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A B O V E : T r u m p e t p lay er, J im m y C am p b ell, disagrees w ith referees.

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BELOW: "This is my plate. Get your own.�

The year of 1976 was indeed a revolutionary year. W hy is this so? It is so because Revolution means nothing more than change, and changes were abundant. Across the country everyone felt some change as he awakened to the Bicentennial happening. In some it brought about an increased interest in their government, and in others, stronger feelings of patriotism and pride in America were revived for the first tim e in years. It was a year that will remain in our memories for decades. It touched our hearts and awakened our minds. Reminded of the hardships of our forefathers, many of us felt a lum p in our throats and a small tear in our eyes.

Indeed, m uch of it was taken lightly. But at least each of us was somehow touched by the Bicentennial.

LEFT: W arm days force students to study in the cool shade.

ABOVE: Benches provide a relaxing atmosphere for Sherry Ackerson, Jose Thomas and Steve Stewart before school.

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BELOW: The Burkburnett chapter of O.E.A. was represented in the Homecoming parade by the theme "Keep America Blooming.�

ABOVE: Terrie Dosiek rode the Sophomore float as their Homecoming Princess.

RIGHT: Beauticians, Ann Holderness, Jody Howell and Cindy Hagan ride the Cosmetology float.

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BELOW: The BHS varsity cheerleaders combined spirit with the Bicentennial theme of the parade.

N o one could ignore the Bicentennial and the revolution it brought. It was celebrated everywhere, by everyone. Burk was declared an official Bicentennial city, and projects were planned for the year to help Burk share in America’s birthday celebration number two hundred. Student enthusiasm sparked community action on many projects. The Bicentennial wave even drifted into our lives at school. W e were encouraged to enter Bicentennial essay contests, to design a Bicentennial yearbook cover, to write Bicentennial themes, even to build Bicentennial floats. Because of this emphasis many grew disinterested and failed to realize the true significance of our celebration. This event meant more than a "H appy 200th” to our country-— our form of governm ent had outlasted any other in history — we were about to embark on our third century as America, the leader of democracy. For 100 years there had not been a centennial celebration, and there would not be another for 100 years. W e were lucky to be living in the glorious 200th, even if we didn’t know it at the time.

ABOVE: High school clowns were a "hit” with the children.

ABOVE LEFT: Portraying the Declaration of Independence, the Senior Float took first place in the Homecoming float competition.

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ABOVE: Jeanie Hayes and Diane Williams listen attentively to ideas for the class float.

RIGHT: Bobby Jackson appears to be ready for Junior candy sales.

LOWER R IG H T : Junior Varsity cheerleaders Lolly Hatcher, Sandi Davis, and Lisa Cadwallader glow with delight during the game.

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LEFT: W ith help from the photographer, Mary Barad gets ready to have her senior picture made.

BELOW: Late leaving her class, Cheryl Carlile wearily heads for her next class.

Changes "happened” around the school not connected w ith the Bicentennial. These were "now ” changes, "keeping-up” changes, changes that were more of a revolution to us than we had ever known. O ur biggest change was that of the quarter system. It affected our classes, our curricula, even our grades. But there were also other changes, new activities, a new juke box, new stadium lights, and the return of Hom ecom ing floats. There were also changes within ourselves as we matured through the year. W ith new friends and new experiences, our lives were constantly changing. Many old friends were gone, but many new friends had taken their places.

In a new year we met new students and were introduced to new teachers. At the beginning of the year we were all in new classes, whether Senior, Junior, Sophomore, or Freshman — it was a new world. W ith different classmates we studied different subjects under different teachers w ith different ideas. W hether we faced trivial day-to-day changes or major changes that would occur only once in our lives, they were a part of us and a part of the world around us.

ABOVE: Still not ready for school to start, Terrie Allen waits in line at registration.

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LEFT: Terrie Fox, Cyndee Bostick and John Fidaleo help Joe Bryan out of a fix.

BELOW: Adding to the Homecoming parade, students carried the flags of the fifty states.

Many of us disliked the changes going on around us, while others thought the changes were marvelous. To some the quarter system meant having to take a class we didn’t want because it was all that would fit into our schedules. To others, the quarter system m eant a better variety of classes and a chance to study some subjects never before offered. There are always good and bad points about change, but whether we liked it or not, change was som ething we had to live with, especially in ’76. T he changes in our lives made the living exciting, and these together made ’76 a truly revolutionary year, a year of changes within us, our school, our nation, and our world.

A ctivities A ctivities of m ost h ig h school's are nearly always th e same, no m atter w h o they are o r w here they’re from . For us, how ever, it was a d ifferen t story in ’76. W e were show ered w ith new activities, d ifferen t projects, and changes in o u r traditional activites. W e experienced th e return o f 5 H om ecom ing floats, b u t it w asn’t q uite th e same. A week full of activities preceding H om ecom ing n ig h t was just one o f many changes involving H om ecom ing. T h ere w ere also m ore sim ple changes in th e routine activities of o u r lives, changes in o u r clothes’ styles, changes in o ur friends, even changes in o u r lunches thro u g h th e addition of •

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ABOVE: The look of casual shirts and comfortable pants dominates the attire of the male students.

ABOVE RIGHT: Danita Roberts, Liz Koulovatos, Diane Miller, Janet Lax, and Sue McDonald show the wide variety of hemlines and colors.

W e saw so many changes b o th nationally and locally during the year th at naturally new styles in fashion had to follow. O n cam pus, one found anything from superdressed up looks to th e old standby of com fortable blue jeans. T h e jeans look expanded into skirts, vests and dressy patched jackets. T h e skirts came thro u g h w ith longer hem lines, w ith m ost com ing just above o r just below the kneecap.

ABOVE: Puka shell necklaces with dressy shirts and sweaters are worn by Ted Robertson and Scott Sanders.

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BELOW : Footwear enables the individual to express hi* personality and mood.

A nother widespread look was th at of shoes w hich ranged from th e com fortable sneakers and saddle shoes to th e som etim es not-so-com fortable wedged heels, strappy bold platform shoes, and open sandals. T o harm onize w ith th e shoes came socks — the crazier and b righter th e better. A new trend in m en’s jewelry evolved into bracelets, turquoise and silver necklaces and rings, and the puka shells from Hawaii. A long w ith the new styles had to come snappy scarves to b righten and harm onize outfits.

C olor, variety, and individual preference in clothing definitely reflected th e feelings and moods of the year.

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LEFT: Mark Gregory, Chris Summerhays, and Kelly Graham wear the popular Western look.

ABOVE: Jackie French’s outfit contrasts with the denim look of Fred Anderson and Ann Davis.

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Feeling superior . . . w ishing you hud had a chance i t th e new courses sooner . ordering senior pictures . . . sittin g on th e benches in th e m ain h a l l . . .

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experiencing a special th rill after doing a senior y e ll. . . taking A C T o r SAT college entrance tests . . . choosing graduation invitations . . . deciding o n a g ift for the s c h o o l. . . daydream ing about the fu tu re . . . crying at th e last pep rally . realizing we should have w orked harder . . . being measured fo r caps and gow ns . . . w inning th e float com petition each year . . . leaving th e security of high s c h o o l. . . being at th e to p of one ladder b u t discovering w e are just at the bottom of another one . . . cherishing friends, m em ories, and good tim es . . . being th e spirited class of 1976.

BELOW: Tom Mehringer looks through his Senior picture proofs one more time before ordering from the photo representative.

RIGHT: Linda Case, Robin Bruhn, Becky Case, Roy W ilson, and Karon Payton listen to ideas being presented for the Senior float.

R IG H T : Members of the Senior class show their Spirit during the pep rally preceding the Graham game.

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m um s . . . g o in g over the differen t styles of senior rings before finally choosing one . . . organizing dances each w eekend to raise money . . . selling and eating pounds of chocolate candy . . . bridging th e giant gap th at exists betw een being a sophom ore and becom ing a junior . . . p lanning th e JuniorSenior P rom . . . realizing there is only one m ore year of h ig h s c h o o j. . . feeling older . . . experiencing the turm oil of em otions, b o th happy and sad th at arise on the seniors’ last day of s c h o o l. . . holding m ore responsibility as a class . . . looking forward to becom ing the Senior Class o f 1977.

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ABOVE: Sophomores show the enthusiasm that won them an additional lunchbreak.

ABOVE R IG H T : Sophomores concentrate on aptitude tests.

* HIRE HERNS Feeling relief at n o t being a freshm an any longer . . . experiencing a feeling o f belonging . . . trying to prove th a t we have grow n u p . . . taking the D ifferential A ptitude T ests . . . h aving a chance to be accepted in to some clubs n o t available to freshm en . . . b uilding first class float fo r com petition . . . m em orizing Marc A ntony’s fam ous speech . . . hardest year

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scholastically . . . n o t m uch to do . . . trying to surpass th e seniors in pep rallies, feather th e W arrio rs and float com petition . . . being the Senior class of 1978 . . .

W ash in g cars durin g th e sum m er . . . enjoying the excitem ent of being in high sch o o l, . . adjusting to longer class periods . . . studying R O M E O A N D JU L IE T . . . b uilding first class floats . . . taking p art in pep rallies . . . finding better opportu n ities fo r in v o lv e m e n t. . . taking standardized tests in th e cafeteria . . . attending first class m eetings . . . kissing senior rings . . . feeling subdued . . . singing " W e are th e crum m y F reshm en” . . . big change from junior h ig h to h ig h s c h o o l. . . a m ore liberal e n v iro n m e n t. . . b eing able to legally attend dances . . . taking p art in first Student Council elections . . . looking u p to the Seniors . . . realizing there are only three years u n til graduation . . . know ing w e’re th e Senior class of 1979 • . .

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iLO W : Freshmen listen to ideas for their first float nstruction.

R IG H T : Tracey Larabee, Paula Neible, and Kathy Looney express their feelings toward election speeches.

ABOVE: Lea Ann Odle is persuaded to show her respect by kissing a Senior ring.

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BELOW: STUCO officers look on as Secretary Tanna Dowling greets students at Welcoming Assembly.

ABOVE: Terri Millar and Betty Balis greet old acquaintances.

BELOW R IG H T : Seniors anxiously stand in line before choosing schedules.

School gets underw ay each year w ith registration. T his day has always been a day of m ixed feelings. For m ost it is a day of renew ing friendships, w hile for others it is just another day spent w ith old friends. B ut fo r all it was a day of anticipation as we w ondered about our teachers and schedules.

A fter seem ingly endless hours o f standing in line, we w ent to the library to check o u t books. Some were lucky in receiving only tw o or three; the unlucky ones clutched six or seven. T h en came the arduous task of covering them w ith bookcovers th a t w ould soon be unrecognizable because of graffiti.

Finally th e first day arrived. W e came, some tim idly, some boisterously, fillin g the silent halls w ith our greetings.

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LEFT: Marlene Finney waits to check out her books.

BELOW: Joe Bryan buys last minute school supplies from Dana James in the school store.

In o ur classrooms w e w anted to do m ore talking to o ur friends th an listening to our teachers.

A t o u r lockers we boasted of o u r classes scheduled in th e air-conditioned building. A few days later at th e Student Council w elcom ing assembly, w e were introduced to th e new teachers w ho were recognized and given personalized B H S mugs.

T h e biggest problem we had to face was g ettin g accustomed to th e fact that bells w ould once again regulate o u r days. However, it was a fact th at we soon grew accustomed to.

ABOVE: Olga Herring has mixed emotions on her first day in English.

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Every Friday during football season was a day of excitement. In the m orning, w hile still in half-stupors, we were quickly awakened by th e Pep C lub and Cheerleaders. M arching dow n the halls clapping and cheering, w hile returning from their m eeting, they ended their journey in the m ain hall w ith a B ulldog yell. A t various tim es th ro u g h o u t the' m orning, M r. D arland’s boom ing voice w ould come over the loudspeaker questioning us w ith " W h a t’s the good word?” Pep C lub m em bers scurried to and from th e gym w ith bundles of flying crepe paper and rolls upon rolls of tape. Follow ing lunch, w e were blessed w ith shorter afternoon classes to allow tim e fo r the pep rally. Finally w e were sum m oned to th e gym w ith a roaring "L et’s g o to the pep rally.” U pon reaching th e gym, we entered a w orld draped w ith stream ers and total enthusiasm .

ABOVE: Stuco officers sing "O ld Coach Smiley” to the tunc of "Old McDonald.”

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ABOVE R IG H T : Majorettes Cathy Thomas, Danita Roberts, and Theresa Pruett practice before the pep rally.

ABOVE: Mike Varner represents his teammates with the pep talk given to the student body.

LEFT: Mascot Janet Lax leads the varsity cheerleaders into the gym.

Surrounded by orange and black, decorations, and people, o ur spirit began to rise. As the band broke into o u r fig h t song the team entered the gym. T h e cheerleaders g o t things m oving w ith "T w o B its,” ending w ith a roar th at continued the w hole 30 m inutes, show ing that we were indeed "fo r” Burk. A bout half-way through the pep rally th e band w ould fire u p w ith "H orse,” our # '2 fig h t song, w hile o ur m ajorettes did their thing. T h e cheers and chants rang ou t and the band played enthusiastically. T h ro u g h o u t all this activity, o ur B ulldog m ascot show ed her spirit by dancing and clow ning around. Pep rallies w ere often frequented by students in unusual clothing, participating in skits. T h e rousing p ep talk, given by a m em ber of the team, b ro u g h t us to o u r feet, anticipating a victory that night. A fter another cheer, "G o o d Luck,” we bowed o ur heads fo r a m om ent of prayer. W e showed o ur patriotism w hen w e stood and sang the "Star Spangled B anner.” A fter the A lm a Mater, th e team huddled together in th e middle of th e gym and gave a B ulldog yell. A fter the last strains of th e fig h t song we united our voices in a roar th a t w ould continue th ro u g h o u t the night.

Mr. Taylor helps Donna Raynor, Jayne Hobbs, and Debbie McCutchan decorate the gym for a pep rally.

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Even before H om ecom ing W e ek arrived, clubs m et to decide w hether or n o t to enter a car in the annual parade. T hose th a t agreed began planning decorations. M eetings were scheduled and plans began to take form .

O f all the tim e spent in preparation for H om ecom ing, m ost was p u t into th e building of class floats. W o rk began o n th e M onday before th e big gam e w ith Bonham . W e started by building a fram e o u t of chicken wire. A decision had been made to use Floral Sheeting rather th an the traditional crepe paper, w hich was tim e consum ing and too expensive to use. T h is new kind of paper came in yard squares and was w ired to the float frame.

RIGHT: Sophomores Sharon Sims, Mary Brumfield, and Tom DeGreve put last minute touches on their first float.

ABOVE: Queen nominees, class princesses, and their escorts eagerly await practice for that night.

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R IG H T : "W arrior� John Morgan fears the onslaught of the spirited Bulldogs.

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Added h ig h lig h ts th a t week were the activities planned fo r each m o rn in g by th e Student Council. O n M onday th e band played in the m ain hall to lead o ff an exciting week. Tuesday we began feathering th e W arrior, and on W ednesday we cheered o u r mascot on as she "burned” a W a rrio r at th e stake. T h e Spirit C hain w ound its way th ro u g h o u t th e halls on Thursday, and these activities reached th eir peak Friday at th e "sock-it-to-’em ” pep rally.

O u r classes th a t Friday m orn ing were interrupted as o u r queen nom inees, class princesses, and their escorts trooped out to the football field to rehearse th e crow ning ceremony.

T hey presented q uite a d ifferen t picture in their jeans and jackets from th e one they w ould present th a t night.

W e spent m uch tim e and taxed our som etim es failing energy to m ake H om ecom ing W eek a m em orable one fo r b o th students and alum ni.

I [a b o v e LEFT: Joe Bryan and Charles Barber patiently 11 chew piece after piece of bubble gum to aid in their 11 class’s feathering.

ABOVE RIGHT: Karon Payton and Kathy Dosiek finish up the inkwell on the Senior float.

ABOVE: Sara Slayden, Janet Lax, and Audrey Williams work hard to complete their float.

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" W e are really proud of th e way th e parade turned out,” stated Susan A nderson, head o f th e com m ittee th at organized th e parade, "and w e’ve had a lot of com plim ents from th e businesses in tow n and from m em bers o f th e student body.”

T his was th e m ost im pressive parade B urkbum ett has ever seen, w ith 52 entries also m aking it the largest. Special guests included th e G rand M arshall C. B. U nderw ood, M ajor G eneral Cecil Fox, M ayor D o n ald Pate, and th e 1974 H om ecom ing Q ueen, LeeAnn Thom as.

T hese guests rode in 1975 m odel w h ite Cadillacs, courtesy of the W ich ita Falls M askat T em ple.

Several M odel A cars w ere donated fo r use in the parade by th e M odel A C ar Club of W ic h ita Falls.

R IG H T : The cleverly decorated Human Relations Club car won first place for the best decorated entry.

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ABOVE: Student Council members adopt a new look for the parade.

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ABOVE: Students carry the 50 state flags in the parade,

Students from th e elem entary, junior, and senior hig h schools carried th e 50 state flags m aking a b rig h t and colorful display. Increased publicity of com petition fo r th e best decorated parade entry attracted many originally and beautifully decorated cars and floats. T h e T hespian float w on first place w ith th e C osm etology float and th e H u m an R elations C lub car taking second and th ird places. F ourth place was awarded to the Future Teachers of A m erica entry. BH S clubs and especially th e Student Council deserved a g reat am ount of credit fo r all th e tim e and w ork they p u t in to m aking th e H om ecom ing parade a success.

LEFT: Band officers ride in one of the Model A cars donated by the Model A Car Club of W ichita Falls.

ABOVE: Grand Marshall C. B. Underwood and STUCO president wave to onlookers.

LEFT: Drum Major Robert Gibson leads the band in the Homecoming parade.

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FANS AWAIT RESULTS W e came th at Friday n ig h t b u rsting w ith excitement. W e com plim ented each others new clothes and gazed at the m ultitudes of beribboned w hite mum s. W e fo u n d o u r seats and settled dow n fo r the pregam e show. T h e state flags w ere again displayed to fu rth e r carry o ut the B icentennial them e of th e floats. O u r excitem ent grew as th e floats m ade th eir trip around the field. W e held our breath as th e w inner was announced. I t was evident by the judges’ decision th at each class had done a lo t of work. T h e Senior float w on first place and th e Junior, Sophom ore, and Freshm an floats all tied fo r second. A fter the pandem onium had died dow n, the B urkburnett-B ohnam gam e was underway. A t half-tim e, th e queen nom inees and princesses w ere escorted onto th e field to m usic provided by the band.

ABOVE: Excitement is shown as Lora Coleman, Susan Miller, and Christie Key throw confetti.

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ABOVE R IG H T : Band members raise their instruments to a routine of ''Horse” played by the Bonham band.

ABOVE: Mary Brumfield holds the flowers to be given to the nominees for the half-time coronation.

T h e faces o f Cyndee Bostick, Valarie M organ, D o n n a Raynor, D anita R oberts, and Liz Shipp all showed eagerness and anticipation along w ith those of the crowd as they awaited th e announcem ent of the 1975 H om ecom ing Q ueen. Exclam ations of happiness w ere heard from the crowd as Liz Shipp was nam ed Q ueen. O u r hope of victory was shattered as B onham ’s # 4 0 danced down th e field to gain th e w in n in g touchdow n.

D ejected fans left th e stadium w ith tears in th eir eyes and crushed hopes — B urkbum ett had lost th eir third H om ecom ing gam e in three years.

ABOVE: Jackie French waits to carry a flag in the pregame show.

ABOVE LEFT: Bulldog receiver drives into the Warriors’ territory.

ABOVE: Liz Shipp emotionally accepts the Queen’s bouquet from Greg Liffick.

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ABOVE: Bulldog fans enjoy their evening while watching the Varsity football team play.

ABOVE R IG H T : Steve Ralston wears a popular "Jaws” t-shirt.

Leisure tim e is som ething all students try to find, and th e little tim e w e fo u n d was sp ent in m any d ifferent ways.

M usic played a m ajor part in o u r school days. T h e dances sponsored each w eek by th e Ju n io r class and various clubs provided us w ith an o p p o rtu n ity to hear th e latest releases. T h e idea of h iring a D J rather than a band becam e th e trend. T h e students seem ed to p refer listen in g to th e top 40 sounds by the original artists rath er th an a b and’s ow n interpretation. T h e jukebox installed in th e cafeteria by th e Student C ouncil resounded w ith everything fro m th e C arpenters to K ool and the G ang to D avid Bowie to W ay lo n Jennings.

