Panther 1970

it does not begin

tomorrow, but today




de 1 .. .

Jackie Allen, Jim Burks, Sharon Burns, Darla Clark, Charles Cole,
Mike Dennard, Gerald Ervin, Eddie Farrow, Charlie Fletcher,
DeLana Gelnar, William Gray, Gary Hansen, Robert Harmon,
Mike Harris, Randy Helm, Dale Henderson, Bobby Hester,Winton
Jones, Gary Kelly, Vance Lane, Steve Lollar, Mike McDonald,
Vickie McWhorter, Jan Miles, Doug Miller, Eddy Owenby, James
Penley, Rhonda Prather, Hal Purvis, Wayne Ramming, Dale Rey­
nolds, Billy Ruse, Susie Spencer, Carlos Swanner, RickardTack-
ett, Danny Thomas, Randy Tucker, Mayanne Westphal, Gary Don
White, Lynn Wier, Bob Wilcox, Johnny Williams, R icky Williams,
Stanley Williams

















































Officers-Delana Gelnar-Secretary-Treasurer, Vickie McWhorter-
Chaplain, Bob Wilcox-Photographer, Wayne Ramming-Vice Presi­
dent, Mike McDonald—Reporter, Linda King, Mr. Brown—Sponsor,
Not Shown Eddie Ownby-President.

of all the


things you

wear. . .








drama .. .
The theater—a means of
escape for all those caught
in reality. A few precious
moments to turn to a world
of pretense. We are all ac­
tors. To some of us the
chance to pretend is rare.







(L to R) ROW 1: Judy Morris, Maureen Rice, Karen Kelley, Terrye Tanner, Leigh Ann Radabough,
Mitzi Willingham, Debbie Plumbly. ROW 2: Carolyn Patterson, Lyndie Greenwood, Kay Porterfield,
Judy Collerd, Gerri Dunlap, Betty Vandever, Kathy Meek. ROW 3: Shirley Autry, Karen Heath, Billy
Gray, Cindy Frias, Janine Beck, Judy Moon, Cary Pell, John Jones, Lynn Lewis, Donna Carlton, Lisa
Daniels, Ellen Debenport.




































Here Kitty, Kitty




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your expression

is the most important


































Officers (L to R): Judy Morris, reporter; Ellen Debenport,vice-
president; Danny Pate, president; Lyndie Greenwood, secretary,
The stage is a world all of its own. Rusty Ansley, parliamentarian.



































(L to R) ROW 1: Amy Nunnelly, Debbie Leffingwell, Stevie Haynes, Kathy York, Jana King, Belinda Neatherly, Beth
Crauss, ROW 2: Larry Dormer, Joel Abbot, Doug Day, LaRue May, Jeannie Rogge, Linda Rogers, Debra Graves. ROW 3:
Joe Melton, Suzy Cotten, John Cearly, Joel Abbot, Tim Cox, Rusty Ansley, Danny Pate, Robert Horne, Dwight Welch,
Roy Wyly, Katherin Pertle.



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as actors

project through


their characters . . .






















Officers: Judy Moon, sec.-treas., Cindy Frias, parlia.,
Dwight Welch, pres., Joyce Hoak, vice pres. I0ng beautiful hair. . .
























Mrs. Bodine Johnson
Sponsor


thespians
The highest achievement, to excell
where so few do. This is the title of the
Thespians. They are those who have at­
tained honor and recognition in the field
of drama. While all the world is a stage,
the Thespian is the TRUE player.

Top Row (L to R): Janine Beck, Joyce Hoak, Kay Porterfield, Judy Moon, Danny
Pate, Debbie Plumbly, Cindy Frias, Maggie Harris. Bottom Row (L to R): Tim Cox,
Roy Wylie, Sid Wallace, Dwight Welch, Ellen Debenport, Debbie Leffingwell, Lyndie
Greenwood, Rusty Ansley

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so do

authors

through

their

books

















Louise Knight, Bobbye Collier, Judy VanCleave, Karen Turner, Debbie Martin, Debbie Shumate, Teresa Stucks,
Beth Stucks, Cindy Halbrook, Marsha Wagnon, Pat Mann, Donna Renfro, Barbara Rose, Connie Branson, Donna
Fox, Lisa Daniels, Kathy Mitchell, Glenda Ellis, Janice Massey, Miss Silvers, Mrs. Jansen, Sandra McCall, Joan
Morris, Jan Corely, Anne Ross, Joy Haywood.























Miss Mary Silvers, head librarian; Lisa Daniel, reporter;
Cindy Halbrook, vice-president; Mrs. Jansen, assistant li­
brarian; Judy VanCleave, p r e s i d e n t ; Janice Massey,
scrapbook; Donna Renfro, secretary-treasurer

library council.. .

"The place that does contain My books, is to me
glorious court where hourly, I may converse With the
old Sages and philosophers. And sometimes, for vari­
ety, I confer with kings and emperors and weigh their
consuls." In one room, there is such an interminable
amount of knowledge at one's slightest whim. As a
new organization at Permian, the Library Club provides
An act of kindness reaps its own reward. a constructive means of participation. Its members
help the librarian organize and keep the library and its
resources running smoothly.

