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

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Four Advance to State, Two finish Third in Meet U.I.L. participants found themselves once again competing against determined and experienced op- ponents as they strived to win the U.I.L. Literary Championship for the sixteenth consecutive year. Students accepted the challenge put before them as they sacrificed their time and energy, beginning with six weeks of delayed lunches and extra overtime. On March 30, all speaking events were held for the District meet at Tyler Junior College. White Oak was unbelievably overpowered by front runners, Mineola, as speakers mustered up a mere total of 40 points. The task was acknowledged and the challenge ac- cepted as the next day’s events were needed to clinch the title. Math and journalism events were held the next day along with various other events and White Oak added 105 points to the eventual final tally. The One-Act Play, Science, and Ready Writing were scheduled for the final afternoon of competition. Points were vital in all events to assure a victory. A total of 30 points were awarded in Science and Ready Writing and the One-Act Play was left with the championship virtually in their hands. The play received third place and placed two people on the All-Star cast to crop the overall championship and surpass Mineola by a slim and breathtaking 24 points. With a final tally of 207 points, the U.I.L. literary students had once again proven to be the best of all the rest. Competing for honors in the Regional meet held in Commerce (pictured at bottom) were: Kim Carter, Kelli Kirkland, Chuck Hope and Gene Torres, debate; Susan Capps, informative speaking; Lisa Vickery, prose and spelling; Lisa Jones, Renee Bennett, and Brad Crittenden, journalism; Lisa Jones, ready writing; Brad Crittenden, science; Karen Boyett, typ- ing; Lori Barnes and Beth Moyers, shorthand; Stacy Kimbell and Susan Walker, calculator applications. Winners in the Regional competition (pictured center right) were: Lori Barnes, first in shorthand; Lisa Vickery, third in prose and second in spelling; Susan Capps, fourth in informative speaking; Lisa Jones, second in headline writing. At the State U.I.L. meet in Austin, Lori Barnes and Susan Capps (pictured at top of page) received third place in their respective events. ’Necks Capture 16th Straight Literary Crown enue Seremete tain we a cha fF saocclecnmantrsnsoegiaanese + yl eee

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Annual Signing Top Left: Debbie King starts the year off practicing for Miss Photogenic. Top Right: Lori Pepper takes a break from writ- ing her life’s history in someone’s annual. Middle Left: Susan Bodovsky ‘‘grins’’ as she hides her just written secrets from the camera. Bottom Right: Ex-Senior Wendy Peterson is “pooped’”’ from autographing so many annuals. Bottom Left: Gary Shirley returns for one last time to relive old memories with his friends.

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Informative Speakers Send One to State Meet 8 Lz J ef 3 weir ty CA nit thai u . %, Pam ia ‘Abi ih J ganna wi Hah) i} TT In the speaking events, 4 z= i + I OB 1 en Susan Capps, Kim Ware, 7 | ate Tricia Hill and Brent a iy ) Hargis spoke on current . topics as informative speakers. Informative speaking is a contest to stimulate an active in- terest in current world af- fairs. Susan Capps placed first at District, qualifying her for Regional competi- tion where she received the Alternate to State position. Susan was able to compete in Austin and won the third place bronze medal. Persuasive iat Gain Needed Experience Mi) EM et ET a Sead: | it ie — wat cs eee | | Persuasive speaking, | , | fee Me Wt sponsored by Mr. Bob Bohn, is a contest to train students to analyze a cur- rent issue, determine a point of view for himself and then to organize and deliver a speech to per- suade his listeners to agree with his viewpoint. Students participating in this event were YoYo Tor- res, Roger Bateman, Laura Harris and Larry Post. These students were unable to place at District, but they did attain valuable experience for the years to come.