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

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The content of one's wallet invari- ably determined one's Friday and Sat- urday nights. Movies went up to 33.50, so an average date with dinner before cost aboutfE15. A week's salary can easily be spent in one weekend, explained senior Mike Gilbert. January 1 brought a raise in mini- mum wage, from 32.30 to 32.65 an hour. This affected a large number of Northwest students. What with new dresses, rented suits, flowers and fancy restaurants, school dances cost a fortune. But most students felt the thrills of big evenings were worth the price, Like the prom, said Brenda Wit- trock. Hit gives you something to look forward to all year. COUPONS on Shield day are really in demand as students take advantage of the lunch savings. CoihgQut . 'll in LW fw- New' .w s sssl srst slr 'T f BROWN BAGGING IT is not only a money saver, but can be fun when Ms. Maxine Housholder and teacher friends get together for lunch. A LUCKY FELLOW, John Williams, gets a kiss from Paula Ftatzki, Coronet pep club president, and Cathy Brown, Cygnet prexy. John was crowned pep club beau at the annual dance, February 1 tth. AIGQKWQHAQJL lrtflatiort ' 27

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'lAchievers scurried in every direc- tion to exhibit their art, compete in contests and to pursue special inter- ests, Two Northwest seniors, Martha Turner and Mike Ramsey, were among 15,000 high school seniors across the country to be named National Merit Scholarship Semitinalists. Valerie Guess, Noel Porter and Don- ald Wilcox were Letters ot Commenda- tion winners. Robert Reynolds was a National Achievement scholar. Artist Manuel Cruz continued to win awards throughout the year. ln Febru- ary he was one ot three state artists to receive S100 for his drawings entered in the Art Council exhibit, Numerous other students excelled in a special area ot interest. PRACTICE pays for manicurist Febra White, whose talents won her first place in a district cosmetology contest. Carla Sherfield placed second in the hairdressing category. If They Coulol6ccUsNoW .wk 28 - Achievements SORTING through brochures, National Merit Scholarship Semilinalists compare the mail they've received from colleges trying to recruit them. Scholars are Mike Ramsey, John Keeth, Robert Reynolds and Valerie Guess. ALGEBRAIC EQUATIGNS are child's play tor Christie Boydston, who was the first girl at Northwest to receive the Rensselaer Medal for Outstanding Excellence in Mathematics and Sci- ence. lt was based on her grade on a national test.