TCHSF SUPPORTS THE TRADITIONS OF TULSA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

In 1985, a large heroic size Great Spirit statue in Woodward Park was dedicated. The statue is lit at night and the TCHS Foundation takes care of its maintenance.

FOR MANY YEARS WEEKLY ASSEMBLIES BEGAN WITH AN OPENING RITUAL INCLUDING

I believe in honest work, in generous comradeship, in the courage of high convictions.

I believe in the inspiration that comes from contact with all that is truest and best, in books, in people, in life.

I believe in loyalty to our high school, the fostering mother of these ideals, and I pledge her my allegiance in all her undertakings; in all that will make her a stronger and nobler school.

by William Tyler Page

I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed, a democracy in a republic, a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect union, one and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes.
I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it, to support its Constitution, to obey its laws, to respect its flag, and to defend it against all enemies.

–Written 1917, accepted by the United States House of Representatives on April 3, 1918.

The  Auditorium  Lectern was given to the school by the Class of 1955. It was restored by the Foundation in 2016 for a cost of $560. A plaque was attached indicating it as a gift from the Class of 1955 and restored by the Foundation in 2016.

"Central's ring is unique; no other school in the nation has one like ours. In fact, the design is copyrighted and registered. It was adopted by the student body in 1956 as the standard ring.The shape of the ring symbolizes school unity, a never ending circle that includes every student." The Spirit of Central

An inventory was created in 2016 using pictures of the artwork from the downtown building.

A couple of paintings were returned to Central by Eleanor Carmack after she repaired them, so they probably need to go to Gilcrease. 

A Board Member has taken on the archives project to identify, categorize and locate the artwork that was moved from the downtown building to the West Edison campus. After this is complete she plans to do the same with the trophies.

It was suggested that if we could get a showing of this collection and perhaps a story written in the newspaper, that we may be able to turn this into a fund raiser. This idea was met with much enthusiasm.  A Board member said he knows there is a plastic casting of the death mask of Lincoln among the items.  

"The graduating class of 1924 donated the balance of its class treasury to the initial purchase of an organ for the new South Auditorium of the school. The following classes followed that example until the total cost of the organ had been accumulated. The Board of Education in 1926 authorized the purchase of the organ although the final payment was not made until the donation of the class of 1935. A plaque on the organ states that the total cost was $35,817.67. The organ was dedicated on March 4, 1927. Replacement of the organ today would cost $750,000.

When the new building at 3101 W. Edison St. was completed in 1976 the auditorium was designed specifically for the installation of the organ. The console has four keyboards, and each of the organ's 45 ranks represents a particular instrumental sound. The pipes are located at different corners of the auditorium, creating a "surround sound"."The Spirit of Central

The rededication of Central's Memorial Pipe Organ was held on February 21, 2003.

Central Royalty is an earned honor

Miss Central is elected each fall by the senior class.

Prior to the DAZE seniors nominate 3 candidates of the senior class to be voted on by the student

body for the honor of King DAZE; the identity of the winner is kept secret until the opening night of

the DAZE.

The first High School DAZE was presented in 1927. Prior to that first production, there were five

football queens. Speech teacher Miss Alphild Larson directed the student shows from 1929-1954;

Mrs. Iona Ballew Freeman, 1955-1964. Albert Martin directed the staging of the shows from 1929 -

1970. As a student, he helped stage the first two shows. Many nationally known artists began their

careers on the Central stage and in the DAZE: Ralph Blane (Hunsecker), Paul Harvey (Aurandt),

Tony Randall (Leonard Rosenberg), Susan Watson, Linda Roark-Strummer, Jim Hartz.

