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

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Play acting. Filling in, Lisa Chucoski. stu- dent director. gives Penny Barber. senior. her lines while practicing for the all- school play. The Curious Savage, The thrill of .competi- tion keeps me going. Debate is the challenge that encourages me to reason and think spon- taneously, Diane Ellis, senior. - Drama, Debate wl'iWVX ' 1 84 1' X WE . XV L ll f -me

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Designing everything from company logo 's and publicity posters to roll bars and earrings, art pending many hours turning ideas into reality, art students worked together to lay the founda- tions for possible careers. Pam Brown, senior, said It's helping me prepare to enter the field of adver- tising and interior decorating. Many times students were encour- aged to enter competitions, co- sponsored by the Oklahoma Art Teachers and the Oklahoma Art Center. Posters were entered by many students publicizing the hir- ing of the handicapped in the Okla- students explored the State of the arts homa City Mayors Committee com- petition. For some, art included more than creating images for pleasure. Using metal, wood and draft boards to create a functional product was an- other aspect of art. Arts were designed specifically to develop constructive hobbies into careers. For those interested in architecture or engineering, me- chanical drawing proved to be of great value. Woodshop and metal shop students created useful arti- cles such as chairs, clocks, engine lifts and roll bars. Another division of the art de- partment was the jewelry making class, where students learned how to construct everything from brace- lets to earrings, This year studio design was ad- ded to the family of arts. Students designed logo's for companies at a rate of S40 per sign. The arts took a great deal of time, but for those willing to spend ener- gy, the rewards were many. 64 Arts Practical Arts