Thomas High School - Terrier Yearbook (Thomas, OK)

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Many students never receive proper recognition for their individual talents. Hours are spent on practice and dollars on instructions for talents that will never receive a letter jacket or be honored at a banquet. Jason Yoder, Thomas sopohomore, spends $25.00 a month on piano lessons, even though he claims he hates them. However, he does enjoy being able to lay ‘The Entertainer at the drop of a at. Justin Beadles' dedication to the art of public speaking showed as he spent his Spring Break traveling over 1600 miles to give speeches as he campaigned for a state FFA office. Although Brad Claussen regularly par- ticipates in sports, he can always be found on Rough Creek coon hunting. At $15.00 to $20.00 a pelt, being a sure shot insures some extra spending money. Some talents are used not only for per- sonal enjoyment, but can rack up a few dollars as well. Clint Noonan, resident pool shark, found that playing pool sometimes made for some spare change. Rhonda Gleason spends all of her sum- mer and many of her weekends showing prize cattle. Rhonda spends about five hours a day grooming two homed Hereford heifers. In all. she earns about $1,000.00 a year with her cattle, and these funds go back into entry fees and supplies. Kelli Helzer finds that a stitch in time saves money. Although she has only been sewing for two years, she has found that it's relaxing and she can make her own latest fashions for much less money. It's 40-Love for Annie Lorenz in the ten- nis field. As a two-time participant in the Sooner State Games, she has placed third both times. Annie spends much of her free summer time playing in tour- naments. Her cousin helped her get started playing tennis at the age of nine, and though she doesn’t plan to play in college, she finds it to be a relaxing and enjoyable pastime. Sure, these students may never make a living with their hobbies, but they definite- ly have had experiences that will make their lives a little more interesting than the average. Justin Beadles Hidden Talents Hidden Talents Piano lessons are not a favorite of Jason Yoder's ; however, he enjoys being able to tickle the ivories. Hidden Talents Who would have guessed that under that mild-mannered exterior of high school principal Jim Litsch lurked a high school cheerleader just waiting to get out? Joined by other faculty members, Mr. Litsch helped to get the spirit going for the Apache game. 4 Hidden Talents Ben Franklin, alias Chay Nease , takes a breather before going on stage to stop the Okeene lightning.

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As the student body supports the football team, Devin Herring shows his en- thusiasm by playing the fight song. 3oy scout Jimmy Hoskins shows his espect for the Stars and Stripes. A Happy Ending 3 Everyone that bought a ticket to the Basketball Homecoming Dance jammed to the music of the KATT.

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Not being one to let a fine spring day go by unenjoyed, Hoyt Steele collects rays while others collect insects. Visions of the Universe was the theme of the 1988 Student Art Contest. Of the 900 entrants. Thomas claimed two winners. Susan Crain and Robert Miller placed se- cond and first respectively in the fantasy division. Hidden Talents 5