The Cougar Call, Ada High School, Ada, OK 74820, Vol. 37, No. 1, November, 2011

105 1/2 different things to do with duct tape By KELLI BYARSCall Staff Writer

Duct tape was first created in the year 1942. It was created to keep moisture out of ammunition cases in World War II.

Since it was waterproof and it was made out of water-duck it was often called “duck tape.”

This term is still tossed around today. After it was used in the war it was discovered to be quite useful around the household and many other things.

This is a list that is composed of the many different and creative activites to do with duct tape.

1. Make a ball2. Make a giant spork3. Make a pair of shoes4. Make a beard5. Make a mask6. Make a sculpture7. Customize your backpack8. Make a head band9. Make a bookmark10 .Make a ring11. Make a necklace12. Make a hobo quilt13. Make a ninja star (shuriken)14. Make a cell phone holder15. Make a hat16. Make a superhero cape17. Make an eyepatch18. Make an iPod holder19. Make a purse20. Make a wallet

21. Make a robot 22. Fix your car23. Stick your friend to a wall24. Customize your laptop25. Make a pair of glasses26. Customize your belt27. Make a mustache28. Make a fly swatter29. Make a checkerboard30. Make a dogtag31. Make a fan32. Make a drum33. Make a chalk holder34. Make a heart35. Make a wand36. Make a plant pot37. Make a salt shaker38. Make a cat toy39. Make a molecular structure40. Customize your guitar41. Make a picture frame42. Make a noise maker43. Make coasters44. Make a hair clip45. Make a bouquet of roses46. Make a mousepad47. Make a mozaik portrait48. Make your favorite bandʼs logo49. Make a toothpick pot50. Make a butterfly51. Make a globe of the earth52. Make a pirate hat53. Make a ball and a cup54. Make a sun dial55. Make a pair of dice56. Make a solar system57. Make a pair of dayvision

goggles58. Make a ribbon59. Make a poster60. Make a hair band holder61. Customize the trash can in your room62. Make a giant box63. Make a basket64. Make a poncho65. Make a tissue box66. Make a rainbow67. Make a guitar pick68. Make a boardgame69. Make a bracelet70. Lint remover71. Make an unbreakable pinata72. Make an ornament73. Make a CD cover74. Make a baret75. Make a jigsaw puzzle76. Do-it-all fixer77. Make a cat toy 78. Make a shower curtain79. Blackhead remover80. Make a coloful golf ball81. Make a doorstop82. Make a ring83. Make an origami sculpture84. Make a jewelry box85. Make a yo-yo86. Make a pencil grip87. Make a corsage88. Make paper weight

89. Make a halloween costume90. Make a flower pen91. Make a plane

92. Make an eyepatch93. Make a superhero mask93. Make a trophy94. Make a pokeball 95. Make a folder96. Make a pair of shorts97. Make a pencil case98. Make colorful black-out poetry99. Make a book of doodles100. Make a roll of duct tape101. Make a paintball suit102. Make an ammunition box moisture sealer103. Make a gym bag104. Make an aglet105. Make a cast105 1/2. Make a (insert option)

What s̓ InsidePage 2- Welcome to America PaulPage 3- Dear Japan, welcome backPage 4- EditorialsPage 5- About lunchesPage 6- The return of J-2 classPage 7- J-1 staffPage 8- New band teacherPage 9- Baseball s̓ new star coachPage 10- Care packages/Bagwells

for lunchPage 11- Basketball anyone?Page 12- Leadership wins “X-

THE-TXT” contest

The Cougar Call

By KAIBREE DUNKERSONCall Staff Writer

Foreign exchange students are an honor to have in high school. They make the school fun and diverse.

Exchange students teach high schoolers how to adapt to other peopleʼs cultures, accept people for who they are and not to judge a book by its cover.

Exchange students come to America from all over the world. Some students who have been to Ada High were from Germany, Japan, Norway, Sweden and this year from France.

Paul Thumerelle is from Lille, France. He came to Ada Aug. 10. Thumerelle is a junior.

He came to America with an organization for exchange students who want to learn to speak better English, learn how Americans live and how America is different from France.

The host family who he is staying with is the Joe Don Harrison family. Thumerelle said that itʼs hard for him to be away from his family however. he does for sure miss the life he lives the most because France is completely different from the life here.

Thumerelle said that he thinks it will be hard for him to be away from his family and friends for this long period of time; however, it will be good and learning a new way of life.

“I miss life in general. Itʼs all so different. I miss it,” he said.

He is currently playing football and will be playing soccer in the spring.

“I like it [football]. Itʼs crazy for me because Iʼve never played, but fun. It is intense,” he said. Thumerelle said that football was a very different sport than what he was used to.

He hangs out with friends, goes to the movies and normal teenage stuff outside of school.

Thumerelle said that he learned English in school. It is unlike what we do. Thumerellʼs school starts learning English at age 9.

He also said that English wasnʼt hard to learn, itʼs just hard going from French all day everyday to English all day everyday.

He said that after he leaves he would like to come back with friends later in life because his English will be more

fluent. Thumerelle has mixed emotions about

each country. “I like both France and America

about the same because each place has something else to like about it. Everything is different so its hard to compare lifestyles,” he said.

Thumerelle thinks that Americaʼs lifestyle is calmer than Franceʼs.

He said that school in America is more relaxed than it is in France.

At his school back in France, they did not have uniforms; however, neither girls nor guys could show their legs. Girls have to wear jeans or long skirts, and guys have to wear jeans.

Also, at his school, instead of the students switching classes the teachers switch classes. The students in each class stay the same, the teachers are changing.

Thumerelle will be a great addition to Ada schools, teams and organizations this year.

Thumerelle will be leaving at the end of the school year. He will be going back to France to share his time in America with friends and family.

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Paul Thumerelle on the sidelines at an AHS game. He plans to play soccer in the spring.

By KALEI HULLCall Staff Writer

In this lifetime, there have been many transformations of technology. The cassette tape to a cd then to an iPod, VHS to DVD then to BluRay, and the bulky computers transformed into a thin pad a woman can fit in her purse.

From scrolls to newspapers, civilization has documented things on paper for many centuries. Recently, new ideas have come up like the Nook and the Kindle. What is it?

The Kindle is a device with the same thought as an iPod touch. With an iPod, songs may be bought or downloaded, and one may listen to them and play various games. The Kindle is for reading. On it books may be purchased and read whatever appeals to he reader. There are many games that can be played on the Kindle.

Mrs. Janet Barrick, the AHS librarian had a few thoughts about the device.

“Personally I can see a time when we would possibly do away with hard copy books and just do electronic reading,” said Mrs. Barrick.

Completely do away with books? Yes you read that right.

“I wouldnʼt be opposed to going paperless in the library if it encouraged more students to read. But it would be very costly to switch over,” added Mrs. Barrick.

How would the library be altered if everyone had these electronic books?

“Libraries would change sizes, they would have to be redesigned to have outlets to charge the devices,” said Mrs. Barrick.

With this generation being very technological, itʼs no shock that this transformation should occur. But what

about the publishing industry?“It would drastically change the

publishing industry. I can foresee job layoffs as the need for printers, paper and other types of jobs could be eliminated,” commented Mrs. Barrick

Although the printing industry would change, how would reading choices change?

