Weston McEwen High School - Paws and Claws Yearbook (Athena, OR)

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The 1973-1974 school year was one that took a tremendous amount of time and energy from the stu- dent body, the teachers, and the citizens of both Athena and Weston. After years of rivalry, Athena and Weston, located three miles apart, decided to try a trial merger of the two Jr. High and High School systems. Grades seven, eight, and nine attended school at Weston; grades ten, eleven, and twelve attended school in Athena. The Weston High School Tigers and the Athena High School Scots be- came the Weston-McEwen Tigers and Scots. As a new idea in the area of education, this 3

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Contents Introduction....................................................... 3 Academics.......................................................... 6 Student Government................................................. 8 School Board...................................................... 10 Faculty........................................................... 12 Jr. High.......................................................... 15 Sophomores........................................................ 21 Juniors........................................................... 27 Seniors........................................................... 33 Activities........................................................ 47 Sports............................................................ 67 Prom............................................................. 102 Cheerleaders..................................................... 104 Royalty.......................................................... 107 Special Awards................................................... 109 Sponsorships..................................................... Ill

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trial merger was watched with in- terest across the state. Many small schools feel the press of the cost of today's education and the Athena- Weston plan could be the answer to the problems of other small schools. The trial merger was evaluated, and the school boards voted to con- tinue the merger for the year 1974- 75. Any new program of this size was bound to have both strong and weak points. The strong point was the attitude with which both student bodies approached their new school. The students wanted to make the merger work, and it did. With the attitude of the students being as great as it was, the job of the faculty was much easier than anyone had expected it would be. Several teachers put in many extra hours working on the newr curriculum with enthusiasm. A considerable amount of credit for the smoothness of the trial mer- ger must go to the parents and citi- zens of Weston and Athena. Citi- zens and parents wfho had been intense rivals when they were in high school put these old rivalries behind them and decided to work for the people and their children. Tradition dies hard in Eastern Oregon, but the people of Athena and Weston deserve praise for their interest in the students. The ability of the two communities to work together was evident every- where during the school year. The ski bus to Tolgate and the steering committee which was organized to work on the new' graduation require- ments are only two examples of the 4