Wilburton High School - Diggers Yearbook (Wilburton, OK)

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Class Research Involves Students RESEARCH PROJECTS PROVIDE prac- tical experience for students in all divisions of high school education. Science Departments naturally lend themselves to experimentation while other divisions use displays, demon- strations and audio-visual aids to rein- force general information gained in textbook and lectures. In addition to college preparation, sev- eral departments provide instruction for personal use and vocational skills. Business, Industrial Arts, and Agricul- ture provide marketable skills while general education teaches basic infor- mation. Special services are provided by the Reading Laboratory and Speech Therapy Departments, offering intensive reme- dial and therapy instructions to stu- dents referred to them by faculty mem- bers. Up-to-date equipment in all departments provides specialized as well as general devices to expand subject matter and provide practice laboratories for skill development. Relaxing With Friends Breaks Pace SELECTING TOP HITS, Nikki Faulkner and Rick Enis hurry to join Sandra Carpenter and Bob Cole for a quick lunch. Lunch periods find many WHS students driving to local drive- ins for a short order lunch and a few minutes conversation with friends Remainder of the hour is filled with a drive downtown and sometimes a quick car wash for the teen- ager's status symbol. Students staying on the high school campus have a nourishing meal in the cafeteria or per- haps a Coke in the study hall with close friends. 4

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at Today’s Pace HARD AT WORK, a Freshman student, Barry Smith, sets the pace for the fifth hom Industrial Arts class under the super- vision of instructor Ronald Adams. Fresh- man boys taking Shop this year have had courses in mechanical drawing and simple building the past two years. Present classes consist of theory in wood- working, the use of various large pieces of machinery, and techniques in building more useful articles, such as chess sets, gun racks, and tables. Intent on his work at a grinder, Barry rep- resents a large portion of Wilburton High School youth, of the now generation, at today's pace. A day's pace begins early in the morning when students gather in differ- ent groups to talk about varied topics of the expected day's events and those of yesterday. The first bell rings and experi- enced students hurry off to their lockers. The ring of the second bell is heard and students make a mad dash for lockers, books, and classrooms By the third bell all are in their classes with the exceptions of those who were caught in a flow of traffic not going their direction. Six periods compose the day with a number of subjects from which students choose. Lockers bang and students leave for home. Silence. 3

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SPIRIT OF WILBURTON High School for 53 years is represented by the WHS spirit cup. Students compete yearly for class possession of this trophy. ketball players. Bo Morrow jumps high against John Cook to tip the ball to his teammates. Students React to Requirements LIONEL YOUNG ASSISTS Keith Smith in the combination of two chemicals as the chemistry class prepares for an experiment. Students learn the importance of following exact directions including the five basic steps involved in experimentation A written report expresses results of the ex- periment and insures understanding of re- sults and possible application to other pro- blems. Observing closely the initial steps is Ted Evicks, Phyllis Guazdausky, Linda Williams, and Libby Wright.