White Oak High School - Roughneck Yearbook (White Oak, TX)

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Spelling, Ready Writing Rack Up Points in District Spelling had two students to place at district. Placing first and second were Tracey Barnes and Stephanie Arnold, respectively. Phylis Harden also competed at dis- trict. At the regional meet the competition was stronger and neither of the girls managed to place. Mrs. Linda Meissner was spelling sponsor. In Ready Writing, Don Carpenter, Angela Stone, and Debi Payne competed for honors. At district Don Carpenter won first. Due to conflicts in the schedule of other events he was unable to compete at Regional. Mrs. Glenda Moeller spon- . 3 sored Ready Writing. (1) Mrs. Linda Meissner sponsored UIL spelling. Those who participated were Tracy Barnes, Tinker Hagan, Jerry Blood, Stephanie Arnold, Phyllis Hardin, and Kathy White. (2) Susan Wesley tries to find information that will be of help in Ready Writing. (3) Students who took part in Ready Writing were Don Carpenter, Susan Wesley, Angela Stone, and Debra Payne. Mrs. Glenda Moeller sponsored this event.

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Journalism Captures Points at District Journalism contestants proved to be stiff competition. Those who participated are Susan Ishee, Sandy McCardle, Gwen Ham, and Brenda Hays. Mrs. Vera Porter is spon- sor. In the four catagories, all students placed. In Headline Writing Susan Ishee and Sandy McCardle took first and second places. Gwen Ham placed second in Fea- ture Writing. In Newswriting Gwen Ham and Brenda Hays took first and second. Susan Ishee also placed third in Editorial Writing. At Regional, competition grew hard and the only one to place was Susan Ishee who won fifth in Headlines. Science Tries Hard Science participants ran into stiff competition this year on the district level. After a hard try at a place no Students managed to take a place. Those who competed include Dan Hallford, Robby Little, David Puckett, and Cindy Pickett — alternate. Mr. Vernon Bastepp sponsors this event. (1) Brenda Hays, Sandy McCardle, Mrs. Vera Porter — sponsor, Susan Ishee, and Gwen Ham competed at both district and regional levels. (2) Bobby Hawthorne, ILPC coordinator, joins Sandy McCardle, Susan Ishee and Terry Rice in a journalism session. (3) Dan Hallford, Cindy Pickett, Vernon Eastepp — sponsor, David Puckett, Kelly McKnight, Joe Carring- ton, and Robby Little participated in UIL Science. 22

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Speakers Meet Tough Rivals at District 1978 presented a hard year for speaking contest- ants. Diane Dyess, Rox- anne Downey, and Robin Blood competed at Regional but all three failed to place. Mrs. Sandra Koonce sponsored prose, poetry, informative and persuasive speaking. Debate had a struggle for a win at district and did not take a place. Mrs. Che- ryl Stembridge was the sponsor. (1) The 1978 Debate Team (2) Rox- anne Downey and Diane Dyess pre- pare for the prose interpretation. (3) Persuasive and Informative Speaking participants. (4) Prose and Poetry Interpretation contestants.