Oakwood High School - Acorn Yearbook (Fithian, IL)

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Once Each Year, Let s SWAP Parents take notes in Mr. Nixon’s Consumer Ed. Government class. SWAP Day, started in 1976 by Mr. Arbuckle, is a day looked forward to, both by students and parents. This year there were 200 parents that “swapped” places with their children. The “students, as the parents were referred to, were rewarded a diploma and an apple at the end of the day for their superior behavior. SWAP Day is also a ttying day for teachers. They probably have the hardest time of all. They can’t really teach, but they want the parents to know what the course their child is taking is all about. To all the faculty, thank you, SWAP Day “80 was a big success. = gg3: Paula Tellier. deeply involved in a book.

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 Area Honors Miss Edna Michael Friends, family, colleagues, and former students gathered in the Oakwood Township High School gymnasium on Sunday afternoon, May 17, to honor Miss Edna Michael of Muncie. Host for the two-and-a-half hour program was Charles Mitchell, superintendent of the Muncie-Fithian school district. In April, the Village Board of Oakwood declared the 17th of May Edna Michael Day. There followed days of planning and secrecy to prepare the event without informing Miss Michael of the grand event. During the celebration, Miss Michael received congratulations from representatives of the many organizations of which she has been a part. The major gift presented was $2,100, collected by area residents and students. Miss Michael taught at Oakwood from 1934 to 1948. She left Oakwood to teach at Riverside-Brookfield High School, where she completed her teaching career in 1968. After her “retirement, she returned to her hometown of Muncie and began volunteering her time to area schools and churches. Edna Michael Day was a way for all the people whose lives Miss Michael has touched to express their appreciation to her. As the Muncie Baptist Church choir sang, “Thanks be to God for Miss Michael.” I wish to thank each of you most sincerely for your contribution toward making the Recognition Day in my honor a most memorable one. The gift will be used to benefit the schools in some way. Edna Michael

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Every year, the Student Council sponsors Student Council Week. Despite the lack of support from the student body, the days of the week went on. Monday was Fanatical Fluorescent Day, Tuesday was Hollywood Blvd. Day, Wednesday was Nerd Day, Thursday was Racey Red Day, and Friday was Tourist Day. On Friday, the Student Council sponsored a Talent Show. The participants. Lu Ann Cox and Linda Holzer, Randee Fleming and Micky Sadler, Scott Juvinall and John McNamara, The Speech Class, Pam and Brenda Richter, Renee Davis, and John Bales and John Needham, all competed for a prize of twenty-five dollars. The Speech Class’s skit took the prize. The people responsible for organizing the talent show were Donna Lazzell, Debbie Wade, and Diana Livingston. We would like to thank them for all their time they put into making this show a success. We would also like to thank the student body. They were a fine audience when others were performing, and everyone who performed was pleased with their behavior. Let’s hope that next year more people will come out of the shadows and show us their talents! Student Council sponsors Kim Green shows off her colorful muu-muii. r