Weleetka High School - Outlaw Yearbook (Weleetka, OK)

Text from Pages 1 - 154 of the 1954 volume:

WHOOPEE!, HERE’S MY ’54 OUTLAW THE SUPERINTENDANT’S MESSAGE CLASS OF I 954i we congratulate you ano your sponsors at this time for a job well oone IN THE PUBLICATION OF THIS OUR SEVENTH ANNUAL—THE OUTLAW. I TRU8T THAT EACH TIME YOU SCAN THE PAGE6 OF YOUR ANNUAL, IN YOUR LIFE AFTER SCHOOL, THAT IT WILL BRING BACK PLEASANT MEMORIES OF YOUR SCHOOL DAYS AT WELEETKA HIGH. WE HAVE ENDEAVORED TO MAKE YOUR SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT A PLEASANT ONE AS WELL A6 ONE THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO AN EDUCATION. YOUR TEACHERS AND I WILL FOLLOW YOUR LIFE AFTER SCHOOL WITH MUCH INTEREST. YOUR SUCCESS WILL ADD TO OUR PLEASURE AND YOUR ADVERSITIES TO OUR SORROW. OUR AIM HAS BEEN TO EQUIP YOU TO LIVE A HAPPY LIFE AND TO EARN AN HONEST LIVING. OUR SUCCESS AS TEACH ER 8 CAN BE MEASURED BY YOUR SUCCESS IN ACCOMPLISHING THESE GOALS. BUILDINGS SCHOOL BOARD IN MEMORIAM Arlie Reid lives with us still! His love for children, made manifest through his unceasing efforts to en- courage them, will never be forgotten. “He is not dead. Such souls forever live, In boundless measure of the love they give.” ARLIE REID ■ a ; - « A i - A Zv r'4,i' - c ri T m r � - i y ; . - .- w� � r3 w v £h£ « Av • 5 • V - 5 4 '- y « w £ Vr ' ■ -•«« siyu $ , vi3r ss p ? - • v ym Tryv 1 S • frf I ■j£3 4-V - cUi fiV 0 m 4 r •A RC 1 tv mO V 22SC• - - •! - v r- , V I -4 fr V A. - •%; -v - j vLx vr •• fc£ • rw. -V QD -T- i-:- ' '• 'W V 4 WFJH K vf A r. Vrr • • • - vV c •• -' «• ,4 •- Mp4; y.« fc§T f % r is r -t't •w. r - .r W : Vc 'f A T-r yp JT w? f+j Ipk -V V 1%. 1 r£3 ; r -• ✓V . y .s Ai — • I c. M. JOHNSON M.Ed., A M RALPH HARLIN M.Ed., O.U. JOE PARSONS M.S.. A M GENE HODGENS B.S., A M DAVE PUCKETT M.S.. A M CHARLES BRILEY M.M.E., T.U. WILMA GRANSTAFF M.Ed., O.U. NINA HARLIN B.S., A M KATHRYN SMITH B.S.. M.U. FRIEDA LEWIS M.S., Voc.H.E., A M DAVE PUCKETT M.S., A M RALPH HARLIN M.Ed., O.U. MILDRED RAEUBER B.S., ECS Vx MESCAL GEORGE A.B.. ECS EDNA STANKEWITZ B.S., ECS ETHEL JOHNSON B.A., ECS BERTHA MAE JOHNSON B.S., A M VIOLET KING B.S., ECS HAZEL WOOD B.S., NESC PAULINE KENNEDY B.S., CST Esiia [ a?, -ti. . • emord YVONNE KUB Pep Leader—1-2-3-4 Pep Squad President—4 Glee Club—2-3-4 Junior Play—3 Queen Attendant—3-4 Vice President—1-2-3 President—4 F. H. A.—4 Librarian—1-3 Tennis—1-2-3-4 State Honor Society—3 Senior Play—4 GERALD WADE Vice President—4 Football—1-2-3-4 Football Captain—4 Basketball—1-2-3-4 Annual Staff—4 Junior Play—3 Tennis—1-2-3-4 F. F. A.—1-2-3-4 Boys’ Quartet—3 Senior Play—4 SHARON ALLEN F. H. A.—1-2-3-4 Secretary—2-3-4 Librarian—2-3-4 State Honor Society Annual Staff—4 Junior Play—3 Glee Club—2-4 JOHN HUGHEY Annual Staff Editor Football—1-2-3-4 Tennis—1-2-3-4 President—3 Boys’ Quartet—3-4 Annual Staff—1-2 Junior Play—3 Reporter—2-4 Senior Play—4 JACQUE SMITH Majorette—1-2-3-4 Annual Staff—4 Junior Play—3 Glee Club—1-2-3-4 F. H. A.