Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 70, No. 203, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 8, 1984 Page: 5 of 16
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Sapulpa (Okie.) HcraM, Tacaday, Mays, 1984—PAGE FIVE-A
Tulsa schools give
academic letters
By EDDIE 8CREECHOWN
High achools across the nation
traditionally recognize students for
outstanding performance in sports
with school letters.
These same schools award
students who excell in the classroom
with membership in honor clubs,
scholarships, etc., but nothing as
publicly recognizable as athletic let-
ters.
However, academics in the Tulsa
Public School System and several
other area public and private
schools has evened the score with
athletics.
Under a program instituted by the
Tulsa World, Tulsa's nine high
schools now recognize its top
students in the classroom with
academic letters.
These letters, according to Dr.
Larry Zenke, Tulsa School
Superintendent, "will not only pro-
vide visible recognition of academic
achievement but will offer greater
status to the pursuit of academic ex-
cellence"
“Academic achievement tradi-
tionally has been rewarded with
scholarships, departmental awards,
membership in the National Honor
Society and so forth," mid Dr. Zenke
in a Tulsa World article. “None of
these methods provides the kind of
ongoing visible recognition that
athletic letters offer.”
The World funds the project and
started it with the hope that other
school systems across Oklahoma
will also employ this scholastic pro-
grams.
We hope this idea will be adopted
by other school districts so that
ultimately every school will honor
scholastic performance equally with
athletic performance,” said Robert
Lorton, president of Tulsa World.
The academic letter fever is un-
doubtedly beginning to spread. Since
last fall Union schools, Clwcotah
High School, and two private in-
stitutions — Monte Casino and Metro
Christian — have Joined the project.
But will this epidemic reach
Sapulpa High School?
Of course, an academic letter pro-
gram at Sapulpa will encourage
students to work harder as athletes
strive in sports for athletic letters,
students would strive in classes for
academic letters.
Academic letters would also
benefit the school. These letters will
enable the school to boast its many
top scholars to the public more
often.
Many groups donate money
As we approach the end of the
school year several donations have
been given by the community to the
school's various programs and func-
tions.
The American Field Service Pro-
gram, which Sapulpa has supported
for many years, has received
several contributions this year. The
Kiwanas Club donated $50, Sapulpa
Ladies Reading Club $25, The
Spanish National Honor Society $75,
and National Honor Society and Stu-
dent Council contributed $510 from
the proceeds of the annual talent
show.
Bartlett once again donated 500
tumbler glasses to be used during
the prom.
“They (Bartlett Collins) have
done this for several years and it is
greatly appreciated," said head
junior sponsor Karen Potts
Also received was an anonymous
donation for the various plaques
which hang in the school's main hall.
Thought needed for each
library book purchase
No, they are not all Gothic novels,
but careful thought goes into pur-
chasing each book in the library.
This is no small task. In a secon-
dary school collection, 1,000 books is
hardly enough to start with. In fact,
there is a rule that to achieve the
highest library rating, a school must
have at least twelve books per stu-
dent in addition to the absolute
minimum of 1,000 books
The library in the high school has
approximately 7,500 books; and Ms.
Diana VanLandingham, librarian, is
adding new books all the time.
“Up to this year," said Ms
VanLandingham, "the budget has
been pretty good.”
Along with the school money and
special state and title money, the
budget runs around ten thousand
dollars next line for books and soft-
ware. Last year, this money meant
the purchase of 260 books
Selecting books must be done
under Ms. VanLandingham's
careful scrutiny With a limited
budget it is necessary that each book
chosen is a needed out or one that
will help round out the collection.
Ms. VanLandingham, in choosing
books, depends upon what teachers
want. Then, to fill in missing areas,
she turns to book lists approved by
other libraries. She also listens to
what students want; but she gets
very few suggestions from the stu-
dent body.
Keeping books in the library
means more than buying new books.
It means deleting books that are ob-
solete and of no use to the school
"Very recently," she said. "I
discarded a book and the name of
the last person that checked it out
was the name of my father The dale
was 1941.
To achieve the highest library
rating, the library would need about
14,000 books, almost twice as many
as the 7,500 it has. Purchasing books
is a difficult task, and the budget
cuts do not help matters any. A
library must have sufficient funding
to stay abreast of the rest of the na-
tion’s events.
Ronda Isham
wins trip
around world
Ronda Isham, a senior and vice
president of the Blue Blazed
Marvels, was one of two students
from Oklahoma awarded a trip
around the world.