“They say you shouldnʼt judge a book by itʼs cover but most people do. With eReaders like the Kindle you donʼt get to see a pretty cover, you canʼt hold the book and tell how big it is, you canʼt tell how big it is, you canʼt smell the paper. However, students do most of their reading on a computer screen so maybe it will encourage more non-readers to try reading,” said Mrs. Barrick.

With an iPod, buying one song would be close to the amount paid for an album.

Does the price paid for the device pay off with the price paid for a book?

“The books are typically cheaper on the Kindle, and you can have a personal library of thousands of books in one spot,” pointed out Mrs. Barrick.

Another positive side to this?“One of the advantages to an eReader is

you have immediate access to a dictionary. You can change the text size, and you can have someone read to you,” said Mrs Barrick. So, what else could be bad about this new reader?

“You lose some of the beautiful illustrations you find in books. Also, itʼs harder to flip back to a page if you want to do that,” said Mrs. Barrick

Finally, what is Mrs. Barrickʼs personal preference?

“I have a Kindle, but I still prefer to have a book in my hand when I read,” pointed out Mrs. Barrick.

What kind of library doesn't have books?

By SHEA DICKERSONCall Staff Writer

Friday March 11, 2011, 2:46 (12:46est) the worst earthquake in Japanese history hits just off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku.

It was in the top five largest earthquakes known to mankind. A whopping 8.9 magnitude with a following tsunami.

The quake was so big it actually moved the island of Honshu eight feet Eastward.

Also, with Kana Tagami being one of the most fluent English-speaking students, she is also writing a speech about her thoughts and feelings about her trip to America.

Kana Tagami, worried about home, tried calling and emailing, but all communications had been cut off.

When hearing of the news, Kana did not know what to think. “...But when I turned on the news I was very shocked!” says Tagami.

“I live in the part of Japan damaged by the quake. We could not go anywhere for a month after returning home. Trains and highways were closed and power, water and gas was slowly being repaired,” says Tagami.

The tsunami had whopping 40 meter tall waves and flooded the nuclear reactors of Fukushima Daiichi I & II Nuclear Power Plants.

Nearly 160,000 deaths, 5,700 injuries, 4,500 missing and 125,000 buildings destroyed in the tragic natural disaster.

Although earthquakes are common in the area, because they rest near the Ring Of Fire, they should see an increase of quakes for a very long time.

The 15 exchange students from Ibaraki Christian High School, in Ibaraki Japan were here in Oklahoma while the earthquake hit, and with no contact with families, they had no idea what to expect when arriving home once again.

Some learning of the incident from text messages, in the middle of the night, on a mobile phone, from the host parents, from teachers at school, from television. But none heard from their families.

It has now been seven months since the tragedy, and Japan is back up on itʼs feet and going. But still not a day goes by that they do not have an aftershock. Very small, but still felt.

Damage to major highways were repaired within a month, but some bridges have only recently been reopened.

Rail service has been completely restored except for areas near or running through the area where the nuclear facilities are still damaged.

“The most inconvenient thing at this time is the need to conserve electricity. Currently only 11 of the nations 54 nuclear reactors are online.

“Especially in the area most effected by the earthquake (including Ibaraki), everyone has been required to reduce power use by 15-20%.” Voss informed.

During the hottest part of the summer, many offices and schools did not use air-conditioning or set their thermostats at 85 or higher.

“Such measures allowed “us” to get through the summer without blackouts, but the same problem will occur again when winter requires more electricity for heating.” Says Voss.

Businesses are re-opening, homes are being restored, schools in session, and Fukushima Power Plant is, once again, opening and fully functional.

Luckily all the families of the students were alright. They found out from emails and phone calls saying that all of their homes were in good condition and families were alive.

All of the teens had mixed emotions about being in Oklahoma while their homes were being ruined. But it was clear they were lucky to be here.

“There is still some concern on radiation levels around the area of Ibaraki,” says Voss, “the radiation levels are still four and five times higher than prior the incident. Though not thought to be harmful to the residents.”

According to a story by Ann Kelley, in “The Oklahoman”, Yuki Orui, 16, was the first of the exchange students to hear of the earthquake from text messages sent to her in the middle of the night by numerous friends in Japan.

Qucikly after hearing the news, she called Randy Voss, teacher and translator for the students, to see if what she heard was true.

Mr. Voss has indicated that we will even be having a few foreign exchange students next year in the spring.

Every year Ada High students enjoy having the exchange students come and visit. Itʼs a way to learn and explore different cultures, and an amazing way to meet new people.

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Dear Japan, welcome back

Randy Voss talking to the exchange stadents of 2011. From left to right: Mr. Voss, Megu Ondo, Himeko Sato, Sayuri Hiruta, Narumi Kuroha, Haruka Sugita, Sonoka Matsuo and Chinami Hiyashi.

Tomomi Sato giving local students their names written in Japanese in the Ada Cougar Activity Center.

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Unification

No one is being blamed and nobody should take this in an offensive manner. This is only what I believe and I donʼt mean to hurt anyone.

Every day some of us look forward to coming to this school, but others dread the experience.

Has anyone ever sat down and thought about why that is? Obviously tests and homework are a contributing factor, but what else? If you ask me the answer is simple, the people.

For the majority we live in fear of what others might think of us or we fear what they could do to us seeing the history of other schools.

Is it possible that we could be the next Columbine? Sadly it is possible, but it is possible anywhere.

In 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” Ada High could be a school that looks out for each other, not just our friends.

To unify is to come together for a common goal and work together. When the school joins together and works together without bullying, Ada could become a place without pain. If we treated each other with respect and not as a waste of space, mighty Ada High would flow more smoothly.

By hurting each other we only hurt ourselves. Every time a stone is cast from one student to another the gap between us grows wider.

My schoolbetter than my school

It is obvious to me that Ada High School is way better han my old school, Newfork High School in Norfork, Arkansas. Yes, I once lived in Arkansas before I moved here. Ada High has a long lunch break, unlike Norfork High School where we only had 25 minutes, of 45 minutes.

Also Ada High only has seven classes a day to attend, which I can handle pretty well. Norfork High had eight classes, which was more difficult to handle. Ada High starts at 8 a.m. and gets out at 2:55 p.m. Norfork High started at 8 a.m. and got out at 3:15 p.m.

Ada High has the Cougar Store that you can buy other food or drinks at if you donʼt like the lunch. Ada Highʼs teachers are way better teachers than the ones at Norfork High. The teachers here will actually work with you in different ways to find out which way is the best to teach you. At Norfork the teachers would only explain it in one way even if you asked them to explain it in a different way.

Ada High is better than Norfork having it where you can go off campus if your parents signed down that you can. Norfork never did that, even if you had a car.

Finally, Ada High will let you use a pen if you want, at Norfork you have to use a pencil or you would get a zero on your paper that you used the pen on. These are the ways that Ada High is better than Norfork.

The pain of Ada

Everyone knows about the unity shirts, right? Well for those who donʼt maybe this will help.

In the past the unity shirts have always been white or maroon. This is also the first year that the shirts have had a large letter “A” made of puzzle pieces.

Each puzzle piece was filled with an organization within the school. This seems to be meant to symbolize each of being a piece of the puzzle and only by coming together can we be one.

Every year this school makes a Unity shirt that is meant to unify the school by everyone wearing the same shirt and turning many students into one school body. It is a truly brilliant idea.

Unfortunately, if the shirt happens to have a mistake, like this years did, the people left out go into a frenzy. This year there were six organizations that were accidentally left off the unity shirts. Those organizations are: cheerleading, basketball, wrestling, art club, Intertribal Council and Cougar Call Newspaper.

