Ponca City High School - Cat Tale Yearbook (Ponca City, OK)

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LE DERSHIP One ofthe many facets of Po-Hi's ouistanding leadership comes in her sports. This year our school received the first annual Oklahoma Seven Conference All-Sports Trophy.

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Ponca City High School has long had a reputation for service rendered by its students, who are willing to aid their friends, school, and community. Whether it be cheering up a downhearted com- panion, giving aid on a tough assignment, or en- couraging a nervous classmate in a speech session, you can trust the students of Po-Hi to be there. One of the goals of the National Honor Society is to be of service to the school. Probably no other in- stitution in the state has more students who are qual- ified for membership, in this respect, than ours. We serve as individuals and in our homerooms, which sponsor service projects, such as clean-up drives, for the good of the school. More active Po-Hiers ioin or- ganizations of almost pure service: the Dynamiters Pep Club, the Brush and Palette Club, which painted the scenery for the Operetta, the Stage Crew and Reel Rollers. Some of these groups extend their service to the community. For example the Hi-Y Club works closely with the YMCA. Individuals often participate in city activities like the Red Cross and Community Chest drives and the Candy Stripers. At Christmas each year, Po-Hi has a tradition of having a school-wide canned foods drive, in addition to many similar home- room proiects to help needy families. Po-Hi serves wherever it can and will continue to do so as long as there is a need.

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l 4 ft 'A in-.gh ,Xl The group of the leaders who abound at Po Hi are represented here by these Tri-Hi-Y and Hi-Y members The foundation of a school is only so strong as Those who lead the school. Leadership is vested in the faculty, administration, and school board, but they do not give the system its light or enthusiasm. The leaders of youth, the students who accept responsibility and honor to guide their contemporaries, carry the burden of a school's success or failure on their shoulders. Our school is one whose students delight in taking the initiative. The student council, a composite of many leaders, has accomplished innumerable tasks for the betterment of the student body. Po-Hiers have often been inspired by achievements of others, such as the founders of the Dare Club who followed an, example and became leaders of the Moral Rearmament group and the sports lettermen who succeeded in or- ganizing a club to promote high standards of sports- manship. Many successful adults who rise to the height of their careers began to take responsibility and scout the path for others during their high school days. They have learned through Fate's incomparable tool, ex- perience, that to succeed one must rely on his own resources and take very little for granted. Those with the strength and ability to forge the way will find themselves leaders-perhaps without realizing it un- til glancing at the masses who follow. We of Po-Hi are fortunate to have so many capable young men and women who are able to guide the student body to seldom achieved heights. We can be proud that our school is one where followers are often inspired to become leaders on their own.