Western Oaks Middle School - Warrior Yearbook (Bethany, OK)

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Mr. Joe Garrison, the Principal of Western Oaks, is an outstanding man in the field of education. Having taught for 16 years, he has been a friend to many students, and has gained the respect of all. Mr. Garrison has been the Principal of Western Oaks since its beginning in 1962. He graduated from Central State College in 1950. Later he earned a Master's Degree from Oklahoma University, and he hopes to receive a Doctor's Degree in Education from Oklahoma University this year. His job as a Principal is a difficult one, since he must deal with many problems and situations throughout the day but he handles them well, always keeping his sense of humor, even in the midst of unpleasant situations. It is through Mr. Garrison 's efforts that Warriors have such tremendous loyalty and school spirit, and under his leadership Western Oaks is a school of which we can be proud. '1l!'to.6e I U U Mr. Joe Garrison, Mr. Leo Mayfield, Principal Superintendant of Putnam City Schools Mr. Leo C. Mayfield has served as the Superintendant of all the Putnam City Schools since July, 1964. In his duties he oversees the activities of all of the Putnam City grade schools, junior high schools, and the high school. His main jobs are working with the Board of Education in the planning of curricular activities, the supervision of the cafeterias, and the hiring of all of the teachers who work for Putnam City. Mr. Mayfield graduated from Northwestern State College and later earned his Masters Degree from the University of Oklahoma. The students of Putnam City are proud to have such a fine Superintendant as Mr. Mayfield. He enjoys working with teachers and students, and we Warriors know that he is doing a fine job of keeping Putnam City Schools among the finest and fastest growing in the state. 10

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Mr. Leon John, Western Oak's Counselor, is one of the best liked teachers in the school. He serves as a friend and guide to all students as he seeks to place them in classes where they will be happy. He makes himself available to counsel students who are in scholastic trouble to .see if they need extra help or need to change a class. Mr. John, who has been teaching for 30 years, graduated from Oklahoma University in 1936 and was awarded a Master's Degree from Oklahoma University in 1941. The only time he left teaching was during the war when he worked for the army doing defense work in Wichita, Kansas. For three years he was a rural teacher in Southwestern Oklahoma. For the next 10 years he was a combination high school principal and history teacher in the same area. For the last seventeen years he served as a high school principal in three different schools. Mr. John changed to guidance and counseling in 1962 when he came to Western Oaks. He said he loves his work here better than any of the other teaching he has done. Mr. Leon John Counselor Mr. Nicholas Nidell has served as the assistant principal of Western Oaks since its opening in 1962. The main job of Mr. Nidell here at Western Oaks is to assist the principal in various ways, especially in the handling of disciplinary problems and working with the faculty and administration to help them solve the many problems they encounter in running a school. Mr. Nidell, who was born in Europe, attended the University of Indiana before World War II and earned his Bachelor and Master's Degrees at the University of Oklahoma. Presently he is working on his PhD, also at Oklahoma University. Although Western Oaks is a fairly new school, it has accomplished a great deal and has established many great traditions in the past four years under the leadership of men like Mr. Nidell. Mr. Nicholas Nidell Assistant Principal Bayal ll