Barbe High School - Les Memoires Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA)

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barbc had been the new kid on the block in the school system. It was 14 years old but the student body had never been put to the test. Growing pains were forgotten as everyone realized that it was time to get moving and shape up. It seemed students forgot how to do things half-heartedly. To the Max was added to every adjective, action, and reaction. Window painting contests and poster parties resulted in displaying a kaleidoscope of renewed spirit and color. Fashion was everyone's passion as students tried on parachute pants and Flashdance shirts. They took off in their Members Only jackets to cruise the beach or pig out at Taco Bell. The weather seemed to catch the spirit, too. Students prayed for a touch of nippy air to make the usual tropical Christmas a bit more like Bing Crosby's white one. Jack Frost went overboard with a record breaking temperature of 9 degrees. By spring the students' moods were as bright as the leaves. But they were green no more. Somewhere between August 29 and May 29 those untested, untried youngsters grew into determined teenagers. They were on the right track, heading every which way but down. GETTING IT OUT IN THE OPEN. The monotony of the classroom needs interrupting at times. A few of Ms. Gwen Lancon's second hour students take a break from the French II drills and exercises to breathe some fresh air and parlcr in francais. THE WONDER OF IT ALL. The varsity basketball team is about to pull ahead of East Beauregard as the fans rise to their feet in anticipation, (inset picture) 6 — Student Life

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WE DID IT AGAIN. After winning the third playoff game against Lake Charles-Boston and clenching the district championship for the seventh straight year, the volleyball team broke out in wild cheering. Opening — 5

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i-llOK'l SCHOOl ;tudent Life