Owasso High School - Trails End Yearbook (Owasso, OK)

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K O YO RSCHOOL BOARD Left to rrght as prctured M D ATOR Clerk rs servrng lus frfth year as board member Mr Ator rs a retrred Amerrcan Arr lrnes prlot and owns and operates a beef cattle ranch north of Owasso He was an early advocate of an enrrched curriculum for the Owasso School Srnce hrs electron to the board frve years ago the follow rngcourses have been added to our currrculum chemistry physrcs trrgonometry solrd geometry Spanish I and II mechanrcal drawrng and vocatronal home economrcs In addrtron to the academic courses the extracurricular program has steadrly grown Owasso s football and basketball teams are now top com petrtors rn a tough Class B athletrc conference Part of this program was made possrble by hrs donatron of ten acres of land whrch was to be used for constructron of football freld and to burld a new school To Mr Ator who has chosen to retrre from the board may we say THANK YOU for a Job well done NORMAN HOWLAND member rs owner and operator of Howland Furnrture and Applrance Store rn Owasso Mr Howland rs completing hrs frrst year on the school board HAYWARD SMITH presrdent of the board owns and operates a darry farm and rs an agent for Surge Mrlkers He rs now servrng lus nrnth year as a member of Owasso Board of Educatron He has served as presrdent of the board for erght years BOYD SPENCER member rs employed at the Douglas Arrcraft Company and rs servrng his thrrd year as a member of our school board BILL GREEN, vice president, is head disbursing and analysis accountant of the accounting department of the Texas Oil Company. Mr. Green is serving his second year as a member of the board. 9 ff'-

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SUPERI TE DENT'S MESSAGE by MR. JAMES V. THOMAS Sup't. of Schools to meet the society, may we improve our leaming opportunities. 1 x Q st, ilsfll. 51513. Q s'3Q. Mas. 31742. .. . '-:,wS,1- . O Q' .I ISR- t .rig -:- .rn-. B .f , 1, ,fy ., ,' ', .- As this school year draws to a close it will become a milestone in the lives of all, but especially to our graduating seniors. For you it will mean an explanation of the many avenues leading to successful employment: entrance into college, teclmical schools, business colleges, and other vocational training establishments. As you continue your training ever increasing requirements in this complex, highly competitive again encourage you to set your goals high. Always remember that hard work, discouragement and sacrifice are to be expected in any worthwhile endeavor. We hope that you have received the type of basic education whichwill enable you to compete favorably with students from other schools both large and small, throughout America. You, the graduating class, will serve as the criteria for evaluating our school system. Your success or fail- ure, to a large extent will reflect the achievements of your high school career. May we wish each of you the best in happiness and success. To our retuming student body goes our renewed plea for continued cooperation and hard work in helping The optimum in any educational endeavor canbe achieved only through the full cooperation of students, teachers, board of education and patrons. With all working in unison, no challenge can be too great. AZ.-Mf s , . I

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The youth of today fmds rtself face to face w1th the most far reachlng attack on what we have concelved to be c1v111za uon that the world has ever known We have faxth that our nat1on w1ll wm the struggle to preserve the pr1nc1p1es rn Wh1Ch we so ea mestly belleve We have falth that the youth of tod y and tomorrow w1ll have an unequaled opportumty for accompl1shment and servxce to mankmd The Owasso Elementary School 1S strlvrng to have Owasso s youth ready to meet thxs challenge MR. BILL DRAPER Elementary Prrnclpal We the Adm1n1strat1on and Faculty of the Owasso Hlgh School hope that we have provrded the socral cultural and academ1c standards whxch wxll provtde the proper l1fe ad justment for each student M We stncerely hope that you as former students w1l1 be able to look back wrth prlde upon these years 1n hlgh school as a trme of accomplxshments and wlll always retaxn a feellng of deep affectron for your Alma Mater MR. JOHN P GWARTNEY Hxgh School Prrncrpal Iwould l1ke to take thrs opportumty to express my appreclatron of worklng w1th the adm1n1strat1on faculty and student body of the Owasso School System It IS my deslre as teachers and admlnrs trators we succeed xn helprng develop better cmzens and leaders of tomorrow MR. MARION FAGAN Junior High Principal V