Perhaps Ada High School needs to listen to what Coach Terry Swopes had to say at the pep rally shortly after the shirts arrived, “The shirts donʼt unify us, we unify ourselves.”

Does anyone know why some of the organizations were left off? A better question would be “Does everyone know why some organizations were left off?”

The truth is that when the shirts were

being made the student council sent out e-mails to the advisor of the organizations asking if they wanted to be included. Some organizations (the ones left off) did not reply. Since they did not reply they were left off the shirts and that is how they were made.

Once the shirts were passed around the school the members of those organizations realized they were left off and felt cheated out of recognition.

The word got to all the teachers about how some of the students, mainly by the basketball, wrestling, cheerleading, Intertribal Council and art club were upset by being left off.

It was not long after the constant arguments and rantings that student council put an order in for new shirts. Only this time all the excluded organizations were added in.

The new Unity shirts were sold to anyone who wanted one during the 10 minute break. It seems as though Ada High may become even more unified by this new shirt.

If nothing else this shirt shows us that even the smaller clubs have a place at Ada High School as long they are willing to speak up. It also shows us that someone will stand up for what they think they deserve.

Student Council did an amazing job, even if there were a few bumps in the road. Way to go Ada High Student Council.

The King

They call me Tilly

AustinKing

JamesTillison

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By KELLI BYARSCall Staff Writer

In the middle of the morning many people eagerly await the 10 minute break. They take time to go to the library and print out the assignments, they talk to teachers about their grades and they walk to the Cougar Store to get a bite to eat.

The students also use the vending machines very frequently in order to get some mid-morning nutrition. However, lately there have been some troubles with the vending machines.

A few of them will only accept change and others arenʼt even operating properly. The vending machines are also having difficulty when giving back change when snacks canʼt be distributed. These are just a few of the problems that have left students questioning whether or not they will be able to buy snacks.

This year the prices have gone up to $1. Not many people tend to have change before lunch. Often they carry around bills. The change problem has probably originated from the common way of purchasing with dollar bills.

But along with the bad things this year there are some good things too.

The vending machines has changed some of the snacks to healthier options such as The Skinny Cow. There are chocolate clusters and a chocolate bar. These snacks tend to be less than 130 calories.

The machines that dispense Sobe drinks have also started to vend Aquafina Splash along with the rest of the Sobe drinks. The flavors of the Aquafina bottles are Strawberry Kiwi, Wild Berry and Grape.

Although the prices for the snacks have risen to $1 the gum remains at 60 cents.

The office is now offering students a chance to receive compensation. Students can go to the office to get change back for getting lost money due to the vending machines.

No matter how many times the machines this year will malfunction the students will always return to them for nutritional help.

By JAMES TILLISONEditor

The lunch bell just rang, the students are rushing toward their cars or the lunch room. The big question at this point is “Where do I go for lunch?” Theres always the Caf, Mississippi Road, or the vending machines, but there is also going homeward bound.

They say home is where the heart is, can it also be where the lunch is? If a studentʼs home is near enough, there is a free lunch just waiting.

Most commonly a student will go home to eat lunch because they are short on cash and have plenty of time. If there is food in the fridge and gas in the tank why not? There is always the problem of the home being too far or not having a car in general.

Another good way to get an easy lunch is to do what many students have done and probabily still are doing. Go with a friend to their house, if invited.

As opposed to going out to eat during break, at home there are no lines to wait in to get the food and no expensive prices. Unfortunately there is still the problem of traffic. That is why it is recommended that if going home for lunch that the house not be far from campus.

Bringing a bagged lunch from home is very good option if the house is too far from school or theres no way to get there. The down side to bringing a bagged lunch is that the food that has been packed may not be as cold or as warm as it needs to be.

It is also likely that what ever you have brought for lunch can be heated in the Cougar Store with their microwave, but there is a high likelihood of lines in there as well.

It has always seemed as though going home is a powerful option. No lines, no annoying strangers who always seem to stand too close, and whatever food sounds delicious, as long as its in the pantry or fridge.

Ada High School students may do very well to take the free route to lunch, if possible, and go home to eat.

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Home, where the lunch is

By AUSTIN KINGAssociate Editor

Mrs. Bernice Lewis, the lunch lady, said “the kids like sitting at the round tables and choosing where to sit with their friends because it lets them have a more interesting lunch.”

The people really liked it when the school served hamburgers for lunch on Aug. 31.

“I would have hamburgers every day if they would let us,” said Shakoda Wolfenbarger.

Input from other students on the hamburgers is that they are probably the best “school” hamburgers they have had.

Sept. 1: The school had chicken noodles, buttered carrots, jello, batter bread, and green salad for lunch.

Wolfenbarger ate in the cafeteria and said “The chicken noodle was really good and better than it looked like it was going to be.”

Other student input is that they thought it was awesome and mouthwatering food. Others said the noodles tasted a lot better than they usually do.

A lot of the students who ate in the cafeteria liked the chicken noodle and got a big plate of it.

Sept. 2: The school had tacos with cheese and salsa, pinto beans, pineapple, crackers, and lettuce and tomato salad. The tacos werenʼt that great but they were good enough to have seconds on.

Chad Whittington asked a couple of people in the lunch room if they wanted seconds and they said yes.

The taco shells were kind of moist from sitting but in all they were pretty awesome, some students said.

Sept. 6: The school had ravioli, golden corn, fruit cocktail, garden salad and garlic strips.

This was awesome, raviolis are the best! Some people in the cafeteria said they wanted seconds.

“If we had ravioliʼs everyday I would come to school just for them. So as you can tell the lunch this day was really good,” Wolfenbarger concluded.

By KALEI HULLCall Staff Writer

The bell rings and every student just wants to get out of the room. Scurrying about, they rush to lockers to shove books in, and get to their vehicle in record time.

Then, everyone slowly pulls out of their parking spot. Although students must stop the car multiple times due to cars fleeing the lot, and finally make it out alive.

When meeting a friend to eat fast food, what road do AHS students turn to? The Mighty Mississippi.

Most every student who eats fast food for their lunch goes to Mississippi. Other than McDonalds and certain other places, all of Adaʼs fast food is located on this mainstream road.

One of the most highly visited places is Taco Bell. Every day citizens can drive by and find large amounts of people from Adaʼs business district, students from ECU and Ada High students crowded into the little building.

The newest addition to Adaʼs array of choices is Chicken Express, which seems to be quite the hit with Ada High students. Many go multiple times a day, whether it be for the actual food or just a cup of the addicting sweet tea. Another crowd favorite, Chicken Express has joined the rough-and-tumble competition on Mississippi.

Another big favorite that just hit Ada over the summer is the Herbal Life shakes. Many students drink these meal replacements very often. Places such as The Daily Shake and Pure Nutrition serve them all the time to Ada High students.

Although there are many different places, most students travel in groups. One place that is completely packed on Monday could be empty Tuesday.

And so it goes on the Mighty Mississipp.

The mighty return of the J-2 journalism classBy KELLI BYARSCall Staff Writer

This year at Ada High School the Journalism II staff of 2011-2012 starts off with a bang.

The staff returns with an expereinced outlook on the journalism career.

The J-2 staffers have carefully picked the articles for the first edition and intend to try their very hardest to tackle each one of these stories.

