4-The Journal. Thursdav. March 24. Iq77
Kneeling proudly in front of their metric posters are:
Mike Kaulity, Robin Summers, Jane Taylor. Bonnie
Tarhon, Rhonda Burden, Sandi Berger, Freddie Pitts,
Bruce Fields, Wade Fields, Kevin Foster. Jeff
Piotrowski. [Standing] Terry Porter, Chris Goforth,
Rodonda Dodson, Roger Boystun, Jonn Bostain, dackie
McKnight, Bruce Fields, Nickey Westbrook, Eric
Smith, Fred Fielder, Russell Godbee.
7th graders create metricprojects
When you are in town
sometime during the next
few weeks, take time to
study the posters which have
been placed in the stores by
the seventh grade math
class. These posters were
prepared as a learning
experience for the seventh
graders, but they can also be
a learning experience for the
general public.
Mrs. Roslyn Overby,
seventh grade math teacher
explains "During their re-
cent study of the metric
system, the seventh graders
became aware of the
problem their parents will
have in learning this new
system. In order to create
community spirit and pro-
mote the metric system, the
students designed posters to
hang in the stores down
town."
The students also brought
recipes from home and
converted them to metric
measurements. These were
compiled into a recipe book
called Metric Meals.
The class and their teacher
should be commended for a
project which is useful both
to them and the public.
Margret Schroeder &
Lisa Soutee
Sociology class visits State Prison
by Steve Allen
Last Thursday at 7:14 Mrs.
Thurrnan's Sociology class
left the high school go to to
the McAiester Prison, We
took four adults and ten
students. The transportation
was furnished by Mrs. Close
and Mrs. Hamilton.
We arrived at the prison
about 9:30. The class had a
brief talk with the Warden
which was very nice.
Before we entered the
main part of the prison we
were checked for any
weapons. Then we got to
walk down "Death Row"
which gave us a weird
P-T Meats Team
feeling knowing the pri-
soners we saw were in there
for life.
We also were the first
class to get to go down and
check out the electric chair.
There was a sign which read
"Crime does not pay."
Next we got on a bus
which was driven by a
trustee of the prison and took
a tour of the gorunds and the
women's prison. We were
unable to go inside the
women's prison.
• We ate down town and
started back to Perkins about
2:30 and arrived just before
the storm hit.
by Steve Allen
Calendar Perkins-Tryon
of Events
Wednesday, Mar. 23--Re-
port Cards Come out.
Wednesday, Mar. 23--
Baseball here with Luther,
3:30 p.m.
Thursday, Mar. 24--Band
Concert. Girls Track at OBU.
tournament begins at Hom-
iny.
Friday, Mar. 25--Hominy •
Baseball Tournament.
Saturday, Mar. 28--Boys
High School Track at
Stillwater. OSU Jazz Festi-
val.
Monday, Mar. 28--FHA
Officers meeting, 6:30 p.m.
Davenport Baseball Tour-
nament begins.
Thursday, Mar. 31--Pep
Club Variety Show.
School
March 28-April 1
MONDAY
Creamed Turkey over Rice
English Peas
Cranberry Sauce
Fruit Cup
Hot Rolls
Milk
TUESDAY
Beef Goulash
Green Beans
Perfection Salad
Purple Plums
Hot Rolls--Butter
Milk
WEDNESDAY
Taco Salad
Lettuce, Tomato and Cheese
Buttered Corn
Strawberry Jello ....
S.M. Bread ....
Milk
FRIDAY .... *
Bar-B-Que Burgers
Tater Wedges
Peach Rice Cream
Milk
D00.r00Z'CH
Teenage pregnancies
A growing pro
BY Margaret Schroeder unmarried pregnancies. It is
Thursday, March 17, Mrs. shown that one in every 10
Carol Acuff, Mrs. Virginia Oklahoma girls becomes a
Sassar, and Mrs. Jane mother before she reaches
Mitchell, attended a work- her twentieth birthday. One
shop about, "Teenage Pa-
renting: Cause and Effect."
It was held at the Stillwater
Board of Education Building
between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m.