Students and teachers alike w ere attracted to th e m ovies. "T o m m y ,” a rock opera by th e W h o , was made into a m otion picture and boasted an all-star cast. "M ahogany” drew a large crowd, and its them e song by D iana Ross was chosen as th e th em e fo r th e 1976 Jr.-Sr. Prom . O f th e num erous film s released this year, none com pared to th e im pact of "Jaw s.” T h e special effects w ere horrifyingly real and th e response was astounding. W e w ere bom barded w ith posters, cups, pillow s, shirts and puzzles -r- all bearing a picture o f th e fam ous m an-eating shark.

ABOVE: Bruce Patterson and Gigi Griffin enjoy Youth Center dance.

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Students’ funds are usually p retty lim ited, and q u ite o ften we found ourselves looking fo r other form s of entertainm ent. W h e n th is occurred, som e chose to stay at hom e and study, or just read.

H ow ever, fo r m ost of us, th is w as n o t th e case. W e jum ped in o u r cars and took off for th e drag.

W e drove th e sam e route over and over again. T h is w asn’t always a way of saving money, though, because w e burned gallons o f gas each n ig h t just driv in g around.

Sports also attracted o ur attention. If we d id n ’t attend gam es, w e w atched th e variety on television. W eek en d s found m any of us huddled to g eth er around the T V set, cheering our favorite teams. W e held o u r breaths in th e final seconds of th e Super Bowl X w ith hopes th at the Cowboys w ould m ake a w in n in g touchdow n. W e proved th a t it’s always b etter to be there in person as we turned o u t in fu ll force to view th e B ulldog teams.

A lth o u g h w e w ere o ften heard com plaining of b ein g bored, w e usually all found som ething to occupy o u r time.

LEFT: Gary Eliis downs around and makes himself comfortable in class.

BELOW: Brenda Smith spends some of her free time at home preparing gourmet dishes.

LEFT: Susan Anderson, Janet Lax, and Kyle Nickerson spend a quiet evening at home watching their favorite shows on television.

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ABOVE: VoAg student Robert Matthews shampoos his entry in preparation for the Burkbumett stock show.

ABOVE RIGHT: Cindy Smalley struggles to keep her lamb steady while being judged.

RIGHT: Students dry their steer properly which is essential for good grooming and perhaps a winning judgment.

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Q u ite a lo t of w ork is required of an Ag student. M ost of their tim e and energies are centered around th eir animals. Ag students take th eir anim als to at least six stock shows a year all over the state. T h e Ag departm ent traveled to D allas, Fort W o rth , H ouston and San A ntonio to participate in shows. T here was also a show held in W ich ita Falls and one here in B urkburnett. G o in g to shows, the students and sponsors traveled together, and upon arrival checked th eir anim als into their respective bam s. A fter th e anim als were settled, th e students rested. T h at n ig h t there was usually a carnival th at was attended by A g students from all over the state. T h e next day, they finished preparing their anim als for th e show to begin follow ing day. Some, if they were lucky, returned hom e w ith a blue ribbon.

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ABOVE: Robert Matthews adds finishing touches to his steer before showing.

T O P LEFT: Unseasonably warm weather made preparation for the stock show an easy task for James Giles and his steer.

ABOVE: Students line up their lambs for the judging in the local stock show.

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W eath er is som ething m ost people generally don’t pay m uch attention to. T h e ever-changing Texas w eather, how ever is a d ifferen t story.

Students and faculty notice it because w e’re exposed to it o ff and on th ro u g h th e day.

T h ro u g h o u t our school year, w e’re exposed to many different types of w eather, usually ranging from extrem e heat to extrem e cold. A t th e start of this school year, b o th students and faculty suffered from th e uncom fortable heat.

RIG H T : W arm coats are worn by students during the winter months.

ABOVE: Sunshine provides good weather for Christie Key to participate in the FTA car wash.

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ABOVE RIGHT: Stuart Felty hides from the wind and cold weather underneath his Bulldog jacket.

D u e to th e 90 to 100 degree tem perature, our clothes stuck to o ur desks, w hile our only relief came from th e icy w ater in th e fountains. Males felt baked in th eir long pants, w hile the girls hair frizzed and curls drooped low er and lower. Lucky students gloated over th eir air-conditioned classes as o thers’ classes were held outside w here there was som etim es a lig h t breeze. A t tim es, the m onotonous h o t days were disrupted w ith rain.

Several tim es we arrived in class soaking wet, m aking sm all puddles around our desks. A fter a few hours o f continuous rain, the school grounds w ould begin to resem ble a sm all lake. A lthough a w elcom e change, th e rain som etim es ham pered school activities. M any w ill rem em ber the V ernon football gam e w hen it rained alm ost continually. Fans braved th e rain, but their spirits grew soggier and soggier as th e rain fell. T he hot w eather was g one fo r awhile, and the blow ing w inds and th e freezing tem peratures set in. At these tim es, th e entire population of BH S w ould bundle u p in everything available to keep o u t the cold. Students could be seen racing across cam pus to class trying to g e t indoors as quickly as possible, w hile teachers follow ed at a more dignified pace. W e came in for lunch w ith w indblow n hair and red noses that made one th in k of th e fam ous reindeer. A longing for those h o t days arose each tim e a door opened to an icy blast o f wind. Eyes widened w ith disbelief on C hristm as Eve as great soppy snowflakes plopped dow n everywhere. C hildren and adults were equally thrilled w ith th e first Christm as snow in thirty years. Snowmen were soon seen taking shape on lawns all over th e area. W h en th e tem peratures w arm ed, th e rain clouds again returned, this tim e bringing m ore than rain. T he clouds o ften boiled m enacingly, and tornado w atches w ere issued. T hey always passed, luckily, w ith o u t incident.

A t the end of the year, the ho t w eather returned b u t this tim e it was m ore bearable because it m eant sum m er vacation was near. ' | ABOVE: Loyal Bulldog fans back the team at the cold 1and rainy Vernon game.

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ABOVE RIGHT: Shade trees provide a cool spot for students to escape from the hot sun.

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W hatever the holiday, it was celebrated in some way here at school. B eginning w ith H allow een and ending w ith V alentine’s Day, there was always som ething special planned fo r the students. D u rin g the H allow een season, o u r local Dairy Q ueen distributed masks o f th eir advertising characters. T h at day at school, our cafeteria workers surprised us at noon by tu rn in g o ut in costumes. D u rin g the w eek prior to T hanksgiving the Y o u th fo r C hrist organization collected food fo r needy fam ilies in town. As the C hristm as season drew closer, w e w ere offered the chance to purchase candy canes from th e N ational H o n o r Society. Student Council th en began w ork on the C hristm as tree in th e m ain hall. T hey then sponsored a contest fo r th e best decorated door, and another contest betw een the clubs fo r the best decorated wall. ST U C O also sponsored the annual C hristm as D ance, w ith m usic provided by " O u r C o ntribution.”

ABOVE: Gary Willman practices for trick or treat early.

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ABOVE R IG H T : Student Council members sing carols during the Christmas season.

ABOVE: OEA decorated for the Christmas door decorating contest.

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ABOVE: Mrs. Vera Civiletto disguises herself as a pumpkin for Halloween.

A n additional holiday was celebrated fo r th e first tim e at BHS — Ben F ranklin’s birthday. Events sponsored w ere a key p itch contest; a kite flying contest, kite design contest, and a gum-key contest. S tudent Council again g o t into the m iddle o f th in g s fo r V alentine’s D ay by selling valentines, singing valentines, and delivering carnations on Friday th e 13th. T h at day, happy and som etim es em barrassed smiles were evident as th e valentines, carnations, and special singing messages w ere distributed. W e w ere all pleased w ith these special activities and thank those responsible fo r them .

1 LEFT: W ith the assistance of Frank Andrajack, ■ r ar^ practices for the Ben Franklin Kite Flying I Contest.

ABOVE: Junior Barrera gets ready to enter the kiteflying contest.

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iiåiiåii iAttii fiiAifiti i Preparation fo r Presentation is always a detailed process. Presentation ’76 was no exception. T h e process began in D ecem ber, w hen students w ho had registered to vote received nom ination ballots in hom eroom . Students w ere instructed to nam e a different person fo r each category, and the w ork was underway. M r. C arper and Mrs. M cN abb, D E R R IC K advisors, counted these votes, and since this was the only ballot, they were the only ones w ho w ould know th e final results. It was decided th a t persons involved in Presentation w ould be announced b u t n o t th e categories they were up for. T h at w ould n o t be know n until Presentation ’76 was actually underway. M eanw hile, th e m em bers of th e staff were also busy. T h e final deadline was draw ing near, and plans had to be made. T h e them e of "Friends” was decided upon, w ith th e them e song being th e same. D ecorations w ere chosen and the flowers were ordered. Presentation ’76 was then scheduled fo r V alentine’s Day, February 14.

R IG H T: Brad Cummings and Donna Gandy clown around at practice.

BELOW: Last minute details are taken care of by the staff.

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LEFT: Elaine Walker, DERRICK staff member, adds finishing touches to the arch.

BELOW: Kathy Nixon rehearses "You’ve Got A Friend” at Presentation practice.

LEFT: Mr. Carper directs David Nix and Lisa Cadwailader to their correct places.

O n th e 12th, rehearsal was held in th e cafeteria.

T h e nom inees sat, fairly quiet, w hile Mr. C arper w ent over th e details. T h e girls chosen fo r the entertainm ent w ent over th eir songs once again, and everything was set. V alentine’s D ay at 9:00 a.m. fo u n d th e D E R R IC K staff and advisors in th e cafeteria, h anging th e backdrop and re­ pain tin g th e arch. Bags of cookies and d oughnuts were devoured as baskets of flowers were arranged and th e stage floor was cleaned.

T h ere was a m om ent of anxiety as the paper covering th e back wall of th e stage came loose and started to fall, b u t it was quickly taken care of w ith a few staples. T h e little girl and boy draw ings were placed on th e wall and the podium and stairs were covered w ith paper and m ore streamers. W h e n the staff finally finished, there were b u t a few hours left before Presentation ’76 w ould begin. They hurried hom ew ard, m entally picturing th e events to take place th at nig h t, and hoping everything had been taken care of.

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A lthough the skies had been cloudy thro u g h o u t the day of Presentation ’76, at 6:30 th at evening, it was sparkling clear. Excitem ent grew as the D E R R IC K staff m em bers and nom inees arrived at th e cafeteria. Piano m usic played softly as parents and friends of the nom inees filed in, w aiting to be show n to their seats. D espite the carefully num bered tickets and chairs, people inevitably found the w rong seats, causing m om entary problem s and em barrassm ents.

M eanw hile, apprehension reigned in th e old band hall, w here the nom inees w aited to go onstage. N ervous sm iles passed back and fo rth w hile butterflies fluttered in m any stomachs.

N om inees began to line u p in th e order th a t they w ould go on stage, w hile u p fro n t, th e lights dim m ed and the spotlight focused on tw o very nervous M istresses of Ceremonies.

ABOVE: Presentation guests receive their programs and wait to be seated.

ABOVE RIGHT: Kay Alvey and Traye Young, Editor and Asst. Editor of the DERRICK, serve as Mistresses of Ceremonies.

R IG H T : Ann Davis, nominee for Freshman Class Beauty, nervously awaits her turn to go on stage.

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Presentation ’76 was underway. T h e nom inees came on stage w ith nervous smiles; the girls clutching th eir carnations w ith one hand and their escort’s arm w ith th e other. A long w ith the announcem ent of each w inner came th e flash of cameras and applause m ingled w ith cheers and w histles. A fter th e announcem ent of Class and A l-S chool H onors, th e FTA President recognized th e T eacher o f th e Year, w hich was sponsored by th a t organization. Follow ing that came th e final category — th a t of Mr. and Miss BHS. Fingers were crossed and tension filled the room as th e nom inees came on stage. T he w inners w ere announced and cries of congratulations were heard as they were awarded their plaques. Som ething new was added to Presentation ’76 — th e recognition of W h o ’s W h o students from BHS. T hese eleven outstanding students w ere presented to the ABOVE: The audience looks on as Mr. Hayes goes forward to receive a certificate for being nominated Teacher of the Year. ABOVE LEFT: Greg Liffick and

Cathy Thomas were nominees for the honor of Senior Class Favorites. ABOVE R IG H T : Calm faces betray inner feelings.

audience and Presentation ’76 was over. As we look back on th a t very special n ig h t spent w ith very special friends and loved ones, we realized w hat th e them e song "Friends” was all about.

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Shaking hands and beating hearts are typical reactions to opening night, and all m em bers of the D ram a D epartm ent have experienced these feelings. W h e th e r they had a leading p art or w ith props or m akeup, none relaxed until the perform ance was under way. T h e departm ent has m uch to be proud of this year. T h is year, as each year, a C hildren’s T heater Production, th e D inner Theater, and the All-School Production received the tim e and effo rt of each m em ber.

R IG H T : Cast members Charles Smith, Lorraine Van Wey, and Brenda Webb, practice their script for the production of "Little Red Riding W olf.”

BELOW: Charles Smith, a second year Thespian has developed the talent for applying theatrical make-up which is essential for acting.

BELOW RIG H T: Terry Claycamp and Kurt Fowler, portraying the huntsmen, await their cue to rescue Little Red Riding Hood.

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T h e 1975-1976 season opened w ith the C hildren’s T h eater Production of "L ittle Red R iding W o lf.” T h e T hespians took on a great responsibility w hen they began w ork on the D in n er T heater. W ith th e them e, "A Renaissance R om p,” th e D ram a II students directed, " T h e D octor In Spite of H im self,” "R a lp h R oister D oister,” and "A s Y ou Like It,” three one-act plays fro m th e Renaissance period.

C hosen for the All-School Production was the "R o ar of B oom tow n.” T h e D ram a D epartm ent had a fine season w hich people of all ages enjoyed.

LEFT: Many long hours of practice sweep by as Katie Cadou and Roxanne Reeves act out their parts.

ABOVE: Cathy Wilkerson practices as a part of the Tin Lizzies in the "Roar of Boomtown.”

ABOVE: Cast members of the "Roar of Boomtown” discuss the script.

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MORNING MOODS

ABOVE: "Destiny” performs for the student body at one of many Southern School Assemblies.

W ak in g up in th e m o rning know ing we had a school day ahead of us w asn’t always pleasing.

M any students arriving at school had club m eetings to attend, w hile others rem em bered a test scheduled fo r first h o u r and hurried to Study H all to prepare fo r it. Som e sat in a daze, n o t quite awake yet, b u t m ost of us w ere con ten t just to visit w ith o u r friends. W h e n th e 8:35 bell rang, signaling tim e to start class, we lazily headed fo r o u r lockers. O nce in class, how ever, we usually woke rig h t up. Som etim es a Southern School Assem bly had been planned durin g the m orning and we eagerly shelled o u t th e 50 cents required fo r adm ittance. U sually we had n o idea of w hat the program was to be u n til it started, but as long as w e g o t o u t of class, an ything was alright. Som ehow we m ade it to th ird h o u r — eagerly aw aiting lunch . . .

ABOVE: Half asleep, students get off the bus, not quite ready to hit the books.

ABOVE R IG H T : Eugene Cryer tutors Nguyen Thong Ha during morning classes.

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. . . w hich was always anticipated. B H S has two lunch breaks — th e first at 11:20 and the second at 1-2:00. Some third h o u r classes w ere split in half w ith th e students retu rn ing at 12:00. W h en first lunch returned to class, second lunch left.

A t 12:30, w hen second lunch returned, we had to prepare fo r th eir afternoon classes. F ourth and fifth hours d rifted by w ith quick conversations betw een friends. A t last sixth h o u r arrived, to the relief o f m ost. T h a t h o u r seemed endless because we were counting the m inutes as they ticked by on th e clock. Finally at 3 :30 th e bell rang signaling th e end o f another school day. W e headed fo r cars o r buses, already planning w hat we w ould do th a t afternoon.

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BOVE: Doug Odle leaves the cafeteria with a full stomach.

BOVE LEFT: Kathy Scrimpsher and friends enjoy their

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ABOVE: Lorraine Van Wey announces the afternoon edition of the BHS news.

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U pon arriving at hom e, many had to prepare for w ork. Q u ite a few B H S students had part-tim e jobs around B urk o r at Sheppard A ir Force Base.

W ith th e opening of each new business, from clothing to a restaurant, job applications flooded in. T hose of us w ith o u t jobs usually had school oriented activities to attend after school. T h e yearbook and new spaper staff m em bers stayed after school quite often to w ork o n deadlines.

Student Council alm ost always had som e kind of com m ittee th at needed to meet. For som e students, after school was a good tim e to talk to M r. M oore about th at chem istry lab o r w ith Mr. N em ecek about that geom etry problem . T im e was spent eating and catching u p o n th a t favorite T V show. O n e th at was upperm ost in everyones m in d . . .

R IG H T : Eddie Watson applies for a job at Ken’s Pizza Parlor to earn extra money.

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ABOVE: Kathi Odell, Lynn Ann Smith, and Jana Barnes work after school on the FTA scrapbook.

R IG H T : VoAg Co-Op provides participating student, Delmar Goode, with work.

EVENING NNNBINNINMNNN . . . "w h at can I do to n ig h t?” T here was always som ething happening every n ig h t even if it was just gettin g together at K en ’s for a pizza. Sports took up a lo t of our n ig h t tim e hours, either by participating or just w atching. W ith so many fans follow ing th e B ulldog basketball team this season, M r. D arland persuaded the adm inistration to allow three busloads of students to travel to W eath erford for the final gam e of th e first half of district play. D espite th e cheers and o ur hard w orking team , th e gam e w ent into a double overtim e. W ith no thanks to num erous fouls and penalties called on us, the final score was 96-93, in W eatherford’s favor.

For som e Seniors, those free hours held an o p portunity to get a head start on college courses. C redits were offered in several freshm an courses by th e regional college program . O n the weekends, som e had dates, w hich usually consisted of going o u t to eat and then a movie.

T hose th a t d id n ’t have dates usually ended up together, trying to g e t som ething organized.

Regardless o f th e activity, o u r nights usually proved to be too short. W e often longed for m ore free time.

LEFT: BHS Seniors, Vickie W olf and Anita Plumley prepare in advance for college by taking a VRJC Freshman English course taught by Mr. Neeley.

ABOVE LEFT: Spectator sports help fill night-time activities.

ABOVE: Roy Trent, Ron Lary, Steven Stuart, and Mike Richter gather at Dairy Queen for a late night snack.

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W o m e n ’s athletics came to th e fo refro n t as schools receiving Federal funds under T itle IX o f th e Federal Education A ct did n o t perm it discrim ination. T itle IX did not greatly affect BHS because girls’ tennis, volleyball, and track w ere already offered. B ut T itle IX did b rin g about g irls’ basketball. G irls’ basketball w ill not begin un til n ext year, b u t it was this year’s T itle IX th a t bro u g h t it about. An overall view of ’76 could be term ed a year of learning fo r sports: Ju n io rs outnum bered th e Seniors o n th e varsity football team.

T h e same situation existed in basketball.

So it was a year fo r learning, a change in. tradition fo r BFIS because Seniors have Sw ays dom inated varsity sports.

H opefully many changes can com e about because of o u r hard w ork and accom plishm ents this year.

“Experience” is Costly Football as w ith any o th er sport, is a gam e of people. It is the com bination of these diverse personalities th at m ake th e gam e w h at it is. T h e excitem ent of w inning, the,disappointm ent of losing, th a t certain charism a w hich one associates w ith the gam e centers solely around the people involved, from the m ost inconspicious coke seller to th e m ost obnoxious spectator to the star player o f th e team. T h ere is a strong and necessary dependency am ong these individuals, as no one group can stand alone.

A nd so it was w ith this th o u g h t th a t th e 1975-76 B ulldog football season unfolded. A lthough the Bulldogs had a rath er disappointing season this year, we w ere behind them all th e way. B ut there was to be rem em bered th a t special n ig h t w hen th e Bulldogs show ed th eir true fam e against Iow a Park.

T h e B ulldogs really started th e season o ff on th e good fo o t against H irschi. B urk then proved to be a strong team . T hey scored th e first touchdow n and were w in n in g un til th e second half w hen th e H uskies scram bled back to th eir feet to defeat B urk by one touchdow n. T h e W eath erford and Stephenville gam es proved to be very o u tstanding o n B urk’s behalf as they tied W eath erford 20-20 and blocked o ff Stephenville to a 0-0 tie.

