Okmulgee High School - Torchlight Yearbook (Okmulgee, OK)

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.-Q I i 1rn,. 0 t 'Ji ,- ...A v Language Arts is offered all six years. Electives beginning the freshman year include two years of Latin and Spanish, and in the senior year English Literature. Speech and Dramatics, and Journa- lism. Language Ilrts holds contests, gets German exchange student Henrich Thiede is interviewed by Torchlight reporters Mary Hassell and Jan Birtcil to obtain his views on American school life. 'Q Z ..L, X'-, . -ai 'ikl A few of the many projects done as a rrxrt of theii' work in English Literature are being examined by Charles Volturo, Virginia Wise, Johnny Storms, and Mary Ann Shick. new equipment to train students Old Rome seems to live again as Linda Reese, Mrs. Hazel Hayley, Barbara Snelson ,Linda Kelley, Carol McCune, and Ralph Prevett prepare to dine at the annual Latin Club banquet. Y x Y , z + L i ' 3 ' a K , x ..12i

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Tx S OHS counseling offers career information to all those seeking help. Carolyn Terrill looks over pamphlets con- cerning future careers in the center office. NV., I -+ viii BLACK GOLD, the book which received the Sequoyah hook award, is inspected by Dana Collier, Dourzlas Col- lier, Hermionnc Tracewell, and Jack Scott. Dana and Doug presented the award to the author, Mrs. Marg- uerette Henry. OHS Library well equipped to supply educational, entertaining books Well equipped OHS ubrary plays an outstanding role in the education of students. This year the library participated in the annual Children's Book Week with appropriate publicity and reports to encourage a wider reading interest for all stu- dents. More students took an active interest in the Sequoyah Children's Book Award reading pro- gram this year. A total of 344 votes were cast for favorites from the list of twenty-five books. This is the second year for the program. y I 1 fi seniors Melvin McDaniels Linda Perr faculty. of their Freshmen class schedules. .-11... .15 Qklahoma Employment Security Commis sion tests are being administered to OHS and Johnson Phillips . ' y Guidance program was increased by including a guidance counselor on the Eighth graders are taking the California Achievement test. Results will be used in counseling these students with enrollment

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Recorders and audio visual equipment aided the language courses in improvement of use of Span- ish and Latin. Latin students studied language arts, customs, beliefs, and government of the Greeks and Romans. Films and slides of Latin America and Spain, and discussions on current Latin America showed customs, government and living today. Journalism and news photography students pub- lished the Torchlight newspapers and 1960 Torch- light yearbook. Highlights in the Language Arts department in the first year of the decade are the Intramural Contests both oral and essay divisions, state con- test on Hiring the Handicapped, entry in district contest at McAlester of one-act plays, orations, and readings, publication of essays and poetry in National Anthologies and Oklahoma Anthlogy, and the junior high spelling bee. English Literature students traveled to Tulsa to attend' Shakespearean play and held an open house for Elizabethan projects. Standardized reading and vocabulary tests were given to col- lege-bound seniors and they were introduced to an accelerated reading program. Speech and dramatics are used in Enfzlish as Sonhomores present the story of Christ's birth in the Christmas assembly. Shepherds are Clinton McGonigle. Sam Thomp- son, Eddie Woodfield. Angel is Suzie Simmons. Enjoying Mexican food at Oklahoma State Tech Red Door are Spanish club members James Woods, Marvin Hodges, Dennis Jones, Mickey Davenport. Clothes worn during the Elizabethan period in England are studied by Roxana Conley, Candce MeGown and Barbara McCullough. This dress is one Queen Bess might have worn. 5' 1 ' f fN'2lIt,'1 pf -, A '. f fi if AX .4 , a t . .. 1 t A ll ll 113..