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PAGE TWO—Sapulpa (Okla.) Herald. Tuesday, February IS, lf7J
Here Friday Night
Game Of Year: SHS, Bulldogs
HAPPINESS IS having a giant snowball rammed into your face. Demonstrating their friendship is Mike Harris and Denise
Davis. (Pow Wow Photo)
Pow Wow
Letter
To Editor
Dear Editor:
In the world today there are
two main powers that govern us.
These are right and wrong. No
matter what the question or
problem, there is a right way
and a wrong way to answer or
solve it
There is no middle in right and
wrong. There is no almost right
or almost wrong. You can only
look at the facts and try to un-
derstand the true desire of the
problem.
w But how many of us are able to
see clearly? In the jet age of
today things have been
smoothed over so much that,
what the older generation was
taught was immoral and sinful is
now and everday occurance.
People look at the younger
generation and ask themselves
where they went wrong in
teaching us the meaning of life.
They look at us and see a lawless
breed of hippies who want to live
their own lives.
We are taced with drugs,
group sex, liquor by the drink
and the pursuit of happiness. But
how can we look for happiness
when the things that are wrong
have on sheep's clothing and the
older generation won't take time
to reveal them to us.
The young people of today
have more idle time in which to
experiment with anything. We
drive a car and want to be free.
But can a young person live free
in a country where the wrongs of
society have been covered up
and made to look as clean as
sheep’s wool?
Wrong is wrong. Right is right.
And if we, a different individual,
can’t tell the difference, what
will become of this once great
United States?
Vernon Howard
Additional
Honor List
The following names were left
•ff the honor roll last week:
Senior A honor roll for both
semester and 9 weeks: Karen
Butler.
Senior AStB for the semester:
James Gubas.
Senior A and B for the nine
weeks: Jolene Humphrey.
Junior A for the nine weeks:
Linda Heitman and Diana
Joseph.
Junior A & B for the nine
weeks: Mary Mefford, Lorinda
Sipe and Mike Parks.
Junior A for the semester:
Diana Joseph and linda Heit-
man.
Junior A & B for the semester:
Mary Mefford, Lorinda Sipe,
Jan Welter, Mike Parks and
Jackie Smith.
David Epperson was inad-
vertently placed on the
sophomore roll; he should have
been listed as a junior.
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Co editors Rodney Bodoon ond Vicki Porkor Assistant
editor Julio Vochion Photographers Mike White and
Chris Carlton Reporters —senior George Pullen
Juniors Kathy Arnold Deane Boman Mike Crabtree
Lmda Davis Beth Engie Cindy Head Vernon Howard
Caryoi Mills Cathie Reynolds Jackie Smith Kenny
Trice Pam Wilson Sophomores Rhonda Badeen Cindy
Chambers John Davis Keta James Kaye Keetorv Becky
‘/efford Steve 0 Bnen Debbie SeMers Jackie Stephens
Valentine Story
We could tell Valentine’s Day
was going to be another one of
those things this year. It was
Leap Year and confusion was
quickly setting in—along with a
small amount of frustration on
everyone’s part. This was
evident as girls were coming
from all sides trying to find a
suitable mate for themselves,
without wasting a moment’s
precious time.
Although most of the hand-
some ones were taken and were
not likely to be let go of for quite
some time, a few were still
lingering like Vernon Howard
and dear, sweet, lovable, hand-
some Chris Carlton.
During fourth hour the girls
were foolishly dreaming about
what Prince Charming would
bring them—roses? Candy?
Maybe even a ring!! (One of
those nice ones. You know, the
one with the whistle in it that you
always find in your box of
Cracker Jacks.) But the guys
had different ideas. They were
saving their money for that new-
set of mags, that fishing trip
coming up, and that dented
fender in their Dad's car.
They were also thinking about
what their nice, sweet princess
would bring them. Would it be a
new car? Maybe a nice Mickey
Mouse watch. Or even a nice
inexpensive $200 tape deck for
his car. They knew that their
girlfriends thought money grows
on trees and if the girls knew
where a money tree was, by all
means, they could afford to
spend these small amounts of
money on their boyfriends.
A week before Valentine’s
Day, the girls began to think of
how they had tricked last years
boyfriends into a nice present.
There was blackmail—like
telling his mom the real reason
he got in at three in the morning
Saturday night or the truth about
how the dent did get in the
fender. If that didn’t work there
was always the old ‘You don’t
love me anymore. Go ahead—
you'll be sorry! You’ll never find
anyone else like me. Who else
would change the flats on your
car in zero degree weather, or
put up with your dumb habit of
sucking your thumb!!
But the boys too, knew tricks
as to how to persuade her to buy
that special something. There
was threatening, “Either you
buy me that car, or the next time
you step out of that house you
had better pray that I’m not on
the same street." There was also
the usual bribery, "I don’t want
to push you, Sweetheart, but
remember how you wanted to go
to the prom? You buy me that
car and I’ll take you to the prom.