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we work to give each of you














Officers (top to bottom): Lynne Rey­
nolds, treasurer; Debbie Patton, chap­
lain; Vicky Shirley, secretary; Nancy
Milburn, v i c e - p r e s i d e n t , Lynn
Casstevens, president.




















It's off to work we go!






quill and scroll . . . .
Outstanding achievement in journalism
or some form of school publications, along
with a high grade average, qualifies stu­
dents for membership in the J. Frank
Dobie chapter of the Quill and Scroll.









(L to R): Kyle Womack, Marsha Cherry, Lynn Casstevens, Dixie Tucker, Gail Holland,
Karen Leever, Lynne Reynolds, Michelle Schafer, Ann Otterness, Steve Williams,
Raylene Brookshire, Debbie Patton, Connie Furman, Cheryl Lunn, Judy Kennedy,
Bebe Fields, Caron Craig, Krista Swilling, Holly Hampton, Vicky Shirley, Nancy
Milburn, Richard Cook


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a part of ourselves


the permian press .. .

Harried by the clicking of typewriter keys and the
hum of many voices, the Permian Press staff works un­
der deadline pressure to give the students an accurate
reflection of important moments and various memo­
ries. Members of the staff are also allowed to voice
various opinions in the form of editorials and features.







Sheila Allee—editor






















Debbie Patterson—co-club editor






Gina Starr—co-sports editor
























Mike McDonald-co-sports editor Cheryl Lunn—co-club editor



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we are

determined . . .


panther staff. . .
To paint a unique montage, we crys-
talize images of the 1969-70 year.
Slowly our treasure mounts as we suc­
cessfully and continually add to it by
careful planning. We want to give you
1969-70 memories—victories as well as
defeats. For us it's done—but far from
Mrs. Rosemary Tittle, Vicky Shirley,
gone. Sponsor Co-editor



















Gail Holland, Michelle Schaefer, Debbie Patton,
Activities Editor Faculty Editor Co-editor






























Nancy Milburn Karen Leever, Caron Craig, Elaine White,
Senior Editor Favorites Editor Faculty Editor Sophomore Editor








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to do our best.




















Kyle Womack, Lynn Casstevens, Lynne Reynolds,
Sports Editor Favorites Editor Senior Editor


















Richard Cook, Photographer Johnny Leever, Sports Editor





























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Krista Swilling, Bebe Fields, Connie Furman,
Organizations Editor Junior Editor Music Editor


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we each give a »T

part of ourselves





















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Dixie Tucker, Junior Editor Marsha Cherry, Ann Otterness,
Activities Editor Music Editor




























Judy Kennerly, Holly Hampton, Steve Williams, Paul Tittle,
Typist Typist Photographer Photographer



















Raylene Brookshire, Mary Hope Armstrong,
Organizations Editor Sophomore Editor

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the living end .. .











































































the panther staff







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co-editors

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sports. . .

the reason

for panther

spirit


































































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we travel through


never-ending planes

of victory and defeat



































































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our path crossed only once with defeat—













































































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the image of

our school is

furthered in our

progression






































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for those

few brief

minutes, the


scoreboard

is our

master—



our


contacts

are helping

to create

the mode

of our

future





















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in victory the instruction, in defeat the learning













































































Upper right, Coaches McCanlies, Hensley, Rudd, Mayfield, Behrens and
Smith.
Above, L. Hudson, H. Mobley, J. Segrist.
Right, Head coach Gene Mayfield.




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from j.v. to

varsity—


a step in the

right direction.



varsity:
First Row (L to R ): Chuck Oates, Trainer; Larry
Hix, Rudy Telles, Daniel Justis, Jamie Berryhill,
Carl Bizzel, Gordan Jarmon, Randy Medina,
Kyle Ocker, Ben Montgomery, Ricky Weaver,
trainer; Second Row (L to R): Charles Billings­
ley, Kent Hulsey, Gary Wilson, Larry Bates,
Bruce Davis, David Cleveland, Terry Schenkel,
Don McCleod, Mike Culpepper, Jerry Blaschke,
David Donaldson; Third Row (L to R): Larry
Purdom, manager; Monte Mabry, Tony Boxell,
Don Norrell.Don Field, Gary Weaver, Bill Lang,
Gary Rheingans, Byron Dossey, Don White,
James Bond, Joe Waldrop, manager; Fourth
Row (L to R); Mike Clark, Jimmy Patterson,
George Reed, Carl Mondy, Danny Harries, Mike
Smith, Danny Ford, Marc Carrell, Steve Cox,
Joe Suggs, Craig Mondy, Fred Wilson
















