A football season’s record doesn’t show how good th e football team really is. T h ere were those gam es th a t in score w ere lost b u t to th e Bulldogs were really wins. T h e recent football season was one th a t was m arked by rebuilding; as a great nu m b er of underclassm en w ere called upon to play that u n d er d ifferen t circum stances w ould not have been.

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ack row. Robert Hawkins, David Jenkins, Glen Locklin, Roy XX^ilson, Bin Ellett, Harvey Toalson, David Ray, Harold Rich, Harty Ray, Tim Kormos, Jimmy Edwards, Randy Burke, oach Smiley. 2nd row: Coach Overton, Coach Darland, James Burden, Junior Cox, Mike Varner, Steve Bruhn, Mark Bedwell, Matt Horn, Scotty Arthur, Charles Lewis, Joe Horn, Brett atty, Coach Young, Coach Johnson. 1st row: Coach Keller, Mike Penn, Mark Langenbach, Roy Cheney, John Morgan, Donnie Pruitt, Carl Hattaway, Robert Kennedy, Mark Gregory, like Brinkley, Mgr. Dale Jantzen.

It was a year of mixed em otions som etim es it was difficult to m uster pride and spirit. T hose that really cared for the school learned that confidence came from w ithin, w ith o u t any outside help. " W e had several losses w hich I th in k were truly wins. I th in k the Bulldogs as a team had the determ ination to win. Even th o u g h we were defeated the student body still had pride. Every gam e we lost we came out gaining som ething,” stated Liz Shipp.

Bin E llett rem arked, " I t was fun. I do thin k

Mike, the right shoe goes on the right foot and the left shoe goes on the left foot.

w e could have done better if th e guys w ould have th o u g h t m ore of it. T h e coaches really did their best, they really cared for th e guys, they pu t all they had into it.”

T his year may have proved to be one of the m ost difficult season’s for head coach Pat Smiley. H e was backed by a coaching staff consisting of Jay D arland, Ernie Chesney, D avid K eller, D ean G ilstrap, Cline Jo h n so n , K enny Y oung, and Earl O verton.

"T h e 1975 football cam paign was n o t good in term s of gam es w on b u t it was a year th a t a great deal of experience was gained for the Bulldogs of 1976,” replied Coach Smiley.

Charles Lewis moves down field in attempt to gain yardage.

Coach Darland helps injured player.

Charles Lewis and David Ray block the attempted yardage.

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A missed attempt by Mike Varner.

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Glenn Locklin fights to gain yardage.

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Harold Rich struggles with opponent) for the ball.

1975 Fighting Bulldogs practice for the upcoming season.

Brett Patty at the thirty yard line looking to score a touchdown.

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Coach Gilstrap prepares David Ray’s knee for the game.

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Rompin’ ’n Stompin’J V W h y did th e Ju n io r Varsity football team have a w inning season? T h e answer is sim ple — the team had talent! Every gam e was exciting w hether it was w on or lost. T h e players were very enthusiastic about playing football. T hey played the type of gam es the fans like to see.

T h eir w illingness and ability to play football was w hat m ade them a w inning team. T hey are going to be a great asset to next year’s team. A ll of the players p u t fo rth th eir best effo rts to have a successful season. O n and o ff th e field the players’ spirits stayed high. T h e Ju n io r Varsity began the season w ith fo u r straight victories.

T hey ended w ith an im pressive 7-3 record. T h is was the best record the J V team has had in nine years. T h eir three losses w en t to to u g h W ich ita Falls teams. T h e J V placed second in th e Red River Valley Conference. Coach K enny Y oung and Coach C line Jo h n so n w orked hard to p u t together one of the finest team s in B urk’s history. T h e players had great respect and adm iration for their coaches w ho led th em to a

■ J J j quarterback pulls off big p)ay

Mighty Bulldog breaks through the line for yardage.

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Hirschi W ichita Falls Vemon Iowa Park Rider Hirschi W ichita Falls Graham Iowa Park Rider

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First row (left to right): M. Manshum, J. Thomas, A. LaCroix, B. Brookman, M. Ketcham, L. Jansen, M. 'OFalker, T. DeGreve, E. York, K. Burke, J. Galahar, G. Sickman. Second row: Coach Cline Johnson, S. Smith, P. Demers, C. Skeleton, B. Darland, D. Odle, S. Fournier, R. Barrera, M. Gates, S. Tucker, R. Martin, E. Morrow, J. Giles, Coach Kenny Young.

Third row: T. Thompson, R. Farney, P. Andrews, M. Howard, J. Pool, G. Willman, R. Pannell, S. Stewart, B. Patty, D. Jones, S. Potts, Mgr. Brett Burney.

I Paul Demers punts.

Bruce Brookman gets ready to tackle his opponent.

Spirited Junior Varsity team huddles together to build enthusiasm before important game.

Fighting Bulldog player struggles for a few more yards.

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Freshman Bulldogs “Hit Hard "O ur team was small in size and not very quick in speed, but when they lined up to tackle someone, they hit hard and with all their m ight,” agreed the Freshman football coaches. T he football team ended the season w ith a record of three wins, seven losses and no ties. This is not a very impressive record, but the enthusiasm, spirit, and experience gained is what counted. "T he spirit was high during practice and before the games.

Then when we actually got on the field to play ball, we were dynamite against the other team,” said Bryan Dowling.

"T he front line, as a team, was so good, that it forced the opponents to go around them and to the ends,” observed M itchell Hawkins.

Once the offense started rolling down the field, no one could stop the explosive young team. But when asked why they only won three games, it was decided the size and speed handicapped the team considerably. O ne of the members of the team stated, " It’s not all size that counts, it’s who wants to win bad enough. Maybe we w on’t win, but we’ll give the opponent a rough time trying to score.” O u r freshman Bulldogs wanted to win badly enough. Darryl Ray sums up the problem in two sentences.

"W e hit hard. W e scored first, but they would always come back and beat us in the end.”

T he toughest teams in the district were Rider and W ichita Falls High.

They scored the most points against the young Bulldogs. T he games were very exciting to watch and the young team played to the best of its ability but came up on the short end seven out of ten games.

Coach Chesney was very proud of the team and commented "There was a lot of potential this year on the team and I would like to see everyone stay w ith the football program and keep up that winning attitude so that when they become juniors and seniors they will be ready for the challenges of varsity football.”

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Back row: B. Guffey, E. Thomas, M. Hawkins, M. W illman, B. Kimmerly, D. Sherman, R. Woods, W . Self, M. Bavousett. 3rd row: D. Williams, D. Pruitt, R. Clemmer, E. Dennison, R. Horn, B. Dowling, D. Ray, A. Spinks, D. Lamer, E. Fisher. 2nd row: D. Hudson, D. Foster, D. Lucia, K. Youland, R. Hoover, C. W atson, K. Sanders, C. Koulovatos, F. Guilliams, Coach D. Gilstrap. N ot pictured: Coach E. Chesney. Kneeling: B. Smith, M. Brookman, F. Stephens, K. Pard, B. Roark, T. Padron, E. Garza, G. Geer, J. Schnitker, B. Lemmon.

ABOVE: Here come the Freshmen! Running to open another exciting season of football action.

ABOVE: Tweet!!! Goes the whistle as Burkbumett gains hard earned yardage.

ABOVE: Coach Chesney diligently watches quarterback Mike Bavousett run.

ABOVE: Coach Gilstrap and Coach Chesney watch the young Bulldogs return the football at their first scrimmage game.

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I ABOVE: Ronnie Woods plunges through a rough defensive line as he scrambles for a touchdown and a victory.

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The Varsity Cheerleaders

Liz Shipp supports Tami Taylor in "Action.”

ABOVE: Liz Shipp, head cheerleader, has spirit.

RIGHT: Cheerleaders show their unity as they "dance to the music.”

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Robin Bruhn and Amy Ludeke say "we want action.”

Jana Bams and Carol Tullis have fun.

The J. V. Cheerleaders

Laura Klinkerman and Sandy Davis show spirit.

Lolly Hatcher flashes a smile at a pep rally.

Susan Nichols and Lynn Love check out the guys.

ABOVE: Susan Nichols, head cheerleader.

LEFT: Does Lynn Love have four arms or are those Lisa Cadwallader’s?

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Bulldogs Put It A ll Together W h a t can be said about a basketball team th at w on 9 and lost 3 district games? W h a t team was this? T he Varsity Basketball team , b etter know n to the fans and opposing team s as th e O range Crushers. T hey lived up to th at nam e one hundred per cent and left behind th em a crushing season of victory.

H ig h lig h tin g the list of teams th a t the C rushers had to beat were the H irschi H uskies.

A fter losing to the H uskies in th e second gam e of the season by a close score of 62-59, these young m en knew w hat they had to do. Playing w ith skill and explosive shooting they outbattled and outlasted th e H uskies in th e Corsicana T ournam ent and did so once again in regular season piay.

T hen, as if by some mystical force, th e fans found them selves backing the Bulldogs all th e way w ith overw helm ing spirit and enthusiasm every Tuesday and Friday night. W e found ourselves arranging rides to out-of-tow n games n o m atter how great the distance. T h is was evident w hen th e school took three bus loads of B ulldog fans to the W eatherfo rd game. W e all w ill rem em ber th e look on th e W eath erfo rd fans w hen the buses pulled up and B urk spirit poured into the K angaroo gym.

Joe Bryan, manager, Tim Kormos — 31, Brett Patty — 15, Randy Berg — 33, Marty Ray — 43, Gary Willm an — 23, David Ray — 41, Chris Berg — 11, Jo n Lindsey — 13, Junior Cox — 21, Greg Liffick, Manager. Kneeling: Coach Ernie Chesney. N ot pictured: Keith Pierce — 45.

T h at gam e w ill be forever in o u r m inds as w e w atched the Bulldogs battle fo r a possible victory. T h e ’D ogs were o u t in fro n t all th ro u g h th e gam e b u t finished in an 80-80 k n o t as th e buzzer ended th e game. T h at p u t th e ’D ogs and th e ’Roos in an overtim e game. T h e ’D ogs rallied fo r six points and the ’Roos hustled for six ending the first overtim e in a tie. T h is was th e ultim ate in suspense, and once again both

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team s w ent into another battle ending th e second overtim e in a tie. T h e ’Roos took advantage of th e massive B urk fouls and capitalized o n the absences of many first string players w h o had fouled out. T h e ’Roos pulled ahead, b u t the ’D ogs never gave up hope, neither did th e fans as we were sure the ’D ogs could p u ll it o u t and win. B ut fate was against the ’D ogs and they lost th e gam e by a score of 93-96. C hris B erg pum ped in a total of 36 points to lead all scorers in double figures. B rett Patty had 14, G ary W illm an had 13, and Randy Berg came in w ith 10 points.

Coach Chesney plays the role of the "cool and calm coach” as his team shows the skill, talent, poise, and alertness that only the Bulldogs possess. W hat more could anyone ask for?

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Kieth Pierce, Gary Willman, Brett Patty, and Randy Berg show team spirit before a game.

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pris Berg shows his ball handling ability in this tough tuation against the Rider Raiders.

Tim Kormos shows His basketball flexibility as he tries to press through the tough defense of Rider, as Marty Ray and Brett Patty help out offensively.

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David Ray out thinks and out-jumps the opposing team to make two hard earned points.

Jon Lindsey takes a fast handof f from one of his team members and races down court for an easy lay-up and two points.

Chris Berg and Brett Patty watch with anticipation as Marty Ray attempts an extra point at the free-throw line against the Vernon Lions.

Brett Patty jumps for two needed points as two Vernon players try desperately to block them.

B u rkburnett’s dow nfall this season was centered around losing close games. W h en it was close, the ’D ogs rom ped and stom ped for easy w ins over Iowa Park, Stephenville, V ernon, and G raham . T h e real fig h tin g spirit was bro u g h t o u t w hen the ’D ogs played B row nwood and W eatherford.

T h e B row nw ood-B urkburnett rem atch had the ’D ogs m aking the first six points, but they couldn’t q uite g et th e spark g o in g th a t w ould make the gam e an easy victory. T h e ’D ogs didn’t shoot well, m aking only 17 o u t o f 43 attem pts. T here was a ray o f hope w hen B urk came back in the third quarter to tie th e gam e 31-31. T h a t ray soon dim m ed when Brow nw ood took advantage of the fouls and slowly m oved o u t in front. T h e gam e and also B urk’s hopes fo r th e district title ended in defeat.

T h e spirit, and spark and pride were still w ith the Bulldogs as they ended th e season on a high note w ith a rousing overtim e victory against W eatherford. M arty Ray, w ho had 31 rebounds, scored 18 points. T o help M arty, C hris Berg pum ped in 25 points. T h e w in gave the Bulldogs a 9-3 district record, including second place in the second half o f league play w ith 5-1 m ark . . . Burk finished th e season w ith 13 w ins and 15 losses.

All alone under his own goal and surrounded by the opposing team, Junior Cox waits for the rest of his teammates to assist him for two points in the game against Rider.

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W ith the clock showing 4:19 seconds left in the game and the score tied, Kieth Pierce sinks two points.

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Gary Willman at the free throw line, gets looked over as he shoots for extra points.

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J. V. Drills. 713

Coach Kenny Young, Bill Patty, Jeff Beggs, Darrell Moore, David Nix, Vern Gertsner, Randy Allen, Jr. Barrera, Bobby Pruitt, Danny Spake, Scott Hogue, James January, Richard Pannell, Kevin Schroeder, Jose Thomas, John Barad, John Brooks.

Kevin Schroeder and Richard Pannell listen as Coach Young explains strategy.

Junior Barrera proves his skillful ball-handling ability.

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David Nix evades opponents while attempting to make a basket.

A m azing th e spectators w ith their skillful ability, th e Ju n io r V arsity basketball team had a w inning season. T h e players struggled to make every gam e full of excitem ent — and exciting they were! T h e team ’s vitality seemed neverending. T h eir speed and accuracy captivated the fans. T hey produced an infin ite am ount of energy to overcom e th eir opponents and dazzle them w ith th eir outstanding ability to play basketball. T h e credit for th e team ’s talent goes to hours o f practice and coaching. They developed skills such as shooting, passing, dribbling, ball-handling, and guarding to help th eir natural skills of reach, speed coordination and th e ability to th in k quickly. A lthough practice is an im portant p art of being a w inning team, so is th e attitude of th e players. Individuals make-up the team. Each player exerted all his strength to b enefit th e team as a whole. T hey showed an endless am ount of good sportsm anship and team spirit. Coach K en Y oung deserves m uch congratulations for g uiding his team w ith his expert leadership to an im pressive 15-6 record. T h e student body is looking forw ard to seeing these determ ined players play basketball next year.

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Freshman Competition Rough

Ted Robertson attempts the pass of the goal for 2 points.

Eddie Dennison jumps for the tip off to defend their goal.

1st row: Eric Shirley, Troy Mills, Marty Willman, Greg Spake, Coach Dean Gilstrap. 2nd row: Mike Lucia, Donnie Woods, Eddy Greschel, Benny Kimmerly, Earl Thomas, Rodney Horn, Eddie Dennison. 3rd row: John Rabon, Curtis Watson, Tony Padron, Danny Loveless, Chris Koulavatos, Scott Sanders, Darryl Ray. Seated: James Bell, Jerry Elzie, Ted Robertson, Tim Jones, Scott Berg. N ot pictured: Ricky Barrera.

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Volleyball Spikes Interest V A R SIT Y : D enise Bowers, Carolyn Hicks, Cindy Bavousett, Ja n K linkerm an, Cathy T rent, D iane M cD uffy, Coach, Linda Fisher; Manager, Darla R ushing; Teresa D eutsch, Sharon Perkins, D iane A lbertson, T om m ie H ow ell, M errie W illm an, Linda M cD uffy, N an Sullivan, M anager.

Jan Klinkerman attempts to return the serve.

Linda McDuffy tries to return spiked ball.

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Diane Albertson and Carolyn Hicks join powers to return the ball.

Valerie Nyquist and Lyn Morton join to set up ball.

Ylanda Mills jumps to meet the ball.

Becky Poole returns the bail.

J U N I O R V A R S IT Y : Ju d y R alston, Patty O ’N eil, Lyn M orton, M elanie Manes, Becky Poole, B renda N elson, Y landa M ills, Valerie N yq u ist, Teresa Bently, Brenda Albertson.

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Charlie Lewis, Joe Horn, and Jose Thomas work hard for Coach Darland.

Mark Langenbach passes baton to David Ray during relay practice.

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Joe Horn practices for hurdling competition.

Russell Clampitt improves his stride.

First row: (sitting) Donald Jones Ron Tendick Mark Langenbach Tim Kormos Roy Cheney Second row: Marvin Hinton Doug Carlisle Bob Elliot Joe Horn Scotty Arthur Charles Lewis Jeff Beggs Lamont Robbins Third Row: Coach Cline Johnson Carl Hattaway Harvey Toalson Doug Odle David Ray Jose Thomas Keith Pierce Robert Hawkins Herb Wall Rob Kennedy David Jenkins Coach Jay Dari and

Tim Kormos and Mark Langenbach "flash� around the track.

Ron Tindick practices for first track meet.

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Keep on Trackin'

Standing: Jean Bullard Diane Raynor Linda Johnson Debbie Dalton Cindy Bavousette Terry Logan Beverly Burden Sue Sullivan JoAnn Peoples Becky Bartlett Kari Morton Mary Brumfield, Mgr. Kneeling: Kyn Morton, Mgr. Donna Gandy Brenda Nelson Anita Smith Janet Clark Chris Smith Marilou Rios Liz Shipp Tommie Howell Sherri Gorham Karen Lewis Laura Allen Sitting: Kari Woods, Mgr. Lisa Cadwallader Judy Jones Linda Lee Tammy Goode Linda Martin Jayne Hobbs Donna Merriman Felicia Masters Nan Sullivan N ot shown: Sheri Sutton Donna Raynor

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Marilou Rios practices the hurdles in preparation for the big meet.

Felicia Masters, Lisa Cadwallader, Anita Smith, and Sherri Gorham practice to make perfect.

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Jayne Hobbs takes another trip around the track in efforts to win a meet.

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Kneeling: Steve Dye, Dick Pittman, Jeff Leonard, James Hawk, Mike Fuller, Bill Penbirthy, Bob Nidetch, Jodi Reed. Standing: Coach David Rix, Jenifer Rorabaw, Linda Kee, Lynda Bailey, Kenda Riley, Julie Hamilton, Mickey Arthur. N ot pictured: Marsha Proctor, Cathy Phillips.

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Jodi Reed shows the strength of his forehand.

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Julie Hamilton returns the ball.

Bill Penberthy gets ready to return a serve.

J.F. TEAM: Kneeling: Tim Roy, Stuart Felty, Arthur Staden, John Mahaffey, Larry Dellingham, Steven Felty, Luke Grant, Kevin Chittock, Randy Cogbum. Standing: Coach David Rix, Berta Martin, Tammy Holemess, J. T. Smith, Pam Hennis, Kathy Scrimpsher, Renee Cadwallader, Karla Cummings, Dee Dee Hess.

FRESHMAN TEAM: Kneeling: Gary Stone, Galen Huston, Mike Strahan, Joel Plake, Larry Robinson, Kol Garland, Sam Colter. Standing: Coach David Rix, Fred Anderson, Tambra Darland, Lee Ann Odle, Margaret Deutsch, Kristy Baird, Krista Grant, Nadine Mehringer, Pam Lewis.

Golfers Tee Off

Chris Koulavatos, Jimmy Boardman, Mike Richter, Bobby Pruett, Joe Lay, Frank Andrajack, Coach Kenny Young, Ricky Lee, Tom Magill, Bob Pert, Roy Trent, Terry Coker, Gaylon Houston.

Vem Gerstner practices teeing off.

Ricky Lee practices on his swing.

Tom Degreve readies for the tee off of the game.

Terry Coker betters his swing.

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Sitting: Jon Lindsey, Dale Russell, Tom Magill, Darrell Moore, Scott Aaron, Ted Robertson, Junior Barrera, Donnie Pruitt. Kneeling: Kyle Nickerson, James W est, Jim Wilson, David Miller, Barry Wilkinson, Paul Demers, John Barad. Standing: Coach David Keller, Brett Patty, Randy Burke, Gary W illman, M att Horn, Bill Patty, Coach Dean Gilstrap.