The Journalism I staff of 2010-2011 consisted of Kalei Hull, Michelle Pearce, Marie Radelet, Teylor Mankin, Kelli Byars and Austin King.

However only Hull, King and Byars would be proceeding into the J-2 class.

This year there are two senior writers and two junior writers. The editors are James Tillison and King.

This is Tillisons ̓third year of journalism. When he was a sophomore he joined the journalsim staff. He has stayed in journalism and has become an excellent editor and keeps the staff productive.

Tillison reflects on his past three years as a staff writer.

During his first year of journalism he remembers a lot of yelling. (Most of which were contributed by his own vocal cords.) He learned how to photoshop which is a skill he truly values today and flaunts proudly,

His second year was filled with random chatter and superhero obsessions. Tillison and Keenan often spoke about superheroes and their archnemises.

It may seem that Tillison spent most of the year loafing around, but he was actually quite a productive writer. Tillison was very good at scheduling interviews

and conducting the order of which things would be carried out.

He had some very interesting suggestions for which stories would be written and later published in the newspaper.

This is Kingʼs second year of journalism and being at Ada High School. Last year King was admitted into AHS in April.

However he quickly got into the rhythm of the journalism task and proved himself to remain in the ranks and continue to become a J-2 staffer.

King found his first year of journalism extremely enjoyable.

“I didnʼt know what to expect when I got in the classroom. I expected everything to be strict and full of pure concentration. However when I talked to my classmates I found everyone to be easy going,” King remembers.

Since he had arrived in the middle of the Senior Edition everyone was buzzing about. All of the pages were assigned and he was the only one free.

King learned how to scan photos that were vital to the issue of Ada 100. This year he is looking forward to writing articles for the Cougar Call.

The other two staffers are Hull and Byars.

They both entered Mrs. Claxtonʼs Yearbook class in their freshman school year. During their sophomore year they both entered into Journalism I.

Hull has dealt with goofy editors, deadlines, and difficult interviews. However Hull has always remained cool in chaotic situations and has a knack for grammar.

Her excellence in the art of english often helps other staffers when they make a mistake in their writings.

Hull has also been able to assist when organizing things from the room, the Call layout, and stories. Her many talents in keeping things cool and flowing may lead her to be a very successful person in the future.

The acquired skills in this class have also had an influence on her. “Getting people to smile when I need a photograph has been sort of a challenge.”

“I learned how to work with computers when they go faulty. Iʼve definitely had my share in that department ” Hull remarked. “I enjoy learning new things about this school. I feel that lately the students have shyed away from this schoolʼs history and I really enjoy bringing it back.”

Not many people today are interested in learning about how this school has changed and where it has oringinated.

“I like being able to research these facts and discover new things about the legacy of the Ada Cougars,” Hull stated.

Byars thought her first year of journalism was pretty enjoyable. “I enjoyed writing about the many varieties of which this class can provide. The seniors last year were a bit goofy but I liked their characters,” she said.

Byars sometimes had to take some extra time out of her classes because she had to finish up her stories.

She often would get to listen to the ramblings between the J-2 class of that time.

She heard a lot of debates between what kind of cars were the coolest, and which superhero was the most amazing at his occupation.

Byars spent a lot of time trying to put her stories together and making sure they were well structured. She also likes looking up random facts after she has all her work completed.

“I enjoy this class very much. I think that this class provides a different learning experience than my other courses,” Byars remarked.

This yearʼs going to be trademark in journalism history due to the fact that the Cougar Call will now be published online instead of being printed. This will be a new eco-friendly way to spread news and may provide easier access to the news.

All the staffers will be working extremely hard to encourage students to keep up to date with current events of the school.

Austin King (Elvis)

James Tillison (Tilly)

Kelli Byars ( Special K)

Kalei Hull (Kaleiei)L to R: Kelli Byars, Austin King, James Tillison and Kalei Hull.

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New journalism studentsBy KAIBREE DUNKERSONCall Staff Writer

Many new students have came to Ada High recently. Not just the sophomores, but also new students as well. One new student, Ashley Hammersley, who is also coincidentally a sophomore, is one of the new writers of The Call.

Hammersley moved to Ada in October of last year from Fort Worth, TX. She lived in Fort Worth until she moved to Ada. She has one real brother, Jeremy, one step-brother, R.J., one step-sister, Jodi, and one half sister named Emily.

Her momʼs name is Tina and her step-dadʼs is Roy. She lives with her mom, step-dad, Jeremy, R.J., and her two dogs. Her mom is a stay-at-home mother while her step-dad works in construction.

Hammersley likes to hang out with friends, listen to music, go to the movies, and pretty much everything else a typical teenager might do. Her favorite classes are Math and English.

“A Walk To A Remember” is one of Hammersleyʼs favorite movies. If you catch her watching TV, she would probably be watching “Fantasy Factory” on MTV. Her favorite song is “Adamʼs Song” by Blink 182 who happens to be her favorite band.

Unlike most teenagers, she does not happen to have a favorite food or place to eat. Her favorite colors are either purple or green.

Her life quote is a lyric of her favorite song, “Tomorrow holds such better days” in Adamʼs Song by Blink 182. In the future, if you go look for her, she will probably be in the medical field in the Pediatric profession.

By ASHLEY HAMMERSLEYCall Staff Writer

Kaibree Dunkerson is a junior at Ada High. She moved here from Wewoka on Nov. 1st of her sophomore year. Wewoka is not the only place she has moved from, she moved from Guymon to Wewoka in 4th grade. Recently, sheʼs moved to a different house in Ada. Kaibree turns 17 on May 11. Her hobbies are cheerleading, doodling, listening to music and playing with her pets.

She has two dogs and one cat. Dunkerson has one full sister Payton, two step sisters Bailey and Meagen, and a half-sister on the way who will be named Hayden. Her mom works at Valley View hospital as a business accountant.

Dunkersonʼs step-dad is a manager at Aaronʼs. She lives with Crystal, Robbie, Payton and soon with Hayden. Her favorite movie is “Remember the Titans” and her favorite color is turquoise.

She listens to any music from country to Lil Wayne. Her favorite songs right now are How to Love by Lil Wayne and Fish by Craig Campbell. Dunkersonʼs favorite show is Pretty Little Liars.

Kaibree has visited many states like Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Dunkerson has family in all of the above except for Arkansas. (She also went to New Mexico in 4th grade for a school trip.)

This summer she went to Fort Worth, Texas. Her favorite classes are Math and Science. She couldnʼt narrow it down but, one of her favorite quotes is “Faith makes things possible, not easy.” -Unknown.

By AUSTIN NEWBYCall Staff Writer

Shea Dickerson was born on May 15th 1996, in Plainview, Texas.

She is 15 years old. Some people arenʼt proud of their middle name, but she gratefully shared hers: Niccole, which means victory in ancient Greek.

She likes to shop, and her favorite store Rue 21. Her favorite movie is “Across the Universe”, and her favorite book is “Wait Til Helen Comes”, by Peg Kahret.

She is in art class taught by Mr. Wellington, and is also in regular course classes. She also takes Spanish and journalism as electives.

She is currently writing a story about the Japanese foreign exchange students, and about how the tsunami effected them for her journalism class.

Her best friend is Kaibree Dunkerson. Her favorite color is green. Her favorite type of music is hard rock, and a band that she likes is A Day to Remember.

Her hobbies are reading and running for exercise. She goes to H2O, which is a church on Main Street. When she gets out of school she wants to be a cardiologist.