—2-3-4 Reporter—2-3-4 Tennis—1-2-3-4 Queen Attendant—2 Dramatics Award—3 Band—1-2-3-4 Pep Club—1-2-3-4 Senior Play—4 JOHN GROENWOLD Tennis—1-2-3-4 Junior Play—3 Visual Education Mixed Quartet—2 Boys’ Quartet—3 Solo— 3 Annual Staff—4 JOY HOLCOMB Glee Club—1-2-3-4 Pep Club—1-2-3-4 Alternate Leader—4 F. H. A.—1-2-3-4 Reporter of F. H. A.—3 Senior Play—4 CHARLES GARDNER Visual Education Basketball—1 ROY PUCKETT Football—1-2-3-4 F. F. A.—1-2-3-4 F. F. A. Reporter F. F. A. Treasurer F. F. A. President F. F. A. Rodeo ALTHEA PIKE Pep Squad—1-3-4 Glee Club—1-4 Librarian—3 PEGGY JO SPILLERS M a jorette—1 -2-3-4 Annual Staff—4 Junior Play—3 Glee Club—2-3 F. H. A.—2-3-4 Secretary—1 Queen Attendant—4 Band—1-2-3-4 Pep Club—1-2-3-4 Senior Play—4 GRAHAM KING Football—1-2-3-4 F. F. A—1 Junior Play—3 Dramatics Award—3 Senior Play—4 DALE BOWMAN Football—1-2-3-4 Basketball—1-2-3-4 F. F. A.—1-2-3-4 ANNIE WILSON Band—1-2-3-4 Queen Attendant—4 Tennis—1-2-3-4 Glee Club—1-2-3-4 F. H. A.—4 Junior Play Prompter Pep Club—1-2-3-4 DON GRIFFIN Annual Staff—4 Football—1-2-3 Junior Play—3 Tennis—1-2 Mixed Quartet—3-4 Boys’ Quartet—3-4 Senior Play—4 CAROL COGGBURN Football Queen—4 Drum Majorette—1-2-3-4 State Honor Society—1 Annual Staff Co-Editor Girls’ Quartet—2-3 Tennis—1-2-3-4 Glee Club—1-2-3-4 Band—1-2-3-4 F. H. A.—4 Junior Play—3 Queen Attendant—1 Pep Club—1-2-3-4 Senior Play—4 % MARY JONES Pep Club—3-4 Glee Club—3-4 Alternate Leader Reporter—3 Senior Play—4 ANDY MAHAN Basketball—1-2-3-4 Basketball Captain—4 F. F. A.—1-2-3-4 F. F. A. President—1 Annual Staff—4 Senior Play—4 SYLMA HOLLIS Pep Leader—4 Junior Play Pep Squad—1-2-3-4 Queen Attendant—4 Reporter of F. H. A.—3 F. H. A.—1-2-3-4 JOHN CRAWLEY Football—1-2-3-4 Basketball—1 -2-3-4 Junior Play—3 Tennis—1-2 Baseball—1-2-3-4 WANDA EARLS F. H. A.—1-2-3-4 Glee Club—1-2-3-4 RAY MILAM Football—1-2-3 Basketball—1-2-3-4 F. F. A.—1-2-3-4 F. F. A. Vice President F. F. A. Rodeo JOYCE WATSON F. H. A.—1-2-3-4 Glee Club—3 0 BILL SCOTT Football—2-3-4 Football Co-Captain—4 F. F. A.—1-2 RAY GOSWICK Football—1-2-3 JOHNNY RASBERRY Football—1-2-3-4 Tennis—1-2-3-4 Agriculture—1 -2-3-4 Junior Play—3 Senior Play m i £ JOHN MORGAN President Band JUNIORS DAVID BOOSA Vice President Basketball SYDNEY WHITLING Secretary Queen Attendant FRIEDA LEWIS Sponsor SUE RAEUBER Reporter Junior Play CAROL LEE CHARLES STANKEWITZ Reporter Football Junior Play annetta hooper F. H. A. GLEN MOORE Basketball ' J iit' CLIFFORD HAMPTON F. F. A. JOAN WAINSCOTT Junior Play FRANK ASBURY Basketball irvtmcr AVAILABLE MARVIN HOLT F. F. A. MARY TIGER Pep Squad GOLDIE DURBIN Junior Play NELLIE FORSHEE Library MARY JANE MORGAN F. H. A. ILr- MABLE HENDERSON F. H. A. BILL EARLS F. F. A. GLEE PAYNE F. F. A. MARCY DAVIS Baseball DOUG ANTHONY F. F. A. DONNIE BURDEN F. F. A. WILMA HODGE F. H. A. President BILL LOLLIS Football JIMMIE BEATTIE DON MADDOX Football CAROLYN JONES Junior Play AMY SMITH Glee Club KAY SMITH Junior Play 1'.