The day included a film
and many speakers, with the
keynote speaker being Janet
Forbush, Executive Director
of the National Alliance
Concerned with School-Age
Parents, from Washington
D.C.
It was found that teenage
pregnancy is a growing
problem in the state of
Oklahoma. Oklahoma is
ranked ninth in the nation in
out,t of every 16.7 teenage
girls became a mother in
1975. There were 10,061 live
births to teenagers that same
year:
In fact, in just Payne
County alone, women under
the age of 18 had 37 babies in
1975. To be specific, out of
682 births, 116 of them were
to mothers under the age of
20. Under 13 years of age
there was one birth, 14 years
of age l, 15 years of age-3,
16 years-11, 17 years-21, 18
years-37, and 20 year olds
had 42.
Difficult pregancies are a
problem among teenagers.
The young girls have such
problems as toxemia, high
blood pressure,
longed labor. Most
babies are taken b
sarian section.
Most teenagers
food junkies" and do P
the proeper diet
that the growing baby!
This can lead to
retardation and
in the infant.
Marge Shaw,
Psychologist at the
County Guidance
stated, "We must
kids, and that's
are, kids, that sex
innate drive in you,
is sharing and
giving in to and
to. And there's
difference betwee
adolescents define
and what a
defines as love.
difference is pride.
....
Champs at State Show
Several cold nights a week
spent in Ralph's Packing
Plant paid off Saturday for a
young and inexperienced P-T
Meats Team when they won
first place trophy at the
Oklahoma Spring Fat Stock
Show.
Leading the 24 other
teams in the contest by a nice
margin, the P-T team had
high individual in the entire
contest, Cindy Chesney, a
sophomore. Freshman Rod-
ney Wilson was fifth while
another freshman, Andy
Schroeder was eighth and
Scott Taylor, freshman,
tenth. Scott Higgins, fresh-
man, was alternate on the
team. Junior Glenn Gilder,
the oldest member of the
team, was unable to judge
because he was in Missouri
buying Holstein heifers for
his project.
"I was especially proud of
these kids," smiled Mr.
Evans, coach of the team.
"They are all young and
eager and I don't think I have
ever heard one of them gripe
about the long hours they
have spent getting where
they are."
Mr. Evans went on to
explain that he was going
with this young team
because both P-T's 1976
team and 1975 team won the
right to represent Oklahoma
in the nationals and were,
thus, disqualified to partici-
pate in Oklahoma state
competition. When asked
whether this team would
follow in the footsteps of
these other teams, he would
only grin and say, "Well,
they have a pretty good
start."
Next contest for the meat's
team will be at Murray State
in early April. P-T's livestock
team, hoping to duplicate the
record of the meats team,
will judge at the Oklahoma
Fat Stock Show Wednesday.
At press time their scores
were not released.
Student Council news
by Gay Hart
On March 28, 1977, the
Student Council met to
discuss the upcoming ev-
ents. The first item discus-
sed was the Student Council
elections. They will be April
27. Applications can be
picked up at any time from
Mrs. Branstetter. You must
have a 2.5 average to run. It
has been brought before the
Student Council that it would
be easier for the officers if
they had a year of experience
as a representative. We
would really like to hear your
opinion on this matter.
The assembly for nominat-
ing, seconding, and accep-
tance, speeches will be on
April 20. Applications should
be turned
ter by April 18.
Plans for mini-courses are
well underway. We hope to
let you know more before
long.
If you have any comp-
laints, gripes, or suggestions
talk to your local Student
Council members.
P-T Band is defending their
title at Jazz Festival
The P-T band will be
con, petine with 13 other hieh
schools in Class A at the
Oklahoma State University's
second annual Jazz Festival
Saturday, March 26. The
band is directed by Kent
Taylor.
"The band got a superior
rating and a first place
trophy in class A last year, so
we will be defending our
championship title this
year," the P-T band
instructor said. This is Mr.
Tayior's 4th year in Perkins
where he has 140 students
enrolled in the music
program. Tryon also has
about 50 students in their
music program with Conrad
Shriner as director.