When asked how she liked high school she replied that she liked her fifth hour, Art, the best. When asked why, she said because she gets to draw.

She doesn t̓ like glitter because “glitter is the herpes of the art-world. It doesn t̓ go away!”

By SHEA DICKRERSONCall Staff Writer

Austin Newby, 15, is a student at Ada High and future graphic designer. He has a fascinating life outside of school. Newby has a jewelry-making profile on Esty.com, a website that sells beautifully hand-crafted jewelry.

He makes earrings, rings, necklaces and bracelets. He also has a lot of interests ranging from reading “awesome” Stephen King books, and playing video games, to hanging with friends in the student center.

Newby was born on Oct. 16 in Valley View Regional Hospital, Ada, OK. He is the son of Donna Kay Reed.

Austin has three brothers, and though theyʼre older, he still stays close. He lives with his mom and spending time at home is what heʼs all about.

Newbyʼs favorite color is black, because he likes the boldness of it. That is one thi ng he has in common with his best friend, Alexis Slaughter. They met when she moved to Ada last year. Now she is a major part of his life.

He has many animals, which he loves. two dogs, four fish, three turtles, and one adorable tortoise.

He loves playing with them, feeding them, and bathing his pets. They are very friendly and have cute little “personalities all their own.” His oldest dog, Zinger, is 14 years old. Heʼs “awesome!” Lucy is the second oldest who is currently in trouble.

His favorite music is classic rock. One of Newbyʼs most favored bands is The Who. One of their commonly known songs is the very famous, “Behind Blue Eyes,” which is his favorite song, too.

Austin NewbyShea DickersonKaibree DunkersonAshley Hammersley

The Texan Blondie Shea-Shea Mr. Who

By AUSTIN KINGCall Staff Writer

This year Ada High has a new band director Eric Hall, but the students call him Mr. Hall. Hall and his staff accomplish teaching music, making music and more music.

“Specifi cally the line I have in our syllabus information is to ̒ foster a love and appreciation for music,” said Mr. Hall.

Before coming to Ada he was the head band director at Kingston High School, a 3A school.

“When I left Kingston we had between 110 and 120 students enrolled in HS marching band.”

His wife and him have wanted to live in Ada for quite a while. They like the area and the city. They also have some family living here.

“This school also has a tradition of having an excellent band program, that tradition combined with the facility and excellent students specifi cally drew me here,” said Mr. Hall.

Mr. Hall really enjoys teaching here, “I have become attached to the students in class already, and enjoy working with them,” Mr. Hall said.

He really enjoys the pride and spirit of the students at Ada High.

“I particularly like the level of spirit the students show and the pride many of them have in where they go to school.”

When Mr. Hall is fi nished teaching here he goes to the junior high to assist Mr. Howard with 7th and 8th grade band. He goes to Willard Center and teaches beginning band for two hours. “Itʼs part of the responsibility I have,” said Mr. Hall.

He enjoys working with the students he has because they show a high level of maturity and responsibility.

“We set a series of small goals each week which consists of achieving X, Y and Z at a higher level than we did on Monday, each week we fi nd new things to improve over the course of the school year I hope to see drastic growth in what our students are achieving on a daily basis.” He said. Mr. Hall doesnʼt know if he has a student that stands out from the rest.

“Most all of our students achieve at a

high academic level,” Mr. Hall said. He seems to have a lot of good and equal students this year, which is a good thing because it levels it out.

Mr. Hallʼs motivation is trying to get his students to achieve something they didnʼt think they could, then trying to raise the bar again.

“I try to motivate my students to set goals for themselves on a daily basis and try to achieve them,” said Mr. Hall.

Mr. Hall grew up in a small farm town in Illinois. He worked on a hog farm that housed about 3,000 hogs and helped farm between 7.500 and 10,000 acres of corn and beans.

He graduated from a high school in Fairbury, Illinois, called Prairie Central High School.

“It is approximately a 3A rural area school,” said Mr. Hall.

He said in that part of the country basketball is as big as football is in Oklahoma and Texas. He graduated college from the University of Oklahoma.

His wife, mother and father-in-law are all also band directors. His wife is staying home right now with their children until they both enter school.

Erica Neslon, the drum major in band, said that Mr. Hall is really cool and a good band director. He knows how to make them

laugh and just mess around with them but he also knows when to “kick them in the butt.”

Nelson likes that Mr. Hall is funny. Also on days that the band students are not enthusiastic he knows how to get them in a more “up” mood

Mr. Halls personality is what Nelson thinks stands out about him the most because he knows how to make the band students laugh and they arenʼt used to someone like that.

Nelson is really happy to be Mr. Hallʼs fi rst drum major. But she isnʼt used to what he expects from her because he isnʼt what she expected or what she is used to.

Phillip Newcomer really likes Mr. Hall. He thinks that he is a cool guy. Newcomer likes Mr. Hallʼs teaching methods and he

thinks they are really effective. Newcomer also thinks that Mr. Hallʼs teaching methods are helping them progress exponentially.

They passed Mr. Hallʼs expectations and they are in a better spot than he thought they would be. On Oct. 17, Newcomer said that they went over things to improve their weak spots for OSSAA competetion.

Newcomer thinks that Mr. Halls sense of humor stands out about him most. “Mr. Hallʼs favorite colors would most likely be orange and dark blue,” Newcomer remarked due to Mr. Halls fascination with the Chicago Bears football team. He plays the tenor saxophone.

Newcomer likes playing the tenor saxophone because it “picks up a lot of

chicks.”Jack Malm really likes Mr. Hall because

he is really cool and easy going. Malm likes Mr. Hallʼs teaching methods because he really understands how the students are and works with them on what they need help on.

“We passed expectations and we were in a better spot than Mr. Hall thought we would have been.” Malm is having a really good time in band this year. He likes practice in the mornings because Mr. Hall jokes around with them, but the only downfall is that itʼs early in the morning.

Malm also thinks that Mr. Hallʼs sense of humor stands out about him the most. Jack plays the trombone and he really likes it.

It seems like Mr. Hall is keeping the band well under control and is making a lot of progress with them.

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Erica Nelson

Jack Malm

Phillip Newcomer

Eric Hall, the new band director

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Whoʼs our coach? Burch is our coachBy KALEI HULLCall Staff Writer

After being the principal at Ada Junior High for 34 years, when Mr. Wade Evans retired, he began a chain of events.

Following his retirement, Mr. Bryan Harwell stepped up from Vice Principal to the big man himself. This left a massive blank in the faculty at AJHS.

Guess who stepped up to the plate? Mr. Ronny Johns.

Mr. Johns filled the spot beautifully and all was well, however, Mr. Johns was a teacher at AHS, and the baseball coach.

By filling in the missing puzzle piece for the junior high, there were three major holes left in the system. Mr. Mitchell took the initiative and filled in his spot as a history teacher, but who would rise up and fill the other two spots Mr. Johns left in his legacy? His name is Mr. Robbie Burch.

Mr. Burch has a knack for restoring teams, as he well proved in Bethel. Six years ago, when Burch arrived in Bethel, their basball program had been at rock bottom.

“Before I got (to Bethel), they hadnʼt won a game at a district tournament in 22 years.” Burch told the Ada Evening News.

With two state titles and having made the semifinals two separate years, Coach Burch turned the team around and created a force to be reckoned with.

“There are several things that I am looking forward to this year,” Coach Burch said, “One of those things is to try to continue the excellent tradition of baseball here at Ada High School.”