DAZE Theme Year King DAZE Year Miss Central

1921 1921 Margaret Campbell

1923 1923 Alice Schaff

1924 1924 Marcellete Grant

1925 1925 Alice Mae Kistler

1926 1926 Phyllis Clay

Royalty High School Fenelon Boesche 1927 Velma Davis

1928 DAZE Carnival Earl Sneed 1928 Nemie Sewell

DAZE  1929 DAZE: Then and Now Milton Davie 1929 Katherine Goss

DAZE Review 1930 Dick Simmons 1930 Nanette Friberg

DAZE Meteor 1931 Charles Spangler 1931 Joan Harmon

School DAZE 1932 Clyde Hensley 1932 Sarah Ross

Radio Station DAZE 1933 Harry Wilbanks 1933 Georgia Corder

H.M.S. DAZE 1934 Jess Chouteau 1934 Beth Weaver

Hotel DAZE 1935 Carl Swan 1935 Anna Mae King

Clipper Ship DAZE 1936 Bill LaRue 1936 Virginia Craddock

DAZE Headlines 1937 Sydney Terry 1937 Frances Fleener

HoliDAZE 1938 Bob Dow 1938 Betty Mason

DAZE Exposition 1939 Ivan Johnson 1939 Maxine Vincent

College DAZE 1940 Ed Barnes 1940 Claudine Shofner

DAZE All-American 1941 Bill Robinson 1941 June Goodnow

DAZE Militaire 1942 Gene Merrell 1942 Letha Lee Cox

Global DAZE 1943 Johnny Ferrier 1943 Patti McWilliams

Star Spangled DAZE 1944 Dale Woodard 1944 Patti Williams

DAZE Marches On 1945 Keith Miller 1945 Mary LeFlore

Atomic DAZE 1946 Ted Glass 1946 Tulu Kirkpatrick

DAZE Comes of Age 1947 Donald Meeks 1947 Virginia Schleppy

In DAZE To Come 1948 Bob Arganbright 1948 Ann Daniels

Yankee Doodle DAZE 1949 Bob Kramer 1949 Joan Bradley

DAZE Passing Parade 1950 Bob Smith 1950 Ina Croston

Freedom DAZE 1951 William Hawkins 1951 Marcia Lorenz

Sooner DAZE 1952 Joe Kile 1952 Judy McDaniel

DAZE U.S.A. 1953 Rodney Martin 1953 Courtney Heard

Golden DAZE 1954 Boyce Mouton 1954 Patricia Sisler

Memory DAZE 1955 Ronnie Young 1955 Elizabeth Brown

Westward Ho! DAZE 1956 David Robbins 1956 Dotty Westby

Heavenly DAZE 1957 Jimmy Sisler 1957 Darlene Owens

DAZE of Adventure 1958 Elvie Wells 1958 Mary Ellison

Show DAZE 1959 Phil Fehrle 1959 Marilyn Black

Cosmorama DAZE 1960 Tom Tomshany 1960 Gini Wyant

DAZE of Enchantment 1961 Glen Sharp 1961 Suzanne Hendricks

DAZE of This Laughing Land 1962 John Hammond 1962 Martha Barhydt

DAZE by Night 1963 Doug Manning 1963 Lillie Fox

DAZE Fantastique 1964 Joe Bratcher 1964 Susan Ramsey

RhythmDAZEcal 1965 Joe Smith 1965 Marcia Young

DAZE Dreams 1966 Dean Jenkins 1966 Barbara Warren/Teresa Mackey

DAZE Ablaze 1967 Steve Miller 1967 Sandy Needham

Dazzling DAZE 1968 Doug Oakes 1968 Sandy Thresher

Days of DAZE 1969 John Bowman 1969 Anne Barker

Destination: DAZE 1970 Phillip Sewell 1970 Mary Proctor

DAZE For All Seasons 1971 Curley Higgins 1971 Tricia Davis

A Most Unusual DAZE 1972 Kevin Mayfield 1972 Connie Hilsabeck

Now-A-DAZE 1973 Cameron Cummins 1973 Ginnie McElwaine

A Sense of DAZE 1974 Mike Mullins 1974 Barbara Clark

1975: A DAZE Odyssey 1975 Mat Botkin 1975 Donnita Weinkauf

50th Golden DAZE 1976 Steve Geiger 1976 Gloria Moseby

Happy DAZE 1977 Gene Almy 1977 Tami Ivy & Robin Taylor

In a DAZE 1978 Atonio Alvarado 1978 Paula Johnson

Diamond DAZE 1979 Devlin Norwood 1979 Franchell Barnett

DAZE of the Decade 1980 Scott Stafford 1980 Cindy Ivy

A DAZE In Living Color 1981 Hoyt Massey 1981 Becky Counce

Razzle Dazzle DAZE 1982 Steve Whitaker 1982 Angela Grimes

1983 DAZE 1983 Nicholas Prince 1983 Kathy Dunn

Gypsy DAZE 1984 Rick Jackson 1984 Gina McCaslin

DAZE of our Lives 1985 Michael Singleton 1985 Inga VanDyke

Broadway DAZE 1986 Frank Cremin 1986 Robin Brock

DAZE Ja Vu 1987 Shannon Carr 1987 Mary Bingham

Star DAZE 1988 Wendell Barnett 1988 LaNita Luckey

DAZE '89 1989 Keith Vinson 1989 Alva Robinson

DAZE '90 1990 Keith Vincent 1990 Rania Tillman

DAZE '91 1991 Kirk Mize 1991 Natalie Hooks

DAZE '92 1992 Rodney Tisdale 1992 Kia Taylor

DAZE '93 1993 Vincent Maynard 1993 Shelly Bishop

DAZE '94 1994 Demarco Mansker 1994 Shannon Gage

DAZE '95 1995 Michael Williams 1995 Kerri Ishem

DAZE '96 1996 Allen Carroll 1996 Shana Moss

DAZE '97 1997 Bertrain Bailey 1997 Natalia Moss

DAZE '98 1998 David Atkinson 1998 Isha White

DAZE '99 1999 Josh Hogan 1999 Rachael Woods

2000 Clyde Goudeau Jr 2000 Stephanie Gulley

Happy DAZE Are Here Again 2001 Ajeet Jairamani 2001 Carla Turentine

Academy Award DAZE 2002 Richard Tattershaw 2002 Bertjuanette Bailey

Budget Cut DAZE 2003 Lester Matthews 2003 Lovli Bell

Old School DAZE 2004 Brandon Oldham 2004 Ebony Gahagan

Reality DAZE 2005 William Norman 2005 Desirae Young

Entertainment Tonight 2006 Deangelo J Yarborough 2006 Robyn Alfred

DAZE Magazine 2007 Aaron Daniels 2007 Jessica Flores

DAZE Road Trip 2008 Arland Deon Knox 2008 Maegan Bacchus

DAZE '09 2009 Clifton Demry 2009 Brittany Finley

DAZE '10 2010 Bertrick Bailey 2010 Bree Wiliams

DAZE '11 2011 Miles LaCour 2011 Teresa Asberry

DAZE '12 2012 BerThaddeus Bailey 2012 DeAnna Sheppard