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junior varsity

First Row (L to R): Lynn Jackfield, Terry Nel­
son, Charles Ring, Johnny Wood, Billy Carrol,
Jimmy Allday, Ronald Bates, Jeff English, Ran­
dy Hendrix, Chuck Tinney, Ronald Prichard,
Ed Foote, Neal Johnson Second Row (L to R):
John David, Larry Carter, Lynn McLemore,
Bobby Sutton, Hal Healdrick, Tony Pummill,
Doug Shelton, Mark Donaldson, Wayne Hernan­
dez, Tommy Echols, Rickey Minyen; Ricky
Shortes, trainer Third Row (L to R): Steve
Trout, Roy Haggard, Rickie Duckworth, Johnny
Carrol, Sam Bradley, Doug Lee, Chris Boxell,
Mark Groves, Collins Rice, Lindsay Ocker,
Wayne Elliot; Tommy Riley, Madison Wilson,
trainer Fourth Row (L to R ): Wayne Fleet, Joe
Miller, Wayne Cohee, Scott Pollard, Bobby Har­
rison, Dennis Smelzer, Jeff Burke, Chris Cariker,
David Collarman, Gordy Headlee, Hal Stevens,
Bobby Monk










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our greatest

attribute-

winning—






















































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tossing bombs


into the hoops

Never the twain shall . . .






















A hip, skip and a jump to the basket "I christen thee . . .





























"Where are you going?"


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Steve lays an egg.

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There it isl




















"this thing's too high"



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Anybody find that contact lens? Barry leads the field













varsity .. .

Back Row, (L to R)
Charlie Rush, Jeff Jam­
ison, Charlie Swedberg,
Mike Wahl, LeeRoyce
Bird, Steve Cox. First
Row, (L to R ): Terry
Peterson, mgr., Bill Wir-
wahn, Terry Crews,
David Ellis and Barry
Voss.


















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shooting for three




































junior varsity .. .


Back Row, (L to R) Joe White,
Sam Crane, Steve Lang, George
Dennis, Craig Moody, Ray Mc-
Kim, Randy Kirby, Frank Leek, lfcpMI4 I 5" ^4 4 /, eRM/4
Matt Smith. Front Row, (L to
R) Tommy Melton, Keith Flar-
per, James R u s h , David
Johnson, Ricky Gordon

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1 2














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Jeff Jamison waits for ball Cox blocks shot as Jamison flies




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varsity

(1st Row) Ken Gregg, mgr., Coach
Bob Pheil.Stat Cochron, Kirk Les­
lie, Gary Hall, Tom Brown, Jud
Haggard, Bill Hamilton, Craig Wil­
kinson, Harry Palmer. (2nd) James
McClellan, Ronnie Sparks, Jim
Breaux, Harold Lemley, Fred Pon-
tremoli, Rickey Beaty. (3rd) Larry
Carlyle, R i c h a r d Erwin, Alan
Gregg, Doug Day. (4th) Mike Ra­
gan, Stan Smith, Bill Rutherford,
Glen Willis, Jack McBride, Scott
Beranak, J i m m y Leeton, Jim
Wasson.





make way for the wild bunch




















































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the best in

any tank

























What have I got myself into now?










girl's team
(L to R) Donna Pierce, Mary
Cooke, Debbie Strahl, Cindy El­
liot, Lindy Greenwood, Nancy
Sonnenburge, Nina Cllaypoole, Ka­
ren Clay, Leigh Gaddy, Kathy Far­
mer, Olivia Cochron, Pam Johnson,
Barbara Smith.




















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5 5 seconds of


pure agony










































































Flying through H2O

Coach, 'This is ridiculous."

















































"I wish I could put my soil up!"
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golf is a game of hope




























































that's the ball Don















Next time I ’ll try using a ball


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Second Team: Top Row (L to
R): Jimmy Watkins, Mark Ma­
jors, Jerry Bailey, Rodney Hart,
Ronald Morgan, Paul Tittle
Bottom Row (L to R): Micky
Wilson, Mark Luttrell, Rusty
Evitt, S t a n Mitchell, Bruce
Abbott




































Traveling Team: Top Row (L to R): Hank Jones, Mike Marroney, Tommy Tindall, Rodney Prichard, Andy Rowe, Don King. Bottom
Row (L to R): Richard Grey, Gerald Gaines, Tim Phillips, Randy Smith, Randy Krajcar, Marshal Nelson










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Too much sand



























youth will have its . . . Oops!






















Well, it's going to break to the
right, then to the left then . . .




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challenge by

the panthers









































It's going to be one of those days















My gosh! I'll be here all dayl








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dolls blast away









































Where is the ball?









girls team

Top Row (L to R): Patricia Manns, Mary
Hanson, Melissa Vestal, Marcia McMahon,
Peggy Price
Bottom Row (L to R): Cindy Hunter,
Patty Friday, Karla Houser, Wendy Sikes,
Suzanne Boutin, Marcy Fowler, Donna
Pierce, Lou Ann Gaubatz, Helen Kager














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I hope that one doesn't bother the astronauts . . .






















































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their thing

in the

spring




















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m
Suzanne waits I'd rather be on the ski slope










































I'm going to tie this one on.


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