Oakwood High School - Acorn Yearbook (Dayton, OH)

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with exacting laboratory experiments, their sen¬ ior science course required a great deal of in¬ dividual mathematics work. CATHY BUCHAN found that a couple of cups of coffee helped her keep awake for studying on nights with especially heavy assignments. 10

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HOME ECONOMICS students planned a full-scale Thanksgiv¬ ing dinner and invited Roko Yamashita as guest of honor. TURNING DOWN plastic on a lathe, Jack Reeder and Doug Warner are preparing a mug and a bowl for the State Industrial Arts Exhibit in Columbus. MAKING UP the actors is just one of the jobs necessary for the successful production of a class play. Get involved in something!” advised the child psychologists, college admissions direc¬ tors, advice columnists, club officers, and com¬ munity leaders. And we did. We may have spent too much time passively entertaining ourselves with the antics of Dick Van Dyke, or we may have become a little too concerned with the shade of our carefully nurtured sun¬ tan; but this year Oakwood’s restless youth” did find an abundance of projects worth get¬ ting restless about. In the past twelve months we’ve developed an increasing awareness of our involvement in our world and, more di¬ rectly, in our own community. 9

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Academic Work Continues To Emphasize Excellence The mysterious ’ ' beep beep” of Sputnik I on its man¬ made orbit through space seven years ago dramatized the challenge of a new age, and the feverish discussions generated by the Russian production of this historic satellite pointed towards the value of excellence in Amer¬ ican education. Excellence” became the watchword of high schools across the nation, and today the word has gained great power. The challenge of change and the drive for excellence during the past year has brought a commendable result: teachers are working students harder, and most students are responding. ECONOMICALLY, POLITICALLY, militarily, ed¬ ucationally — Mr. Andrew’s’ world history stu¬ dents discussed important events from many view¬ points. ALTHOUGH NEW report cards were printed on many flimsy sheets of paper, they still had the same strong im¬ pact on students and their parents.