� t V f . SOPHOMORES St Don Crawley Ralph Harlin U Dean Trammell Keith Vencill Shirley Reddick Bill Rasberry Helen Mead Jeanette Fuller Jeanne Sandlin Dale Walden Buster Bridges Fred Larney Billie Jean Maghe Viola Bowman Peggy Reid Josh Lunsford Teddy Thomas Charles Wiley Kaye Cluck Loretta Penrod Wanda Jo Stankewitz Joe Dale Brown Brian Stewart Leon Cossey Leona Canard Ruth Ann Brown Martha Groenewold Joe Baker Phillip Crawley David Boling Edna Woods Carol Scott Joy Lumbert Joanna Dunzey Terry Allen Agnes Milum ttsvwy FRESHMEN Dave Puckett Charles Briley Richard Beattie Betty Watson Barbara Bassett Catherine Gibson Barbara Walker David Reddick Stanley Crawley Neal Winn Nadine Reid Joy Earls Patty Stephens Walter Harper J. W. Smith George Lintz Ronnie Thomas Clarence Hooper Tommy Hodge Arvella Blankenship Joyce Bowman Joan Burden Clark Vencill Dwain Stephens Jimmy Williams J. H. Goswick Loy Jean Smith Albert Fields Mary Kub Wanda Ellard Patsy Morgan Linda Hoover Lenora Chambers Patsy Asbury EIGHTH GRADE First Row—Beattie, Hoover, Trail, Clendening, Crawford, Canard, Anthony, Cur- ran, Mrs. Raeuber. Second Row—Trail, Fish, Smith, Cissna, Rasberry, Ellig, Jackson, Winn. Third Row—Milam, Ellig, Brown, Coble, Maghe, Johnson, Toms, Patterson, Scott. Top Row—Radford, Daggett, Cluck, Payne, Wagner, Burton, Lollis, Kennedy, Burden. Patty Sue Toms, President; Dorothy Maghe, Vice-President; Martha Ellig, Secretary-Treasurer; Sue Brown, Reporter; Mrs. Raeu- ber, Sponsor. SEVENTH GRADE First Row—Newman, Goswick, Brown, Buckley, Snell, Baker, Trottman. Second Row—Hall, Reid, Maddox, Reid, Minyard, Watkins, Smith, Earls. Third Row—Mrs. Smith, Reddick, Jones, Fite, Sams, Stanton, Puckett, Ellig, Mrs. Johnson. Top Row—Gibson, Johnson, Maddox, Wallace, Mahan, Briggs, Watson, Cramer, Roberts. Clifford Mahan, President; Carol Baker, Vice-President; Jimmie Jones, Secretary; Senora Buckley and Mary Ann Roberts. Reporters; Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Smith, Sponsors. SIXTH First Row: Smith, Burden, Mahan, Redding, Maddox, Minyard, Ellig. Second Row: Box, Shurden, Clendening, Diggins, Trottman, Graham, Williams, Sandlin, Hollis, Winn, Patterson. Third Row: Toms, Frye, Cossey, Lancaster, Wiley, Hooper, Maghe, Moore, Harri- son, Thompson, Groenewold, Mrs. Woods. Top Row: Walker, Ray, Seamon, McKinnon, Webb, Cossey, Puckett, Crawley. FIFTH Fust Row: Redding, Buckley, Harrison, Shockley, Shurden, Johnson, Wood, Cossey Second Row: Hoover Brown, Snell, Milam, Atterberry, Fuller, Payne, West, lop Row: Jones, Puckett, Hooper, Burton, Renfrow, Cooper, Folsom, Ogle. FOURTH First Row: Ellig, Redding, Graham, Toms, Murphy, Ellig, Allred, Williams, Quinn, Earls, Mrs. Johnson. Second