My High School Turns 75

My high school, Will Rogers High School, Tulsa, is celebrating its 75th Anniversary this year! And I just realized that it is only one year older than me! It was begun in 1939 and I was born in 1940. It's a wonderful place with many memories. We thought it was the best high school in the nation when I graduated in 1958. Our namesake's home and now Will Rogers Memorial/Museum is just north of Tulsa in Claremore, OK.

I grew up there, helped start the Will Rogers Medical Club, received the Tulsa Kiwanis Good Citizenship Award. We were the Ropers with majorettes using lariats instead of batons and our yearbook called The Lariat. There were nearly a thousand in our graduating class including pop/rock star David Gates ("Bread") and runner-up to Miss America, Anita Bryant as Miss Oklahoma our senior year. Quite a ride! The present-day school website and our Class of '58 Website tells more. 

Panama Slide Show

I put some of my photos from the Dec-Jan Panama Rainforest trip into a PowerPoint presentation and now have it online. Click the image to go to the slide show.

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My Oscars Opinions

I was glad that 12 Years a Slave won Best Picture, but disappointed that Philomena and The Book Thief did not get more recognition. And guess I'll just have to watch Dallas Buyers Club and Blue Jasmine on Netflix when available, though the previews did not appeal to me. They were big winners. And maybe I will eventually watch Gravity, though it still sounds boring even if beautiful. Maybe I will be surprised by all three!