A t th e tim e th e book w ent to press, baseball season had as yet no t begun. H ow ever, th e 1976 Baseball T eam shows a lo t of prom ise according to Coach K eller. H e reported " W e are looking forw ard to th is season. W e have as good a chance of w inning district as we have ever had.

T h e team has a great attitude and is giving 100 p er cent.” T h e only drawback is a lack of experience. T h ere are only five returning starters — Randy Burke, Jo n Lindsey, Paul Dem ers, B rett Patty, and Gary W illm an . A iding these five are eleven retu rn in g letterm en. Each season consists o f 20 games, 12 non-district and 8 district. A fter th e scrim m age against H irschi on February 17, w hich th e Bulldogs w on 9-4, Coach K eller observed th at th e B ulldog’s h ittin g and p itch ing looked good, b u t th eir defense and fielding was weak. T h is was due to th e lack of experience bu t w ould im prove as the season progressed. T h e team practice each afternoon gives th e players an opportunity to im prove their w eaker p oints and concentrate on their stronger ones. T h e players too, are optim istic. "T h e w hole district is pretty well evened up, it just depends on w ho wants to w ork the hardest as to w ho w ill w in district — we do!” stated Kyle N ickerson.

Barry Wilkinson, catcher, stretches to catch a ball thrown to him during a hard practice.

John Barad casually gets ready to catch a ball at second base before practice really begins.

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T h e revolution, th e change, w as eviden am ong o u r clubs. T h e biggest change v o f course, involvem ent in th e Bicentennial. A few of th e many projec Were S P IR IT ’S Ben Franklin Day, S T U C O ’s Liberty Bell donation, T h esp ian ’s "R o ar of B oom tow n” . production, and th e Band’s B icentennia Concert. T h is involvem ent by o ur club: m eant a general step-up o f activities no: only around school b u t also around th e tow n. T h e B icentennial gave many organizations a special goal o r purpose, som eth in g m eaningful to strive fo r in *

Togetherness Works Freshm an orientation started Student C ouncil m em bers w orking th is year. T h e w hole concept of B.H.S. was introduced to all new students follow ed by a to u r of th e school. Since regular elections were held last spring, only th e Freshm an council m em bers needed to be elected. T h e election com m ittee had to p u t the "ru sh ” o n th in g s because H om ecom ing ’75 was only a few weeks away.

T o add to all the trouble, there was a m istake o n th e ballots plus a close tally fo r th e office of Secretary-Treasurer. B oth these problem s caused a sh o rt delay in elections.

D uring-the week of Septem ber 22-26, th e entire city of B u rk b u m ett becam e aware of the existence of the h ig h school’s Student Council. In th e halls at school, students feathered w arriors, listened to th e Spirit Band, and w atched th e B ulldog M ascot " b u m ” th e W arrior. O n Friday, H om ecom ing g o t into fu ll sw ing w ith th e "sock-it-to-em ” p ep rally. Im m ediately follow ing th e pep rally, th e largest parade in th e history o f B u rk b u m ett m oved th ro u g h th e spectator-filled streets. M r. U nderw ood, a B urk graduate of 50 years ago, headed th e parade o f cars and floats.

Student Council m em bers dressed as clow ns to thro w candy and gum to th e excited children along the route. T h e excitem ent of H om ecom ing continued to build as th e flo at and club car decoration w inners w ere announced before th e football game. T h e half tim e coronation clim axed th e Student Council sponsored H om ecom ing activities.

- Council m em bers w orked to earn points th a t could allow th em to attend th e State C onvention by w orking in concession stands, preparing skits fo r pep rallies, decorating halls, and selling spirit ribbons.

ABOVE: Students helping with orientation.

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RIGHT: Gloria Bradford in pep rally skit.

As D istrict Vice-president, o ur council put into effect a student exchange program.

T h ro u g h this program , council m em bers from all over th e district w ere able to attend and discover th e actions o f o th er councils.

C ouncil actions did a lo t fo r the school as a whole. A juke box was placed in th e cafeteria for th e enjoym ent of students. T h e council sponsored a C hristm as dance as well as V alentine’s D ay activities. A nd no one can forget th e second annual Spring Fling. T h e council came u p w ith m any strange events for th e clubs to participate in.

BELOW: 1st row: G. Liffick — Pres., S. Anderson — V. Pres., T. Dowling — Sec., M. Schroeder — Treas. 2nd row: C. Martin, N. McNeese, K. Grant, L. Johnson, V. Chittum, A. Ludeke, W . Lary, L. Jantzen, T. Meyer, S. Allmon, S. Gorham, D. James. 3rd row: B. Bartlett, J. Hamilton, S. Crawford, A. Williams, L. Love, J. Rorabaw, L. Kee, K. Graves, V. Morgan, K. Alvey, K. Brumfield, L. Pierce. 4th row: B. Dowling, F. Anderson, T. Taylor, D. Roberts, T. Pruitt, L. Lewis, G. Bradford, C. Camp, D. Ray, D. Nix, M. Langenbach. 5th row: M. Brumfield, D. Beckett, R. Horn, C. Neible, D. Odle, M. Penn, K. Nickerson, M. Varner, G. Willman. 6th row: J. Bryan, K. Parks, J. Morgan, B. Hromas, F. Andrajack.

RIGHT: Donna Raynor explains the candy cane sale at N.H.S. meeting.

BELOW: John Fidaelo presides over N.H.S. meeting.

ABOVE: N.H.S. members practice for the big basketball game.

RIG H T: N.H.S. officers ride in Homecoming parade.

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Financing Frenzy Fourteen new N a tio n al H o n o r Society m em bers w ere installed in a candlelight cerem ony at the N atio n al R o o m o f th e F irst N atio n al Bank. T hese students w ere selected by teachers fo r their scholastic abilities, character, and leadership traits.

D u e to an increased cost in sponsoring th e sp rin g awards assembly, th e Society had to tu rn it over to th e school several years ago. T h is year, how ever, th e Society w anted to h elp in its financing. In order to d o this, th e Society initiated several projects. N .H .S . m em bers sold spirit ribbons fo r th e S tudent Council d u rin g football season. A t C hristm as, th e Society sold candy canes. B.H.S. students w ere in th e g iv in g m ood, as they b o u g h t alm ost 1400 candy canes to be delivered to th e ir friends. T h is sale w en t over even big g er th an th e club had hoped it w ould.

T h e Society played th e faculty in a hilarious basketball gam e. Some of th e girls in th e Society cheered fo r th e energetic sportsters. T h e proceeds fro m this gam e w en t tow ard th e awards assembly.

T h is year, th e Society m em bers w ere ready fo r any action. T hey elected to join th e C om m unity Service Council, w h ich w ould enable th em to w ork w ith o th er organizations o f th e com m unity in th eir activities.

LEFT: Greg Lif fick sells candy canes to Doug Carlile.

LEFT: 1st row: J. Fidaelo — Pres., L Smith — V. Pres., T. Meyer — Rep., K. Alvey — Treas., L. Pierce — Sec. 2nd row: J. Spanable, J. Williams, K. Brumfield, J. Bames, K. Graves, T. Howard, L. Smith, K. Odell, D. Fisher. 3rd row: E. Smythe, B. Patty, G. W illman, T. Fox, Å. Ludeke, G. Hall, M. Barad, T. Deutsch, T. Elder. 4th row: L. Ames, K. McCIeskey, L. Simmons, S. Gorham, S. Allmon, B. Rine, D. James, T. Dowling, L. Higinbotham, L Brewster. 5th row: J. Hawk, L. Champ, B. Elliot, J. Bryan, D. Carlile, E. Walker, G. Liffick, T. Young, L Shipp, K. Smith. 6th row: B. Catron, B. Rios, K. Pierce, G. Miller, R. Hall, R. Umlah, M. Schroeder, B. Hromas ,J. Ludeke.

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LEFT: Bob Elliott and Carlton Roark register F.T.A. representatives.

ABOVE: 1st row: M. Penn — Hist., C. Tullis — Rept., L. Smith — Pres., L. Smith — Sec., T. Meyer — Treas., K. Smith — Dist. Pres, and State Hist. 2nd row: J. Hamilton, S. Slayden, R. Tunell, D. Shubird, C. Key, C. Carlile, H. Carr, C. Skaggs. 3rd row: B. Burden, R. Piper, D. Green, L. Martin, T. Payton, M. Griffin, S. Softly. 4th row: D. Fisher, J. Humphries, M. Ray, M. Procter, J. Peoples, J. Fidaelo. 5th row: J. Bryan, J. Barnes, P. Hennis, B. Doty.

ABOVE: J. T. Smith and Carlton Roark work on F.T.A. scrapbook.

ABOVE: Beth Doty and M. Griffin wash cars in F.T.A. car wash.

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F.T.A. Represents State F.T.A. grew considerably this year. C lub m em bers becam e m ore involved in active functions.

Besides sponsoring local projects, th e club held th e office o f State H istorian and D istrict President. Mrs. C hittum , F.T.A. sponsor, was an O fficial State Advisor.

In th e fall, F.T.A. tried fo r tw o weeks to hold th eir annual car wash. It seemed that everytime they scheduled it, M o th er N a tu re w ould call fo r rain. Finally o n one Saturday m orning, the sun came o u t and th e car w ash was held.

T h e club acted as th e h o st school fo r an F.T.A. O fficers W o rk sh o p as well as for a D istrict C onvention. D u rin g these m eetings, th e m em bers became acquainted w ith students from other schools and attending students w ere able to learn about various projects including how to w rite Mr. and M iss F.T.A. speeches and h o w to prepare fo r campaigns.

F.T.A. offered th eir services to th e C om m unity Education Program . Students helped to make this program a success by th eir w ork on th e advertising. W h ile th e classes w ere going on, F.T.A. m em bers babysat th e children of those taking th e courses.

T h e F.T.A. club sponsored m ore activities this year, and by doing so, they became m ore widely recognized at th e h ig h school.

LEFT: Dan Fisher instructs "how to wash a car.”

ABOVE: Terry Meyer pulls F.T.A.’s entry in parade.

ABOVE: Jana Barnes arranges material for scrapbook.

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FBLA Provides Insurance

A requirem ent fo r joining Future Business Leaders of A m erica is to have taken a course pertaining to business. T his includes typing, bookkeeping, shorthand, Ju n io r Business T raining, and others.

T his club was very active. T hey held bake sales and sponsored dances th ro u g h o u t th e year to raise money. M em bers also sold "insurance” at H allow een in case a "deviant” w ent o n a mischievous spree. T h e money was used to buy refreshm ents fo r the faculty durin g T eacher Appreciation D ay in April.

T h e club attended th e state convention in

1st row: D. Harrell, K. Nixon, J. Barnes, J. Peoples, C. Koulovatos. 2nd row: H. Carr, V. W olfe, S. Shirley, M. Manes, C Key, E. Walker. 3rd row: P. Neible, C. Carlisle, K. Payton, R. Prince, D. Beckett, S. Anderson, C. Roark, C. Pendleton.

D allas during M arch. T h ere th e m em bers p u t their clerical ability to the test as they com peted against others from all over th e state. T hey could enter such events as typing, spelling, public speaking, shorthand, bookkeeping, and many others.

T his club really lived u p to th eir m o tto of "Service, Education, and Progress.”

ABOVE: Carlton Roark and Helen Carr wonder "W hodunit?” as they clean up a tree.

LEFT: Carlton looks on as Helen sells Donna Magee "spook insurance.”

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Quill and Scroll

Q u ill and Scroll is an honor society for journalism students. T h e Jo urnalism advisors select th e students w ho become m em bers of the club. T hese students are selected because they have show n superior talent w hile w orking on either th e new spaper staff or th e annual staff.

M em bers Include: B ottom : E. W alker, C. Key, T . Y oung, M. Colter, K . Dosiek, T. Meyer, L. V an W ey. Back: K . Alvey, S. Fitts, J. H um pheries, S. R alston, B. Elliott, L. Pierce.

Sweethearts and Beaus Some of th e clubs at B.H.S. are represented by a sw eetheart a n d /o r a beau. K neeling: M. Ray, F.T.A., R. Cheney, D.E.C.A .; J . M organ, O.E.A., M. Langenbach, Pep Club. Standing: D . Hassel, C hoir; C. Smalley, F.F.A.; D . Jo h n so n , Bid. Trades; S. A llison, D .E.C.A.; C. T hom as, Band; J . W ilso n , A uto M ech.; L. Sm ith, F.T .A .; C. Bostick, Bldg. Trades.

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Rodeo Club was one of the fastest growing clubs at B.H.S. Many of the members began participating in competition as youngsters. By the time they reached high school, rodeoing was more than a sport; it was a way of life.

Many members were awarded honors such as All-Around Cowgirl or Cowboy and trophies for placing first, second, or third in their categories.

The purpose of this club was to let high school students compete individually and collectively in different rodeos. A team consists of six people.

These people rodeo for points which are determined by how well one does in his category. T he school receiving the most points receives a trophy.

Even though not m uch is said about the Rodeo Club, it is there and working hard. W hen the school year ends, this club doesn’t. Rodeoing lasts all summer.

BELOW LEFT: Kevin Sykes pulls out of a chute for a wild ride.

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ABOVE RIGHT: Cindy Bavousett proves her professional steer-riding ability.

BELOW R IG H T : Danita Roberts rounds the last barrel before coming "home.”

LEFT: During spare dme at a rodeo, Jan Klinkerman and Wendy Holderness try their hand at cow wrestling.

1st row; R. W right, J. Klinkerman, D. Merriman, C. Fields, T. Andrews, T. Logan, F. Masters, L Morton, C. Smalley, D. Roberts, D. Masters. 2nd row: T. Goode, S. Perkins, M. McClure, K. Cosby, T. Holdemess, K. Morton, D. Brown, C. Bavousett, L. Harris, J. Giles, K. Graham — Sec., D. Grumpier, C. R. Hays — V. Pres., T. Thompson. 3rd row: T. Bradford, D. Weatherred, R. Meadows, J. Smith, K. Garland, J. Ivey, M. Brookman, J. Cosby, R. Mathews, K. Sykes, M. Austin, M. Gregory — Pres., D. Moore, D. Meyer. 4th row: C. Farmer, E. Elliott, J. Holly, S. Elliott.

ABOVE: Kelly Graham shows the bull who’s boss.

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Pep Club saw many changes this year. T he most obvious one was the uniform change. A lthough the white shirts didn’t come in for the first game, the members did receive compliments throughout the season from drill teams and other pep clubs.

The members experienced another change when they found that a new U.I.L. ruling prohibited the members from giving the players favors at pep rallies. In spite of this, the members compensated by decorating the boys’ bedrooms and giving them refreshments each Thursday after practice.

In addition to the tim e spent on getting uniform s ready and preparing refreshments, the members also were involved in decorating the halls and gym each week. Long, sometimes tiresome bus trips to and from the games finalized the week’s activities.

In spite of the changes and rigorous schedule, the club managed to fulfill their function to create and build spirit, even in defeat.

ABOVE: Sharon Stafford, and Renee Newcomb show their Bulldog spirit at the Brownwood game.

ABOVE: Carol Tullis concentrates on decorating the players’ lockers during football and basketball season.

RIGHT: Sue McDonald, Jaylene Moore, and Barbara Allison prepare to leave after a football game.

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1st row: F. Anderson — Rep., J. Lax — Sec., M. Colter — Pres., L. Martin — V. Pres. 2nd row: T. Lonsdale, J. French, K. Cadou, D. Hess, S. Anderson, L. Pierce, D. McCutcheon, R Cadwallader, T. Larrabee, L. Manshum, L. Allen, L. Odle, J. Moore, T. Reuwer, L. Morton, S. Sutton, D. Raynor, K. Paulsen, P. Denny. 3rd row: L. Annon, C. Avrit, J. Yoder, L. Mills, R. Marten, B. Allison, C. Dwyer,J. Ingram, P. Ingram, B. Galvin, M. Kolher, P. Locklin, P. Neible, S. Craford, K. Brumfield, S. Stafford, S. Sims, B. Reed, S. Slayden, M. Brumfield, S. McDonald, D. Sjolin, R. Ostrom, T. Miller, T. Howell. 4th row: V. Nyquist, C. Pendleton, D. Beckett, L. Coleman, T. Fox, C. Bostick, D. Gandy, R Newcomb, C. Jacko, C. Key, A. Davis, K. Baird, M. Deutsch, L. Armstrong, J. Rowland, K. Riley, E. Walker, D. Rushing, B. Albertson, T. Deutsch, M. Manes, F. Masters, T. Goode, L. Van Winkle, R. Kohler, D. Craft, K. Grant, N. Mehringer, L. Fender, P. Hennis, M. W ise, J. Newsom, B. Dowdy, R. Robinson.

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ABOVE: Pep Club gets it on at pep rallies.

R IG H T : Diana Allison decorates Bin Ellett’s bedroom before the Iowa Park football game.

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Non-Unity Decided D espite talk of com bining Fellow ship of C hristian A thletes and Y o u th for C hrist, th e tw o rem ained separate th roughout the year. A t a jo in t m eeting th e u n io n was discussed, b u t th e m em bers voted to keep th eir individual clubs.

O n e of the projects accom plished during th e year was a canned food drive in N ovem ber. T h is enabled underprivileged fam ilies to have a b etter T hanksgiving.

T h e clubs m et together and had an evening m eeting each m o n th . T hese m eetings w ere usually h eld at a m em ber’s house. Occasionally a breakfast was held at a m em ber’s hom e. D evotionals w ere given by various teachers at th e school meetings. Later, questions concerning life w ere discussed.

ABOVE: 1st row: S. Gorham, S. Sutton, D. Raynor, M. Langenbach. 2nd row: M. Varner, D. Gandy, L. Martin. 3rd row: C. Tullis, T. Howell, G. Locklin, C. Smith, R. Clemmer, L. Shipp, D. Ray. RIGH T; 1st row: M. Geer, J. Hawk. 2nd row: J. Spanable, G Harding, G. Davis, L. Dillingham. 3rd row: L. Kee, L. Haley, C. Pittard, K. Baird, B. Case, K. Fisher, J. Puder, J. Ingram, P. Ingram, N. Mullins, J. Boardman, T. Payton.

BELOW : There is a relaxed mood at an evening meeting.

Why Join?

C lubs m ake u p an im portant part of life fo r many students. B u t som e students and teachers have been know n to com plain about th e attitudes, activities, and even th e purposes of clubs. T hus, the purpose of this article is to explain th e h o w ’s and w h y ’s of clubs.

T h e activities of clubs in school life are w ide-ranging, varying fro m pure fu n to p u re learning.

M any o f these fu n activities h elp to fill those idle h o u rs of th e day and nig h t. N u m ero u s clubs sponsor dances and assemblies, thereby earning m oney fo r them selves and keeping th e students occupied. Some club activities allow students to g ain th e learning experiences n o t possible in the classroom . T h is includes cam paigning fo r offices, en terin g com petition, even staging plays. B ut th e overall function of any club is to teach students h o w to w o rk to g eth er and thereby reach th eir ow n goals. T h ro u g h clubs, students can share ideas, as well as establish them selves as leaders am ong th eir fellow students. T h e activities o f clubs o ften tim es accom plish m ore th a n it may appear to those n o t involved.

A nyone w ho feels th e urge to g e t involved in a club has th e oppo rtu n ity to do so since th e clubs at B.H.S. are as w ide-ranging as th e interests of th e students attending th e school. T h o se w ho exert th eir tim e and energies in club activities are probably in one or m ore o f three clubs, those b eing S tudent C ouncil, Future T eachers of America, and Pep Club. T h ese three organizations w o rk to involve every student, every teacher, and even every m em ber of th e com m unity in fu n and p rofitable activities. A lth o u g h these students are hard w orking club-m em bers, th ere are others w h o p u t th eir energies in o th er directions. M ost o f th e organizations at th e school stem from academic courses. T hese, of course, are clubs such as Band, N atio n al Forensic League, and Future Farm ers of America. T h e m ajority o f these club m em bers are enrolled in a related course of study.

Students are also able to participate in clubs o f o th er vocational areas, such as th e business w orld.

T h e re is still another type of club at B.H.S. T hese clubs h o n o r deserving students. T h e largest of these clubs is th e N atio n al H o n o r Society, w hose m em bers are selected fo r th eir overall character and good grades.

