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

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Mathematics Compute Points in District Susan Walker, Renee Bennett, Susan Capps, Kelly Miers, and Janet Capps prepare for UIL competition at TJC. Their sponsor is Mr. Bill Rogers. Students participating in UIL Slide Ru Rogers was their sponsor. Under the leadership of Mr. Bill Rogers, Renee Bennett, Susan Capps, Janet Capps, Kelly Miers, and Susan Walker practiced for the district number sense test. Renee, Susan and Janet represented WO at the meet with Renee placing 2nd qualifying her for regional competi- tion. Unfortunately Renee was una- ble to m ake it past regional, for com- petition proved very stiff. Slide rule participants Meg Anderson, Bob Massey, Mike Hays and Ronnie Parsons coached by Mr. Bill Rogers made up the 1979 team. These students swept district com- petition with Meg placing Ist, Bob 2nd and Mike 3rd. All three earned a trip to regional and Meg placed Ath making her an alternate to the State Meet.

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22 Typing, Shorthand Contestants Skilled Hands Guide in UIL Tees students Cindy Nichols, Scott Milholland, Chris Smith, Beth Moyers, Susan Capps, and Lisa Brewer, along with sponsor Janet Hasley represented White Oak at Dis- trict. The 1979 typing team consisting of Lisa Brewer, Susan Capps, Cindy Nichols, Beth Moyers, Scott Milholland, and Chris Smith competed at various meets throughout the vear. In district, Lisa placed third making her eligible for regional competion; however, she failed to place at the regional meet. Shorthand students Janet Capps, Roxanne Downey, and alternate Stephanie Arnold rep- resented White Oak throughout the year in shorthand. All three placed at various contests. The all-important competition came at the dis- trict meet in Tyler with Janet placing first and Roxanne placing second. With Janet unable to compete at regional, Roxanne was left to repre- sent the school; however, she failed to qualify for State, placing sixth at Regional. Mrs. Shir- ley Stracener served as sponsor. Mrs. Shirley Stracener helps Rosanne Haig Stephanie Arnold, and Janet Capps prepare for District competition with some timed writings.

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District Champs Advance to Regional and State a : } i { : en N ve fd T esilcone ‘ For the fifteenth straight year the White Oak Roughnecks came home with the District Literary Trophy. In Girl’s District Tennis, Donna Sanford advanced to the second round. Kim Muckleroy placed second and went to Regional. Theresa Husband and Charlotte Maresh made it to the semis. Meg Anderson and Jana Hasley advanced to the second round. Kim Muckleroy also won first place at Regional, went to state, but lost in the semi finals. In District Typing, Lisa Brewer placed third. In Shorthand, Jan Capps placed first and Roxanne Downey, second. Meg Anderson, Bob Massey, and Mike Hays placed first, second, and third respectively in Slide Rule. Renee Bennett won second place in Number Sense. In the Spelling event, Stephanie Arnold placed first, Lisa Vickery, second, and Tracey Barnes, third. Jan Capps placed second and Becky Hancock third in Persuasive Speaking. In Informative Speaking, Lisa Vickery won first place. In Poetry, Larry Rice placed third and in Prose, Debra Payne took the second place medal. Ready Writing was won by Lesley Han- cock when she took second place. The Debate Team of Lori Barnes and Brad Crittenden placed third. In the Journalism events, Brenda Hays placed first in editorials, Jan Capps, third in Newswriting, Brenda Hays placed first in Headlines and Gwen Ham took third. Finally in Feature Writing, Gwen Ham placed First. i —a Z a as These Journalism contestants swept the District Meet, then placed in Regional, and advanced to State. District winners in UIL events that advanced to Regional. The sprint relay team and polevaulter Bubba Acuff won their way to Austin after placing in Regional. 24