Wilburton High School - Diggers Yearbook (Wilburton, OK)

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Instrumental Music Develops Student Talent HIGH SCHOOL STAGE Band practices under the direction of Dee W. Hood for the Tri-State Music Festival, May 5-7. 1966 BAND OFFICERS are Logan Wright, Vice President, Alice Cook, Secretary, Lynn Schultz, Reporter, and Mary Grego, President. Instrumental music department offers a com- plete program to interested students with both Marching Band and Concert Band divisions. Dee W. Hood, instrumental music instructor, directs the Marching Band and also the Symphonic Con- cert group. The Marching Band, The Golden Diggers, entertained at home and at out-of-town football games with colorful and precision performances. Band members took top honors at several con- tests including Poteau Band Day, first place, and Muskogee Free State Fair, first place. WHS ma- jorettes were chosen the most outstanding at the Muskogee Fair and took first place honors at Ft. Smith, Arkansas, Christmas Parade. The Symphonic Concert group presented programs throughout the second semester and a spring concert in May, featuring several students in solos. The Instrumental Music Department stresses music appreciation and student performance by presenting the best in music. 18

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4-H Members Win State Contest 4-H Club members function as a part of the national 4-H organization in furthering the understanding of world problems. A series of chapter and individual projects stress useful citizenship and leadership in the community, The group is sponsored by Millie Bradley and Ray John- son, Latimer County Agent. Twenty-two members have entered national, state, and county contests, taking top honors in all three groups. Trice Wallace and Westley Bullard were selec- ted to attend the National Citizenship Workshop in Washington, D. C. , July 2-11, 1965, and Trice repre- sented county clubs at the American Royal Exposition in Kansas City, October 17-21. Trice Wallace was named to the 4-H Hall of Fame, based on total achieve- ment points. The high point of 4-H activities will come during the summer vacation when Westley Bullard and Trice Wallace will join the Agricultural Youth Goodwill Delegation on a People-To-People Tour of eastern and western Europe, June 21-July 12. The group will tour Belgium, Holland, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Switzerland, Germany, and France, and will carry a message of good-will to agricultural youth in those countries. 4-H CLUB OFFICERS are (ROW 1) Joe Cope, Song Leader, Rita Grego, Co-reporter, Pat Shero, Sec- retary, Anne Williams, Co-reporter, Millie Bradley, Sponsor, (ROW 2) Donnie Zink, Student Council Representative, Westley Bullard, President, Mark Julich, Game Leader, Larry Sockey, Vice President. ELEMENTARY 4-H CLUB members meet with indi- JUNIOR HIGH 4-H Club stresses community service, vidual sponsors. HIGH SCHOOL 4-H Club members stress personal improvement through projects.

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WEARING NEW UNIFORMS are majorettes Lois Ann Sokolosky, Angela Swaim, Susan Patterson, Trice Wallace, drum major, Rose Marie Cuzalina, Jeanie Belz, and Libby Wann. CHECKING MUSIC FOR state contest is Dee Hood, In- strumental Music Director. 1966 MARCHING BAND earned top honors at several marching contests.