Clubs offer m any things fo r th e students w ho participate in them . T hese students are able to learn m ore than just academics. T hey realize th a t in order to succeed in th e ir goals th a t they m ust w ork w ell w ith others. Students involved in clubs in h ig h school are probably b etter equipped to g o o n in life and m eet the rest of th e w orld. T hey have th e experience o f w orking w ith o thers fo r one goal. T hese students also have learned to be responsible. O n e o f th e easiest ways to succeed in society today is to be responsible. B elonging to a club does n o t m ake people better, b u t it does give people the opportunity to better them selves.

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H onors bestow ed upon o u r students consist o f tw o m ain areas, W h o ’s W h o chosen by th e faculty and P resentation honors chosen by th e students. As in everything else th a t took place this year, changes were also m ade in these areas.

"B est D ressed” honors w ere elim inated.

Students w ere given a b lan k b allot and asked to list a d ifferen t person for each honor. T h is was th e only vote taken; it selected th e w inners. A t Presentation, th e num ber of nom inees presented was reduced fro m fo u r to three. T h e nom inees were n o t told w hat category they w ere in until they w alked o n stage. A ll of these changes helped m ake the honors awarded in ’76 a little m ore special and a lot m ore exciting.

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Paintings and artw ork surround th e life of Becky

Who’s Who

Case. Becky was selected as W h o ’s W h o student fro m th e art departm ent. She w as active in Future H om em akers of America, O ffic e Education

T h e selection of W h o ’s W h o students

A ssociation and Y o u th for C hrist, As a m em ber of

underw ent many changes this year. In the

O.E.A ., Becky was em ployed at T ri-State C ollection

past, six seniors w ere nom inated by faculty mem bers. T hese selections w ere

Agency.

based on citizenship and overall ability to

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w ork w ith o th er students and th e faculty.

T h is year, each departm ent chose one student to represent th at departm ent. T h e criteria fo r being elected to W h o ’s W h o was based on three things. First, th e senior had to be enrolled in th a t d epartm ent for

N am ed as an O u tstan d ing N eg ro H ig h

th e current year. Second, th e student

School Student, Linda A mes enjoys reading,

selected had to have a 3.0 o r better average

dancing, and optical art. Linda was selected as

in th a t departm ent. A nd finally, th e

th e W h o ’s W h o student from th e history

selection was m ade o n th e stu d en t’s

departm ent. In addition to being a m em ber of

citizenship, ability to w ork w ith oth er

th e Future Teachers of America, the m ath

students and the faculty, and th eir

club, and the m ajority club, Linda holds many

enthusiasm in th e departm ent courses.

honors w hich include being a nom inee for

This method of honoring students made it possible for more students to be recognized for their abilities and work.

Senior favorite. She w as also a finalist in the N atio n al M erit testing. A fter attending O hio State U niversity, Linda hopes to becom e a neurosurgeon.

L IN D A AMES

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Receiving a scholarship fo r dram a fro m East Texas B aptist College, T errie Bruce has gained num erous awards in speech and dram a du rin g her h ig h school tenure. T h e T hespians voted T errie the Best Technical G irl fo r the 1974-75 year. W h ile being a m em ber of T hespians fo r fo u r years, T errie held the offices of C lerk and President. T hese h onors led to T errie’s selection as W h o ’s W h o from th e speech and dram a departm ent.

A ccording to T errie, h er free tim e is spent playing football and collecting nicknacks.

T errie enjoys h er collections o f coins and pictures from all parts of th e world.

T E R R IE B R U C E

CLA Y BLU M C o m b in in g a vocation and enjoym ent is often d ifficu lt fo r m ost, b u t n o t Clay B lum . Clay enjoys w orking w ith livestock and is interested in all kinds of agriculture. D u rin g his Ju n io r and Senior year, Clay represented th e B u rk b u rn ett C hapter of Future Farm ers of A m erica as an officer. H is effo rts in th e V o A g program gained Clay th e h o n o r of W h o ’s W h o from th a t departm ent. Clay has w on num erous awards fo r his show m anship. In 1974, he was selected as Star C h ap ter Farm er. H e also w on H ig h Individualist at b o th D istrict and Area Ju d g in g contests. Clay received a tuition scholarship to aid h im in his p u rsu it o f an agriculture career.

W ell-rounded abilities provide m any diversified interests fo r K ath i O dell. K ath i enjoys painting, sew ing, and cooking. K a th i’s scholastic abilities w ere proved by th e num erous awards she has

K A T H I O D ELL

received in algebra, E nglish, art, typing, hom e econom ics and junior business training. She was selected from th e E nglish dep artm en t for W h o ’s W h o . K a th i was a m em ber of Future Teachers of A m erica and N atio n al H o n o r Society for three years. H er senior year, K ath i was a N atio n al M erit Finalist as w ell as a P ittsburgh Plate G lass C om m unity Scholarship Sem ifinalist. She placed first in D EC A area advertising com petition in Lubbock.

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V alarie M organ has to be one of th e m ost active and energetic students at B.H.S. She holds a place in organizations such as Pep C lub, N ational H o n o r Society, Student

A ppointm ents to three d ifferen t m ilitary academies

C ouncil, Future Business Leaders of America, O ffice Education Association,

J o h n was given appointm ents to th e U n ited States M ilitary Academy at W e st P o in t, N e w Y ork, th e

and Future Teachers of America. D u rin g

U.S. A ir Force A cademy at C olorado Springs, C olorado, and th e U.S. Coast G u ard Academy at N e w H aven, C onnecticut. J o h n also received A ir

th e sum m er of 1975, V alarie attended the Texas B luebonnet G irls’ State in Seguin,

were th e rew ard for Jo h n Fidaleo’s hard w ork

Texas. She was first runn er up in th e

Force and A rm y R O T C scholarships. Regardless of

W ich ita Falls Ju n io r M iss Pageant.

w hich academy Jo h n decides to attend, h e w ill m ajor

V alarie was a nom inee fo r Ju n io r favorite

in eith er chemical o r nuclear engineering. W e have

in 1975, and was a 1975 H om ecom ing Q ueen nom inee. She received awards in speech and in typing. V alarie was a Ju n io r

p roof of J o h n ’s scholastic abilities th ro u g h th e

Varsity cheerleader and she enjoys league bow ling and just being outdoors. V alarie

academic letters and a sweater fo r m aking n o grade below an A. Jo h n has placed in district, regional,

was selected to represent th e business departm ent as W h o ’s W h o student. She

and state U.I.L. Science and N u m b e r Sense com petition. In his free tim e, J o h n enjoys tennis,

plans to attend college and becom e a

b o w ling and chess. B eing a m em ber of N atio n al H o n o r Society, Future Teachers o f A m erica, Student

C ertified Public Accountant.

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awards he has w on in algebra, biology, E nglish, physics and A m erican H istory. H e has w on three

Council, and G erm an club, J o h n was voted M ost Likely to Succeed by his fellow students. J o h n was also selected as W h o ’s W h o fro m th e m ath departm ent.

J O H N FID A L E O D A V ID R A Y D avid Ray has led a life of active sports. H e has lettered in football, basketball, and track.

D avid w as selected fo r A ll D istrict in b o th football and basketball and he placed first in district track. T h e athletic departm ent chose D avid fo r W h o ’s W h o . O th e r awards D avid received include Pep C lub Beau, in 1974, Sophom ore favorite, A ll School favorite and M r. B.H.S. D avid attended Boys’ State in A ustin. H e was an active m em ber of Spanish C lub, Fellow ship of C hristian A thletes, and

V A LA R IE M O R G A N

Student Council. D avid’s plans include participating in college football and track and m ajoring in business.

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R epresenting th e B urkburnett Chapter, K aren Sm ith held th e office of H istorian for th e Texas Future Teachers of America.

K aren has held o th er offices of F.T.A. at both C hapter and D istrict level. As a

K ay Alvey b u ilt a strong foundation fo r a I college education in chemical engineering.

M any hours w ere spent in order fo r K ay to

m em ber of the choir, K aren served as an officer fo r tw o years. K aren was selected

achieve her goals. T hese hours gained K ay awards in biology, chem istry, G erm an and

as W h o ’s W h o student from the music

drivers’ education. K ay received three

departm ent for h er contributions to the

academic letters and placed first in debate at

program . A ny o th er free tim e K aren could

tw o speech tournam ents in 1976. N o t only

find was spent on projects of V IA , w hich

did K ay attend G irls’ State in 1975, she was

is a sorority for girls. K aren received a

also nam ed a N ational M erit Scholarship

nom ination from Senator J o h n T ow er to th e U nited States A ir Force Academy in

C om m ended student and was selected as Septem ber’s O u tstan d in g Student. K ay was

Colorado Springs, Colorado.

selected as W h o ’s W h o fro m th e science departm ent. K ay was a very w ell k now n and

A n enjoym ent of cooking and the caring fo r people gave Linda

o u tg o in g student. She participated in Student Council, N ational H o n o r Society, N ation al

H igin b o th am th e selection of W h o ’s

Forensic League, Q u ill and Scroll and was

W h o from the H om e Economics

ed ito r of th e 1976 D E R R IC K . K ay enjoyed roller skating, bicycling, sew ing and g o in g to parties.

K A R E N S M IT H

departm ent. Linda w orked as a nurses aide and she intends to g et a degree in nursing from th e U niversity of Hawaii. Linda was a m em ber o f the N atio n al H o nor Society and received an academic award in m ath.

L IN D A H IG IN B O T H A M

K A Y ALVEY

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Mr. Miss B.H.S.

N O M IN E E S : Susan Anderson Linda M artin M ike V arner T im K orm os

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A ll School Favorites Marty Ray and Tami Taylor

N O M IN E E S : Amy Ludeke Valarie M organ M ark Langenbach Bin E llett

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A 11-School Beauty and Handsome Cyndee Bostick Brad Cummings

n o m in e e s : KendaRiiey D o n n a H all T o m M ehringer G ary W illm an

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Most Likely to Succeed Kay A hey John Fidaleo NOMINEES: Terry Meyer Robin Bruhn Larry Champ Joe Bryan

Boys’ and Girls’ State A round th e latter p art of th e 1975 school year, teachers nom inated and voted fo r students to attend Boys’ and G irls’ State.

T hese students w ere chosen on the basis of leadership, A m ericanism , character, th eir ability to g e t along w ith others, and, fo r Boys’ State, th e ir athletic ability. T he five nom inees fo r G irls’ State receiving th e m o st votes w ere interviewed and selected by th e A m erican Legion Auxiliary. Boys’ State delegates were chosen in th e sam e m anner by the A m erican Legion and th e local R otary and Lions Clubs. K ay Alvey and Valarie M organ w ere chosen to g o to Seguin;

Kyle Nickerson, Greg Liffick, and David Ray were picked to go to Austin.

Upon their arrival, they were divided into cities, political parties, and houses of Congress. They attended political party rallies and lectures by noted authorities.

N ot only is being chosen for Boys’ and Girls’ State an honor, it is an experience from which these students can prosper and will never forget.

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Homecoming Queen

N om inee D onna R aynor

N o m in ee V alarie M organ

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N om inee Cyndee Bostick

Gandy/Barnes Selected by Varsity Teams Being chosen as Football o r Basketball queen is an ho n o r every g irl w ishes to have bestow ed upon her. Varsity team s voted tow ard th e end o f th eir season for a girl best suited to represent th eir team. T h e three girls receiving th e m ost votes from the football team were presented at the last pep rally. T his year’s queen, D o n n a G andy, was escorted by D avid Ray, and was crowned by 1974 Football queen D ee D ee W atkins. Linda M artin, escorted by Bin Ellett, and Sharon A llison, escorted by M ike V arner, were the runners-up. Basketball queen Jan a Barnes, escorted by G ary W illm an , was crow ned by 1975 Basketball queen Ju n e H u n ter during half tim e at th e G raham basketball game. H er court consisted of Susan A nderson and C yndee Bostick. Susan’s escort was K eith Pierce, w hile Cyndee’s was B rett Patty.

1976 Basketball Queen Jana Bames with nominees Susan Anderson and Cyndee Bostick.

Jana Bames shows happiness while being crowned by June Hunter.

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T h e area involving academics at BHS probably underw ent the big g est change of all. E verything changed fro m subjects to report cards. T hese changes involved not only th e students b u t also th e teachers.

D ue to a legislative ruling, we were forced to change from sem esters to quarters. T h is made available a larger category o f subjects for th e students to choose from and gave teachers a chance to teach th eir specialties.

A nother change th e q uarter system b ro u g h t was new report cards th at d id n ’t have to be signed by parents. H ow ever, n o t all th e changes were so marvelous.

T h e quarter system also b ro u g h t m ore com plex schedules, lost rep o rt cards, and frenzied counselors. B ut overall th e . changes were to everyone’s benefit, and they helped make ’76 just th a t much m ore, special.

Boys Invade Kitchen

ABOVE: Girls in Home Ec. exchange opinions on sewing.

ABOVE: Steve Long finds out that clean-up is also a part of kitchen work.

In years past, Hom e Economics was a course offered only to girls, but this year, a surprising thing happened. Several boys decided to enroll for an easy credit but found out that it wasn’t so easy.

Hom e Economics is valuable to both males and females especially with today’s changing roles. More men are now taking care of the house while the women are out earning a living.

There is much to learn about running a household and doing it well. N o t only do the students learn about meal planning and preparation, selecting and making clothes, care and feeding of children, but they also learn to appreciate the efforts of their parents.

ABOVE: Krista Grant and Nadine Mehringer work on their sewing.

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FHA Shows Concern

ABOVE: Sitting: K. Cadou, K. Curcio, N . Mehringer, J. Porter, M. James, C. Brown. Row 2: S. Lovette, D. Boehm, P. Matthews, J. Blair, C. Avrit, D. Adams, T. Harding, S. Gilbert. Row 3: T. Dalton, J. Roland, K. Grant, T. Lonsdale, F. Anderson, J. French, K. Baird, M. Deutsch.

ABOVE: Teresa Bendy learns that wrapping food keeps it fresh.

Students enrolled in Hom e Economics had the opportunity to become involved in Future Homemakers of America. This group combined fun with helping the community and school. They visited nursing homes, delivered Easter baskets filled w ith goodies to deserving families, presented a style show featuring garments the girls made themselves, invited the parents to a salad supper, and went Christmas caroling during the holidays. T o assure many children that someone cared for them, they visited the Fowler Hom e and the Day Care Center.

ABOVE: Girls in FFA prepare for Halloween with their bulletin board.

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Agricultural Leaders of Tomorrow A griculture is h ig h on the list of o ur area’s "business endeavors.” W ith this background it is only natural fo r many students at B urk H ig h to be a p art of VoA g and FFA. G raduated studies are offered by the Vo-Ag departm ent. T h is allows freshm en to study elem entary plant and anim al science, w oodw orking, shop safety, recordkeeping, leadership, and tractor m aintenance.

Sophom ores learn safety and th e use of w elding equipm ent. T hey build headgates and feeders and learn how to build w ith wood. T heir curricula includes m ore detail on stock judging, dairy products, soils and grasses.

Juniors and seniors are given m ore advanced study in th e above fields and they serve on various teams. Feedlot m anagem ent is offered to those students w ho have been in A g fo r tw o years o r w ho are 16 years old.

C oop training students w ork locally at Berend B rothers and Preston Dairy.

T h is year junior and senior A g students traveled to livestock shows in H ouston and San A ntonio. A ll students participated in the Fort W o rth and local county shows and b ro u g h t hom e many honors.

O u r agricultural leaders of tom orrow are active in V o-A g and FFA today.

BELOW: Scotty Arthur prepares his steer for showing in the Junior Livestock Show.

ABOVE: James Giles waits anxiously to show his steer.

ABOVE: Janet d a r k gets her hog ready for the swine competition.

ABOVE: Mindy McClure awaits the judge’s decision.

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Active in Vo-Ag and FFA Today

LEFT: Row 1: L. Morton, Y. Mills, J. Bruton, R. Matthews, C. Fields, J. Giles, M. McClure, D. Merriman. Row 2: S. Potts, L. Arthur, G. Langley, E. Morrow, D. Moore, D. Purse, D. Brown, K. Garland. Row 3: E. Elliott, C. Farmer, S. McKee, J. Snider, B. Lewis, D. W right, P. Myhand, B. Gray, L. Robinson, M. Bavousett, F. Stevens, J. Ivey. Row 4: T. Andrews, G. Elliott, T. Andrews, R. Meadors, S. Frazier, T. Gary, D. Fulcher, J. Smith, L. Roderick, J. Clark, B. Chancellor. Row 5: J. Holley, M. Austin, C. Summerhays, S. Aaron, T. Thompson, S. Elliott, D. Thomas, D. Crumpler, K. Graham, H. Rich, M. Gregory, D. Moore (Pres.).

BELOW LEFT: Row 1: C. Hagler, R. W right, J. Bullard, D. Cooke, B. Moons, C. Smalley (Sweetheart), K. Morton, T. Logan. Row 2: D. Pierce, J. Jefferson, K. Sykes, R. Clemmer, C. Morton, J. Dixon, R. Easter. Row 3: C. Blum (Sec.), A. Gibson (Rep.), D. Moore, P. Masters, D. Meyer, T. Bradford, T. Brookman. Row 4: J. Cosby, B. Darland (VPres.) B. Phillips, T. Johnson, D. Weatherford, C. Thompson.

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Auto Mechanics Auto Mechanics offers a chance to prepare for a career in a mechanical or technical field. W hether it is changing the oil, overhauling an engine, or simply repairing a flat tire, these students spend three hours a day learning the basics that will one day better enable them to find a job or pursue a hobby.

Several of the students were asked how they plan to use their skills after they graduate from high school.

Tony DiM arzio and Craig Yoder replied that they are planning to attend Rider Mechanics School in Dallas and are going to study diesel mechanics. Tony said that he wanted to be a foreman of a truck station and Craig said he would like to start his own business as a mechanic. Right now Tony works in a salvage yard and Craig is a mechanic for Preston Dairy.

Both of these students informed the Derrick staff that auto mechanics has really been a learning experience.

ABOVE: Donnie Shepard, James Burden, Gary Hoover, Ron Farney, Mike Forester, Eugene Smith, Robert Young, Raymond Holland, Sam McDonald, Dion Alexander, David Larson.

ABOVE: Standing: Phillip Mooney, Doug W right, Robert Sherman. Sitting: Dwight Dow, Mike Lucia, W es Thorton, Bob Roberts, Randy Gann. Kneeling: Jimmy Criddle, Charles Bultena, Tony DiMarzio, John Spurlock, Les Jackson.

Standing: Randy Goettman, Bob W ithrow, Craig Yoder.

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ABOVE: Bob Roberts explains the different parts of the engine to a friend.

H \BOVE: Paul W right practices hammering thumb.

Hard Hats and Sore Thumbs

ABOVE: W ayne Chambers and John Ludeke "diggin’ in.”

W h at is it like to build a house? If you were to ask a guy in Building Trades, he would probably say it is hard work but an experience. From start to finish, these young men put in three hours a day learning the skills and special techniques that go into constructing a well-built house. W ith these new skills, the students will possibly find jobs as contractors and some may even decide to train as architects.

T he Building Trades class helped w ith the new addition in the school.

They built the book shelves in the two new storage rooms. They have helped repair things around the school to give it a neater touch.

W hether it be only a small repair or a house, to the Building Trades students, it’s a masterpiece — a work of art.

LEFT: Sitting: M. Kwas, R. Robbins, D. Robinson.

Standing: D. Watson, K. Shubird, R. Clampitt, R. Mills, D. Childress, J. Ludeke, G. Wood, D. Gerstner.

LEFT: A. Boswell, J. Sternadel, P. Huffman, P. W right, W . Wood, W . Chambers. Window: S. Davis, J. Ludeke, J. Landrum. Back: M. Virden, C. Fletcher.

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Becom ing a beautician requires patience, skillful hands, and a lo t of energy. U pon arrival at BHS each day, C osm etology students boarded a bus w h ich took th e m to C arter’s School of Beauty. (T h is course is paid fo r by th e state so h ig h school students' can leam this valuable skill.) T h ere they learned th e im portant facts of w h at a beautician really is and h o w they could becom e one. T h ey learned th e com position of skin, hair, and fingernails, as well as how to care fo r these areas. A fter com pleting tw o years, students were eligible to receive a beauty operator’s license. W ith this, they are

Cosmetology

ABOVE: Jodi Howell watches Ronda Robbins practice a new style on Ann Holdemess.

able to becom e a full-tim e beautician upon graduation.

