Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 62, No. 306, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 7, 1976 Page: 2 of 10
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PAGE TWO—S*pulp4 ( Okla.) Mtrald. Tuetday, September 7, if?*
'Howdy Week’ Greets Students *capu‘co Curriculum
Today marked the begin-
ning of what may be con-
sidered the most fun-filled
week of the school year
Student Council sponsors
"Howdy Week" every year to
help welcome the new*
students and sophomores into
Sapulpa High School
Many activities are
scheduled throughout the
week so that all S.H S.
students can get together and
just have fun
Tuesday's activities began
with the class cards The
sophomores must wear putrid
pink “Howdy Week" cards
with their names on them also
that all will know who the
sophomores are Juniors will
wear wonderful white cards
with their names on them, just
in case they have been
forgotten over the summer.
And the seniors will wear
beautiful blue cards so all will
know them Also, that there
will be a watermelon feed
which will feature a seed
spitting contest
Wednesday before school
and at noon, the Student
Council members will be
auctioned off to the highest
bidder at the Slave Sale These
members will be the slave of
their highest bidder for the
day.
Thursday will be Dogpatch
Day in which everyone is
urged to dress country-like
There will be a Til Abner and
Daisy May look-alike contest
and later that night everyone
can enjoy some good old
fashion movies in the High
School auditorium
Friday will lie Blue and
White Day And, of course,
there will be a pep rally at
noon Then later that night
everyone can support the
‘Sapulpa Chieftain football
team at our first home game
°f the season against Tulsa's
Maaon I’atr lots, to be played
at the new Collin's football
stadium
Saturday night will end the
week with a Sadie Hawkins
Dance As President of the
Student Council, Debbie
Ijdtasssaid. "So girls don't be
shy and ask your favorite guy
to the dance, hut if you guys
just can't decide which girl to
go with, meet them all there
and come by yourself "
Editorial
B> SCOTT RCTZ
Ihe winds of change blew over the Sapulpa High
School Administration this summer, leaving its chain of
command somewhat juggled But the job change that the
students will find the most obvious will probably be the least
profound
Ron James, long the trouble-shooter of discipline at
SHS, is the new principal of the high school By receiving this
promotion Mr James will bring his "tough but fair image"
to the Principal's office. This unage colors his perceptions of
school policy In dealing with budget and curriculum, or
faculty and students, he will be a strong principal, not
backing down under fire, yet applying an even-handed
justice to everything he does in the office. Thus will probably
be his most noticeable quality as compared to Mr Dodson's
exceptional tactical skill in broadening the curriculum
But while perceptions of the qualities of the principal
change, the actual application of policy will not change
While the philosophy and direction of the job will be under
Mr James' influence, the policy of the school will be
colored by the advice and ratification of the Assistant
Superintendent and the Superintendent This should mean no
change in the progress made in the curriculum In matters
other than curriculum, such as the budget and Student
Council, the change might be more pronounced but not
radical.
Mr James is, I think, already beginning to get the feel of
the job. One could see that Friday in the assembly when he
gave an extemporaneous speech that was well received by
the school. It projected a different image of the principal and
that is the analysis of the principal's office this year: dif-
ferent unage, similar policy.
Traditional Event
Sparks Pep Rally
Last Thursday night, many
Sapulpa Chieftain fans wit-
nesses the massacre of what is
now the ex-Bristow Pirate
football player. He went up in
smoke to symbolize the death
of this weeks' rival team at the
hands of the Chieftains But of
course, it wasn’t a real foot-
ball-player. It was just
George. a dummy made up by
the Rooters Hub.
The name George evolved
from a popular song in 1961,
"Let George Do It", and so
SHS did. The name has stuck.
Each class donated
something to the fire, which
was lighted by Tom Beasley .
the captain of the Chieftain
football team Jim Burnett,
senior class president, threw
in a Pirate constructed of
cardboard. Junior class
president Jack Holloway cast
in a stuffed Pirate, while
sophomore class president,
Teri Wisor donated a Pirate
flag.
After the burning, everyone
met on the Creek County
Courthouse lawn for a pep
rally All joined in on cheers
and a few football players
gave speeches Then everyone
rode around town and
demonstrated their spirit to
the public.
“Correct the faculty, scold the students, straighten out the School Board—here I am hack at
disciplining again ”
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A weekly collection el newt from Sopulpe High
School, under the direction oi Rick Wool try Co
editors: Scott Ruti and Jesse Cline Assistant
editor: Oiristie Schcrman Exhanpe editor
Lesa Hunter. Senior members: Cindy Downs.
Phillip Lloyd, Brenda Mann, and Jotene Russell
Juniors: Darren Brickey. Teresa Cook. George
Henson, Jim Hill, Rototoin Folfor, and Tori
Skinner. Sophomores: Linda Harper. Mike
Sorrell, and Sharon Taylor Typists: Rita Hath
cock and Connie Haynes.
