Oak Grove High School - Hornet Yearbook (North Little Rock, AR)

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fl fl CIMGQSS Decisions, decisions - choices had to be made in every aspect of academic life. Academics meant much more than classes from 8:20 to 3:35, they did not end with that 3:35 bell. Between homework, play rehear- sals, and OM practice, students had little hope of having a regular schedule. It was up to the individual student to establish his goals and priorities. These goals ranged from pulling a C in geome- try to winning a coveted scholarship to the college of one's choice. With a wide variety of academic classes and activities to choose from, students had to select those that most interested them. Students such as Jennifer Donham and Dawn Drennan, who were interested in law, participated in Mock Trial, students interested in music could take part in band or choir. Eight stu- dents, including Kyle Kendrick, chose to Pointing out the highlights of a papier-mache mask to Dale Dodson, Ms. Renee James encourages the art students to be as creative as possible. The vivid pink and blue designs of this mask best illustrate the unique skills taught in the crafts class. Modeling the masks are Kathy Stelivan and San- dra Baldwin. sing in the new Madrigal choir. They sang 15th Century Renaissance music at concerts and competitions. I like Madri- gal choir better than senior choir because it is more challenging, said Kyle Ken- drick. These activities could be used to help develop future career skills or simply to enjoy oneself. 'Tm looking forward to working in the darkoom in TAG. I like photography and this will also save me money on developing, said Julie Hen- drix. From a discussion of Greek art in Humanities to a chicken dance in French, students had choices. Once these choices were made, there was no turning back. Whether the choices were right or wrong, the students had to live with them and work to make their academic lives successful ones. Closs . . . InfOut 9

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In the APAOATALAIAGAHAT Taking Part in a Robbery As the time to perform got closer, the anxious participants scuttled around checking props and fixing costumes. The judges indicated the go ahead and all scuttling stopped. Suddenly, the seven teenagers were all busi- ness. The gym carried the ech- oes of the timekeeper's instruc- tions and the audience's rest- lessness. Finally, the show be- gan. As the objects, ranging from a cloth hamburger to a smaller-than-life Moby Dick, were set out on a taped grid by museum workers, the museum curator supervised with a careful eye. The bumbling museum workers completed W .Jan - .4 .L . their task and their work was checked by judges. The grid was cleared and suddenly lights were dimmed and the restlessness stopped. Two masked figures ap- peared and began to rob the mu- seum with the help of three other teammates and a computer. The audience was witnessing a rob- bery masterminded by a comput- er and carried out by five of sev- en teammates. This scene was set at Ben- tonville at the 1986 Regional Od- yssey of the Mind. The students were competing in the problem Treasure Hunters in which the team must solve a previously specified problem. The style, the W Q M-if' -' . K-' s small as dots, Odyssey of the Mind team members Billy Herring and Pat- rick Thomas scale a cliff in Arizona, site of the World Finals, 1986. During their week-long stay they had the op- portunity to see the beautiful scenery of that area. ith flashlight, bag, and blueprint in hand, high tech thief Amy Thomp- son surveys the problem grid at the Odyssey of the Mind Finals held in Flagstaff, Arizona, in June. The OM team captured a top ten ranking in the style competition. Closs . . . InfOut grid, and the objects on the grid were created and brought to life by the team. The long hours and hard work paid off for the team of Amy Thompson, Lindsey Pierson, Kim Watters, Patrick Thomas, Billy Herring, Heather Thomas and Melanie Sullivan. They ear- ned a ticket to the 1986 World Finals in Arizona by winning a first place ribbon in the regional and state competitions. At Ari- zona the team was ranked in the top ten in style where they pulled off their robbery successfully. any traditions develop while students are working on a play. A group of tri- umphant students display iust one of theirs, dumping Cathy Barker in the trash can after any practice that they can catch her.