Although Coach Burch has an impressive backgroud with his coaching career alone, his high school career is also quite the head-turner.

“I graduated from Marlow High School where I played shortstop on a team that reached the state tournament in 1993. I was fortunate enough to be a three-year starter at that position,” he said.

For more than 20 years, Mr. Johns has led the Cougars through some great seasons. Although the baseball program

is nowhere near rock bottom, Ada is very proud to welcome Coach Burch to the coaching staff.

“I am very excited to have the opportunity to work with not only great people in the school system, but also great kids on the field,” he said

The baseball team has had multiple meetings and is already working together as a team for fundraising.

“The only thing I know is that theyʼre a bunch of really good kids, very respectful and well-behaved,” he said. “The rest will take care of itself, but you need kids who

will do what you ask them to do before you take care of anything else.”

Although the baseball team has many talented young men behind the bat, Coach Burch has another route to go by.

“I feel confident that the kids we have will do what theyʼre asked to do it,” Burch added. “I donʼt know if thereʼs anything magical. Weʼll be smart when it comes to baseball; a lot of it is mental. Thatʼs whatʼs great about baseball you donʼt have to have the best athletes to win, you just have to do the little things to be successful.”

He doesnʼt expect spending over 20 years in the position like Mr. Johns did; however, his plans for after his coaching is over are oddly similar to those of Mr. Johns.

“Eventually, I want to move into

administration, and I felt like this would be a step toward that,” Coach Burch said. “I just didnʼt feel like I would get that opportunity at Bethel.

When this job came open, along with the junior high athletic coordinatorʼs position, it made it that much more appealing.”

Many of the coaches at Ada possess a variety of different qualities.

Coach Burch intends to bring his own set of characteristics to the table.

“As a coach, I believe it is very important to treat everyone with respect. It is also my job to instill qualities, in which I truly

believe, in those that play for Ada.” Those qualities and characteristics

include honesty, integrity, discipline, responsibility and accountability,” he said.

In the spring, Ada usually goes to the Carl Albert and Bixby tournaments. However this year, the boys will be playing in tournaments at Byng and Broken Bow.

The 5A heavyweights Ada usually plays will be taken out of the schedule and replaced by teams such as Harrah, Chandler, McLoud and Seminole.

“I hope that people will support these great kids as they strive to meet their goals,” he said.

- Contribution to this report from the Ada News.

Robbie Burch, the new Ada High School baseball coach, said the 5A heavyweights Ada usually plays will be taken out of the schedule and replaced by teams such as Harrah, Chandler, McLoud and Seminole.

The facts never lieEditor s̓ Note: Assorted facts off the Internet, so some may not be true, just interesting.By KELLI BYARSCall Staff Writer

Fact #1: People can sneeze up to the speed of 100 miles per hour.

Fact #2: The word bookkeeper is the only word in the english language that consists of two repeating vowels three times in a row.

Fact #3: Spiders are always within eight feet of a personʼs radius.

Fact #4: Women have more color receptors in their eyes than males.

Fact #5: Korea and China still debate about which of their languages was spoken first.

Fact #6: America once tried to paint Mt. Fuji red in order to decrease Japanʼs morale.

Fact #7: A kiss can spread up to 250 million germs per second.

Fact #8: A hippoʼs sweat is pink.Fact #9: A strand of someoneʼs DNA can

be strached up to three meters long.Fact #10: A chameleonʼs tongue will

turn white when it is in a state of shock.Fact #11: George Washingtonʼs teeth

werenʼt made of wood. They were made of ivory, porcelain, and many other fine materials.

Fact #12: Ho Chi Minh literally means “enlightened one.”

Fact #13: Atilla the Hun died of a nosebleed.

Fact #14: The Chinese invented fireeworks.

Fact #15: Thomas Edison recieved over 1,000 patents for his inventions

Fact #16: Cleopatra always took her two leopards with her everywhere she went.

Fact #17: Lincoln had a dream about his death.Fact #18: Peopl would use crushed up

bricks as toothpasteFact #19: Most makeup women would

wear in the 1800s would make them ill due to the fact that they contained dangerous chemicals.

Fact #20: Joan of Arc was narcolepticFact #21:Electricty canʼt conduct in

wood or rubber.

Editor s̓ note: Mrs. Candy Sherbert : “We have sent 1⁄2 of our care packages to the soldiers we have on our list. We received quite a few more names than we originally had in the beginning. If you would let your classes know that we are going to continue to collect items, that would be awesome. We would like to send each soldier at least one package. Soon, we will be getting our Pro Start classes involved with the cookie baking project. We won t̓ be sending each soldier cookies, but we will be sending a box of cookies to each site so that they can be shared among the soldiers. Thanks for your support with this project. We have had some positive feedback from some of the soldiers. They really appreciate the messages that have been included in the packages and the encouragement from the students.“By ASHLEY HAMMERSLEYCall Staff Writer

Isn t̓ it a strange feeling one gets when they are away for a long time? At times when one gets to see family and friends. Imagine how the troops feel.

The troops are gone for months, sometimes years at a time. It could be hard to be away from loved ones.

That̓ s why sending ̒ care packages ̓to them in Afghanistan will make them feel at home.

There are over 3,000 Oklahoma National Guardsmen now serving in the military. There are 65 troops on the list that Ada will be sending care packages to those who are currently overseas.

Anyone in the community can donate to the soldiers. If anyone has any items they would like to donate,they could bring the items to their 3rd hour class.

There will be dropoffs at the high school, the

elementary schools, Hebrew Construction, and Woods Construction.

School counselor Mrs. Candy Sherbert will even be going to different churches to see if they would like to donate towards the shipping since it̓ s expensive. H2O Missions is wanting to donate towards this.

The postage has to be paid for when thepackages go to the Post Office. The counselors will be going to the Post Office for boxes to pack the items in.

Packing will be done during leadership classes

or in the evening. Candy Sherbert said she would be happy to help with that.

Postal boxes should be kept on hand for the packing. They should be taped with clear tape. The mailing/return labels for the soldiers should be ready to be put on the boxes.

These packages will be sent once a month. The care packages will have items like beef jerky, crackers, little snacks, candy, bottled water, flavored drink mixes, granola bars, hygiene products, and baby wipes.

Schools will be able to write letters and draw

pictures to send for encouragement. Those will be sent with the care packages each month.

There will be public information aboutthis project on the radio, newspaper, CNN and other schools.

Mrs. Sherbert said she will put this in her church newsletter and it will be in their talk notes each week. They will need a place to store the items that will be sent. They need to be organized and are not for students to go through and take for themselves.

Mrs.Sherbert and Mrs.Wakefield have talked about baking cookies to send. They will send them at holidays like Valentines day, Halloween and Christmas. A little amount of time before these holidays the counselor will try and gather supplies for the Prostart class to bake them. They will only be sent for holidays, not every month.

Mrs. Sherbert got a letter from Steven Stanford in Afghanistan, he said:

“Dear Leadership Class and Ada High Students,

Thank you, I̓ m currently serving in Afghanistan and recently recieved on of your care packages and can t̓ tell you enough how greatly appreciative I am, each package provides us with a little taste of home! Many more packages have been recieved and your efforts have not gone unnoticed. In the military we place a high value on leading by example, I encourage each of you to continue participating in these type of activities as youʼre making a difference for yourself and many others around you.”

