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

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My. Nidell dgdggs Rick Sfurgigll Mr. Keely hits the ball to Mr. Whatley. Mr. Vandemeer prepares to pass. Practice gets the 4'0ld Pros back in shape. Faculty Plays Basketball Against Students Each year the faculty members play basketball against the students. The men play against the arsity to help earn money for the Pep Club, and the other one is a benefit game with the P.T.A. mothers to help them out. Besides being a good profit making activity, it is a lot of fun for both the students and the faculty. Cheerleaders are important in any game. A P.T.A. member chases Mrs. Mrs, Wert was having as much fun as Epperly as she tries to dribble these boys who lead cheers. away. Mr. George Keely offered his coaching talents to the P.T.A. mothers, and tried to coach them to victory fThey lost., Mr Whatley, referee, dodges as Mr, Buller and Mrs. try to get the ball. Mrs. Hogan, who played high school basket- ball, gets ready to catch the ball after a free throw. Turner 46 Mr. Jim Harder coached the women. Mrs. Rilma Hulett, a steady substitute teacher, also joined the team,

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,I v , E. A The new initiates marched in to a proeessional march, Der Meistersinger. Honor Society Initiutes New Members The Honor Society initiated its new members in a formal ceremony on April 26, 1968. Each of the outgoing officers made speeches on the following topics: EDUCATION, BEARER OF THE TORCH, SCHOLARSHIP, LEADERSHIP CHARACTER, CITIZENSHIP, AND SERVICE. A program was presented by the Warrior band with special musical numbers. The initiates sat in front of the stage as the officers made speeches. The following eighth graders were initiated to be the acting mem- bers in the ninth grade. G. Adkins, G. Allen, J. Bergman, N. Brock. J. Cobbs, J. Cundith, K. Guthrie, S. Haley, D. House, D. Lanoy, J. Maloy, J. Marcotte, B. Marek, J. Maxwell, S. McEachern, C. Naylor, M. Nelson, C. Newmann, R. Nichols, N. Northcutt, D. Osborne, D. Parr, D. Paulsen, N. Perry, G. Dale, J. Derebery, D. Dryden, S. English, K. Evans, T. Gagnon, J. Potts, J. Prentice, G. Reeves, J. Riggs, G. Rollins, C. Scaramucci, T. Schwartz, C. Shell, S. Shirky, D. Slease, K. Staples, R. Stark, G. Tiffany, B. Thomas, L. White, J. Wickersham, C. Wilson, and G. Wilson. Mr. Leon John, counselor, gave each initiate his certificate of membership, pins and mem- bership cards. The initiates stood as the oath of membership was taken. I 45 - 2.-

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E E a s . X 2 l els Af his 'bag f X. ,X Mr. Falkner and Mrs. Trimble collect shoes at one of the James Oehl and Silvio Rivero help plant trees on the west many sock hops held in the Western Oaks gym. side of the school near the parking lot. This is a Student Council project which was headed by Bob Hayward last Spring. Many Special Proiects Keep Warriors Interested CAREER DA Y was sponsored by the Business Club. All ninth graders were allowed to choose their field of inter- est and guest speakers were invited to speak to them. Almost every occupa- tional area was represented. At the beginning of the day, the speakers gath- ered in the gym for a general assemblyg then they broke up into specialized groups for lectures and discussions. The program ended with a luncheon in the library. The Cheerleaders and Pep Club ofhcers are chosen each spring for the following year, They are allowed to cam- CHEERLEADERS-' flefl f0 flghfl Janet Smifh, Lind!! paign for several days by making posters and name tags. Roberts, P 111' Collier, Vifkfe UVBSUY, Gail Rhea, Teffy Then those that are elected are initiated by the Pep Club. DHUHS, Tanya Gagnon, SUSie MCEGCWVH. Wd PGIU' Pfice-