Pubdate: Wed, 10 May 2006
Source: Muskogee Daily Phoenix (OK)
Copyright: 2006 Muskogee Daily Phoenix
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3319
Author: D.E. Smoot
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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."
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