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

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Journalists Record School History Tom Paxton ' s guests, seniors Leslie Buchwaid and Eleanor Palo, were top city winners in the United Appeal editorial contest. They discussed their prize winning entries on the Paxton TV show. MARY ELIZABETH BURDETTE Journalism English Quill and Scroll Reporters and yearbook staffers attempt to record and por- tray the activities, achievements, and personaHties of the year, supply press releases, and try to achieve good public relations for Northwest Classen. Increased enrollment in Journalism I required the forma- tion of an additional beginning class this year. Journalism II and III are newspaper and yearbook staffs. Publication staffs attended monthly meetings of the OCIPA, where NWC scribes held three offices, including the presi- dency. Affiliation with National and Columbia Scholastic Press Associations was maintained. Journalists convened on the campus at OU for fall and spring meetings of the Oklahoma Interscholastic Press Association. In the spring, each Journalism I class annually produces an issue of the Shield. The .SHIELD ' S out and staff members arc swamped as 96 Shield representatives all arrive at 9:30 to check out papers for their advisories. A natural scttini; for Alice Hiniker is her studio workshop at home wliere she designed tlie Riuind Table cover as well as the cover of OU ' s OIPA program commemorating National Newspaper Week. 26

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Is Constantly Being Revitalized PATTI GIPSON VIVIAN LANIER MADGE MILLS SIDNEY OHMART English English English Senior Class Senior Class National Honor Society. Freshman Class Great Books YTK Lancers, Literature MABEL PARK DORIS N. - Department Head English English Junior Class Great Books Coronets Convincint; students that English is invaluable as a tool for learning and living is the major concern of the English department. Teachers are constantly striving to improve com- munication skills by using new methods and teaching tech- niques. This past summer Miss Taylor served on the instructional staff of a structural linguistics workshop, which was attended by several NWC English teachers. Others participated in work- shops designed to help improve team teaching. English teachers divided into committees this year to write a new course of study for each grade level. They met with counselors before the first semester to select accelerated stu- dents for Honors classes. Special attention was also given basic classes. English teachers are active in professional organizations. Miss Truax serv-es on the state Board of Directors of the English Council and as secretary of the State Language Arts Curriculum Committee. Mr. Ohmart is an officer of the Oklahoma City English Council. 1 V = Q - mm x -x 7 L A imt GEORGIA TEETS MARTHA TRUAX i r English Junior Class English English Great Books Coronets Can Miss Taylor blow out the candles in one try? wonder Roby Davidson. Alice Hiniker and Pat Bremkamp. Miss Doris Taylors first hour senior English class surprised her with a birthday party before school September 19. 25

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Speakers Collect Trophies BETTY ALLRED Speech National Thespians TED NICHOLS Department Head Speech Senior Class Announcers Club National Thespians BARBARA NORMAN Speech Social Studies Developing voice quality, correct diction, poise, and confi- dence are purposes of the speech department. Stage presence and acting methods are improved by drama instruction. As defending Oklahoma State — National Forensic League Champions, NWC participated in ten speech tournaments this school year. At the Alva Tournament, speakers took six first places and sweepstakes. The stage crew, composed of stagecraft classes, contributed to all school plays as well as to all school productions by con- structing scenery and creating special lighting and sound ef- fects. Beginning speech classes present demonstrations, panto- mimes, and dramatic interpretations. The memory work re- quired for class and tournajnent participation is helpful in other aspects of school life. At the October 25 O.E.A. meeting, Mrs. Allred was elected public relations head of the Executive Council of the Okla- homa Speech Association. Now, that ' s a loaded question, ' muse debaters Jim Warren and Linda Cordell, as they prepare rebuttals during; practice. National debate question was, Resolved, That Social Security Benefits Should Be Extended to Include Complete Medical Care. Stagecraft members designed and built sets for all school plays as well as for assembly programs. John Whitbeck, Dale Stallings, and Jimmy Hagan spent many hours after school constructing scener) ' . 27