has the enormous responsibility of checking in fee money, keeping all school accounts, and writing checks for bills. She also sells tickets to games. The vocational rehabilitation counselor ' s role is to provide services to students who are determined eligible by trained specialists. Mr. Heath serves Northeast and John Marshall as well as NWC. Co-op training is that part of the program where students work or train on a part-time basis, earning school credit in work or training stations. Mrs. Doris K. Taylor, school fin;.ncial secretary, occupies a booth in the auditorium foyer where she keeps books. Mrs. Delma Hams, attendance secretary, and Mrs Abi,i;.iil Phillips, registrar, check a bulletin. 22

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Language Arts Curriculum YVONNE BALL HELEN BOURKE MIRIAM BURTON IRENE COMBS Lnelish Eni lish English English Junior Class High School Red Cross High School Red Cross Sophomore Clas Cygnets. Great Books Great Books JANET COOPER English Freshman Class Literature Club CHAROLOTTE EAKER English Journalism Announcers Club DON GARDNER English Freshman Class Lancers JUDITH GARRETT English Freshman Class Now, what ' ll my daddy dol ' ' Mrs. Mary Gardner holds Dorothy Anna while Donnv Ir. puzzles over mechanical problems. Mr Gardner teaches freshman and junior Eniihsh. Wherefore art thou, Romeo? Shakespeare ' s famous tragedy reaches new dramatic heights when reenacted by Chris Bricmont and Ronnie Truitt in Mrs. Bail ' s senior Knglish class. 24