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

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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.

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PAOA LAIATAIACA S Leaders To Be The speaker of the house watched a heated debate be- tween two congressmen. Was this the real thing? No, it was in the Camelot Hotel with a ballroom full of people acting out a mock congress. Students from across the state met for three days. Several groups such as Mock Trial, Student Con- gress, Girls' and Boys' State, and United Nations were prac- ticing government operations. The students at Girls' State and Boys' State ran for offices in city, county, and state gov- ernment positions. Mock trial saw high school witnesses and lawyers in action. The Oak Grove team won the state championship against an all- senior team from Conway. We were bad, said Jarrett ., S' 5-nimw Johnson, one of the attorneys for the mock trial team. I was scared at first, but then it was fun being an attorney. Anoth- er win by the Mock Trial team would send them to a national tournament in Washington, D.C. The Student Congress met at the Excelsior. They made two bills to present to the Con- gress. One was on home teach- ers having to take an abilities test and the other was on seat belts in buses. If these bills are passed by both Student Con- gress houses, the bills will then be sent to the Arkansas State Legislature to be voted on. The groups of students that represented Oak Grove at their separate meetings enjoyed the challenge of participation. 'I Q Closs . . . InfOut epresentatives to Girls' State are Laura Whitworth and Sonya Walk- er. Laura was elected to the posts of election judge and delegate to the State Convention. Girls' State is held annually, and Oak Grove usually sends at least one delegate. he mock trial team, with Chief Su- preme Court Justice .lack Holt Jr., show off their trophy. The team beat several schools including the defending cham- pions, Conway.