Row: Graham, Bowman, Kramer, Walker, Morgan, Mason, Harris, Box, Johnson, Frye. Top Row: Atterberry, Dunzy, Spence, White, Patterson, Davis, Cowherd, Webb, Fite. THIRD First Row: Anthony, Vencill, Lancaster, Smith, Snell, Chadic, Reed, Kub, Kettle, Kramer, Bridges. Second Row: Fuller, Simmer, Morgan, Green, Fish, Reddick, Scott, Reynolds, Atterberry, Mrs. Kennedy. Top Row: Deen, Chancellor, Kennedy, Hodge, White, Wiley, Burden, Winn, Bolt, Grayson. SECOND First Row: Ellig, Beaver, Goswick, Manley, Blankenship, Toms, Beaulieu, Shurden, Patterson, Mrs. Stankewitz. Second Row: Coyle, Cossey, Buckley, Wind, Brown, Spillers, Kramer, Renfrow. Top Row': West, Crawley, Jackson, Fields, Lee, Graham, Henshaw, Walker. FIRST First Row: Chadic, Diggins, Lollis, Brown, Crump, Crump, Williams, Bowman, Reid, Snell, Atterberry, Fuller. Second Row: Kub, Hahn, Folsom, Green, Fields, Wamsley, Overlease, Wawak, Patterson, West, Hoover, Mrs. King. Top Row: Griffin, Mahan, Payne, Day, Disney, Kettle, Harrison, White, Spillera. Wells. “LUFFERS” SENIOR PLAY Maw—Peggy Jo Spillers Paw—Don Griffin Curly—Johnny Rasberry Corny Bell—Carol Coggburn “Dizzy” Mae—Jacque Smith Zeke—Gerald Wade Ellie Lou DuFunny—Mary Jones Sammy Fester—Andy Mahan Robert Bruce—John Hughey Edward Small—Graham Ed King Carol Hughes—Joy Holcomb Doris Dean—Yvonne Kub JUNIOR PLAY QUEEN, CAROL COGGBURN CAPTAIN, GERALD WADE FOOTBALL CORONATION ATTENDANTS Yvonne Kub Sylma Hollis Peggy Jo Spillers Ann Wilson Sydney Whitling Wanda Jo Stankewitz Catherine Gibson A UU4xU £ta{ l S1- XJ Jr V O H JV v p V- Ceftese t «'C A o � � vp 4VAr rj r Frnk in A rf {efrrse t pAc tf-ss i s w JF dil- r fus es5 TW t-sJ+Ge S e 5 n� • k TyP • t o o o n o GLEE CLUB First Row—Wilson, Lumbert, Walker, Kub, Stephens, Blankenship, Brown, Reid. Second Row—Smith, Reddick, Raeuber, Burden, Stankewitz, Smith, Pike, Jones, Granstaff. Third Row—Sandlin, Groenewold, Wainscott, Canard, Fuller, Coggburn, Kub, Smith. Top Row—Allen, Holcomb, Bassett, Jones, Whitling, Lee, Hodge. Junior High Trio Twirlers: Smith, Spillers, Stankewitz, Colburn. First Row: Trottman, Reddick, Jones, Canard, Groenewold, Rasberry, Lumbert, Wilson. Second Row: Burden, Reddick, Fuller. Johnson. Watson, Smith. Spence. Thomas. Stephens, Buckley, Burden. Third Row: Briley, Beattie, Kub, Bassett. Vencill, Morgan, Kennedy, Raeuber. Durbin, Burden. Fourth Row: Rasberry, Smith, Stephens, Warner, Hooper. Crawley, Jones. Whitlinjr, Lee, Crawley. Coggburn, Briley, Spence, Stankewitz, Lee. Morgan. Raeuber, Whitling. i t ; •.;;•.; •.... •.; f r - .04 %• ! First Row: Hoddens, Payne, Harper, Fields, Walden, Bridges, Vencill, Winn. Second Row: Cossey, Reddick, Vencill, Wade, Boling, Lentz, Anthony, Hooper. Top Row: Puckett, Mahan, Rasberry, Bowman, Hodge, Smith, Lunsford. First Row: Morgan. Sandlin. Lumbcrt, Brown, Reid, Wilson, Spillcrs. Second Row: