Putnam City North High School - Panther Tracks Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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wimming, sunbathing, shopping, and new sum- mer jobs were all a part of the hot summer months. Most students looked for- ward to summer vacation with intense excitement, anticipat- ing all of the activities that were available during the sum- mer. Summer provided a chance to catch up on some things that were hard to do during the school year. A tan, a diet, and shopping no longer stood in line behind homework and studies. Summer had ar- Light show. People gather at Quail Creek Country Club to enjoy the pro- fessional fireworks exhibit on July 4. rived and many people felt free. Greg Cook, sophomore, responded I like summer be- cause you have three months of free time with no home- work. Not only was summer an es- cape for students, but teach- ers enjoyed it too. There were no papers to grade or students to cope with. Summer was also a time to find jobs so students could make money to pay for all those fall activities Many people started applying for jobs early in April so that they could get the jobs they want- ed. Many job openings would be gone by the time school let out. Some places that students For along time, to many students, summer remained E a pathway to applied at were John A. Brown, Dillard's, White Water, and the stores at Quail Springs. These were just a few job spots available. There were also those people who didn't get jobs and spent the summer catching up on All My Children, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, or other well-known soap operas. Kristin Dostal, sophomore, said, I have time to be lazy and watch my favorite soap opera, All My Children. For some people, summer went by too fast. They got into making money and being free from homework. For oth- ers it went by too slow. They got bored with the same old ca e! thing day after day and longed for something differ- ent. School was definitely something different, not nec- essarily good or bad, but defi- nitely different. At least it gave people something to do and provided a place for peo- ple to get together with friends and boyfriends or girl- friends. Summer was used as an es- cape or as a chance to get out and do all those things not possible during the school year. All in all, students en- joyed summer for what they made of it. Summer

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Cool change. On the way back from BASIC Student Council Workshop in Tahlequah, SUN officers, Glenn Cof- fee, lunior. and Geoff Hiner. senior. stop during the day to enioy Lake Tenkiller. Fun in the sun. Making the most of the hot summer months, Keith Filer, ju- nior, spends time water skiing. was-f ,Sis I-CM , 54, ' - w Summer gi,E,.m...i:,w., A ft 1 5 www

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Condomania. An increase in Oklaho- ma City's population caused a surge in apartment and condominium con- struction in the northwest area. New addition. With a grand opening in October. the Outlet Malls of America shopping mall became the newest of Oklahoma City's large shoppng cen- ters. New shopping centers, hotels, and condominiums all contributed to the development of the northwest area, bringing ' ambitious klahoma, where the wind comes sweeping down the plains. At one time, these words typified the states how- ever. Oklahoma had become anything but a plains state. While the northwestern por- tion of Oklahoma City was growing like a weed, no one could find many weeds around as a result of all the new res- taurants. shopping centers and developments popping up. Open fields were cleared and buildings were planted every- where. More and more shopping centers were added to this rapidly growing northwest community. The new Outlet Mall of America opened in Oc- tober. The new Putnam North Plaza was being built. These new malls provided students with a wider variety of jobs. The new mall will be good, because kids that want to go out to lunch and don't have cars, can still go, said Pat Street. junior. Five years ago, no one could have predicted the tremen- dous growth that northwest Oklahoma City has exper- ienced. Just as surely, no one today can say what's in store for the future. Check it out. Checking out a customer at TJ Max is Phil Malone, iunior. This was one of the several new stores that opened recently. I2 Community Grow