Otherwise we are gonna walk.”
Subtle hints such as “Gosh, I
sure would like to have that car
for Valentine’s Day. Hey, how
much money do you have in the
bank?” Another hint was “Do
you realize if you would sell 2f>0
boxes of that stationary the Pow
Wow is selling, I could get that
tape deck to go with that new car
you are going to buy me?" But
some girls just couldn’t take the
hint.
The days flew by; the girls
weren’t taking the hints and
guys weren't taking the bait.
There was going to be quite
some problem when February 14
rolled around.
At last the case was sent to the
upper court—Cupid himself.
"This is ridiculous!! 1 didn’t
plan on Valentine’s Day turning
out like this. Of course I didn’t
plan on Leap Year either. Why,
this could even turn out to be
another St. Valentine’s Day
Massacre.” Cupid quickly set to
work.
On February 14, better known
as Valentine’s Day, everyone
was seen happily going along
their merry little ways. There
were no frowns, no more hinting,
threatening, or bribery. The
girls and guys were very happy
and full of peace and love for all.
That’s the end of our story. Oh,
and by the way, while you’re
trying to figure out how Cupid
did it, smile and have a Happy
Valentine’s Day.
SHS Calendar
February 18 Basketball—Okmulgee—here
February 18 Regional wrestling
19
21 FT A meeting
22 Basketball—Sand Springs—there
Pep club meeting
24 Americanism Assembly—9:00
25 District Teachers’ Meeting—no school
25 Basketball—regional tournament
26 Wrestling—state tournament
28 FT A meeting
29 Film-9:30
Pow Wow Staff Good Salesmen
Members of the Pow Wow The purpose of selling
staff were very busy selling stationery was to earn enough
stationery the last week Five money to go to contest April 7.
days being the limit for selling it Each year the Pow Wow staff
didn’t give the members much participates in these contests.
time This year they will take two trips
There were three types of „ne of which will be at Nor-
staUonery from which to choose: theastern State College in
one featured the school emblem, Tahlequah. The day will consist
another was mod and the last of a general session; lunch
was parchment. Each box sells which will include a guest
for $2.00. Pow Wow made ap- speaker and four or five
proximately $306.00. separate sessions.
By George Pullen
In almost every sport, there is
one game of the year. For
example, in football this year it
was Oklahoma vs. Nebraska, or
Chiefs
Bump
Tigers
The Sapulpa Chieftains, with a
string of six consecutive vic-
tories, finally had that streak
broken with a 66-63 loss at the
hands of Tulsa McLain last
Tuesday But the Chieftains
bounced back on Friday to take
an all-important 75-72 Green
Country Conference victory over
Cushing. The Cushing victory
gave the Chieftains a 14-6 season
record and a 6-2 conference
mark. It also sets the stage for
the Green Country Conference
title clash between Sapulpa and
the Okmulgee Bulldogs on
February 18, in the Chieftains’
gym.
Against McLain, the Chief-
tains dominated the first two
quarters of play, and held a 24-10
lead at one point, seeming to be
on their way to an easy victory.
But the Scots refused to fold, and
steadily chipped away at the
Chieftain lead until they took the
lead midway through the final
period and held on to the 66-63
win.
Despite fine rebounding by
Kenneth Dansby, who had 19 and
Mike Parks who had 18, Sapulpa
virtually lost the game at the
free-throw line, hitting only 23 of
41 attempts, and only 2 of 8 in the
final period of play.
Dansby led Chieftain scoring
with 16 points, followed by Steve
Vanarsdel, 15; Ric Curtis, 14;
Parks, 9; Pat Ritchie, 8 and
Tracy Grim, 1.
The Chieftains then got back to
their winning ways on Friday by
using a second-half rally to
overcome Cushing 75-72. Led by
the conference’s leading scorer,
Curtis, who had 24 points, and
Vanarsdel, who had 22 points.
The Chiefs rallied from a 36-30
halftime deficit, to a 52-50 third-
quarter lead. The final quarter a
see-saw battle until Cushing took
a 72-69 lead with 43 seconds
remaining. Curtis then hit a lay
up cutting it to 72-71. Cushing
then threw the ball away, but as
the Chieftains attempted to
capitalize on the error, a long
pass intended for Vanarsdel was
picked off with 22 seconds
remaining. As the ball was
brought in bounds by the Tigers
Donnie Dye, he inadvertently
stepped on the boundary line,
turning the all over to Sapulpa.
The ball was then fed to Chutis
and the 5’11” senior sank a
twisting jump-shot from under
the basket to give the Chiefs a73-
72 lead. Cushing's Keith Davis
was then fouled by Mark Tucker
with 10 seconds remaining. The
free throw missed, and Curtis
was fouled while rebounding. He
then sank both ends of the one-
and-one to ice the victory with
only seven seconds showing on
the clock.