V/RSteven D Stanford45th IBCT HHC

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These are some of the items that Ada schools will be sending.

By KALEI HULLCall Staff Writer Many students experience the everlasting question of where to eat lunch.

There is also the experience of an empty wallet. Or the classic vanishing act of all friends. Well, next time one of these minor panic attacks strikes check the calendar.

Every Thursday, a few moms get together and make delicious meals for students. The only requirement is to show up to the Bagwell household and take a pick of what the taste buds crave.

What does it cost? Absolutely nothing. No, that was not a lie. These meals are very good and offer a variety of options.

How about the people? Many people go to the house to eat every Thursday! It isnʼt a difficult location to find. Everyone passes it very often on the corner of Broadway Boulevard and Chickasaw Drive.

Many students go to the house to hang out and eat the delicious meal prepared. Kids sit on couches and chairs, in the living room and dining room, surrounded by many more of their peers

socializing. And for the most anticipated question.

Is the food even any good? The food made for these meals is not just thrown together and put out. These moms make delectable meals.

The first week this gathering occured, lasagna was served, after that they made tacos, and this past week the main course was Sloppy Joes!

Other than the main course, there were chips of many different types offered. Also, they had many fruits available.

The desserts were amazing! There were cookies on the buffet that many

people went for seconds and thirds for. And a new treat for most students

was also served. There were Rice Crispy Treats, minus the marshmallow in the middle. Sound like plain cereal? Well, instead of the sticky goodness of marshmallow, peanut butter was put in the middle. Then on top a thick layer of peanut butter was caked on to complete the mouth watering dessert.

So next time a lunch location leaves the mind, head over to the Bagwell residence. There is great food, awesome time to just hang out and talk with friends, and a free lunch. This place couldnʼt get any better.

Try Bagwells for lunch

ADA BOYS ALL-STATERS1940 Gene West 1940 Harley Day AD1946 Bob Anderson PU * 31948 Jimmy Dorsey `OK *1 J.L. Day PU *81950 Bob Hobbs OK 6-2 8.41951 James Cumbie PU *01955 Don Cheneyworth OK *4 6-5 15.61956 Jerry Beller OK *0 6-1 16.51962 John Ramsey OK TW *7 6-4 17.21971 John Miller OK *4 6-4 17.31972 Roger Fowler OK TW *10 6-4 15.71974 Tim Hibbard OK OJ *6 6-5 14.61975 Mike Anderson OK TW *10 5-10 20.91979 Bo Overton OK TW *8 6-2 24.71982 David Taylor OK TW C *8 6-6 16.6 Derrick Halcomb OK *6 6-2 16.01985 Thomas Anderson OK TW C *12 6-2 17.31986 Andy Anderson OK TW C *12 6-5 31.01997 Erick Gray C *6 6-0 21.32001 Brad Evans C *2 6-1 18.02002 Chuckie Caufield C *6 6-1 18.02005 Derek Winston C *7 6-0 20.32011 Nick Anderson PU * 6-0 15.6OK - Daily Oklahoman, TW - Tulsa World, OJ - Oklahoma Journal, C - Oklahoma Coaches Association, PU - Picked up for game, * actually played in All-State game and points

ADA GIRLS ALL-STATERS1976 LOU ANN DERRYBERRY1978 KELLY DOYLE, LAURINA PATTON1979 ANGIE SHERRILL1980 LIZ SHERRILL, ANITA WALKER1982 SHERRY COLLINS MICHELLE MANN1983 CYNTHIA SPARKS1985 ARETHA FRAZIER1988 PAULA BREEDEN1995 LISA JOHNSON1996 ERICA HIGHTOWER1997 SELENA EMARTHLE1998 LANEISHEA CAUFIELD TEO GRANT1999 CATON HILL JONI HELLELAND2000 ASHLEY MORAN2001 HALEY BEASLEY2002 TENECIA MILLER2006 JOY BARRICK2007 MOLLY MALOY2008 LAUREN WHITWORTH2009 TAYLOR HOWARD2011 ERIN WALLING

Six-on-six1976 23-4 Bill Johnson*1977 21-6 Bill Johnson*1978 20-6 Bill Johnson**1979 18-8 Bill Johnson* 1980 15-11 Bill Johnson*1981 24-2 Bill Johnson*1982 23-6 Bill Johnson*1983 20-6 Jack Wright1984 18-11 Jack Wright1985 18-8 Jack Wright1986 21-8 Jack Wright1987 17-10 David Wiley1988 11-14 David Wiley1989 15-11 David Wiley1990 9-13 David Wiley1991 9-13 David Wiley

Five-on-five1992 15-12 Jeff Maloy*1993 17-10 Jeff Maloy*1994 21-6 Jeff Maloy1995 27-1 Jeff Maloy**1996 23-4 Jeff Maloy*1997 28-0 Jeff Maloy**1998 27-1 Jeff Maloy**1999 22-3 Jeff Maloy*2000 17-9 Jeff Maloy2001 18-9 Jeff Maloy*2002 15-11 Jeff Maloy2003 19-8 Jeff Maloy2004 14-11 Jeff Maloy2005 13-10 Jeff Maloy2006 20-7 Jeff Maloy*2007 10-11 Michelle Shannon2008 15-11 " "*2009 19-8 " "2010 10-12 " "2011 14-11 " "* - state tournament ** - state champs

Year W-L Coach State1916 4-4 Roger J. Wolfe1918 No team, no gym191919201921192219231924 *192519261927192819291030193119321933193419351936 Hugh Warren 1937 “ “ *1938 “ “1939 “ “1940 27-2 Hugh Warren ****1941 28-8 “ “ *1942 “ “ **1943 Vernon Mullen1944 W.F. Mitchusson 1945 Elvan George1946 20-5 Hugh Warren *1947 “ “1948 24-7 “ “ **(Warren record 218-52)1949 Paul Landrith 1950 22-4 Paul Landrith *1951 22-5 “ “ *1952 “ “ 1953 16-8 “ “ **1954 18-8 “ “ 1955 18-8 “ “ *1956 21-4 “ “ *1957 12-8 “ “ 1958 13-11 “ “ *1959 10-12 “ “ 1960 8-14 “ “ 1961 11-12 “ “ 1962 26-2 “ “ ****1963 7-17 Leo Massey *1964 15-11 “ “ *1965 12-12 “ “ 1966 4-17 Cotten Davis 1967 15-9 Mike McBride1968 14-9 “ “ 1969 9-15 Don Hood1970 13-10 Zane Bowman1971 20-8 “ “ ***1972 19-8 “ “ * 1973 10-12 “ “1974 19-4 Dan Jacobs1975 22-7 Jack Ray ***

1976 15-12 “ “ * 1977 15-9 “ “ 1978 15-9 “ “ 1979 17-8 “ “ **1980 7-18 “ “ 1981 18-8 Darryl Johnson*1982 26-3 “ “ ****1983 6-17 Gary Banz 1984 15-13 “ “ 1985 24-6 “ “ ***1986 15-9 Doug Tolin1987 10-16 “ “1988 16-9 “ “1989 21-6 “ “1990 17-8 “ “ 1991 18-6 “ “1992 18-12 “ “ * 1993 19-8 “ “1994 20-6 “ “1995 20-6 Mike Anderson1996 9-12 “ “1997 10-13 “ “1998 4-18 “ “1999 20-8 “ “ ***2000 10-13 “ “ 2001 21-7 “ “ ***2002 17-6 “ “2003 11-16 “ “ 2004 13-12 “ “2005 13-10 " "2006 7-16 Scott Lowrance2007 14-7 " "2008 20-5 " "2009 4- 19 Ron Anderson2010 2-21 " "2011 10-14 " "* State tournament** State semifinalist*** State runner-up**** State champs

Editorʼs Note: The above compilation is a ʻwork in progress ̓as the Ada City Schools Publications Department attempts to compile a history of boys basketball at AHS. The above infor-mation was compiled with the help of Daily Oklahoman prep sports his-torian Ray Soldan, many former Ada coaches, the files of the Ada Evening News, The Cougar Call, and The Cougar, the AHS yearbook since1950, The Boomerang, an early-day year-book, and newspaper, and many other sources. The record is incomplete, however, and may contain errors. With continued research and the help of Ada supporters, it will be updated. Please contact Joe Claxton, Publications Director, at AHS, 1400 Stadium Dr., 580/310-7228, Fax 310-7221, with new information in the form of articles, photos, etc. We also hope to compile a ʻTop Ten ̓list of scorers.