The Jazz band is selected
from the High School
Concert and Marching Ba-
nds. The public concert in
the Seretean Center Hall is
another means of getting the
P-T band ready for the state
contest on April 21 and 22.
The OSU Jazz ensemble
and the top high school band
will be selected in the
morning competition. Bill
Tole, California bandleader
and former lead trombonist
and assistant director of the
U.S. Airforce Armen of Note,
will also be featured in a
public concert at the Center
at 8 p.m.
Taylor said his 5th, 6th,
and 7th grade bands will
present a Spring Concert this
Thursday, March 24th, be-
ginning at 7:30 in the P-T
High School Gym. Each band
will perform several num-
bers. "This is the first time
they've had a concert all
theft own. Also featured will
be a few solos that did well at
Tonkawa." The program will
be about an hour long. There
will be no admission charge.
The 7th grade will present
two numbers which they will
perform at the Pawnee Band
Contest on April 2.
The Jazz program to be
presented by the P-T band
on Saturday at the Seretean
Center will consist of three
numbers with featured solo-
ists. They ard: First, •"Swing
Board" with Dena Kirby at
the keyboard; Randy West
on tenor Sax; Kenda Kirby
on trumpet. The second
number is "Angel Eyes"
featuring Dena Kirby, on the
keyboard; Jodi..Edwards on
flute; Keith Evans on
trombone; Penny Rozean on
Alto sax; Gay Lynn Hart on
trumpet; Kenda Kirby on
trumpet.
The final number, "Salina
Came Home," includes
soloists: Dena Kirby on
keyboard; Keith Evans and
entire trombone section; Bob
Campbell on drums; Ellen
Adkins on
Taylor commented on the
Band Boosters who give the
band basic support in their
projects and functions in-
cluding raising money for
new instruments and for
entertainment expenses. A
big party is planned for the
Sth, 6th and 7th grades in the
future, and a trip to Six
Flags for the high school
members on May 14.
A bake sale wiJi help to
raise the money for tran-
sportation to Six Flags over
Texas, the instructor said.
FFA MEMBERS SHOW AT
ENID
At the Northwest District
Livestock Show in Enid on
March 12-15, P-T FFA
entered 8 hogs. Jeff Brown
took second and ninth with
his crossbred pigs. Randy
Bostian took sixth place
York, Tammy Lore got
seventh place on her York,
and Cindy Chesney took
eleventh and thirteenth place
Hamps.
Hamps. Guy Rose showed
his York barrow.
In the sheep show Jeff
Brown took tenth place
Dorset. Jennifer Dodriil also
took her Dorset lamb.
The livestock judging team
took sixth place even though
Randy Bostian was high
individual in the contest.
Team members were Guy
Rose, Clay Bridenstine, and
Pecos Bridenstine.
' Cundiff
"Ugh"--Emma Evans says as Mrs. Branstetter gives her a worm to disect.
Biology class disects
by Leslie Evans
"Mr. Patterson, Mr. Pat-
terson, what's this?"
"Oh, that's one of your
worm's five hearts."
That was just one of the
conversations going on last
week in the biology room
when the sophomores and
juniors dissected earth-
worms. Other comments
such as, "Mrs. Branstetter,
I'm getting sick[ .... Oh how
gross," and others cont-
rasted with remarks like
"Far out! and "Neat."
Mr. Patterson--the student
teacher in biology, was kept
very busy hopping from table
to table answering questions
and helping guide scalpels.
Mrs. Branstetter was
busy, too, supervising the
whole project. She explains
the assignment. "Each year
one of the lab assignments
for the biology class is the
onmelida phylum.
oup of animals such
openings of the
tract, closed
system, crude brain,
definite end with
tion of complex organS'
If you have s
grasshopper or a
frog, you had better
him hidden for the
dissection and observation of weeks. The
the internal and external be dissecting
features of the earthworm, next week and
The earthworm is used as a next.
representative animal of the
Rickey Lominech, Cindy Chesney and £inda Hoover are busy in 5th hour BiologY
disecting segmented worms.