Other Chieftain scorers were
Dansby, 16; Parks, 9; Ritchie, 2
and Grim, 2.
The Sapulpa “B” team raised
their record to 12-2 with a 72-57
win over Cushing. Mark Tucker
scored 24 points to lead Sapulpa
scoring against McLain, while
Harold Bowles scored 22 points
to lead the attack against
Cushing.
FTA Plans
Zodiac Dance
The Future Teachers of
America met Monday, January
31, to discuss several topics. One
of them was Now or Never week.
During the week the Future
Teachers of America will
sponsor a Zodiac dance. A
committee was formed to draw
up plans for the dance.
In the past the Future
Teachers of America has shown
the teachers their appreciation
by giving them an hour off one
day. This year the Future
Teachers of America will
designate one week called
Teacher Appreciating Week.
Each member will help a
teacher one hour after school for
a week.
maybe Dallas vs. Miami.
This year, the game of the
year in basketball has to be
Sapulpa vs. Okmulgee, on
February 18. The stakes are
high, the winner will be con-
sidered the superior team in the
Green Country Conference and
will hold a possible second-or
third-place state ranking.
Along with the game of the
year, there are always
predictions to be made. And that
is why I have taken it upon
myself to predict the outcome of
GRABBING THE REBOUND is Chieftain Mike Nightingale. (Pow Wow Photo)
Keeping SHS Spirit Alive
By Julie Machlan
I have always been told that in
writing an editorial the first step
should be te state the problem or
put a question in the mind of the
reader. >■,
But instead of putting a
question in your mind or stating
the problem, I am going to
merely state facts and
situations. I believe in this way it
will allow you, the reader, to
determine the problem or
whether there is a problem or
not yourself.
First, remember back about
three years ago. The wrestling
team at Sapulpa High was doing
great. We had one of the top
teams in the state. Our wrestling
spirit was up. The gym was
always full at home events, and
many attended away matches.
At the same time, our
basketball team was having an
off seasdh The spirit and sap-
port was lacking, .to say. the
least, and so were the fans at the
games.
Second, let’s come back to the
present. Things around the high
school have made a change.
Our Chieftain basketball team
is ranked fifth in the state,
second in the Green Country
Conference and they have
established a 14-6 season record.
The basketball spirit is great.
The gym is packed at all home
games and Sapulpa fans make
quite a showing at out-of-twon
games, too.
this classic battle for the
following reasons.
First of all, you can’t ignore
the first meeting of the two ball
clubs, with Okmulgee a 66-51
winner. But you have to take into
consideration the Chieftains
were without Ric Curtis, who
was injured. Curtis averages 20
points a game, not to mention his
superb ball-handling abilities.
Partially because of this, the
Chieftains committed 30 turn-
overs against the Bulldog
press. With Curtis in the lineup,
however, this total would
probably be cut in half.
Also, take into consideration
that Mike Parks, who averages
13 points a game, had his worst
night of the year scoring only
two points and the fact that
Steve Vanarsdel, who normally
hits on'48 per cent of his shots,
hit only 8 of 21 that night. The
entire Sapulpa team hit only 17
of 47 shots.
Then there’s Kenneth Dansby,
who has come on strong for the
Chieftains, scoring 16 points in
each of the last two games and
collecting numerous rebounds
He is sure to give Okmulgee's
6’5” Dewey McClain a battle on
the boards.
Too, there is the aggressive
defensive play of Pat Ritchie,
which will certainly hamper
Okmulgee’s offense.
Also there is the question of
reserve strength. Sapulpa again
has the edge here, with Tracy
Grim and Larry Nightingale
able to handle either the post of
forward position and do a fine
job. And at the guard slot there’s
Mark Tucker and Harold
Bowles, who are ready when
needed. As for Okmulgee’s
bench, there is not one reserve
with the experience or
capabilities to take over for a
starter. Go past the starting five,
and the Bulldogs are in trouble
When you also consider that/
The wrestling team has had a the Chieftains are averaging 75
bad season. There is a poor points a game to about 63 for the
showing at home events and only Bulldogs while playing ap-
a few parents and close1 friends proximately the same teams and
appfcfcf at "me Tririly rfMtrhws ’ ’ the fact that the game will be
Third, at basketball games the played on the Chieftains' home
spirit is overwhelming. . .if court, Sapulpa has to be the
we're ahead. As long as the favorite.
Chieftains are ahead or tied the On the basis of all these fac-
spirit couldn’t be better. The Pep tors, I predict Sapulpa will win
club is bursting with en- the game of the year, 73-68.
thusiasm, the Bleacher Bums
yell, and the fans roar. But if the
team gets behind by two points
the crowd, including Bleacher
Bums and Pep club, seem to feel
that the game is lost.