Council Election Held
U nder N ew Guidelines
Election of the Student she stated, “I think it was very
Council representatives, held successful. I’ve seen a lot of
last Tuesday in homeroom, new faces that were not in
was conducted under a new Student Council before. Also,
system adopted by the
Council. Under the old system,
representatives were elected
the previous year on a school-
wide basis, and then appointed
to homerooms. This year,
representatives were elected
from their homeroom at the
beginning of the year. When
asked why the change was
made. President Debbie
laBass said, "We hoped we
could involve more students
and a wider variety of
students in Student Council.”
About the success of the plan,
the enthusiasm over the
Howdy Committee was un-
believable.”
Also new to representative
elections was the process of
accepting volunteers. When
asked about volunteers,
Debbie said that the people
wanted in Student Council are
those that are interested and
willing to work for Student
Council, and if someone
volunteered they probably
have these qualities.
Another new wrinkle in the
Student Council is that each
chartered club will be allowed
one representative and two
alternates to the Student
Council. There are expected to
be ten clubs involved. These
ten representatives and their
alternates, along with the
other 37 representatives and
their alternates, will make the
Student Council about 190
members strong. When asked
if possibly the Council is too
large, Debbie responded, “No,
Student Council is not too
large. It must be large to get
the complete viewpoint of the
student body. Even with 150
members, we will get
everyone involved.”
Council Committees Named
In Year’s First Meeting
(Few VWew Fhete)
GEORGE BURNS
Chorus To Sing At Grid Gome
The Student Council held its
first meeting this Wednesday
with President Debbie LaBacs
presiding. This weeks’
meeting was dedicated to the
election of officers and
committee appointments.
Elected to the office of
Recording Secretary, whose
Job it is to keep attendance
records and to record the
activities of the Council, was
Teresa Ttnnblooon. The newly
elected Correapendtng
Worley, the new treasurer.
The historian, Jewel Perry,
keeps a lasting record of
Council activities. Conducting
the devotional before each
meeting will be Keith Harris,
chapUn. For her only ap-
pointment, President la Bass
appointed Jeaae Cline aa
sergeant at trim.
In her drat meeting,
as vice-chairman. Setting the
rules and procedures for
elections to be conducted by
the Student Council will be the
Election committee, headed
by Lori Nave and Jack
Holloway. The Publicity
committee, under the
chairmanship of Scott Rate,
with Jbbmi Hama as vies-
an af-
Lures 8
Sapulpans
Senora Davis proved to be
an exciting tour guide as she
and seven students visited
Acapulco this past July. The
group was composed of
various high school students:
Teresa Tutnbleson, Teresa
Varnell. Shari Smith, Ijnda
Kirby, Valerie McDonnel,
George Henson and Hobert
Hendryx They liegan the six
day trip bv departing Tulsa
early on July 22 and arriving
in I lailas to find that they were
in for a bit of trouble. The
trouble was that six of the
students were, according to
Mexican law, entering the
country illegally. The law of
that country states that each
minor, before entering the
country, should have the
written consent of both legal
guardians Six students had
only the written consent of one
parent or guardian. After a bit
of debating, however, the
students were allowed to enter
the country. Arriving in
Acapulco, the students fust
settled themselves into their
rooms and then found time to
explore the city
Between visiting the shops
and beaches, the group was
kept busy by touring different
parts of the city. Their time
was also divided between
viewing the "ultura! aspects
and the recreational aspec t,
of the city. Two of the
recreational events the
students enjoyed were wat-
ching the famous "cliff
divers" and touring the
harbor in a glass-bottomed
boat. Any spare time the
students had was spent by
using their verbal skills In
Spanish by speaking to a
group of newly acquainted
friends. As in the United
States, the group attended an
early morning Mass service
on Sunday
The Mexican monetary
system kept many of the
students thinking about how to
convert American dollars to
Mexican pesos. Eventually,
the conversion system
became almost natural for
them
TTie time set to return to the
U S. arrived too soon for most
of the students George
Henson summed up all their
feelings when he said. “The
time passed all too quickly for
us...." leaving home on July
27, the group arrived back in
Sapulpa with a collection of
souvenirs, stories to tell, and
many fond memories
Rooters
Club Has
Busy Year
Spirit around Sapulpa
School has been high this past
week. Hooters dub members
have been busy selling
Rooters shirts and buttons, in
anticipation of first game ot
the season. The Rooters
shirts, designed by Karen
Thompson, are on sale for
$5.00. Wearing one of these
shirts allows students to ride
the Rooters bus free. Rooters
buttons are selling for 35 cents
and they are a way to confirm
membership.
Rooters dub officers for
this year are President,
Suzanne Ellis; Vice-president,
ljesa Hunter; Secretary, Tami
Naifeh; and Banner Chair-
man, Cindy Downs.
According to president
Suzanne Ellis, Rooters Club is
planning a busy year ot
activities for the various
sports. They hope to promote
many special events
throughout the year to keep
the spirit high among SHS
students. The first event will
be Friday, Blue and White
day. Everyone is urged to
wear blue and wldte on that
day.
Rooters Club sponsored the
first aaembly of the year last
Friday. The asaambly opened
with the introduction ot the
Bolstered
Many new subjects have
been added to Sapulpa High
School's curriculum this year.
