Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 70, No. 313, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 1984 Page: 1 of 14
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SAPl’LPAN (l.ARKM K Williams takes advantage of the Oklahoma s
Indian summer to get some work done in his garden Williams has seen 88
summers come and go and has harvested (lie garden plot in the hack yard
of his home for more than 30 years < Herald photo by Mendy W illiams •
Schooi chiefs grapple with growth
B\ REBECCA ETTER
Herald SUfl Writer
Shifts in the halance of student
population in Sapulpa classrooms,
and increases in student
enrollments in other area schools
— like those in Glenpool. Mounds
and Kellyville — have made the
beginning of the 1984-85 school year
a mad scramble for school ad-
ministrators.
Dr Charles Dodson, assistant
superintendent of Sapulpa Public
Schools, said that although
Sapulpa s enrollment figures are
about the same as last year, there
has been a shift in school popula-
tions.
Elementary enrollment is down
and the high school and junior high
are up The junior high anticipated
a crowd this year because a large
class moved from the middle
school
"We bought 75 new desks for the
high school and 75 new desks for
the junior high this year." said
Dodson "The junior high and high
schools are utilizing all the rooms
and are at 100 per cent operating
capacity The only way to make
room for more students was to add
more seats to already crowded
classrooms ."
Being crowded is nothing new to
Sapulpa schools though Dodson
said, "We've been crowded in the
middle school and high school for
sometime now." Now the junior
high joins the other two in
operating at lull capacity
Glenpool High School principal,
Dennis Chafin, sees the school's
overabundance of students as a
small problem.
"We certainly have more than
last year, but we are keeping up
w ith the enrollment." Chafin said
Chafin said the high school is
moving in portable buildings and
expanding the cafeteria to accom-
modate the influx of students, hut
that overall, they're not panicking
He said, "Last year, we had :!98
students and only graduated 36
This year, we had 105 seventh
graders move up. and with move-
ins. we have an enrollment of 515."
Chafin is most excited about the
school's expansion of curriculum.
"This year, we are offering a
foreign language program," he
said "Right now. it's just French
and Spanish But we have a
teacher qualified to teach German,
so in time, if there is enough stu-
dent interest, we will offer that
also."
Chafin feels that once the Glen-
pool sewer problem is resolved and
home building is completed, Glen-
pool schools will see quite a few
more students.
"When the sewer problem is
resolved, we may turn from a
trickle to a flood "
Doyle Carter, Mounds school
superintendent, has seen steady
growth in the Mounds schools. "We
receive about 20 more kids every
year."
Because Mounds anticipated the
steady growth, the city voted 95
per cent in favor of a bond issue to
build six more classrooms Carter
said that the students will tie able
to move into those classrooms in
about 30 days
Chafin and Carter agreed that
having community support and
backing is the key to staying ahead
of the game
Kellyville school superintendent,
Dr Dwight Davidson, said. "Our
enrollment is up. but not a large
amount. For the past ten years, we
have seen an ever increasing trend
of5to7percent "
Because of the new students
each year. Kellyville school plans
on the increase each year and acts
accordingly. “We've been
outgrowing our facilities for some
time now," Davidson said
Five of the school's eight
buildings are metal structures ad
ded over the years to accom-
modate the influx of new students
This year, the cafeteria was
remodeled and more seats were in-
stalled. but new construction is not
planned.
Although Kellyville gets support
from the community, the last five
bond issues were voted down.
"In every case, we had the ma-
jority, but didn't have the
necessary So per cent of the vote
Everyone knows that those people
w ho are against something always
vote and those for something think.
Surely, it will pass,' so they don't
i vole)," Davidson said
The only problem w ith not pass
mg tiond issue’s is that the school
h;is to dip into the general fund to
accommodate its needs and that
takes funds away from other areas
of need
Meanwhile. Tulsa public schools
will have about 500 fewer students
than expected this year, according
to Tulsa Public School officials
The district s total enrollment
Wednesday was 44.392 students —
1,324 pupils below the projected
45.716
Jerry Roger, an administrative
assistant, said officials expect an
additional 800 students will enroll
m school by the end of the first
quarter
While Tulsa schools show enroll
men! below projections, enroll-
ment in three Tulsa suburbs con-
tinue to climb.
Broken Arrow showed the big-
gest gain, enrolling 363 students
more than last year The other two
school district showing gains in
students over last year are Jenks,
with 228 more students, and
Owasso. with 126
Court clerk honored by peers, OSU
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BY MENDY WILLIAMS
Herald Staff Writer
Creek County's District Court
Clerk Bobbie Williams may be retir-
ing from office, but her efforts and
work will not be soon forgotten.
Williams recently received two
awards honoring her service as
court cler.
The court clerk and two of her
employees, Pat Hobbs and Norma
Adams, attended the annual three-
day meeting of the County Officers
and Deputies Association of
Oklahoma last week.
During that meeting the
Oklahoma Court Clerk's Association
met and presented several awards
to members of the association.
Williams was honored for her 14-plus
years of service.
She has served as Creek County's
court clerk for four years. Prior to
that she worked under Court Clerk
Dorothy Crawford.
“They (the Oklahoma Court
Clerk's Association) presented that
award to all the retiring officers in
the state," Williams explained. The
association also presented Williams
with a life membership in the
association.
Williams announced plans earlier
this year to retire at the end of her
term. Hobbs, who is currently a
deputy in the court clerk's office,
will replace Williams in January.
Hobbs won the office seat in the Aug.
28 primary election.
