Putnam City West High School - Patriot Profile Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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W, it. M 7 , W, Task not easy for movers of emountam Various forms, methods, used by Seni0fMaf1aF0fd eaf1y parents as Well as students to and eats a good breakfast con- sisting ofa glass of milk and a 23iZLI?1fEF552iI52gi?gf--P11010 get up, get going, to start the day. Some Worked, some didn't. o move a moun- tain may seem impossible, but for some peo- ple, getting up and around in the morning is even more impossible. Up, up, up! , All hands on deckln, Reveille, reveil- le. , t'Rise and shine! , Let's get bright eyed and busy tailed! These are some of the many methods parents re- sort to in order to see their high school kids make it to first hour on time. I don't know why they even bother to start school so early, most of the people aren't even awake until 11:00 a.m. I know I'm not, said Cheryl Edlin, sopho- more. Although most of the people barely make it to class on time, there are We Vs V551 Tf' if 5 figs those students who are up even earlier than necessary. 'Tm up at 5:15 every morning to shower, do my make-up, pick out what I'm going to wear and iron it. I also have to do any home- work I didn't finish the night before and eat. Then for the rest of the time be- tween 7:00 and 8:00 I lounge around, said Shannon Dumble, sophomore. I trick myself into getting up extra early by setting my alarm a half hour ahead, so when I think itls 6:30, itls really only 6:00. Ingenious, huh? said Christy Hester, sophomore. I have to get up at seven in order to make it to school on time. Even though my alarm goes off at 7:00., I wait and get up at 7:15, then I'm always late for first hour, said Clay Has- sell, junior. Mountain Movers - Student Life Most of us get up at a fairly decent hour in the morning and only have to rush when there's ten min- utes left before it's time to leave. I get up at what I con- sider a reasonable hour. I get dressed and ready for school. At about five min- utes before it's time to leave, I'll discover a little thing I had forgotten. On the way to finding it, I'll re- member about a million other things I had forgot- ten,'l said Sherrie Far- quhar, junior. There are some students among us who wake up with exactly enough time to do their daily morning rituals and actually makes it to school on time. They are definitely weird, said John Brannon-sophomore. - Copy by Kim Hampton. ,ii

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After lunch, junior Kym Meacham and Jay Joyner, senior, take ad- vantage of the journalism dark- room sink to wash their teeth. - Photo by Cecil Michael. Up in the morning and off to school, only to find that English class is a perfect place to nap. Ju- nior Julie March takes the oppor- tunity to catch up on lost sleep. - Photo by Jennifer O'de11. ,-a 'wllln l in More than a gentle nudge is often necessary for Mrs. Suzi Balsano to get her son, senior Danny Balsano out of bed in the morning. -Photos by Mark Sexton. After ten minutes of trying to get up and ready, senior Tamra Baker is still glued to her bed. -Photo by Tracey Deathe. Student Life - Mountain Movers

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Friend hipis first step 1? Cross-country runners Zack Bechtol, sophomore, and Lez- ley Logsdon, senior, dance in the record rain on fall October 19 and 20. -Photo by Jan Lyon. 311 ICG breaker Going to a club meeting or a ' party, being along at Cactus Jack's can be mind shaking. Breaking the ice and reaching out can end up making dreams. s a teenager, ev- ery new day brought new experiences. New acquaint- ances were made, and many events took place that had never been encountered before. Joining clubs, going to parties, or just hanging out, many students made new friends. The best way for me to meet people is by go- ing to parties and get to- gethersf' said junior Lor- inda Banks. Another way for students to meet others was at the dances held after football and basketball games. The attendance at the dances 'Hifi-: ' 3 A 12, Student Life - Ice Breakers was awesome! I had the best times at them. It didn't matter whether we had won or lost the game, said Chad Sanders, sophomore. With so many students no one could meet every- one. By getting out and try- ing to get involved the number of strangers around was diminished. The fact that they tried and all of us were together as Patriots after the games made it really special, said junior Angie Miller. First dates could really shake someone up. When the guy pulled up at a girls house and she's only half- way ready it was by embar- rassing for both of them. On my first date nothing went right, said Susan Sheely, sophomore. I was so nervous! she added. When a dream finally be- came a reality, all the things that had been worked for finally paid off. First dates weren't the only new experiences. The resurrection of O.J. brought a revival within the school. Also, for some, not being able to be somewhere could do mysterious things to their minds. I wasn't able to go to the Moore football game. All evening long I was wondering how our guys were doing, said Mary O'Toole, senior. - Copy by Tiffany Brauer. :ES fsgs. ,. -Sl ass gg.. ei -P i , 4. i .., me xy Q - x ' . 'ff NNN , .. Ks. is? ,N ,, t . is wr -- - . 'B - ' Q sg . . 3 Kg. w 'gk R TT X 'Si ,. Y? -f. Q, vi Y .... Q Q