People to People National Student
Choir annually holds a contest, then
sponsors trips won by students.
The contest was founded by
former president Dwight
Eisenhower, in order to improve
U.S. relationships with other coun-
tries.
To enter competition four Jetters
of recommendation were required.
Mr. Ron James, principal, Mr. Mark
Sumner, music instructor, Mrs.
Jenne DeVilliers, speech and debate
coach, and Mrs. Suzanne Law, voice
instructor, each sent letters recom-
mending Ronda. She also wrote
essays, gave personal information,
and recorded two songs on tap to
fulfill contest requirements.
She was judged on school involve-
ment, voice, past experience in
music, future goals in music, and
personal information.
Two students from each state
throughout the U.S. were selected.
Information about the culturees of
the different countries they will be
visiting were sent to each winner.
'Tin really excited about the trip,
but I'm also kind of scared to go off
so far for so long without anyone I
know,” said Ronda.
The trip will begin in San Fran-
cisco, and one week will be spent in
each of the following localities:
Honolulu, People's Republic of
China, Japan, and Hong Kong.
Art students win
at NSU contest
April 23-27 was National
Kaleidoscope Week at Northern
State University, where many art
students with projects won ribbons.
Some students went on the trip
while others sent their projects to
the contest and stayed home. Pro-
jects at the show ranged from pencil
drawings to oil paintings all the way
to fashion and wood working.
Students that accompanied Mr.
Sam Houghton and Mr. Taylor, art
instructors, to the show enjoyed the
trip and saw many interesting pro-
jects.
“I really liked the drawings, they
were very interesting," said
sophomore John Fitzzaland.
Most students were proud of their
projects.
"I was happy with how I did,"
said Mark Carr.
Others felt theirs could have been
better if they had worked harder and
concentrated more.
"This trip was a good experience
for me not only was it fun but it
taught me that you do not have to be
a perfect artist to win," Mark said.
“You just have to take your time and
work hard.”
Not all students had a long time to
work on their projects but they did
work hard and had a good showing
for it.
186 seniors attend dinner in school cafeteria
Despite a slow start in ticket sales,
186 seniors attended the senior din-
ner held in the cafeteria this past
Friday night.
"Most of the seniors waited till the
last day to buy tickets, which is not
unusual since it seems like it hap-
pens every year," said Mrs. Jane
Lingo, senior class sponsor.
For the seniors in attendance a
menu consisting of a fresh fruit cup,
chicken fried steak with cream
gravy, baked potato with sour
cream, broccoli and cheese sauce,
tossed green salad, hot rolls, Black
Forest cake, and iced tea was of-
fered.
Senior class president Kevin
Farmer presided as toastmaster
and vice president Ramona Brad-
shaw offered an invocation to begin
the evening festivities. Sheila Naifeh
and the senior ensemble each pro-
vided musical entertainment for the
students in attendance. Brad Jobe
presented “Remember the Time
When," principal Mr. Ron James
presented "It’s Time to Tell All.”
and Pam Lance presented a slide
show entitled, "Time Does Tell," all
of which provided a humorous side
to the evening. With this much em-
phasis on time the theme of the din-
ner was appropriately "Only Time
Will Tell.” However, there still was
"time" for senior Kitty Whitlock to
offer a tribute to the retiring Mr
William Shaw entitled “The Shaw
Show."
The evening concluded with senior
class secretary April Morrow and
treasurer Shelby Salmon giving
away the centerpieces to seniors
chosen in a random drawing. Ronda
Isham then led the senior class in
singing the school song.
The senior dinner committee,
which had started planning two
months ago for the dinner, was
responsible for the activities plann-
ed and had also made decisions con-
cerning the menu.
“The senior dinner is important
because it is the last time all the
seniors get together before gradua-
tion. It also shows them how their
reunion might be ten years from
now," said Mrs. Lingo.
Council accepting applications
Tulsa Area Private Industry
Training Council is now accepting
summer employment applications
for economically disadvantaged
students.
Any student meeting the low in-
come qualifications may apply for
jobs at various places through the
training council.
When a job is provided for an in-
French National Honor Society
held a banquet honoring the
graduating seniors recently.
French dishes prepared by
students included quiche and cream
puffs.
Denise Blan and Leslie Morris
performed a duet to “Love is Blue,"
By SHERYLLAY
Last year NBC aired "V-The
Visitors" as a short mini series.
