BOYNTON PRINCIPAL CITED FOR OPEN CONTAINER AND MARIJUANA

Boynton High School principal and coach Gary Wayne Calip is
scheduled to appear in Muskogee Municipal Court Friday as a result
of a traffic stop during which he was cited for marijuana possession
and transporting an open container.

City officials said Calip posted a bond May 4 in the amount of $882
for the three citations, which were issued April 17.

According to the traffic citations, Calip was captured by radar
driving 63 mph in a 45 mph zone on Peak Boulevard just west of York
Street before he was stopped by a Muskogee police officer.

According to police records, Calip had an open container in the
pickup he was driving and was found to possess a small amount of
marijuana. He was cited for the three violations and released on his
own recognizance.

Calip said the open container "was in my truck. The other
(marijuana) was something -- just a small, little bit -- that I took
off a friend to keep him out of trouble."

Calip said he had planned to destroy the marijuana.

During a November 2005 interview with the Phoenix, Calip -- also the
school's basketball coach -- emphasized the importance of good citizenship.

"We want to be successful, but there's more to life than state
championships," he said. "I want people to see these kids as
outstanding citizens. I want them to realize that kind of identity
will get you further."

Calip said he doesn't plan to contest the citations in court.

"I was just going to pay the fines."