Now that I’ve stated these
facts and situations, is there a
problem at SHS? If there is, only
we can change it.
Senior Quartet Offers
Rare Study In Harmony
It is rare for four females to
get along in such harmony as do
Missy Berry, Stephanie
Holloway, Jo Lynn Patty and
Debbie Atkinson. And I use the
word harmony in more than one
way. Although the girls are all
good friends, they are also the
members of the most popular
ensemble around, better known
as the Senior Quartet.
The girls have almost grown
up together since Fate and
Wood lawn Elementary School
threw them together. When they
entered Sapulpa Junior High, in
the eighth grade, Mrs. DeLong,
who was at that time the junior
high music director, conceived
the brilliant idea to put the girls
and their vocal talents to work—
and the “Eighth Grade Quartet"
was bom.
The years have come and
gone. The “Fearsome Four-
some" has changed names four
times, (Freshman Quartet,
Sophomore Quartet, etc.) and
their style of music has also
evolved from the "Barbershop"
music they started with to the
present type of pop and rock that
they now perform.
Do they have disagreements?
“Oh, yes, we do, all the time,"
said Stephanie, “but we’ve
gotten to be so close that we can
settle them really fast,” with a
laugh, “we just go ask Mr.
Law!” But the girls all agree
that although they do sometimes
have minor disagreements, they
always settle them very quickly.
The members of the Senior
Quartet though famous because
of the group are aiso outstanding
in other activities. Jo Lynn is
president of the Student Council,
Debbie is an enthusiastic
member of the Ping-Pings, and
president of FTA. Missy serves
as president of the Pep club, and
Stephanie is Thespian president
and is known for her pep and
enthusiasm as a Chieftain.
The girls have, over the years,
performed in most major
assemblies and at many clubs,
luncheons and dinners. They
have consistently received
superior ratings at contest. And
they are NOT looking forward to
the Senior Assembly because as
Missy said, “It will be the last
time we sing together. After
graduation, Jo Lynn and Steph
are going toO.U., Debbie’s going
to OSU and I’m going out of
state." But for the present the
girls are singing, practicing,
performing and having fun and
when the fateful day finally does
come and the Senior Quartet
sings its last, they will leave
behind memories of the best
Quartet ever.
Linda Wilson Selected
For Homemaker Honor
Linda Wilson, a senior, has now eligible for state and
been named The Betty Crocker national honors.
Homemaker of Tommorrow for The state Homemaker of
1972 on the basis of her scores in Tomorrow will be selected on the
a written knowledge and attitude performance in the December 7
examination. Linda was chosen test, and will be awarded a $1,500
the winner out of many senior scholarship. A set of
girls who took the test on Encyclopedia Briannica will be
December 7. Linda will receive given to the school. The second
a specially designed charm from ranking girl will receive a
the sponsor, General Mills and is scholarship of $500.
FFA Outlines Club Projects
At the February 7 meeting of
the Future Farmers of America
money making projects were
discussed for the FFA and the
I-ettermen’s Club.
The FFA and the Lettermen's
Club discussed a basketball
game to be held before or during
now or never week.
Another project that was
discussed was the Donkey
Basketball game between the
FFA and the Interact Club. This
Rame will be held Tuesday, April
4.
Entertainment at the meeting
included boxing matches bet-
ween the boys.
3 Chiefs
Are Cited
For Play
If you were choosing the
Player of the Week for the
Mclain and Cushing games,
who would you choose? You
would probably narrow it down
to Ric Curtis and Kenneth
Dansby, which is what Coach
Ray Reins did.
Ric was chosen mainly for his
performance in the Cushing
fame. Curtis came through with
the last six points against the
Tigers, four of which were made
in the final 22 seconds. Curtis
contributed 24 points to the game
and generally outplayed all-
state guard candidate Keith
Davis.
Dansby made a fine showing
in both games. He dumped 16
points against Melvin and
Cushing' Dansby captured 19
rebounds against the Scots and
10 against the Tigers, leading the
rebounds both nights. He also
made several key steals on the
press against Cushing.
The Sapulpa Snake award
again went to junior Mike Parks
Parks stole 17 rebounds against
Melvin and 9 against Cushing
Mike made the key bucket
against Cushing that Coach
Reins considers the turning
point in the game. He out-hustled
the Tigers four straight times at
the beginning of the third
quarter. Parks also did a good
job of covering his man on
defense.
Coach Reins comments on the
upcoming Okmulgee-Sapulpa
game Friday night: “The
Okmulgee game has to be the
most important game in the
school history. It’s a battle of
ranks. We’re fifth in the state
and they’re third. We must win
to get part of the conference
championship.
“Two years ago our basketball
was rock bottom and now we’re
going aginst the two-year
defending team.”
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