This year “V-The Final Battle"
returned to conclude the story that
was aired last season.
To bring the viewer up to date,
dividual, he-she will receive at least
minimum wage. According to Mrs.
Jan Smith, Centra) Area Vo-Tech
counselor, many private industries
called the training council for inter-
views with students. Those hiring 16
and 17 year olds will receive an 85
percent tax deduction for students
earning miminum wage. The jobs
open range from fast foods to
and Dawn Johnson sang "Open
Arms." Both selections were in
French.
After dinner, Donnie Mills, presi-
dent, and Terri Schmolze, vice presi-
dent, announced the 1964-85 officers
who are as follows: president, Nan-
"V" began taking over the world,
stealing the water supply from the
world, and capturing people for
food. Now the visitors have been ex-
posed to the world on international
television, but who knows if the peo-
ple believed the resistence force.
The resistence force is a small group
operating machine tools. Any stu-
dent eligible to apply may do so by
calling Central Vo-Tech at 224-9270.
"I think one of the greatest
rewards from being involved in help-
ing people find employment is wat-
ching them reach a goal they
thought was impossible to obtain,”
said Mrs. Smith.
Class action
The following are summaries of
current class activities:
Woodshop 1: Finishing wood pro-
jects.
Woodshop 2: Producing wood desk
tables and gun cabinets.
Music Theory: Learning musical
production values.
Band: Preparations for the All Ci-
ty Festival of Bands to be performed
May 15. No admission charged. Per-
formers are the Symphonic and Con-
cert Bands, Jazz Bands, and Faculty
Dixie Land Band.
Coed Team Sports: Swimming
three days and running two days
each week.
Beginning Jewelry: Working on
pierce jewelry. Finishing final pro-
jects. Studying for upcoming test
over it.
Chemistry 1: Learning salt and
acid bases.
Chemistry 2: Learning Oxidation
reduction reactions.
Math IV: Learning how to pro-
gram computers.
Psychology: Studying the family
group.
Economic History: Learning how
money circulates around the world.
English Skills IB: Finishing in-
dividual criterion reference test.
Working with grammar and com-
position.
British Literature: Finishing the
book "Victorian". Reading stories
from the 20th century.
French group honors graduates
Visitors make return visit
cy Smith, vice president, Suzette
Dragoo, secretary, Denise Blan,
treasurer, Doug McKee.
"I hope to increase the number of
members in our club and to re-
establish some constitutional
(French Club) rules that have been
neglected,” said Nancy Evans.
of people trying to save their lives as
well as others.
In the final episode that is showed
tonight, will the writers leave loop
holes? If they do so, then “V-The
Final Battle” will not be the final
chapter for "V."
Annual prom held
last weekend
Under the theme "A Night In
Heaven” the Promenade Dance took
place last Saturday in the blue and
silver dressed Civic Center
Ballroom.
The roughly 500 students and
teachers that attended listened to
music presented by disc jockey Mr.
Chris Allen from Seminar Attrac-
tions. The music was selected by the
students earlier this week by sub-
mitting their favorite selections to
the prom committee. Selections
ranged from country to hard rock.
“It was a great success; the
students had a lot of fun. Special
thanks need to be extended to Mark
McCullough (Jr. class president),
Doug McGee, and the teachers that
helped," said Jr. sponsor Mrs.
Karen Potts.
Prom queen and king were
selected late in the evening. Runners
up were April Morrow and Kevin
Farmer Chosen by the students
were queen Ronda Isham and king
Billy Warden.
Teachers that helped were Mrs.
Wanda Ward, Mrs. Dotty Merchant,
Mrs. Jane Cavina, Mrs. Carla
Treadway, Mrs. Ruckquoi, Miss
Jeanne DeVilliers, and Mr. William
Shaw. The photography was done by
Taylor Made Photography.
The prom was held from 7:30 to
11:30 as opposed to previous years of
8:00 to 12:00 due to reservation pro-
blems.
‘Hard To Hold’another
musical for teenagers
By SHERYL LAY
“Hard To Hold" is another
musical that the motion picture in-
dustry hopes will grab teenagers
This picture is like an in-depth video,
which teenagers see on Music
Television.
Rick Springfield, a popular rock
star, is the leading actor. Springfield
portrays a rock singer who falls in
love; however, his love does not
seem to be returned. Springfield
does not sing in person a lot.
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