THE PERKINS JOURNAL-THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1997
Published By The Perkins-Tryon High School Journalism Class
Several band
competitions held
By Valerie Cartwright
On May 1, the Perkins-Tryon band held the spring concert and
coronation.
Seniors Chad Gill and Aubrey Taylor were elected as band King
and Queen. The attendants include: senior Angela Emerson and
freshman Josh Taylor, senior
Joanna Hubbard and junior Tyrone Palmer, juniors Melissa
Holbrook and Randy Burch, sophomore Emily Harp and freshman
Justin Wollenberg, freshman Becca Brower and junior Damian
McClenny.
On May 2, the band competed in Tri-State. On May 3, a contest
was held at Oklahoma Christian College and Frontier City,
Graduation to be Held May 16
by Amy Meridith
The Perkins-Tryon High School Graduation will be held on May
16 at 8 p.m.
Commencement exercises will be held at the local football field.
Representative Dale Wells will speak on behalf of the 60 graduat-
ing students.
Cash Diel, Aubrey Talyor, and Angela Emerson art; this year's
valedictorians. Each will give a speech graduation night. Stacey
Beverly Charlton, Connie Cundiff, and Monta Lynn Brown were
working hard in the concession stand last week at the district play-
off game. The "Mommas " are helping to raise money for the POSSE-
Parents Organizing Super Senior Extravaganza. The money will be
used to pay for graduating seniors to spend the night "locked up" in
the Stillwater YMCA.
Perkins girls
in. Hershey track meet
Rebekah Emerson and Stephanie Weis, Perkins Middle School
sixth grade students, competed in the Hershey track meet Satur-
day, May 3rd in Stillwater. The track meet is sponsored by the
Hershey chocolate Co. in cooperation with Stillwater Park and Rec-
reation. Local meets are held state-wide with 1st place winners
advancing to the state meet to be held this year in Norman, Okla-
homa on July 12th.
Both girls placed 2nd in their age divisions in the standing long
jump. Stephanie Weis will advance to the state meet with her 1st
place in the 1600 meter (mile) run and 200 meter run
P-THS Golfers Compete at Perry
"Virtual" classroom is
A"virtual" teaching center came to town. Its
information, through the fiber optics of distance
cators in the Cimarron Career Opportunities
Although the instructors were 350 miles it
the students, were in front of TV monitors at
stitute in Stillwater.
The "virtual" session will be used as a mod
tion with educators across Oklahoma. CCOP
in the "virtual classroom" with instructors from
cupational Research and Development (CORD)
"CORD is known for its workshops that
fective classroom facilitators who motivate
the concepts that connect schoolwork to the
day life," according to Karen Warner.
velopment specialist at the Oklahoma Department q
This videoconference will be used as a model to
combine vocational and academic education in
they plan for the next school year, she said.
"We hope to develop better methods of sharing
curriculum integration using technology with
to-Work partnerships," Warner said.
Curriculum intergration is similar to
from several different subject areas "team
work projects that span all of the subject areas.
An example would be the typing, business, English
science teachers creating projects that combine
cupational skills.
"This brings relevance to education,"
ordinator. "It can be as simple or complex as
The goal is to make learning more meaningful
students.""
Wilson has been selected as this years salutatorian.
"Graduation night will be exciting and fun. I'm looking forward by Valerie Cartwright
to the ceremony and the celebration afterwards in Stillwater at the P-THS golfers competed at Perry on April 28 Senior Brandon
YMCA, This has been a great class," related senior sponsor Kristi Frame
Willingham. and freshman Josh Taylor each placed in the tournament.
Everyone who comes to the after graduation party at the YMCA Frame and Taylor both scored an 81 and are now qualified for
will receive a prize. Parents Organizing Super Senior Extrava- regionals.
ganza was able to raise over $ 6000 for the ceremony. "This is a big accomplishment and I hope that both Brandon and I
will qualify for state,"
said Taylor.
International King and Queen Recognized
by Carla Kliesen P-T Middle School to hold awards assembly Sharing concerns and questions with
May5, the Lnternational Club King Josh Tivis and Queen Kandyce The Perkins-Tryon Middle School Awards Assembly and eighth were: Les Tilley, principal, Perry Mid.Higlt
Focht were recognized at the grade recognition will be held Tuesday, May 13, 1997 at 7:00 p.m. McFarland, superintendent,
International Club banquet held atMexico Joes at 4:30. The club in the new high school gym. technology education teacher, Perkins.Tryon
voted for the king and queen April 28. REMINDER: teacher; Rick McDaniel, principal, GlencO
The King candidateswerejunior Quinton Harris, sophomore Gary Baccalaureate for all Perkins-Tryon High School seniors, their David Willis, high school business teacher,
Kastl, and senior Josh Tivis.
The Queen candidates were seniors Kandyce Focht, Jessica families and members of the community will be Sunday, May llth High School; and Cindy Long, CCOP
Hrencher, and Kasey McBride. at 7:00 p.m. in the new gym. ter.
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