Three Seminole area girls will be at East Central State College in Ada May 26 through June 2 to take part in this year’s Girls State sessions. The American Legion Auxiliary of Oklahoma sponsors the sessions annually and the local unit designates the local candidates to attend.

Director of sessions this year will be Mrs. Alvin Heldebrecht of Altus, past department president who served Girls State as senior counselor for many years. She also served as director for the 1971 sessions and participated in Girls Nation the year before.

All Girls Staters must be High School Juniors. Outstanding girls from the 1972 Girls State will return as junior counselors.

Representing Strother High School will be Mary Ann Burgess. Member of the Pep Club, Mary Ann played a role in the Junior-Senior play and when she was a sophomore, she worked as a member of the annual staff and worked on the school newspaper.

A Varnum Junior, Kathy Frost serves as class president. She is sponsored by Varnum school where she is a two-year basketball letterman, three-year member of the State Honor Society and member of the Science Clubs of America. Kathy has won several academic awards and as an eighth grader, she was presented the American Legion citizenship award.

Cindy Rudick is sponsored by the local Legion Auxiliary. At Seminole High School she’s a member of the band, stage band, Junior College state band and will compete on at state level this month in brass solo, duet, and quartet. She earned a “superior” rating in voice on the District level, is an Honor Roll Member and is serving this year as vice-president of the Home Economics Club. She is active in sports including horseback riding, water skiing, bowling, skating and tennis and is Roundup Club Queen this year. She is active in youth circles of First Assembly of God Church.

Girls State is a non-partisan, non-political attempt to teach youth of our nation a love of God and Country. Girls learn the duties and responsibilities of citizenship by actual participation as citizens of a mythical state. The first session of Girls State was in 1940.

Candidates must be selected for their high moral character, honesty, and courage: for leadership scholarship and cooperativeness, physical fitness and interest in government.

-oOo The Seminole High School track team, coached by Ron Webb, placed third in the Enid invitational Track Meet as six Chieftains captured a total of ten medals in the Friday meet.

It was one of the best track showings for Seminole in several years. SHS tallied 26 points in the meet, where a year ago the only tallied 10.

Kingfisher won the 16-team meet with 40 and one-half points, while Anadarko scored 35 to finish second.

Chez Evans won a firstplace medal for Seminole in the discuss throw by hurling the discus 138 feet and half-an-inch. Woodrow Island placed first for the Chiefs in the 440-yard dash with a time of 53.1 seconds.

Island, one of the fastest runners on the SHS team, also set a new school record. He recorded a new SHS broad jump record of 20 feet-7 and one-half inches, which won him a second-place medal in the meet. The Chieftain junior broke his own record, a jump of 20 feet 6 and onehalf inches set last year.

Other Chieftains placing in the meet are: Shot Put – Evans, second, a throw of 49 ft.-10 inches. Rocky Heinzig, third, a throw of 45 ft.-3 in.

Discus – Heinzig, fifth, a throw of 117 ft.-2 in.

120-yd. High Hurdles – Brad Moon, third, with a time of 16.6 seconds.

880-yd. Run – Nevin Cooper, fourth, with a time of 2:06.6.

180-yd. Low Hurdles – Moon, fifth; with a time of 21.6 seconds.

Mile Relay – Team of Island, Moon, Mike Vanlandingham, and Cooper, third, with a time of 3:41.2.

Medal winners were Island, Evans, Heinzig, Moon, Vanlandingham, and Cooper. -oOo School Daze – On Wednesday cheerleading tryouts were held in the new gym. O.B.U. Cheerleaders were the judges. Senior high cheerleader for next year are – Kim Massey, Amy Bishop, Lisa Branscum, Kathy McElroy, Carie Dietz, Dawn Burges and DeeAnn O’Dell as mascot.

Junior high cheerleaders chosen for next year are – Suzie Linduff, Lu Ann Patterson, Pam Smith, Lisa Dees, Sandy Hodges, Tina Underwood, Genice Bell and Candy Shaw. ~ It has been a week since grade cards went out. Those who have not paid their fees or library fines were given I’s for incomplete. These I’s become F’s in one week if the fees are not taken care of. ~ The Spelling Contest for Eighth graders has been cancelled due to lack of interest. ~ School Daze Slants – LeaAnn Freeman wanting to have fun this summer… Victor Fleming eating… David Nalley enjoying driving a little car… Alta Conway being confused… Jo Lynn Day growing bacteria… John Jarvis telling someone to use Karate… Marsheila Robertson being a squealer… Debbie Lashley and Lisa Branscum wanting to go to a Sunday matinee… Bobby Wilson being asked when he wanted to take a test… Delma Morre arranging desks… Ricky Scott needing some help… Keith Phillips setting someone straight… Lana Reynolds losing a hair clip… Mike King having fun… Gina Franklin being scared… Brad Shulz helping put up trophies.

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