A few of them, in fact,
probchly need a little ex-
planation
One new class offered this
year is Vocational Office
Education, taught by Mrs Sue
Houghton Students who are
involved in this i-ourse are
presently studying Basic
Grammar and Personality
Development. Other areas to
tie covered in the VOE Hass
include typing, business
correspondence, clerical
record keeping, business law,
job applications, resumes,
records management, and
human relations The purpose
of VOE is to train the students
for many types of business
positions, which will aid them
in obtaining better paying
jobs
Business law, another new
course, is taught by Mr Ray
Reins. This course deals with
basic legal problems such as
income tax, corporate
finance, interest rates, and
contracts. The emphasis is
upon the normal contacts an
average person is going to
have with the law
Also offered this year is a
course called Consumer
Economics, taughts by Mrs.
Edna Hellen This class is
designed to help the student
master his own financial
affairs and gain more of the
material things in life.
Welding 1 has been added
this year An introduction to
theory and practice, this class
Ls instructed by Mr John
Mahan. Included in this
course is the study of
metallurgy, the identification
of various metals used in
modern industry Mr Mahan
also teaches Basic Electricity.
Tennis is being taught by
Mrs Mary Catherine Davis
Both beginning and advanced
tennis classes make up one
semester.
Mr Sam Houghton teaches
a new course call Commercial
Art. This is the study of design
in relation to everyday life.
Practical Speech, public
speaking, and acting are three
new classes taught by Mrs
Jeanne DeVilliers. lYactical
speech concerns giving the
very basic types of speeches
Public speaking will not only
include basic speaking, but
also creative types of
speeches Acting involves
studying the techniques of
acting and presenting plays
for other Hasses
20 Credits Needed
For Class Of 1979
Subject requirements for
high school graduation have
been changed for the
sophomore class of 1979 The
new requirements are four
years of English, three years
of Social Studies including 4
unit of (/klahoma History, 14
units of U.S History, one year
of either World History or
Modern History, one year at
Math, and two years of
Science including lab
All Juniors' and Seniors'
subject requirements remain
the same; Four years of
English, two years of Social
Studies including '? Oklahoma
History, 14 U.S History, one
year of Math and one year of
Science
Of all these 20 credits, 16
must be earned in academic
subjects. No more than four
activity credits may apply
toward the 20 for graduation.
All college-bound Juniors and
Seniors are advised to enroll
in one or both World History or
Modern History
Chiefs Display
Two- Way Skills
By PHILLIP LLOYD
Sapulpa's upset victory at
Bristow last Friday started
many people talking excitedly
about the prospects for the
rest of the season The 20-13
victory over the Pirates was
even more pleasing con-
sidering the size advantage
held by the Bristow players If
Friday was any indication, the
Chieftains will be winning a
few more before the season
Hoses.
If you hadn't been there for
both halves, you could have
sworn that there were two
different games. The first half
was the Chieftain offense at its
best. Most impressive was the
ability of the offensive to
capitalize on two Bristow
turnovers and the fine job
done at quarterback by Frank
Gantz. Gantz, a 6-1,169 pound
transfer from Texas, showed a
strong, accurate arm, going 5-
11 < despite having three
passes (kopped) and on touch-
down, and timely running,
getting first downs on more
than one third and long
situation.
Part of the credit to the
offensive success must go to
head Coach Art Davis, who
called the plays from the
sidelines. The Sapulpa
defense. although in-
consistent, continually came
up with the big play I*ad>r«
the way was senior safety
Ricky Brunner, who came up
with two turnovers, a fumble
and interception, both of
which ended Bristow drives.
The second half was
something else It was what
most sports fans call "real
defense." It was simply
devastating The defensive
line had complete control of
the line of scrimmage, despite
the obvious size advantage in
favor of their Bristow op-
ponents. The secondary and
linebaefcing were superlative,
with members of both making
key third and fourth down
plays
Sapulpa is scheduled to open
its home season this Friday
against Tulsa Mason, who
beat highly regarded Tulsa
Rogers in the All-City Tour-
nament in Tulsa. Keys will be
using pressure defense and
flawless execution.
There has been some
question concerning the
readiness of the stadium for
the first home game this
Friday This may cause the
site of the game to be moved;
if so, the announcement will
be made later in the week.
More Girls Trying Out
For Chieftainette Team
pings, and Junior varsity
ebaariaadera. They ware
foDowsd bp a humorous Ait,
depicting the history of SHS up
H**dy Wook art Is ho an- Duels thon Introducod the 1V7I Lincteay nuhnthall r>mp
"•wood hhr, foot bell team. LJndsav. Oklahoma 1m
Aknoot doubled in size this
year it Sapulpa High School is
the girls' basketball team
under the leadership of Lana
Kite. Ufa will be the third
season for the CMoftalmttos.
Hie girls are very buy
fitting ready for the up-
coming basketball ooaoon.
Loot aummer, many of the
~ be found at
in
Accor-
ding to Coach Kite, the girls
are really working harder thio
year.
Biahop K at ley will provide
the moat competition for the
team. Conch Kite comment*,
“I don’t think than wIB be a
number one prapoct player
this year. Everybody’s good.
The attitude is great and I
think we’re Just a bettor ball
loom. I
this year.'
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