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

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Good evening... .. nd on the local scene And in the local news tonight, we tune in to Red Oak, Texas. Estimated population of Red Oak at this time is 3,000. The city of Red Oak put up the first traffic light this year. The light slowed traffic and probably many wrecks that might have occurred at this four way inter- section. Red Oak also added many new businesses such as Delightful Donuts, Munchics Deli and Cards and More. These became popular places for students. Along with the city of Red Oak, Red Oak High School was making the news. The school has grown a great deal in the past few years. The enrollment was 450 four years ago and it was as high as 810 this year, pushing them up to 4A. John Sullivan, principal, was named Administrator of the Year by the Association .of Texas Professional Educators. He was selected on the basis of a scrapbook, applications and an interview concerning his philosophy of education. Also, the high school received their first bomb threat. Students had to sit in the football stadium' for over an hour. NHS students sold candy during this crisis. Congressman Joe Barton spoke to students in an assembly about past and present politics in April. He spoke of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Students asked him questions about .3 3 spolitics. The high school also had foreign visitors. Joerg Pfluger senior and Birgitte Hansen, junior, were exchange students. Joerg was from Germany and he stayed with English teacher Sandy Morton. Birgitte, from Denmark, stayed with the Worley family in Red Oak. Many clubs took field trips. The Science Club went to NASA in Houston. The Spanish Club visited museums and went to Spanish plays. Drama also went to see a play in Dallas at Dallas Baptist University and FT A went to a convention in Fort Worth. That's all for the local news tonight and that's how it was. Thank you and have a good year. BOMB THREAT Receiving a call from Wynona Hayncy ls John Sullivan, principal. Mrs. Hayncy called hlm after she received the bomb threat ln thc Administration bulldlng. STUDENT LIFE 29 1

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M ,,s.o,9Q - - X, .uffw 'fff -f ,If J-,,,,,ff . tenet?-2?: ,ij:Lii:g, A : , 1 ' ' . ,wM,,.,...-'f f MISS RED OAK Crowning Karena Miller, senior, is Dortha Daubltz. She was crowned after Angela Craig, senior, resigned her title. Karena crowned the new Mlss Red Oak, Dana Slay, senior, ln the pageant held April 25. If as if EEG!! A , -I A' 61 -i , '5 - .t , I . if lil-'1 W Y s I ' 'im f g,4g ,M so on . , , , A , - ...M TRAFFIC LIGHT Red Oak got it's lirst traffic light this year. It was located on the corner of Hwy 342 and Ovilla Road. 28 STUDENT LIFE inn ifgftlg, T' 559, i 7 . POLITICS Congressman Joe Barton came to visit the school. He answered student's questions about politics.

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0 0 , lee will pla 3, Students play when teacher is away fe.: S 'I When the cat's away, the mice will play. This phrase has been shown too often to be true. In one study hall, the students enjoyed playing with paper footballs when the teacher was not paying attention. In one case, a student would climb the shelves when the teacher wasn't looking, so the other class members would cough to get her attention. One time we took the liberty of re-arranging the room by turning the desks around. Needless to say, the teacher got slightly irked, Carey Fitzgerald, sophomore, said. The mice also played in Coach Ken Wheaton's and Don Power's room. Jason Aydelott, sopho- more, reported that, when Coach Wheaton and Mr. Powers leave their iceboxes, we usually pleased the crowd by raising the temperature to about 85 degrees. The mice played when the cat was away in Coach Teresa Ken- ney's fourth period Health class. We got bored and obnoxious and made gestures behind the sub's back. We also changed seats and sometimes names, SITTING ON THE DESK talking is Ann Hage, senior. She gossips with Tammy Pierce, Sherina Thompson, seniors and Amy Wilson, junior, while the teacher is gone. 30 STUDENT LIFE Michael Fogle, sophomore, said. Maude Sartor's special mouse played behind her back, too. I remember once Corbett Guest was in our fifth period chemistry class and Mrs. Sartor was delivering a meaningful lecture. It was hard to pay attention to her because Corbett was entertaining us by making faces and gestures behind her back, Karen Schafer, sopho- more, said. Marcia Haugarth said that she left her room one day when she had a small class and they hid in the closets. l krtew they were in there so I just played along with them, she said. A lady from the ofliee came in so I told her, 'I can't believe my whole class is sick today.' I let them stay in the closet for about 45 minutes. then I Hnally called them out. That time the cat caught the mouse. COMPARING homework an- swers with Jeff Bailey while the teacher is out is Lori Simpkins. They are both seniors and they did try to help each other study for 'i major tests. 3 af , V 'A in if I i O HIURI I ,V . ga-