Okmulgee High School - Torchlight Yearbook (Okmulgee, OK)

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Participation in English contests, both oral and written, kept students in boh senior and junior high busy. Youth's Responsibilities as Citizens was the junior high written essay ,, xx topic, and Onward Oklahoma the theme tit- le in senior high. Seventh and eighth graders took part in Tulsa Tribune's annual spelling WT X bee. -.fu--Q-A rv Studying some of the pages of the '57 Torchlight are seated Charlotte Ester and standing Viola Bledsoe and Bob Steward. Much preparation on the part of the Journalism, printing, and photography students made this year's annual a reality. English classes promote literary competition through year Assisting these spellers in a practice session is Mrs. Jane Nelson, OHS chairman for the Tulsa Tribune sponsored annual spelling bee. Spellers are Sara Jane Millsap, representative to Tulsa from OHS: Janis Sweeney, and Sammy Thompson.

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Using the new Teletrainer are: Myra Alexander, Gorden Wyatt, and Vigil Wisdom in speech class. 5 L. ,XA Variety oi projects are products of speech and language classes Shown practicing on their one act play Nobody Sleeps, Barbara Doxier and King Thomas. Being interviewed is Chauncey Jan Mooney, Dick Stephens, star performer of the Junior play, Glam- our Boy. Participation in Back-to-School program, Brotherhood and Christmas assemblies were included in speech and dramatics class act- ivities. They presented one-act play festivals. One play was prepared and presented for the City teachers.