From the office

The old saying, "Time flies when you're having fun," seems more and more obvious as each year passes. Three years ago the Association Board decided to take on their first Special Project. The Association raised the money to landscape the High School grounds and have a sprinkler system installed. The grounds around the School have never looked better. Can an old graduate get landscaped?

The second Special Project, The Ray Farrant History Room, was picked a year later. The alumni raised $37,200 and the project was completed in the summer of 2009. The students have had use of this room for the school year 2009-2010. The results are very positive in appreciation by the students and outstanding in appearance.

The third Special Project, the Ruth Scott English/Journalism Room will be completed this summer (2010). Our alumni raised $35,000 dollars this past year and believe the results will be as positive as our previous endeavors.

The Fourth Special Project, the Mary Adams Math Room, is being kicked off now and hopefully this will be completed for the renovation to take place in the summer of 2011.

Our projects are designed to do the following:
    1. Place education of our students in the forefront.
    2. Show the students in the classroom environment that they have a large booster club.
    3. Have classrooms with little to no future maintenance.
    4. Have classrooms that state to prospective business people the quality education their children will receive in Enid.

The association has also donated $4,000 dollars to the Constitutional teams to go to Washington D.C. to compete in the national contest on the United States Constitution.

To date, Alumni have donated a total of $109,369 to our Alma Mater - - -

                            Plainsmen pride in action

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Mail to: Enid High Alumni Association

1. Where was Sportsman's Lake?
A. Sportsman's Lake was in an adjoining section to Lake Hellums.

2. Where was Tastee-Freeze?
A. Tastee-Freeze was on the east side of South Van Buren in the 1400 block.

3. Where was the Navajo Drive-In?
A. It was on Rock Island Blvd., south side and pretty close to Three Towers Restaurant.

4. Where was Semke's Root Beer stand?
A. Semke's was on North Grand, about halfway between the underpass and Willow.

5. Where was Quality Bakery?
A. It was on the east side of the street, 400 block of North Grand.

6. Where was Johnson's Shoes?
A. Johnson's Shoes was on the west side of the 200 block of North Independence and then on the north side of the 500 block of West Broadway.

7. Where was Van's Drive-in?
A. Van's was at the SW corner of Jackson & Market (now Garriott)

8. Where was Nine Mile Canyon?
A. Nine Mile Canyon's location is being kept purposely vague.  It is west of US 81 and nine miles north of some point.

9. Where was Three Towers Restaurant?
A. It was located in the 2600 block of Rock Island Boulevard.

10. What Coffee Shoppe had murals painted on its walls?
A. The Youngblood Coffee Shop had wonderful murals.

11. What did the Post Office become before it was torn down to make way for the library?
A. The US Post Office served the community as a USO Center, Teen Town, as the YMCA.

12. Where was the Trails Bowling Alley?
A.  It was located in the 900 block of West Wabash, north side.

13. Where did Fat & Skinnies first make sub sandwiches?
A.   It was first located near Phillips University campus, on the south side of East Maine in the 2000 block.

14. How many dogs jumped into the monkey pit at the Government Springs Park Zoo?
A. One dog jumping in the monkey pit was reported in the newspaper in the 50's.

15. What was the name of the zoo?
A.   The zoo was eventually called Grady Brock Zoo.  It closed in 1972.

16. Where was the Oxford Hotel Located?
A.   Northeast corner of Grand and Maple

17. Where was Simmons Grocery located?
A.  Simmons Grocery was located at the NE corner of Wabash and Monroe.

18. Where was Ivan's Barber Shop?
A.   Ivan's Barber was located ½ block south of Oklahoma on Buchanan Street.

19. Where did Doc Pendleton work?
A.   He was the pharmacist at Sanford-Stunkle #4 on South Buchanan (next to Ivan's) and then in Indian Hills.

20. Where was the Loewen Hotel located?
A.   The Loewen Hotel was the original name of the Oxford Hotel. (see #16)

21. What was the cause of the ultimate end of the Oxford Hotel?
A. The end of the Oxford Hotel was a large fire that occurred on a Sunday morning circa 1977.

22. Where was Earnest Brothers?
A.   Earnest Brothers was located in the 100 block of North Independence, west side of the Square.

23. What did they sell?
A.   Shoes ("I'm Buster Brown, I live in a shoe.  This is my dog Tag, he lives here too.")

24. Where was the longest lunch counter on the Square?
A.   Woolworth's, on the north side of the Square.

25. Where was Boles Department store?
A.   East side of the Square, 100 block South Grand.

26. Where was Scholotski's?
A.  Scholotski's was at the SE corner of Wabash & Van Buren.

27. Where was Munn Park
A.  Munn Park is on the east side of the North Van Buren overpass, north of the ABC Park and south of Birch Street.

28. What could you do at the intersection of Cleveland and Fox Drive after dark?
A.  It was fun to watch the Vance pilots practice "touch and gos" after dark.

29. Where was the Aztec?
A.   The Aztec was a forerunner of the Esquire Theatre, located in the 200 block of West Randolph on the south side.

30. Where was Lambert's?
A.  Lambert's was located on the east side of the Square in the 100 block of North Grand.

31. Where was Richill's and what was your favorite dessert?
A.  Richill's was located at 221 West Randolph.  Favorite dessert?  Any and all!

32. Where is McKinley Park located?
A.  McKinley Park was located on the south side of the 1900 block of East Broadway.  It is now known as the East Broadway Play Park.