Red Oak High School - Hawk Yearbook (Red Oak, TX)

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Acorn staff members Tracy Perry and Cindy Baumann find this seems to be the only way to 'get a Word fin, during jour- nalism class with Danny Little. Editor Leah Upzon proofs copy and adds the fin- ishing touches to the newspaper before sending it to the printer. Donna Mize, Deborah Shaw, Liz Scott and David Sar- tor, Acom staff members, relax between workshop sessions at the ILPC conven- tion in Austin. Newspaper Staff 25

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com staffers win awards With an inexperienced newspaper staff, the Acorn was always out on time, even if it meant staying up until midnight the night before the paper went to the printers. Senior Leah Up- ton was named editor after the first nine weeks of school. Four of the staff members attended a summer workshop session held at Southern Methodist University, where they leamed the basics of writing sto- ries and headlines. The week-long workshop was highlighted Tuesday night when everyone at the workshop attended a Texas Rangers baseball game and Kendra Goodloe was se- lected to interview Jim Sundberg, catcher. Attending the Interscholastic League Press Conference, March 21-22 in Aus- tin, the staff won ll individual achievement awards. The Acorn won the Award of Distinguished Merit, the highest award given to a paper at the oonvention. The paper received 277 points out of a possible 310 placing third in the Distinguished Merit category. With this year the first that journal- ism events could have double repre- sentation at the district University In- terscholastic League contest, Red Oak took three of the four first places, with five students qualifying for regional contest at Kilgore. The district meet was held April 5 at Henderson County Junior College in Athens. Advancing to regional, Deborah Shaw, Tracy Perry and Patricia Sprunck qualified for the state contest. The UIL state meet was held in Austin, May 2-3. 5 24 featui Beverbf Baumann, first place winner in editorial writing at the ILPC convention, shows her gold medal to Paula Daniel and Tracy Perry. Adsales- persons Renee Muirheaa' and Diana Upton dis- cuss pictures for an ad with photographers Laurie Donoho and Mike Williamson. Kendra Goodloe looks up the spelling ofa name for Amy Lowrey in the card file and Kevin Cohernour makes sure that they get it right.

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Chorus added to This was the first year for vocal mu- sic in the curriculum of Red Oak schools, grades l-12. Directed by Judy Holloway who works with nine differ- ent classes, newly organized groups learned new songs, as well as exercises to develop their vocal flexibility and technique such as me-ee-oo-oo-oo-oo- me? In their premire performance, the choirs presented a Christmas concert in the gymnasium. The presentation was a big success when they sang 'fWinter Wonderlandj, The Christmas Songv and Love Came Down at Christmasn music curriculum to the audience that was hungry for some Christmas spirit. The high school chorus also presented concerts in assemblies with the band and sang for the National Honor Society induction service. Being the only class A choir in Re- gion III, the high school group traveled to Sherman on April 23 to attend the UIL choral contest. There was plenty of excitement when they learned that they received a Division I concert rat- ing and va II in sight reading contest, since this was their first year to compete. Concentration is Ihe key to efficency when ac- companying the choir as Liz Scott plays in deep thought at one of three concerts presented by the group. Junior high and high school chorus coni- binejizr many perjbrmances. Front row: Deborah Shaw, Karen Noteboom, Angela Easdon, Julie Shields, Cindy Plyler, Wanda Bailey, Vicki Do- noho, Sandra Barber, Lisa Noteboom, Lisa Rob- bins, Sherry Collins, Peggy Daniel, Rhonda Cau- dell, Pamela Shaw, Julie Rogers, Dianah Hill, Janice Wickersham, Diana Upton, Tina Whitfill, Donna Mabra, Kay Oliver, Donna Logan, Gin- ger Henry, Kim Whitfill, Shelly Perry, Kim Curby, LaRae Nicholas, Sharon Ritter, Rhonda Leach, Debra Nutt. Middle row: Lydia Gibson, Judy Chapman, Alan Durbin, Neil Smith, John Noteboom, David Schoenrock, Randy Schoen- 26 features rock, Chris Vemon, Wayne Nutt, Tommy Suth- erland, Donald Sharp, Wayne Malcik, Lee Courtney, Bill Jordan, David Sprunck, Tommy Wood, Tamara Lee, Diane Rummell. Back row: Hope Reeves, Sharon Bice, Susan Britt, Sonya Lankford, Susan Aydelott, Lori Dickey, Lamar Livingston, David Hitt, Adrian McKinney, Gary Carroll, Clint Sharp, Kelly Pace, Janice Knight, Sara Lopez, Sheila Driskell, Karen Bryan, Kim Chancellor, Doris Prater. The jirsl set ofoyficers for the newly formed high school choir was elected at the beginning of the school year with Elizabeth Scott picked librariang Lamar Liv- ingston, vice-president, Karen Bryan, treasurerg Vicki Donoho, president. The officers proudly exhibit their first division plaque form UIL contest.