T O P R IG H T : Terri Allen anticipates the finished product,

Row 1: T. Allen; M. Warren; R. Robbins. Row 2: K. Curtis, D. Williamson. Row 3: J. Howell; A. Holdemess; B. Ivey. Row 4: E. Garza; J. Tharp.

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A rt and Mech. Drawing M any artists express their talent by draw ing, m aking objects, or painting. O u r artists also expressed th eir talents and feelings by creating a wide variety of art.

M any of th eir effo rts were displayed in th e hall trophy case. M uch hard work, ABOVE: Mrs. Bean helps Linda H uffm ann shape her pottery.

expression, em otion, and a range of assorted material w ere com bined to create th e assigned projects.

ABOVE: Eddie W atson adds the finishing touches.

M echanical D raw ing creates an opportunity fo r students to explore many types of shapes and diagrams. Students in th eir first year of mechanical draw ing surveyed th e lo t by th e gym , drew pictures o f boxes, angles, cars and their parts, abstracts, and three-dim ensional objects.

Students in th eir second year planned and b u ilt model houses. T h is course could becom e a valuable asset for a future draftsm an o r architect.

ABOVE: Mechanical drawing students leam how to use a level.

T O P RIGHT: Steve Johnson looks on while Earl Thomas learns how to use a compass.

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Happiness Is a

RIGH T: Kneeling: R Wilkinson, D. Hardy, R. Cheney, K. Nickerson, D. Miller, R Lindsey. Sitting: D. Barnes, B. Smith, R Spinks, K. Easter, T. Mehringer, K. Odell, R. W ilson, K. Lewis. Standing: Mrs. Vincent, M. Shallenberger, M. Jones, B. Cummings, B. Blankenship, B. Hromas, S. Allison, D. Taylor, L Arthur, R Bruhn, C. McClure. Back: J. Youngblood, G. Hoover, B. Underwood, B. Jackson, K. Dolan.

BELOW: Dean Bames eftjoys working at Spink’s.

T h e D istributive Education program involves a cooperative p art-tim e training by th e classroom instructors and on-the-job supervised train in g fo r students, w h o are preparing to en ter em ploym ent in th e m arketing and distribution o f products and services-selling establishm ents. F irst year m em bers of D E had classes fo u rth hou r and devoted tim e to related study of th e ir particular job. Second year m em bers organized a partnership called M ac-Ra-M arium and started th e ir ow n business. T h e students invested their ow n money, b o u g h t supplies, and m ade large h an g in g baskets. T h ese were th e n sold at a reasonable price. T h e business was closed o u t by th e first o f th e year b u t n o t before it was a financial success.

D E students attended a Leadership C onference in Lubbock, February 13 and 14. A pproxim ately 600 students from the surrounding area attended. Students com peted against others in sales presentations, job interviews, m erchandising displays, advertising, and food m arketing. T h e w in n er th en w en t to state com petition in H ousto n durin g th e spring.

All students in D E are em ployed and w ork a m in im u m o f 15 h ours a week. T h e ir jobs range anyw here from selling clothes in departm ent stores to p u m p in g gas at service stations. T h e students all w ork at th e local businesses.

O ne of th e projects of D E is an Employee-Em ployer B anquet. T h is is given to show th e appreciation of th e students to th eir em ployers fo r th eir cooperation in th e D E program .

T here is also a club that is form ed by students of D E. It is called D EC A — D istributive Education C lubs of America. D EC A ’s main project this year was th e selling of citrus fru it fo r C hristm as, b u t they also sponsored a dance and sold spirit ribbons.

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Full Day’s Work LEFT: Standing: G. Albin, G. Clark, R. Walker, L. Watkins, D. Dow, C. Harding. Front row: S. Engesther, J. Peoples, D. Hall, J. Burleson, M. Keown.

BELOW LEFT: Standing: L. Simmons, P. Gill, H. Halverson, H. Guffey, R. King, N. Mullens, L. Higginbotham, V. Houk. Sitting: S. Miller, G. Hall, L. Burt, E. Mann.

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ABOVE: Donna Hall rings up the check at Ken’s Pizza.

HECE provides on-the-job training and classroom instruction for senior students interested in occupations requiring home economics knowledge and skills. The training is conducted through the cooperation of schools and local business establishments.

A t BHS, students of H EC E m u st learn safety skills, use of large equipm ent, sanitation, n utrition, child care, and em ployer-custom er relations. T h ey study m aterial th at is related to th eir particular jobs. A ll th e students attend one h o u r of classroom study and w o rk a m inim um o f 15 hours a week. Som etim es they w ork as m uch as 40 hours a w eek at th eir jobs.

T o qualify fo r H EC E, students m u st be a junior o r senior, age 16 o r older, w ith a genuine interest in developing occupational com petence in a hom e economics related field. T hey m ust possess aptitudes and qualifications necessary fo r success in a selected occupation, be legally em ployable, and able to succeed in academic studies.

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As the World Turns N o t only are past events like the Civil W ar and Cold W ar studied, but also current events like the energy crisis and the attempts on President Ford’s life and the Karen A. Q uinlan case.

All these things are considered in the history department. In Mr. Calloway’s fifth hour civics class, a mock trial was held to determine w hether Miss Quinlan should be left on her respirator or not. T he jury decided her life should continue. In Mr. Sternadale’s class, W orld History students studied Russia and had a Russian O rthodox priest speak to them. The world will never be w ithout problems, but w ith our daily study of History we can better understand them.

ABOVE: Sophomores show interest in Mr. Sternadale’s W orld History class.

BELOW: Members of the jury listen to the facts presented in the mock trial given in Mr. Calloway’s class.

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ABOVE: Mark Langenbach "swears in” Lea Ann Smith.

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Complexity Poses Problems

ABOVE: Mrs. Newsome helps Kay Bowman with a math problem.

BELOW : "The assignment for this week is only problems 1 through 50. That’s not too much.”

M ath, the constant battle between the pencil and eraser, the neverending subject where sometimes the mind becomes so weary of square roots, cosine and sine and alternate interior singles, that a student can often forget that one plus one equals two.

At BHS, several fields of math were offered: Algebra I and II, geometry, trigonometry, and math analysis and for the really ambitious, calculus. But even with all the help from the teachers, we still had difficulty solving "new m ath problems” w ith our "old m ath minds.”

LEFT: Concentration helps Jan Klinkerman, whether it be blowing bubbles or working geometry.

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Tweezers, Toads, and Test Tubes

ABOVE: Biology students learn about the different parts of the heart and ear.

ABOVE R IG H T : Kathy Graves writes down results of an experiment.

D id you ever have one of those days that you just didn’t feel like coming to school because your Biology teacher told the class that they were going to dissect a frog, or your Physics teacher told you that you were going to have a test on nuclear fission? W ell, actually, at BHS many science students look forward to those exciting days in lab.

W ith each year bringing new discoveries in science, the demand for better educated science students becomes greater. W h o knows, maybe one day a form er student of BHS will win the Nobel Prize in science.

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ABOVE; Charles Vann and James Hawk test acids and bases in Chemistry.

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Punctuation, Participles, and Poets

This year, English classes became more varied." Seniors and Juniors had a choice of 21 courses to study.

Among these were Mythology, Shakespeare, Composition, Poetry, Short Stories, British and American Novels, Science Fiction, and NonFiction. Sophomores and Freshmen had the regular classes of combined literature and grammar. Some students may have preferred the old plan, but most were thankful for the change.

Although we don’t remember all the details of TALE O F T W O CITIES, ANIM AL FARM, TH E SCARLET LETTER, the element of a short story, parts of speech, 1984, BABBITT, punctuation, the form for a 500-word theme, a part of these things will always be with us. Life is just full of surprises!

LEFT: Mrs. Lewis offers a bit of advice to a student.

ABOVE: English students show their interest by different facial expressions.

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ABOVE: Brenda Wilson and Sandy Frazier listen closely while taking notes.

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Band students are involved in a six-year progressive study course w hich began in elem entary school and ends w ith their final perform ance as seniors at th e spring concert.

T hey subject them selves to long, grueling

The Music’s Ended BELOW: Kurt Fowler watches football game intently.

BELOW: Mr. Gregory looks on anxiously while the band performs at contest.

hours of practice because of th eir love for music, natural talent, and desire to perform .

T his year, as in past years, th e band began practice during the w arm A ugust evenings long before classes w ere underw ay, preparing for half-tim e entertainm ent at football gam es, and the U IL m arching contest. In O ctober the band traveled to D allas as they w ere one of the 65 bands chosen to perform at the Texas State Fair. T h en in N o v em b er th e band received a "1 ” at M em orial Stadium in m arching contest. O f course, along w ith all the hard w ork, there was always tim e to play.

Singing on the bus, on th e way to football gam es, m aking fun of th e freshm en, and selling candy to raise m oney were also favorite pastimes. It’s all over now . T h e m usic’s ended b u t the m elody lingers on in the hearts of all w ho have seen o r heard o ur 1975-76 band!

ABOVE: Row 1: T . Darland, K. Criss, R. Tunnell, J. Dwyer, L. Haley, A. Spencer, D. Fulcher, L. W alter, D. Spake, S. Allmon, T. Dowling, S. Allison, C. Camp, A. Williams. Row 2: J. Rorabaw, B. Rine, D. James, B. W ebb, B. Balis, D. McKinnis, J. Turner, J. W alden, J. Stockwell, P. Palinski, J. Matthews, S. Grass, S. Hastings, D. Raynor, V. C h ittu m J. Wiles, C. Smith, T. Allen, J. McGinty. Row 3: D. Lucia, C. Crowder, B. Holland, S. Gorham, A. Haynes, S. Weiss, K. Deason, L. Kee, S. Andrews, B. Bartlett, C. Martin, L. Larson, Y. Stefan, W . Goosens, T. Bartee, L. Lewis,J. Hamilton, S. Ralston, S. Balis,T. Turner, T. Smith, P. Andrews, D. Greene, G. Davis, J. Boardman, V. Schnitker. Row 4: R. Weatherford, S. Bryant, C. Gorham, S. Jones, M. Pickett, P. Moorehouse, B. Lowry, J. Velsel, T. Logan, KL Morton, H. Carr, M. Galvez, B. Dowling, K. Cummings, B. Beard, J. Plake, S. Bennett, J. Campbell, P. Duncan, J. Plake, J. Lay, L. Champ, M. Geer, G. Huston, A. Fowler,J. W iles, D. Thomas, K. Fowler, K. Graves, B. Sutherland. Row 5: A. Smith, T. Indos, R. Easter, P. Civiletto, G. Neal, B. Bums, D. Egenbacher, D. Johnson, M. Gilbow, L. Peterson, S. Carter, G. Fain, D. Dwyer, M. Brooks, D. Gregory, J. Boardman, M. Gates, C. Thomas, T. Avrit, L. Edwards, S. Arens, J. Nelson, R. Schuman, T. Kormas. Back row: D. Meyer, C. Lay, T. Bradford,J. Eaton, P. H uffm an,J. Looney, D. Tisdale, M. Huston, B. Gaston, R. Umlah, K. Skyes, M. Schroeder, R. Bariteau, S. Hamilton, J. Bariteau, J. Eliss, B. Mof fet, D. Miller. MAJORETTES: M. McClure, K. Cozby, C. Thomas (Head), J. Hamilton, D. Roberts, (Head), T. Pruett. DRU M MAJOR: Robert Gibson.

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But the Melody Lingers On!

ABOVE: Row 1: T. Goode, T. Ohda, T. Jennins, L. Alexander, T. St. Laurent, S. Crow. Row 2: B. Guilliams, S. Slayton, R. Cadwallader, E. Smith, V. Wallace, J. Gorham, L. Mooney, M. Elliot, T. Garland, D. O ’Deal, G. Campbell, A. Stevens, D. Taylor. BARITONE A N D TROM BONE: J. Daniels, R. Beuchler, G. Townsend, T. Johnson, R W hite, C. Lewis. DRUMS: D. VanLoh, S. Kocsis, K. Napier, J. Yoder.

ABOVE: Teresa Pruett enjoys performing at half-time.

ABOVE: Majorettes perform at UIL marching contest.

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BELOW: Terri Key lor and Judy Williams can’t decide what type of food they want at the fair.

Food Fair Teaches Psychology and Sociology are designed to h elp students learn m ore about them selves and th eir relationship to others. Psychology students k ep t daily journals of th eir th o u g h ts and em otions.

T hey also learned about the facets of personality th ro u g h gro u p discussions and role-playing. T h e students enjoyed the freedom o f expressing th e ir ideas and em otions and learn in g fro m th e experience. Class discussions also played an im p o rtan t role in Sociology study. T h e h ig h lig h t of th e quarter was the "C ultural Fair.” T h e students learned about styles of dress, artifacts, and custom s of countries around th e w orld. G u est lecturers and a food festival w ere m em orable parts of the study.

ABOVE: Bulletin boards help the students to understand the meaning of the course.

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R IG H T : Mr. Beard samples the food at the "Cultural Fair.”

Choir

ABOVE: Row 1: R. Sickman, A. Plumley, T. Dosiek, N. Taylor, B. Hagstrom, B. Smith, S. Bryant, C. Ball, K. Green, D. Lary. Row 2: B. Weatherford, D. McDuffy, V. Smith, S. Sullivan, D. Upchurch, T. Houk, B. Davis, B. Blackwell, L. Hatcher, K. Riley, J. Lax,J. Satterfield,J. Satterfield. Row 3: P. Wheeler, S. Ellis, M. Newell, S. Klaegar,J. Briscoe, J. Camp, C. Fletcher, N. Dilbeck, W . Bonkowski, H. Beardon, G. Arens, C. Brown. Row 4: K. Smith, K. Law, R. Piper, L. McDuffy, C. Hattaway, C. Harding, D. Pittman, J. Hawk, D. Tisdale, D. Hassell, D. James, B. Sutherland, D. Bowers, D. McCutchen. Row 5: J. Cox, R. Elphick, H. Toalson, R. Hall, R. Brown, R. Hawkins, G. Chandler.

LEFT: Dick Pittman and Bruce Hagstrom practice together for the Spring Concert.

Working on the same pieces of music continually for several months can get pretty monotonous for Choir students.

However, it all paid off in March when Mr. James took them to contest. At this contest, the members had to choose three musical selections from a list of music they had never seen before. Choir members also participated in soloensembles and all-region eliminations.

Concerts were performed for the Lions Club, senior citizens, and the Principals’ Convention. The Spring Concert in May closed a year of hard work.

ABOVE: Mr. James explains the right way to sing,

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Nifty Idea No. “76 T h e D E R R IC K — w here did it all begin? It all

RIGHT: Kay Alvey and Margaret Colter discuss the possible use of a picture.

began last sum m er w hen the staff attended w orkshops to leam the rig h t way to p u t together a yearbook. W h ile we were there we learned th at

BELOW: Kathy Brumfield works hard to meet the last deadline.

there was m uch m ore to a yearbook than just w ords and pictures. Ideas, opinions, and feelings had to be expressed to make th e book n o t only som ething special fo r this year, b u t also som ething th at w ould enable th e year to live again w hen viewed by form er students in the years to come. W ith th e start of school came the hustle-bustle tim e of selling ads, taking class pictures, and ultim ately selling th e book itself.

A fter yearbook sales, staff m em bers began w orking on their separate sections, trying o u t new ideas, and different styles th at we th o u g h t w ould m ake the book m ore m em orable fo r the students.

D E R R IC K photographers never had it easy.

T hey w ere always faced w ith w hat m ust have seemed like m ountainous stacks o f lists requesting pictures to be taken or printed. Being a D E R R IC K photographer dem anded n o t only talent w ith a camera, b u t also a lo t of tim e. Staff photographers had to be everywhere, from covering football in W eatherfo rd and band at contest, to taking candids all over campus.

C apturing m em ories didn’t com e easily; there were tim es w hen w e w ished we had never heard of a yearbook; b u t those tim es w ere few and far between. It took many hours of class tim e, n o t to m ention nights and holidays, to m ake o ur book the best bicentennial yearbook anywhere. T h e staff experienced headaches, heartaches, short

ABOVE: LaRee Pierce helps Becky Rine prepare a layout for the honors section.

tem pers, and finally total happiness w hen the

BELOW: Standing: T. Garland, C. Bostick, M. Colter, S. Liffick, S. Stafford, L Pierce, B. Rine. Kneeling: S. Alexander, J. Spanable. Sitting: E. Walker, T. Young, C. Key, K. Brumfield, K. Alvey, R. Stevens.

book was com plete. It was a lo t of w ork, b u t an experience like n o o th er because th ere is n o th in g like a yearbook, and it was an experience no D E R R IC K staff m em ber could ever forget.

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Reporters and Recorders H ard w ork and a lot of tim e was the form ula fo r p u ttin g o u t a prize w inning new spaper*K eeping u p w ith the new s was a full-tim e job, because there was always som ething going on. T h e S P IR IT covered club events, news item s of im portance, and sports events. Feature stories focused o n local figures and happenings and there was even a horoscope article th at ran each m onth. T h e S P IR IT staff was a m em ber of the Q u ill and Scroll Society, Interscholastic League Press Conference, C olum bia Press Conference, and Texas H ig h School Press Association. T h is year they received 1975 ILCP D istinguished M erit and were tops in D ivision II. T hey also received a second place certificate in th e C olum bia Scholastic Press Association.

ABOVE LEFT: Sitting: L. Lewis, M. Gibson, T. Meyer, B. Webb. Standing: S. Fitts, J. Humphries, R. Tendick, R. Thomas, L. VanWey, L. Haley, J. Mason, L. Roderick, P. Sjolin, K. Dosiek, S. Ralston.

LEFT: Mrs. Bloodworth and Bob Elliott look over layouts for the SPIRIT.

ABOVE: Lorraine VanWey works on copy to meet a deadline.

LEFT: SPIRIT editor Kathy Dosiek works diligently to prepare an article.

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ABOVE: Sam Miller, Lorraine Van Wey, and Tracey Cowles practice for their part in "Roar of Boomtown.”

R IG H T : Bruce Hagstrom and Sam Miller play an exciting role in the production of "Little Red Riding W olfe.”

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ABOVE: Terry Claycamp and Jo h n Humphries portray hunters in the production of "Little Red Riding W olfe.”

ABOVE: Hiding from the hunters, these girls feature the character of wolves.

O ff Broadway

D ram a provided entertainm ent fo r the audiences and honor, w ork, and m em ories for th e dram a students. "T h e R oar of B oom tow n” was th e feature production of th e year. Students had glim pses of the production th ro u g h prom otion vignettes durin g lunch in th e cafeteria. D ancers, ABOVE: Row 1: T. Bruce (Pres.), K. Fowler (V. Pres.), L. Van W ey (Sec.), B. Holland (Treas.),J. Humphries (Rep ),J- Matthews (Clerk), R. Thomas (Chaplain). Row 2: K. Payton, R. Lewis, R. Tunnell, C. W ilkinson,C. Pittard, C. Woods, C. Harlotte, T. Latabee. Row 3: D. Van Loh, D. Reed, T. Cowles, B. Moffett, T. Avrit, B. Hagstrom, A. Corwin, S. Bell. Row 4: R. Reeves, T. Claycamp, E. Cryer, L. Haley, C. Smith, L. Mansheim, S Miller B. Webb.

m usicians, actors, stage hands, props and sets w ere all correlated during tw o m onths of rehearsal to result in an evening of history and entertainm ent. B ut "R o ar” w asn’t the only production o f th e year. T h e first production was th e annual C hildren’s T heater, th is year’s production being "L ittle R ed R iding W o lf.” "A Renaissance R om p” was th e title given to th e series of three oneact plays th a t w ere staged fo r th e annual Salad T heater, and one fo r D istrict com petition. All o f these productions served to teach not only acting, b u t also th e technical aspects of a life under th e lights. Students had to apply m ake­ u p to achieve th e special features of their character, w heth er it m eant looking ten or eighty years old; they had to do it. Many hours w ere spent on D ram a by students w ho never set fo o t on th e stage. T hese people w ere th e crews. T h e crews were responsible fo r such things as props, costum ing, and publicity. T hey had to build m any of their ow n props, m ake th eir ow n costumes, contact people from th e m edia and make signs, all on their own. I t took long hours of devoted w ork by th e actors, directors, crews, and the advisor, Mrs. Ferne Bloodw orth, to stage just one of these plays, and th e D ram a D epartm ent and T hespians of BHS staged four.

