Wilburton High School - Diggers Yearbook (Wilburton, OK)

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LIVESTOCK TEAM MEMBERS, Darius Maggi, Bob Williams, Kenny Fazekas, Jim Enis, won second place at District Livestock Show. One FFA project is the selection of team members in the fields of livestock, dairy, meats, and welding. Team members put their classroom knowledge, to work when they go in- to the field to judge livestock, dairy cattle, beef, and show their welding skills. Teams have entered a number of contests and have taken top honors in many of them. Team ac- tivities are a vital part of the agricultural pro- gram and develope leadership and character as well as an opportunity to use training they have gained during the year. GUY DONOLEY WITH Grand Champion Angus Heifer. 27 JOE RHOTEN EXERCISES his calf in his spare time.

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Agriculture Department Trains For Rural Leadership Wilburton High School Vocational Agriculture Department prepares students in the field of agricultural leadership and provides a complete program of training in several different fields. John Sokolosky, instructor, teaches 68 students and spon- sors the Future Farmers of America chapter. The program includes both classroom training and field training through the raising and caring of animals, Livestock selection and judging, pasture improvement, and meat prepara- tion are included in this program. Agriculture students select and raise a large number of animals as personal projects and enter the animals in a series of livestock shows in Oklahoma and Arkansas. Several students have built up large projects including herds of cattle and have im- proved large amounts of pasture in this area. By combining classroom study with field study, agriculture students are learning leadership and offering a service to farmers and ranchers in this area. FFA OFFICERS ARE (ROW 1) Darius Maggi, Kenny Fazekas, Joe Rhoten, Kenneth Christopher, Sammy Sullivan, Ronnie Southard, (ROW 2) Bobby Williams, Jimmy Enis, Bobby Stewart, Steve Mullins. JOHN SOKOLOSKY, FFA Sponsor. 68 FFA MEMBERS study agriculture through personal and chapter projects. 26

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INSPECTING CALF ON a field trip are Chuck Powell, Eugene Dukes, Mike Sheppard, John Crane, Ricky Enis, and Keith Shelton. SHOWING CHAMPION JUNIOR hereford Heifer is Kenny Fazekas. WELDING TEAM MEMBERS Lester Wray, Jim Allen, Mark Allen, and Jim Enis.