Bowman, Smith, .Jones. Stankewitz, Smith. Fuller, Reddick, Durbin, Asbury. Thin! Row: Canard, Hollis, Grocnewold, Raeuber, Wainscott, Milam, Kub, T.ewis. Top Row: Hodge, Whitling, Kul), Holcomb, .Tones, Lee, Mead, Smith. LIBRARY Pefciry Reid, Leona Canard, Sharon Allen, Mrs. Harlin, Wilma Hodge, Nellie For- shee, Sally Watson. VISUAL ED John Groenewold, Charles Gardner. Mrs. Harlin, Howard Walker. DRIVERS ED First Row: Kay Smith, Kieth Vencill. Peggy Reid, Gerald Kitch, Leon Cossey, Mr. Harlin. Second Row: Frank Asbury, Brian Stewart, Fred Larney, Joe Dale Brown, Josh Lunsford. ' ✓ SPaldiHG COLLEGE BFFICI l SIZE N£( HT 334 First Row—Bridges, Goswick, Winn, Scott, Harper, R. Thomas. Fields, Stewart. Second Row—Brown, Stankewitz, Hughey, R. Beattie, S. Crawley, Reddick, Wade, King, Stephens, Asbury, T. Thomas. Top Row—Coach Trammell, Larney, Puckett. D. Crawley, Lollis, Boosa, Maddox, J. Crawley, Kitch, Hodge, J. Beattie, Coach Puckett. ooreALL SCHEDUit Haskell Checotah Tecumseh Beggs Maud Wetumka Bowlegs Okemah Konawa Head Coach, Dean Trammell Bill Scott. John Rasberry. John Crawley. Dale Bow- man. Roy Puckett. Graham King:. Gerald Wade. John Hughey. BASKETBALL First Row: G. Wade, J. Brown, J. Crawley, R. Milam, C. Wiley, B. Bridges. Second Row: Coach, Dean Trammell, F. Larney, A. Mahan, G. Moore, D. Maddox, D. Boosa, F. Asbury. The 1953 squad of the “Outlaw Roundballers” was one of the most successful teams that the school has boasted of in a long time. This team was champion of their district. In the picture on the left Captain Andy Mahan is shown receiving the runner-up trophy from the Weleetka Invitational Tournament. First Row—Curran, Thomas, Fields, Harper, Winn, Hoover. Top Row—Crawley, Winn, Hodge, Reddick, Stephens, Williams, Vencill. Coach, Dave Puckett. Teams Gypsy Pharaoh Mason St. Michael’s Indianola Pharaoh Paden Wetumka Okemah St. Michael’s Okemah Wetumka Graham Okemah Paden Mason Indianola Shulter Shulter Pharaoh Home Opponent 28 21 22 13 13 25 27 24 37 31 34 28 16 36 21 22 21 32 33 22 28 40 19 18 30 28 23 18 21 24 17 21 35 36 29 40 22 41 25 14 JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL First Row—Curran, Thomas, Fields, Harper, Winn. Hoover. Top Row—Crawley, Winn, Hodge, Reddick, Stephens, Williams, Veneill. Coach, Dave Puckett. Teams Home Opponent Gypsy 28 21 Pharaoh 22 13 Mason 13 25 St. Michael’s 27 24 Indianola 37 31 Pharaoh 34 28 Paden 16 36 YVetumka 21 22 Okemah 21 32 St. Michael’s 33 22 Okemah 28 40 YVetumka 19 18 Graham 30 28 Okemah 23 18 Paden 21 24 Mason 17 21 Indianola 35 36 Shulter 29 40 Shulter 22 41 Pharaoh 25 14 JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL First Row—Stankewitz, Coggburn, Kub, Smith, Reddick, Sandlin, Lumbert, Groene- wold, Fuller. Second Row—Cossey, Lollis, Kitch, Groenewold, Thomas, Wade, Crawley, Rasberry. 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