Lawton's Eisenhower High School and Comanche High School earned the top prizes in their respective divisions at the 31st Annual Cameron University Interscholastic Contest. Eisenhower High School won the Sweepstakes Award for Type I schools, and Comanche claimed the Sweepstakes Award for Type II schools. Type I schools consist of those in Class 5A and Class 4A, and Type II is comprised of those classified as 3A, 2A, A and B, per the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Assn. Hundreds of students from 19 area schools competed in 52 different academic events ranging from accounting and biology to woodwind instruments and world history. 

The Eisenhower Eagles continued to dominate the Type I class with 442 points, claiming the top prize for the 12^th consecutive year. Southmoore High School finished second, followed by Altus High School in third place. Westmoore High School and Pauls Valley High School took fourth and fifth place respectively.

Comanche reclaimed the top spot in Type II with 225 points for their 9^th overall win, followed by Cache High School and Elgin High School. Apache High School edged past Lindsay High School for fourth place. Other Type II competitors were Big Pasture, Cement, Chattanooga, Cyril, Ft. Cobb-Broxton, Geronimo, Lawton Christian, Snyder, Walters and Waurika.

School scores were tabulated according to their placement in individual events, ranging from eight points for a first place finish to one point for fifth. For a list of individual contest winners, go to http://www.cameron.edu/ed_outreach/interscholastics/2007results.html.  

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For a list of participating students, please contact:

Altus High School, Mark Haught, 580-481-2167

Apache High School, Mike Farrell, 580-588-3358

Big Pasture High School, Nona Laminack, 580-281-3276

Cache High School, Gary  Michael, 580-429-3214  

Cement High School, Julia Clift, 405-489-3218

Chattanooga High School, Polly Krasser, 580-597-3347

Comanche High School, Steve Dunham, 580-439-2933

Cyril High School, Cathy Crowell, 580-464-2272

Eisenhower High School, David Bear, 580-355-9144

Elgin High School, Jack Freeman, 580-492-3670

Fort Cobb-Broxton High School, Karen McCullough, 405-643-3114

Lawton Christian Academy, Lani Malcolm, 580-536-6885

Lindsay High School, Tom Herrin, 405-756-3132

Southmoore Public Schools, Deborah Chavez, 405-735-4900

Pauls Valley High School, Bobby Reeves, 405-238-6497

Snyder High School, Tamra Phelan, 580-569-2730

Walters High School, Deborah McGee, 580-875-3257 

Waurika High School, Judy Biby, 580-228-2341

Westmoore High School, Connie Fawcett, 405-735-4800

 

April 9, 2009
PR#09-101