Ada Cougar Records

ALL-TIME ADA SCORERS (5 ON 5) LANEISHEA CAUFIELD 94-98 1776LISA JOHNSON 91-95 1307ERIN WALLING 07-11 1086CATON HILL 97-99 1045HALEY BEASLEY 99-01 980TEO GRANT 94-98 919MOLLY MALOY 04-07 905ERICA HIGHTOWER 93-96 866MEGAN CARTER 99-03 864SELENA EMARTHLE 93-97 733KRYSTAL WlLSON 93-96 645ADRIANE DRUMGO 92-95 559ELISA ISSACS 01-03 479JONI HELLELAND 97-99 461SHELLY HIGHTOWER 91-94 350

Ada Lady Cougar Records 1976-2011

ADA HIGH SCHOOL 2011-2012VARSITY BASKETBALL SCHEDULEDATE DAY OPPONENT PLACE TIMESDEC. 8-10 THU-SAT OBU TOURNEY AWAY TBA DEC. 13 TUESDAY MADILL HOME 4/5 /6:30/8 DEC. 16 FRIDAY TECUMSEH HOME 4/5 /6:30/8JAN. 2 MONDAY DUNCAN AWAY 4/5 /6:30/8 JAN. 5-7 THU-SAT EC CLASSIC HOME TBA BOYS: ADA, CARL ALBERT, CHOCTAW, DUNCAN, IDABEL, PONCA CITY, SAPULPA, STILLWATER GIRLS: ADA, CHOCTAW, DUNCAN, EDMOND MEMORIAL, IDABEL, PONCA CITY, SHAWNEE, STILLWATERJAN. 10 TUESDAY DURANT HOME 4/5/6:30/8 JAN. 13 FRIDAY *BROKEN BOW AWAY 4/5/6:30/8JAN. 14 SATURDAY *IDABEL AWAY 11/12/1:30/3JAN. 17 TUESDAY *HUGO HOME 4/5 /6:30/8 JAN. 19-21 THU-SAT NEWCASTLE TOURNEY TBAJAN. 24 TUESDAY *DURANT AWAY 4/5/6:30/8 JAN. 27 FRIDAY *IDABEL HOME 4/5/6:30/8JAN. 31 TUESDAY *MCALESTER AWAY 4/5/6:30/8FEB. 3 FRIDAY *BROKEN BOW HOME 4/5/6:30/8FEB. 7 TUESDAY *HUGO AWAY 4/5 /6:30/8FEB. 10 FRIDAY TECUMSEH AWAY 4/5 /6:30/8 FEB. 14 TUESDAY *MCALESTER HOME 4/5/6:30/8FEB. 17-18 FRI-SAT DISTRICT TBA TBAFEB. 23-25 THU-SAT REGIONAL TBA TBA MAR. 1-3 THU-SAT AREA TBA TBAMAR. 8-10 THU-SAT STATE TBA TBA

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Leadership, school share 'X-THE-TXT' bucksBy AUSTIN NEWBYCall Staff Writer

Last year Ada High School won the X-THE-TXT contest. Ada High Leadership classes rallied community members to pledge not to text message while driving and won a national “X THE TXT” competition by The Allstate Foundation and Channel One News. On May 10, Ada High was presented the check for $10,000, and a private concert from Ashlyne Huff. Listed below are the top schools that voted for the prize money and concert. This list can be found online at channelone.com/xthetext/leaderboard if interested in looking it up.

What happened to the $10,000 that the school won in the X-THE-TXT contest? Mrs. Ali Lawson, who is the leadership teacher, reported that $2,000 went to the new leadership curriculum, $3,000 went to a service learning project, and $5,000 stayed with Principal Charlie Golightly. Mrs. Lawson said sheʼs been very proud of the students ̓effort and drive toward this goal.

“The more my students researched it, the more passionate they became about the issue,” Mrs. Lawson said. “When we found out that texting while driving causes more accidents than drunk driving, it really opened our eyes.” The roughly 500 students at Ada High won the X the TXT campaign, sponsored by Allstate , by getting more than 4,000 people to

sign pledges not to text and drive. In all, students got approximately 600 percent of their school population to take the pledge.

These are some statistics from Allstate about texting while driving.

• Car crashes are the No. 1 killer of teens.

• On average, car crashes kill 11 teens each day.

• Each year, more than 4,000 teens are killed.

• Just reaching for a phone in a car increases the risk of a crash by nine times.

• It takes your eyes off the road on average of five seconds at a time. At 55 mph, thatʼs like driving the length of a football field - completely blind.

• It results in 330,000 distracted driving injuries every year.

• Itʼs like driving after having four beers.

• It makes people 23 times more likely to crash.

• It results in car crashes that kill an average of 11 teens each day.

Mrs. Lawson said the pledges were tallied based on percentage of school size. Leadership students set up tables and laptops outside of businesses and buildings in Ada to get people to pledge not to text and drive.

Mrs. Lawson has been teaching for three years. During those three years, she has taught the leadership class only.

Mr.. Golightly has been serving as principal of Ada High for five years, and served as assistant principal for 21 years before that.

However, Mr. Golightly reported that most of the money won from the X-THE-TXT contest stayed with the Leadership class. Out of the money he kept, $800 was spent on a floor rug, which can be found

in the entry hall. Also purchased were four computers for the counselors, and a number of desks to replace old ones in a few classes. According to Mr. Golightly, the school has approximately $3,000 of the money from X-THE-TXT. So whats going to be done with this extra money? Mr. Golightly said he will do what he feels needs to be done with it.

The Rankings1. Ada High School 612.2%Ada, OK.2. San Andres Learning Center 519.2%Las Cruces, NM.3. Lost River Jr/Sr High School 418%Merrill, OR.4. Eufaula High School 286.3%Eufaula, AL.5. Ayerville Local School 282.2%Defiance, OH6. Millard High School 156.6%Fillmore, UT7. Hargrave Military Academy 150.5%Chatham, VA8. Cleveland Career Dev and Tech Center

136.8%Cleveland, MS9. Sharyland High School 107.4%Mission, TX10. Roane County High School 107.4%Kingston, TN

AHS Principal Charlie Golightly and the Leadership representatives, Alanah Canfield and Colton Lott, receive the $10,000 check for “X-THE-TXT.”

The new Ada High School Cougar carpet bought with the money from X-THE-TXT.