■I I I ABOVE: Lorraine Van Wey applies make-up in order I ] represent a character in a production.

ABOVE: Tim Avrit explains part of this scene to the actress who is portraying "Little Red.”

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National Forensic League

ABOVE: Mark Schroeder gladly accepts his award given by Mike Varner.

R IG H T : Mrs. Bloodworth announces as Del Jantzen receives his award.

N ational Forensic League is an ho n o r organization th rough w hich students com pete in debate tournam ents and earn p oints for their degrees. T here are u p to fo u r degrees and 25 points that m em bers can earn.

Students th at have the th ird and fo u rth degrees are eligible to judge in selected debate events. M em bers belong to a local chapter and are given a certificate fo r th eir h o n o r by Mrs. H am ilton, sponsor.

ABOVE: K. Alvey (Pres.), B. Dowdy, J. Boaidman, S. Carter, L. Bailey (V. Pres.), C. Woods, S. Bills. Back row: J. Nelson, D. Jansen (Sec.-Treas.)J. Fidalio, M. Scroeder.J. Bryan, M. Gilbow, R. Trent.

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Language Clubs Language Clubs, French and Spanish, have expanded in the past few years. This year, the Spanish Club underwent a change in sponsor. The new sponsor is Mr. Bill Neeley, who took Gloria Skelton’s place.

Mr. Neeley and his club had a busy year.

They entered a Statue of Liberty float in the Homecoming Parade in September.

O n N ovem ber 17, they held their annual Spanish C lub B anquet at El Babo’s.

First row: D. Clark, K. Fisher, S. Kocsis, S. St. Laurent, S. Jones, Y. Steffen. Standing: R. Thomas (Rep.), M. Brooks, K. Crowder (Sec.-Treas.), J. Bostick, B. Hines, D. Carlile (Pres.), M. Colter (V. Pres.), L. Annon, J. Djumak.

During Ben Franklin Week, they sponsored the kite design and "key Ben Franklin” contests. In May, the club went to an area lake to spend the day. The French Club saw an increase in members; however, due to lack of interest, it was slow to get organized. They held two meetings per month, and the attendance fluctuated. During January, they sponsored a dance at the Youth Center with the band "Our Contribution” playing.

First row: B. Lemmon, B. Fox, A. Stevens, J. Edwards, J. Barad, M. Deutsch, L Odle. Second row: T. Deutsch, L Smith, A. Ludeke (V. Pres.), L. Smith, S. Love, J. Dwyer, T. Payton, R. Ostrom, M. Biefnes. Third row: G. Sparkman, A. Stayden, P. Sjolin (Pres.), S. Tyree, J. Bames, D. Sjolin, D. Beckett, K. Paulsen.

ABOVE: Dennis Clark enjoys learning French.

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Typing, shorthand, junior business training, bookkeeping and record­ keeping are just a few of the business courses offered at BHS. W hether it be learning to type a term paper or taking dictation in shorthand, each of the subjects will help the student who is interested in a future in the business world. In college, students will learn that the one year of typing they took was well-worth the time and effort, and when taking notes, students will realize that shorthand really does come in handy. In addition, many businesses today still require that their job applicants take shorthand. All in all, the training received in these courses will give students a head-start in finding positions that will be profitable to fn fn fP

Bu$ine$$ Prepare$ ABOVE: Becky Case finds that taking dictation in shorthand is not all that it’s cracked up to be.

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OEA Aid$ Career$

ABOVE: Sitting: B. Case, V. Morgan, (Sec.-Treas.), O. Galvin, L. McClasky. Standing: C. Cray, D. Johnson, W .

Holdemcss, T. Young, K. Aaron, C. Thomas, C. Key, L. Italian.

ABOVE: Valerie Morgan balances her books in OEA.

ABOVE: Kneeling: T. Deutsch (Pres.), C. Tullis (V. Pres.). Sitting: C. Forester, G. Griffin, B. Galvin. Standing: T. Hassell, A. January, J. Ingram, C. Cray, C. Trent, S. Shirley, G. Bradford, R. Prince, J. Hourigan, K. Payton.

O EA prepares young women for clerical jobs in today’s ever-changing world. W ith the expansion of business and technology, secretaries are now in great demand. OEA prepares the class members to meet the demand through training in bookkeeping, filing, office practice, actual on-the-job training and the operation of business machines.

OEA is divided into two classes: coop and lab. First-year members take lab which is offered first and second, fifth and sixth hours. Second year members take coop which is offered fourth hour. These girls have one hour devoted to classwork; then they go to their jobs at local businesses.

N o t only does OEA enable the students to earn graduation credits, but it also trains them for a career.

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VA C and RR V A C was provided for those students w ho w ould profit m ore throu g h learning by w orking on a job instead of learning exclusively in th e classroom. In this program , the students learned about job responsibility and opportunity.

A nother special program was th e Resource Room . Students enrolled in this class received individual help in subject areas o f weakness.

ABOVE: Mrs. Sanders helps Leslie Bryan with an assignment.

ABOVE: David Armstrong looks up some information.

ABOVE: W ade Moody works on an article from the newspaper as part of a class project.

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ABOVE: John Barad waits as Coach Keller searches through his goody bag.

P.E., D river’s Ed, and H ealth are am ong som e of th e special courses offered. P.E. offers students a chance to increase their physical capabilities. T h e students do exercises as well as com pete in sports such as basketball, soccer, volleyball, and w restling. A nd w hat w ould we do w ithout o u r cars! D river’s Ed teaches the "art of driving” and th e rules necessary to be a responsible driver. H ealth class is another required course. It teaches the requirem ents o u r body m ust m eet in order to stay healthy.

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For the classes this year there wasn’t that usual slump of inactivity at the first of schooI:I S th e slump that used to occur while waiting for the election of class officers. Why?, because class officers, excluding Freshmen, were elected last spring. This proved to have been a vital asset once school began. W ith Flomecoming two weeks earlier than before, there was not time for a slump.

There was barely time for school registration before-float planning began.

The Freshmen were rushed through their elections and had only one week to plan their float. Everyone became quickly involved, became a part of their class, and their class became a part of them. Being a part, an active part, of your class can not only enrich the times you’re living but crfn also enrich the memories you will have . the rest of your life. The people who : make up a class are unique. They are : ' associated for twelve years, and every ' member of the class is a part of every.;'.5 other member; ’

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BELOW: Students taking a break between classes huddle together on a cold January day on the west end of the parking lot.

Problem s — w hat were they in ’76, w hy did we have them ? W e were a large g ro u p of people num bering about 1200, therefore, g e ttin g all of us together fo r seven hours a day naturally produced a few difficulties. B ut som e o f th e problem s we faced as a student body w ere totally unnecessary or actually did no t exist. T h is was to be a story on th e problem s we had as a student body in ’76. B ut after a discussion w ith M r.

D arland and a closer look at th e situations th at existed, it was discovered that, as an entire student body, w e had no real problem s. R ather, problem s existed w ith a few sm all groups of people and w ith some unavoidable situations.

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B u t th e controversy ov er sittin g in th e cars w asn’t th e only problem in th e park in g lot. T h e p arking lo t rem ained one o f th e m ost heavily

T h e first problem to be investigated was th at

littered areas of th e cam pus. T rash cans w ere

of the parking lot. Some o f th e kids had been upset over th e "n ew rule” th a t p rohibited sitting

eith er full o r ignored. M any students still refused

in the cars once they had been parked in th e

show n by th e cigarette b u tts th a t could be fo u n d

to keep th eir sm oking in th e designated areas as

p arking lot. A petition was started protesting th e

anyw here o n campus. T h e re w ere som e problem s

rule because of a lack of places to stay o n cold

w ith th eft. Students w ent to th eir cars after

m ornings w ith o u t sitting in th e cars. M om entum

school only to fin d th at th e ir eight-tracks or C B ’s

b ehind th e petition evidently fizzled o u t because

w ere m issing. I t was a bad situation b u t one th a t

th e petition never reached M r. D arland, Mr.

could have occurred anyw here a car was le ft fo r

Pearson, o r th e school board. As fo r th e "new

any extended len g th of tim e. O f course, o ur

rule,” it had been a school board policy longer

parking lo t had its share o f m inor sm ash-ups. A

than any of us had been around h ig h school.

few fenders are g o in g to b e b e n t anytim e sixty

Also there seem ed to be a general consensus of

cars try to g e t o u t tw o exits in five m inutes.

agreem ent w ith the policy am ong th e students;

Problem s seem ed to stem fro m th e park in g lot,

they realized it was n o th in g exceedingly harsh or

b u t to control th em w ould have taken th e

unfair. T here w ere m any reasons fo r th e

fencing of th e p arking lo t o r a full-tim e

enforcem ent of the policy, one o f th e m ain ones

attendant. T h e adm inistration believed this

h aving been th e problem w ith drugs o n campus.

w ould have been to o co n fin in g fo r th e students,

M uch of th e drug problem stem m ed fro m th e

so th e problem s w e had w ere som ew hat

parking lo t and allow ing th e students to sit in

accepted; they existed, b u t luckily they w ere n o t

their cars afforded them an o p portunity fo r th e

too serious. W e w ere fo rtu n ate to have such a

exchange of drugs in a concealed m anner.

free w heelin’ p arking lot, and w e should n o t

Enforcem ent of this old school policy was an attem pt to at least keep th e problem away from

have abused any privileges o f h aving it so.

school.

ABOVE: Sitting in the cars no longer being allowed, students begin sitting on their car in their tree time.

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A fter exam ining three areas form erly believed

school concerned assemblies. W e all realized

"n ew ” attendance rule. T o th e students it was

to be problem s, w hat is th e conclusion? W e were

th a t w e had acted unruly a few tim es. M any

ju st so m eth in g about attendance, n o th in g w e

a large g ro u p of people, and, as Em erson p u t it:

students w ere em barrassed and angered by

really understood u n til w e w ere h it sm ack dab in

"E ach m ind h a th its ow n m ethod.” So we

such com m on assembly activities as wise-

th e face w ith a possible loss of credits due to

conflicted; w e had difficulties, and throughout

cracks, continued m urm uring, and w o rst of

num erous absences. T h e rule again was n o th in g

life w e always w ill, b u t, all considered, th e

all, penny-throw ing. I t w as rum ored am ong

new. It had always been a state requirem ent th at

student body o f ’76 was a pretty good bunch to

th e students th at w e w ere having few er

have around.

assem blies because of o u r less-than-adm irable

students be in attendance eighty percent o f a course in order to receive credit. B ut w ith th e

behavior. H ow ever, it was fou n d th a t th e

sw itch to th e qu arter system came a decrease in

rum ors w ere false. It was true we w ere having

th e n u m b er of days a person was allowed per

few er assemblies, b u t th e students’ behavior

course because th e courses becam e shorter. O n

was n o t th e reason b ehind it. T h e Southern

th e sem ester system a person w as allowed

School A ssem blies Program offers about

eighteen absences p er semester. W h ereas on th e

fifteen program s per year to ou r school. B ut

q u arter system only tw elve w ere allowed per

in recent years the price of th e program s has

course. T h e total allowed per year rem ained a

increased fro m tw enty-five cents to fifty cents

m axim um of thirty-six. B u t a couple of

and th e quality of th e program s has declined,

prolonged illnesses plus a few d o ctor’s

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appointm ents could easily have totaled tw elve

screened, and only those program s w hich w ere th o u g h t to b e of possible enjoym ent for

days. In th e cases o f people w ith usually good attendance w h o actually w ere ill, allowances were

th e students w ere selected. T h e

made. A ll those close to having tw elve absences

adm inistration turned th e selection o f next year’s program s over to th e Student Council

w ere w arned before th e quarter’s end. T h e

to g et th eir judgm ent; the result was the same, few er program s fo r next year, b u t h opefully those of b etter quality. A gain we ■ M

ABOVE: By involving several students in his performance this illusionist provided one of the more enjoyable assemblies of the year.

realize th at no problem actually existed, only a little m isunderstanding.

situation may be m isleading; attendance had not dropped. T h e past few years, B urk has averaged about ninety-five percent attendance, w hich is very good. So attendance was n o problem and very few, if any, students lost credits due to it, or rath er th e lack of it.

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OFFICERS: (R ight) K athy B rum field Secretary-Treasurer D avid Ray Vice-President T am i T aylor R eporter M ike V arner President

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FA V O R ITE S: G len Locklin

D onna Raynor

Aaron, Teresa K im Adkins, Patti Alexander, D ion Allen, T heresa

A llison, Sharon Alvey, Kay Ames, Linda A nderson, Susan

Andrajack, Frank A rthur, Larry A ustin, Terry Baird, K athy

Ball, D ebbie Barad, Mary

Barber, Charles Bariteau, Richard

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Bames, Dean Bearden, Carol B lankenship, Brian Blum , Clay

Bostick, Cyndee Bowers, D enise Brewster, Lynn B rookm an, B eth

Bruce, T errie B ruhn, R obin B rum field, K athy Bryan, Jo e

D iane M iller: " I w ould have come to school m ore regularly and studied w hen I w as supposed to. I w ould have joined m ore organizations and been nicer to my friends.”

C athy T hom as, " I w ould get involved in m ore clubs and run for some class office. I w ould also initiate m ore puny freshm en.”

K enda Riley: " I ’d try n o t to make all my teachers hate m e by talking constantly and I w ould have initiated a lo t m ore freshm en.”

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Canfield, R obert Carlile, Dou^ D ouglas Case, Becky Case, Linda

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D alton, D ebbie D enny, Patsy D eutsch, T heresa D ickey, D irk

D ivine, M arla D orland, T om m y D osiek, K athleen Eaton, Jerry

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Ivey, Bobbie Jackson, Sherry Jantze, D el Jo h n son , D ebbie

Jo h n son , D ick Jo hnstonbaugh, R obert K eow n, M onty K err, P hillip

Key, Cathy Kay lor, T erri K n ig h t, D onna K orm os, T im

G reg Clark: "If I w ere to go th ro u g h h ig h school again I w ould be a football player th en maybe som e G R E A T L O O K IN G chick w ould g o K razy over m e.”

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Lewis, K evin Liffick, G reg

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McClesky, K athy McCleskey, Levita

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Lea A nn Sm ith: " I th in k th a t I w ould have tried to be m ore active in school projects as a freshm an. As a senior, I th in k I w ould have taken courses th a t w eren’t so difficu lt and tried to get som e hours o f college in at th e same tim e.”

Lynn A nn Sm ith: "A t ou r H ig h School, athletics is very rewarding. I believe if I had to go th ro u g h h ig h school again I w ould g et m ore involved in sports activities.”

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M organ, Valarie M orris, Becky ullins,NNada ada MMullins, M yhand, Cindy

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R alston, Stephen Ray, D avid Raynor, D onna Reed, Jody

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T hom pson, Alva T hom pson, D ebbie Tisdale, D ale T ow nsend, C hris

T urner, Jim Tyler, C onnie V arner, M ike W alker, Elaine

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W arren, Terry W ashington, D elores W atson, D avid

W atts, M ike W h ite, M ike W illiam s, D iane W ilkinson, Barry

James H. Pool: "Skip my Freshman year!”

W ilkinson, Ricky W ilso n , Janice

W ilso n , Roy W olfe, Vicki

W ood, Gary Y oung, R obert

Y oung, Traye Y oungblood, Jam es

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JUNIORS

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FA V O RITES: Cari W oods J o h n Barad

O FFICERS: (R igh t) G loria B radford Vice President Stacey A llm on Secretary-Treasurer Billy H rom as President Laurie Lewis R eporter

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Brow n, D avid Brow n, Tam m y Bruce, D ebbie B ruhn, Steve Buckley, Je ff Bultena, Charles

Burden, Beverly Burleson, Jo h n n y Burney, B rett B urt, Liz Cam p, Carla C annon, Sheree

Carr, Paul C atron, Bobby C im ini, K evin Clark, D ennis Colem an, Lora C onley, D ebbie

Cox, Ju n io r C raw ford, Billy Cray, Cathy Criddle, Jim m y Crosser, R onnie Crowder, K athy

Darland, Brad Davis, Billy Davis, Steve Deal, Jeanette Deason, K eith Dem ers, Paul

DiM arzio, T oni D odson, Pam D olan, K eith D orland, Carol D ow , D w ig h t D ow ling, T anna

D uggan, Arlene Dwyer, D ebra Dye, Steve

Easter, Kay Edwards, Jim m y Ellett, M argaret

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H oward, M ike H oward, Teresa H romas, Billy H uffm an, Linda H uffm an, Phil H um phries, J o h n

H uston, M ichael Ingram , Jen n ife r January, Alexis Jenkins, D avid Jackson, Bobby Jackson, Lesley

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Lay, C athy Ledbetter, Lisa Lemley, D avid Lewis, Bobby Lewis, K aren Lewis, Laurie

Liffick, Shawna Liles, Becky L indenbom , T om Lindsey, Jo n Lindsey, R onnie Long, Eugene

Junior, Donna Gandy escorted by David Ray, is elected 1976 Football Queen.

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Rios, M arilu R obbins, R honda R oberts, Bob Debbie Dalton takes advantage of spare time to study.

Roderick, Larry Rorabau, Mary R ushford, Susan

Russell, Brenda Satterfield, D avid Satterfield, Joyce

Schroeder, M ark Sheppard, Tam m y Shirley, Sheila

Sims, K aren Sjolin, Patty Smalley, Cindy Sm ith, Bev Sm ith, J. T. Sm ith, K athy

Smith, Priscilla Smith, Tom Smythe, Elio Spanable, Ju lie Spurlock, J o h n Staden, M aribeth

Stafford, Sharon Steigerwald, M ike Stephens, Sheila Stemadell, Je ff Stevens, Linda Summerhays, Chris

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Stacey Allmon, "T he change in classes is a lot better, and it takes away some of the boredom in the classes. It gives you a chance to meet more people, and also gives more test exemption days.” Cindy Smalley, "W ell, I think it’s O.K., cause you get the chance to have different teachers even though some of the teachers you can’t stand.”

Sykes, Kevin Tate, Richard Taylor, Danny Taylor, Neil Tharp, Jan Thomas, Chris

Thomas, David Thomas, Randy Thornton, West Tinney, James Toalson, Harvey Townsend, George

Trent, Cathy Tullis, Carol Tumage, Rick Tyree, Sherla Umlah, Randy Van Wey, Lorraine

V asq u ez,J.J. Vi'que, K u ri Virden, M ike W alker, R onald W alters, Linda W eiss, Stacy

W est, Jam es W eth erfo rd , R honda W h eeler, Laurie W ilk in so n , Brenda W illiam s, Ju d y W illiam s, Steve

W illiam son, D odie W illm an , G ary W ilso n , T am m y W in ein g er, D o u g W ith ro w , Bob W ith ro w , K athy

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Yates, Sandra Yoder, Craig Y oung, M onique

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"It’s now 1976; what do you expect to gain from being alive during Bicentennial year?”

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Bowm an, K ay Broome, Larry

Brown, Brian Brown, D arrell B ruhn, D onnie B rum field, Mary Bryant, Stephanie Bullard, Betty

Burke, K evin B urton, Jay Cadwallader, Lisa C am pbell, Jim m y C antrell, Mary Capps, T am m y

Carlen, K risten Carlile, Cheryl Carr, H elen Carter, Susan Civiletto, Pam C letter, Randy

Clark, T erri C lem ent, Steven C ogburn, Randy Coker, Terry Collyott, Susie Cole, R oger

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K elly Paulsen, " I e x p e a to gain m ore know ledge about the heritage of o u r country and th e th rill of know ing how m uch it cost to give us o ur freedom .” Sue M cD onald, " I hope to gain a better understanding of w h at o ur country stands for, and w hy the D eclaration of Independence was w ritten.”

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Corw in, A nna Cowles, Tracy Cox, D avid Cqzby, K ari Crabtree, M andy Crater, Elneeta

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Davis, Sandy Davy, W illiam D een, Paula

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D wyer, Janell D zum ak, Joan Eddy, D arren Edwards, Louis Egenbacher, D avid Elder, Bob

Elliot, Sam Ellis, Gary Ellis, Paul

Elm ore, T ony Elm ore, Y vette - , Engesether, R obin

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Felty, Stuart Fender, Laura .

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Sara Slayden can’t believe some of the things that go on at BHS. Neither can anyone else.

