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

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In shorthand competi- tion, two girls represented White Oak and both ad- vanced to the Regional meet. In District, Lori Barnes won first place while Beth Moyers won third. At the regional meet, Lori again brought home the gold but Beth failed to place higher than fourth. Lori worked hard and as a result, won third place at the State meet in Austin. Mrs. Shirley Stracener is the shorthand sponsor. In U.I.L. typing competi- tion, three hard-working students represented White Oak at the District meet. Karen Boyett received first place with a perfect paper containing no errors and qualified for the Regional meet. However, the competition grew tough as Karen failed to receive a winning place. Others competing in typ- ing were Nancy Silver- tooth and Kelly Cole. The sponsor for U.I.L. typing is Mrs. Janet Hasley. 22 Lever erey yw SPO tt One Advances to State Contest in Shorthand 4 ay tll

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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.

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in eS | Students participating in U.LL. number sense found themselves com- peting against a tough group of determined District rivals. Although no one advanced to Regional, Renee Bennett and Susan Walker tied for fourth place. Susan Capps also participated in number sense. Mr. Bill Rogers in the sponsor of number sense. Two Attend Regional in First-Year Calculation A new contest was add- ed this year while slide rule was dropped. Calculator applications was instituted due to the rising use of calculators in today’s society. Susan Walker worked hard to master the skills of using the calculator and won se- cond place at the District meet for her efforts. Stacy Kimbell also won third place at District. Both girls advanced to Regional where Stacy received alternate to State and Susan Walker received sixth place. Brad Crit- tenden also competed in calculator applications. Mr. Bill Rogers is their sponsor.