Oil City High School - Oil Can Yearbook (Oil City, PA)

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The mighty sophomores out-tug the seniors in a heated battle of strength and endurance to earn the tug-of-war title. The 1988 Winter Sports queen is Lori Radack. Ms. Linda DeLong Mr. Jack Petulla Mr Jack Petulla 1988 WINTER SPORTS COURT: Joe Keebler, Monika Gurski, Todd Heffem, Heather DePriest, Lori Radack, Bob McSparren, Michele McFarland, Mike Highfield, Austin Rookey, Todd McDowell. Decked-ln on Inside Out Back-wards Day. Bill Miller compares the fabric of Matt Tyler's boxer shorts to his own. Winter Sports Week 19

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 1-2-3 Tug! Pulling thni winter Rarely had such an ear-splitting roar been heard in the gymnasium before the triumphant cry the sophomores ejaculated after defeating the seniors in a tough tug-of-war match during the Winter Sports Week pep assembly. The energy radiating from the sophomore section of the gym after the victory was truly awesome, especially after they beat the juniors, a victory which gave them the tug-of-war title. Winter Sports Week '88, however, did not live on tug-of-war alone. During the week, buzzing students, clad in their spirit garments, could be seen raising heck in the halls. Spirit awards went to Joe Stevenson and Melissa McQueen, two seniors who showed the most school pride by wearing sweats on Tuesday, inside-out or backwards clothes on Wednesday, advertisement T-shirts on Thursday, and blue and white apparel on Friday. They received Oiler hooded sweatshirts. Oilers of the day included Bobby Stahlman and Lori Radack for basketball, Jennifer Kibbe for cheerleading, John Flick for wrestling, and Andy Abate and Chris Pratt for swimming. Obviously, these events were very exciting, but the most intense affair perhaps in Winter Sports Week history took place when the sophomores dealt an embarrassing blow to the seniors by defeating them soundly in the aforementioned tug-of-war match in which the seniors challenged every class to make a team they thought could defeat them. The sophomores surprisingly compiled a seemingly invincible team and stripped the class of '88 of the title they earned a year earlier. Dancing like fiends in the tastefully decorated cafeteria, students enjoyed the last event of the week, the semi-formal dance where Kevin and Jason Bablak, the DJ's with class, spun the latest hit tunes. Escorted by Bob McSparren, Lori Radack was crowned queen in an elegant ceremony. Decorations for the dance were furnished by a few ambitious seniors who spent hours on end creating the colorful snowmen that lined the walls and putting up snowflaked covered balloons and streamers. Winter Sports Week was truly a memorable one, and the amount of spirit generated by the students could not be matched by previous Winter Sports Weeks in recent memory. The senior class, who sponsored the week, deserves a lot of credit for putting together such an eventful one during the time of the school year which sometimes can get pretty monotonous. Written by J.J. McFall Layout by Courtney Drapeau Hey everybody, look at Frank Walker! Mr. Jack Petulla 18 Winter Sports Week

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Haste ye back To the highlands Under the fine direction of Mr. and Mrs. John and Susie McConnell, Briga-doon appeared upon OCMS's stage on March 4 and 5. Tryouts were held during the second week of January. Since the McConnells have traveled to Scotland a number of times and Mrs. McConnell spent part of last summer studying at the University of Edinburgh, it was very appropriate that Brigadoon was chosen to be the all-school musical. Knowing he had a strong group of singers in A Cap-pella, Mr.McConnell chose Brigadoon also for its many singing roles. Kilts were the rage of the musical. With the exception of the two leads Travis Sol-linger (Tommy) and Bill Struthers (Jeff), all of the male cast members had to wear this traditional Scottish attire during both the dress rehearsals and performances. At first, the laddies had reservations about wearing skirts but quickly they realized that their legs were shown off by the flattering high hemlines. heedless to say, the lassies'' of Brigadoon loved the kilts. Quest starring in Briga-doon was Mr. Crunk Porter playing the part of the village's parson Mr. Lundie. District Attorney William Martin showed his talent in playing the bagpipe during Brigadoon's wedding scene. Also appearing in the wedding scene was the McConnell's Scottish Terrier MacBeth. There were a few scenes that really stood out as excellent during the presentation of Brigadoon. The chase scene was particularly exciting and unique since it was performed behind a sheer drop and a fog machine was used. The scene featured the action-packed chase of Harry Beaton, the village's deserter, played convincingly by J.J. McFall. Sarah Korpela (Meg) and William Struthers (Jeff) made an extremely funny couple in Brigadoon. Sarah played the girl who could always get the guy but could never keep him. Overall, the cast of Brigadoon created, with its Scottish accents, kilts, and dance numbers, a very pleasing portrait of life in the highlands. Melanie Spence CAST Tommy Albright Travis Sollinger Fiona MacLaren Wendy Schwab Jeff Douglas Bill Struthers Meg Brockie Sarah Korpela Charlie Dalrymple Todd McDowell Jean MacLaren........ Ali Reich Mr. Lundie Mr.'Crunk'' Porter harry Beaton . J.J. McFall Andrew MacLaren Mike Miller Archie Beaton Scott Wilson Stuart Dalrymple Dan Jones Angus McQuffie Addison Snell Sandy Dean Mark Mackey MacGregor . Michael E. Moser Jane Ashton Melanie Spence Frank .............. Scott Tucker Kate ...............Mary Pikna Piper Mr. William G. Martin Student Directors: Missy Fletcher Dan Jones Mary Pikna 20 Musical The bride and groom, Ali Reich and Todd McDowell, share a special moment together in Brigadoon.