G rant, Luke G raves, Mickey Gray, Bill G reene, D ebbie G reen, Steven G riffin , M arilynn

G riffith , Clarence G riffith , Jam es Haley, Patricia H am ilton, Carla H am ilton, Ju lie H arding, Teresa

H atcher, Lolly H aw kins, Vicki H elenschm idt, Scott H ennis, Pam H eptner, C urtis H erring, O lga

Hess, D ee D ee H igginbotham , Ellen H ines, R obert

H ogue, Scott H oldem ess, Tam m y H olly, Jay

Sophomores make up a large part of the fans that support the Bulldogs.

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Scott Hogue gives his opinion of the Homecoming Parade.

Jackson, Gary Jackson, Ray Jackson, M ike

Jantzen, Lee January, Jam es Jen tsch , Teresa

Jentzch, Janice Jo h n so n , Carrie Jo h n so n , Renee

Jo h n so n , Tevey Jones, D onald Jones, Ju d i Jones, Sheila Jones, Teresa K ee, Linda

K etcham , M ike K ey, C hristie K eylor, T im K in n ett, Davy K laeger, T ena K linkerm an, Ja n

K linkerm an, Laura K oehler, R u th LaCroix, Andrew Langley, Ricky Larabee, Tracey Lary, W ayne

Law, Steve Lax, Jan et Lederer, Joan Lee, Linda Lem m on, T o m Leonard, Je ff

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M offett, Brian W ayne L an, "I expect to be able to look bade and tell my family of all the great things America and its people did during this time, and also I consider myself very lucky to be alive, during a time so special as ib is '

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M orrow , Eddie □ r M orton, Lyn M yhand, P hillip M cClure, M indy M cD onald, Sue M cElreath, Bobbie

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being an A m erican citizen, and I w ill learn to appreciate our governm ent and its laws better.” Lisa Cadwallader, " I ’ll have many m em orable experiences th a t I w ill take great pleasure in passing dow n and treasuring for th e rest of my life.”

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Pittard, Cathy Plack, D o u g Poole, Becki Potts, Skip Procter, M ark Pruett, Bobby

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Pugliesi, T oni Ralston, Ju d i R andolph, Terrie Reed, Becky Richter, M ike

Robbins, J o n Robinson, Larry Robinson, R obin Rogers, K athy Roabaw, Jen ifer Roray, T heresa

Roy, T im R ushford, Terry Russel, D ale Sandez, Jesse Sands, K irk Scheffer, K aren

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Taylor, D ebbie T hom as, Cynthia T hom as, D ale

T hom as, Jose T hom pson, C haffin T hom pson, T ony

Thorpe, T rena T rent, Roy Tucker, Scott

T unnell, Renee Tyree, Mark U lery, Susan U pchurch, D iane V an Loh, D aniel Van W in k le, Linda

V aughn, Jean W alden, Ju an ita W alker, M ark W all, H erb W atson, Eddie W eb b , Brenda

W iles, Jessica Audrey, W illiam s W illiam s, D onald W illm an, M errie W ilson, Brneda W ilson, Jen n ifer

W ilson, M ike W rig h t, D avid W rig h t, K im Yates, G lenda Yoder, Jan et Y oung, Jo nny

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freshmen

"W hat changes would you like to see made at BHS during your four years here? Why? W hat do you plan to do to help bring them about, if anything?”

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Brenda A lbertson Laura A llen Tam m y Allen Barbara A llison Fred A nderson Gayle Arens

D avid A rm strong Lisa A rm strong Colem an Asbury K athy A vrit K risty Baird Susan Balis

Ja n e t Barad Ricky Barrera H ow ard Bartee Becky B artlett M ike B avousett Brenda Beard

M argaret Bearden D eidra Beeler D orothy Beeson

Linda Belcher Jam es Bell Charles Bentley

Scott Berg M artin B iefnes Patti B jorkm an

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Brown, Carm en Bryan, Leslie Buechler, R obert Bullard, Jean Bum gardner, K im Burns, Brad

Byers, A ngel Cadou, K atie Cadwallader, Renee Cam p, Jim m y C am pbell, G lenna Carm elita, D avid

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Earl T hom as: T h ere should be a little m ore tim e fo r lunch and m ore electives p lu s rest and relaxation betw een classes. I w ill m ost likely tell M r. D arland about it. M artin Biefnes: I w ould like to have a 45 m in. lunch h o u r and larger boys’ and girls’ gym s. If you have bigger gyms, th e boys and girls w ouldn’t each have to share th e big gym every o th e r week. A longer lunch period w ould m ean th at som e people could g o hom e and others g o out. I w ould truly do anything I am able to do to help.

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Courtney, M ike Cox, E m m itt Cozby, Jo e

Craft, D ebbie Cray, M ike Crowe, Susan

C um m ings, K arla C unningham , T om m y Curicio, K ris Curry, N an ette D alton, Tam m y D aniels, Jim m y

D arland, Tam bra Davis, A nne Deason, R honda DeBoard, Jo h n D ennison, Eddie D eutsch, M argaret

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Stephens, G ary Stephens, M ark Sternadel, Stuart Stevens, A ngela Stone, G ary Strahan, M ike

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N ik k i M cN eese: I w ould like to see m ore people sm iling at one another. Because it w ould make th e school year m ore enjoyable. I w ould set an exam ple so others w ould see th at it is m ore im portant to be friendly than to be acting scared, and m aking people th in k you are unfriendly. It just makes my day w hen I w alk dow n th e halls and see everybody saying " H i” to everybody w ith a b ig friendly smile. I know I w ould enjoy it a lot better if this school was m ore friendly to each other.

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School Board Serves Studen Most students think of the administration as the bunch of m en that sit in the administration building every day and think of ways to hassle students.

But those men do m uch more than that.

They are busy doing all the little things necessary to keep a school functioning.

T he administration has to appropriate the funds for every m inor purchase made, as well as for the major purchases.

This year the school board approved the purchase of two new buses, several new typewriters, more library shelves, and additional supplies needed for the English department due to the quarter system. This year the school board was affected by two court rulings. T he first came under the Equal Education Act which provided for equal sports opportunities to girls and boys. In reaction to this ruling, the board decided to initiate a girls’ basketball program to provide a more well-rounded athletic program. T he second court ruling stated that fees charged for special supplies, workbooks, and special fees were unconstitutional. This ruling was • estimated to cost the school district about $16,000. For the future the school board is looking over plans for a new vocational education building, and a possible expansion of the vocational courses offered. In the long-range future the school board is considering building a second high school for Burkburnett due to the city’s rapid growth. They hope that second school will enable them to keep high school on a smaller, more personal level. T he school board cares about the students now and the students of the future. As Superintendent James Pearson puts it, "Everything the school board does is for the kids, after all that’s what it’s all about.”

ABOVE: Mr. Schaffner, Mr. Pearson, Mr. Chittum, Mr. DeGreve, Mr. Morton, Mr. Gill, Mr. Allison, Mr. Lippard.

ABOVE: James Pearson, Superintendent; Dan Schaffner, Assistant Superintendent.

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Administration Directs Activities

Mr. W alter Koller Vice Principal

O ur principal, Mr. Bill Darland, addresses the student body.

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Mr. W es Beard Visiting Teacher

Mrs. Judy Smiley Counselor

Mrs. Gloia Skelton Dean of Girls

Mr. James Easter Vocational Director

ABOVE: Mr. Bob Carpenter Community Education Director R IG H T : Mr. Aubrey Rittor, Mr. Carl Dixon, Mrs. Donna Perkins, Mrs. Beth Wilson, Mrs. Barbara Sanders, and Mrs. Thelma Campese of Plan "A”.

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Bicentennial Boumtou/n By th e tim e Ju ly 4,1976, rolls around,

Bicentennial. T o thoro u g h ly accom plish this

T h e m o n th of Septem ber also included an

B urkburnett w ill have been celebrating

they established three m ajor com m ittees

English w orkshop w ith the them e "T hese are

A m erica’s B icentennial year fo r th irteen

w ith in th e com m ission: H eritage ’76,

th e tim es th a t try m en’s souls.” T h e next

m onths and w ill continue to rem em ber this

chairm an — M rs. Evelyn G reen; Festival

H eritage project came in January. Ben

special tim e th ro u g h o u t m any years. O u r

USA, chairm an — M rs. D iane R oberts; and

Franklin week was celebrated at the high

Bicentennial celebration caused us to

H orizons ’76, c h airm an ;— Mrs. K enlyn

school January 12-16. Activities included kite

com m em orate the past, celebrate th e present,

Lawrence. Each com m ittee had a specific area

flying, kite design, and key pitch contests. On

and consider th e future. Living th ro u g h th e

o f th e B icentennial to deal w ith. T h e purpose

February 27-28, th e D ram a D epartm ent of

Bicentennial in a tow n th a t celebrated it as

o f th e H eritage ’76 com m ittee was to

B urkburnett H ig h School staged "T h e Roar

actively as did B urk was an aw akening

com m em orate th e past by establishing

of B oom tow n,” a story of living and striking

experience. B urk’s special projects and

m em orials and to rem ind everyone o f th eir

it rich in th e B oom tow n days of Burkburnett.

celebrations m ade each o f us aware o f the

national, state, and local histories. T h e

In preparation fo r over tw o m onths, the

m arvelous experience called th e Bicentennial.

function o f th e Festival USA com m ittee was

production was a h uge success. O th e r

to plan activities fo r th e actual celebration of

H eritage projects included an "Early

B icentennial celebration began w ith th e local

o ur 200th year. T h e goal of th e H orizons ’76

A m ericana Fair” scheduled fo r the fall of

chapter of th e Texas State Teachers

com m ittee was to establish lasting projects

1976 and th e co n tinuing developm ent of the

Association. T hey sponsored th e project of

fo r th e fu tu re to serve as rem inders o f the

O il Park M useum .

B urk’s becom ing an official B icentennial

Bicentennial. T h e original schedule o f events

Projects o f th e Festival USA com m ittee

City. T o accom plish th is they had to establish

set u p by th e com m ittees consisted of twenty-

included som e annual projects n o t connected

a B icentennial C om m ission organized

n ine projects and th e ir prospective dates.

w ith th e B icentennial, b u t it also scheduled

according to national and state guidelines.

Some have been deleted, som e delayed, and a

m any special activities specially designed to

T hese guidelines required th a t the

few added.

celebrate o u r natio n ’s 200th birthday. The

T h e actual drive behind B urk’s

com m ission include m em bers of various

Since som e of th e events w ere already

celebration began w ith a Bicentennial C ostum e Ball h eld N o vem ber 1,1975, at the

organizations w ithin th e com m unity. T h e

scheduled, th e com m ission tried to schedule

com m ission included m em bers fro m such

projects th a t w ould n o t interfere o r occur all

A m erican Legion H all. Costum es were of an

groups as media, civic organizations, service

at once. T h e H eritag e projects included a

early A m erican nature, and th e hall was

groups, m ilitary personnel, city officials, and

variety of activities ranging from the

decorated w ith a Liberty Bell and flags of the

high school students. T h e B urkburnett

H om ecom ing parade to th e developm ent of

original th irteen states. T h e next event was

B icentennial C om m ission was approved by

th e O il Park M useum . T h e H eritage projects

th e annual Santa Claus visit in December. O n

the state and national com m issions, and on

began at th e start of th e 1975-1976 school

February 21, th e O il Park Ball was held. The

O ctober 6,1975, B urkburnett was declared an

year w ith B icentennial M inutes b eing read at

BELOW: Burk’s Liberty Bell displayed at the Library.

official B icentennial city by th e signing o f a

th e schools each M onday. T h e first m ajor

resolution by M ayor D onald Pate. Mrs.

activity was th e 1975 H om ecom ing parade

V irginia Sjolin, chairm an of o u r B icentennial

sponsored by th e h ig h school Student Council

C om m ission, was presented th e city’s official

on Septem ber 26. T h e them e of th e parade

Bicentennial flag N ovem b er 4,1975.

was sim ply "B icentennial.” H ig h lig h ts o f th e

B urkburnett was th e third city in th e county

parade included th e flags of each of th e fifty

to be nam ed an official Bicentennial city.

states carried by h ig h school students, antique

T h e purpose of th e Bicentennial

cars, and class floats portraying the

C om m ission was to organize and sponsor

D eclaration of Independence, a H istory

projects and activities concerning the

Carousel, H appy 200th, and th e Liberty Bell.

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activities were planned by the com m ission; some just happened on their own. T h e American Legion Ladies Auxiliary sponsored the purchasing of B urk’s ow n Liberty Bell.

T h e bronze bell was three-eighths the size of the original Liberty Bell and one of only 2,400 bells cast. T h e bell was purchased at a cost of approxim ately $2600. All individuals or organizations w ho donated $100 or more toward th e purchase of the bell had their ABOVE: Governor Briscoe shares a cup of coffee with Mayor Pate and two wagon train members.

names placed on plaques m ounted on the base of th e bell. B urkbum ett became th e only city

LEFT: The Avenue of Flags waves in the wind.

in th is area to have one of the replicas.

A nother unscheduled event was the Bicentennial W ag o n T rain Pilgrim age

75. A n o th er com pleted project was the A venue of Flags sponsored by th e A m erican Legion. A row of fifty flags was erected along the fro n t entrance to th e cemetery. T h e flags w ere purchased by individuals to m em orialize m ilitary personnel, som e deceased, some living. Set at th e base o f each flag was a bronze plaque bearing th e nam e of the form al event was held in th e Civic Center.

T h e O il Park Ball w ill becom e an annual event w ith all proceeds to go to O il Park developm ent and the O il P ark M useum .

O th e r Festival events included a com m unity hym n sing in the spring, a m usical program presented by the schools in M arch, th e annual Easter egg h u n t, th e B oom tow n G o lf T ournam ent, H eritage W e e k b eginning Ju n e 27, including displays, contests, and a parade, a gala bar-b-que picnic fo r Ju ly 3, and bell ringing at the churches on Ju ly 4,1976.

Because of th e w ork of the Festival USA com m ittee, no citizen had any excuse n o t to be fully experiencing th e B icentennial.

B uilding for the future, establishing

honoree. T h e A m erican Legion donated over tw o h undred m an-hours erecting th e flags and w ill be responsible fo r m aintaining the A venue o f Flags as lo n g as th e p o st is in existence. O n e of th e H orizon projects in progress at th e tim e th e com m ittee was established was th e p ain tin g of fireplugs around th e city. T h is project was carried o u t by th e C ontem porary Study Club. A m ajor objective of th e H orizon com m ittee was developing th e O il Park. Revitalization efforts began w ith labor provided by students from Sheppard AFB and th e h ig h school.

O th e r H orizon projects included a tree plan tin g program , flag poles to be erected at cem ent m arkers show ing th e original

m em orials to com m em orate th e B icentennial,

tow nsite, a hom e of th e future, a farm of th e

was a difficult task fo r th e H orizons ’76

future, and a tim e capsule. T h e success of the

com m ittee. Some of th eir projects had already

H orizon com m ittee can only be measured by

been com pleted, som e were already begun,

generations yet to come, b u t if th e results

and som e were a dream yet to be fulfilled.

equal th e effo rt, they should be quite

Tree planting by th e Seniors o f ’76 served to

rewarding.

com m em orate the year by being shaped in a

H ow ever, n o t all o f th e city’s Bicentennial

passing th ro u g h B urkbum ett. T h e train began in H ou sto n and arrived in B urkbum ett February 10. T h e wagon train entered tow n along M ain Street, camped overnight at the O il Park, and departed around noon the follow ing day. T h a t evening they were honored w ith a musical perform ance including bluegrass m usic and a square dance session. Before they departed, they were treated to a bar-b-que luncheon by the B urkbum ett R iding Club. T heir destination was Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, their projected arrival date being July 4,1976.

T hese tw o projects had already arisen w ith the Bicentennial year only half completed. It is possible m ore were yet to come.

T h e Bicentennial served as m ore than an occasion for th e citizens of B urkbum ett to celebrate; it served to draw th e com m unity together, young and old w ere caught up in the "S pirit of ’76,” th e excitem ent and the w ork drew organizations together and made them aware o f each other. T h e Bicentennial was probably the biggest, m ost rewarding thin g to happen to B urk since its boom days, and it probably w ill rem ain so fo r at least one hundred years. T h e Bicentennial was indeed som ething to rem em ber, especially if you lived in B urkbum ett at the time.

The DERRICK staff wishes to thank Mrs. Virginia Sjolin and the INFORMER STAR without whose help this story would have been impossible.

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BELOW: Bulldog mascot, Janet Lax, quietly feels the tension of the game.

M em ories of ’76 w ill reflect th e revolution in everything from national events to th e little em otional trials we faced as students. In 1976 th e U S experienced a handshake in space betw een ourselves and the USSR, tw o assassination attem pts o n th e life of President Ford, a faultering economy, an energy crisis, and, o f course, th e Bicentennial. T h e tim es w ere n o t hard, b u t they w ere n o t easy either. T h e unem ploym ent rates reached a tw enty-year h ig h , and w ith a D em ocratic C ongress and R epublican President, n o solutions could be found. T h e country felt the daily pressures of th e Patty H earst trial w hich served only to add to th e pressures of daily life. B ut th e events in o u r lives as students were just as im portan t to us as those events th a t w ill g o in to th e history books and w ill be th e m em ories w e link to ’76. As w e recall all th e changes th a t took place in just th a t one year o f o u r lives, w e can realize just how revolutionary ’76 really was. W h e th e r th e daily revolution of o u r lives involved new friends, our fam ily situation, o r adjustm ents at school, w e felt th e changes, th e revolution, th a t w e w ere experiencing.

ABOVE: W arm weather makes the outdoors a great place to chat a minute for groups such as this.

R IG H T : During UIL Marching Contest the Bulldog Band forms "BURK” on the field of Memorial Stadium in W ichita Falls.

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LEFT: Liz Shipp and Marty Ray have a private talk on the deserted campus before going to classes.

BELOW: Quickly finishing a paper before going to class isn’t an easy task in the constant crowds of the halls between classes.

BOTTOM: Loneliness surrounds Cyndee Bostick as she takes a breather from the morning decorating for Presentation only to feel the anxiety of the approaching evening.

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R IG H T : Charlie Young and Pee W ee Rich skip rope in athletics.

FAR RIGHT: W ithstanding a gusty north wind, Billy Hromas and friends make the best of the Friday night game.

ABOVE: Bin Ellett and Steve Bruhn sit expressionless through an assembly.

R IG H T : Leeann Larson, Laurie Lewis, and Steve Ralston anxiously await the announcement of Burk’s # 1 rating at UIL Marching Contest.

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’76, it was a revolutionary year, a year of change. But changes will continue to occur. Those changes that were so im portant to us will soon seem like nothing. O ur revolutionary ideas will be obsolete, and our advancements will be overshadowed by those yet to come. But in our hearts we can always be proud that we had a progressive year in ’76; that we moved forward and made those changes that improved things for everyone.

ABOVE: The Bulldogs give their team yell before leaving the electrifying atmosphere of a Friday afternoon pep rally.

TOP: Only ten minutes after the final bell the halls gleam with emptiness except for tarrying teachers, Mrs. Barbara Sanders and Mrs. Sandy Hamilton.

ABOVE: The silhouette of this student sets a tranquil scene in the usually bustling cafeteria.

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Colophon Volume 36 of the Burkburnett H igh School D E R R IC K was printed by Taylor Publishing Company of Dallas, Texas.

The front cover was designed by Bob Elliot w ith some revisions by the staff.

The back cover was designed by the staff. T he cover is w hite 088 w ith the colors red 804 and blue 865 applied by the silkscreen method. T he cover had a Smythe binding. Cover type is upper case Nickelodeon by Formatt G raphic Products Corporation. Endsheets were designed by the staff.

The paper was a m atte finish. Body type was 10 point Times Roman w ith captions in 8 point. Headline style is 24 point Tim es Rom an Italic N o. 75 by Taylor. T hroughout the book graphic headlines used were handset by the staff utilizing Formatt Graphic Products.

Approximately 4500 frames of black and w hite and 150 color frames of candids were reviewed by the staff. All photography was done by staff photographers except: page 205 Randy Thom as, pages 78, 88, 89 — Curley Loving, and pages 218, 219 — IN FO R M E R STAR. Artwork was supplied by Taylor.

The opening and closing sections were done in a 3-column broken m odular layout with the rest of the book done in a 3-column mosaic layout. T he 1976 D E R R IC K had a press run of 865 copies.

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