Williams' second honor, which
was presented by Oklahoma State
University in Stillwater,
acknowledged her efforts to help
prepare a District Court Clerk Hand-
book for use statewide. Williams and
three other court officials were
recognized.
She represented the northeast
Drunk drivers
usually get off
easy in county
BY MENDY WILLIAMS
Herald Staff Writer
The Oklahoma legislature passed
a drunk driving law in July 198:! that
placed severe restrictions on an in-
dividual found guilty of abasing that
law
The strict penalties were adopted
by lawmakers in an effort to battle
Oklahoma's drunk driving pro^
blems Since January 1984 in Creek
County alone, more than 200 drivers
have lieen cited for driving while
drunk
But the penalties possible under
last year's legislation can ben be
amended in the courtroom
According to Pat Hobbs, a deputy
in the Creek County Court Clerk's of
fice. d an individual is found guilty
of driving under the influence since
the law was passed, that person is
subject to $140 in court costs in addi
tion to the fine set bv the judge
Deputy Court Clerk Pat ( reason
said the amount ot the fine' in each
case is up to the judge s descretion
Hobbs said another feature of the
law is that the individual
automatically loses his driver's
licence for 120 days She said many
individuals cited for Dl’l are often
surprised when they learn that the
120-day suspension of their driver's
license did not start when they
received the citation
Hobbs said the suspension only
starts when the individual contacts
the Oklahoma Department of Public
Safety and makes arrangements for
a temporary driver's license
She said the tune frame for begin
nmg the suspension depends mainly
on the defendant s actions If he
waits several days, weeks or months
alter the citation was issued to con-
tact the department, then his
suspension will be delayed that
much longer
The suspension starts once that
order has been worked out. but the
individual is not free to drive as he
pleases, according to Hobbs
She said the Department of Public-
Safety will issue the individual a
temporary driver's license that
authorizes the drunk driver to drive
to and from w ork, but the person can
Ik* cited for driving under saspen
sion il he abuses the temporary
license
More than 200 DUI citations have
been issued in Creek County since
January 1984, according to records
in the court clerk's office
But Creek County has not found
very many of those 200-plus defen-
dants guilty of DC I
Only 27 citations have resulted in
Dll charges The rest of the cita-
tions either have been reduced by
the judge hearing the case or they
have not yet been settled
('reason handles much of the
bookw ork involved in the DC I cases
and said the majority of DUI cita-
tions are reduced or amended to a
charge of impaired driving She said
the reduction in charges reduces the
court costs from $140 to $40.
Once again, Creason said, it is the
judge hearing the case who decides
il the DUI charge is correct Once
the charge is changed, the court
costs change
The Oklahoma legislature's law is
in effect in Creek County. or is it?
Designs for 1985
stamps announced
WASHINGTON 1AP1
America's veterans of World War I
and Korea, wildlife artist John
James Audubon, composer Jerome
Kern and author Sinclair Lewis are
among those who w ill be honored on
postage stamps next year, the U S
Postal Service reports
In addition, blocks of stamps will
be issued featuring seashells. duck
decoys and horses, postal officials
said
The block ol four horse stamps
will depict the Appaloosa. Morgan,
quarter horse and saddlebred The
duck decoys will also be issued in a
block of four, in the American Folk
Art Series, while there will be five
seashells in that series to Ik* issued
in booklet form.
The stamp recalling Aubudon
marks the 200th anniversary of his
birth Also being honored with
stamps on the second century of
their births will be educator Alden
Partridge and Army engineer
Sylvanus Thayer
Stamps will also mark the 100th
anniversary of the birth of Kern.
Lewis, journalist Walter Lippmann
and Admiral Chester W Nimitz
The World War I veterans stamp
is scheduled to be issued on Nov 11,
Veterans Day
other commemorative stamps
planned for 1985 will include issue's
honoring Statue of Liberty sculptor
F A Bartholdi, a stamp featuring
the word "Love," a block of four
marking the International Year of
Youth and commemorativcs for Big
Brothers-Big Sisters, Boy Scouts.
Camp Fire Girls and YMCA
Today
district in the preparation of the
handbook, which Williams said is a
reference and a study guide for
court clerks and deputies across the
state.
"The handbook explains all the
duties in the court clerk's office,"
Williams said. "Basically, it tells
you how to be a court clerk."
The guidelines in the handbook not
only explain the basics of the office,
they also cover every statute ap-
plicable to the office.
"Everything we (the court clerk's
office) handles is covered in the
handbook,” Williams said.
Incidentally
Birthday greetings to 16-year-old
Jay Mayberry, Verda Suter. Ruth
Kopp. Jim Staley and belated birth
day greetings to Dorothy Hood ...
Long haired kittens for giveaway at
224-4361 Two dobermans for
giveaway at 321-3167 ... The Herald
invites Addie llaston to see
"Gremlins" or "Revenge of the
Nerds” at the Creek Hills Cinema
tonight
Forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy with a 20
percent chance of thunderstorms.
Low in the lower 70s South winds 10
to 15 mph becoming northerly late
tonight. Friday: Mostly cloudy with
a 20 percent chance of thunder-
showers Cooler with the high in the
mid-BOs.
Saturday through Monday: Fair
with cool nights. Mild Saturday and
Sunday. A little warmer Monday.
Lows mainly in the 50s. Highs mid-
70s to around 80 Saturday and Sun-
day and mostly in the 80s Monday.
Index
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Comics.................11
Dear Abby...............3
Deaths..................2
Living...................3
Opinions.................4
Sports.................5,8
Television..............11
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