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

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Inferior Decorators Beware WHERE THERE'S A WILL. THERE'S A WAY. Anything, and everything. could somehow be put into i locker. 4 a all-to-wall books. Five I ,.J sweaters and a wind-breaker. Piles of crumpled paper crushed into bottom corners. What started out as an empty if somewhat dusty storage area had turned into every mother's nightmare. Not everyone suffers the trauma of jam, cram, slam. However, many decided to do a little interior decorating. Posters, clippings, and stickers brightened otherwise barren walls. I have Odie in my locker, all over the place. confessed freshman. Tracey Hart. It makes the whole place a lot more cheerful.” Louisiana , weather, hot and humid, and outside lockers combined to create decorating problems, though. The tape on my pictures is always coming unstuck,‘‘complained junior. Stephanie Chozen. And the stickers just curl up and fall off.” Others were terminally messy. N'o matter how carefully they opened their lockers, something always fell out. Some gave up the war of Student vs. Locker and moved out. The top door on my locker wouldn't close,” explained Lauren Lashbrookc. freshman. And the bottom door didn't open too well. So I moved into Mrs. Bell's closet and the only thing in my locker now is a coke can. Lockers sometimes had mechanical problems. During registration, lockers were assigned and reassigned. “I tried three lockers, exlaimcd Jack Roody. freshman. And only one worked!” In the ongoing war of student vs. locker, on May 31, peace was declared. — CHOZEN WAR AFTERMATH. The remains of once cluttered lockers decorate the hallway after the last students departed. Thompson, Donna Toten, Buddy Trahan, Matt Tran, Trane Trichc, Ronald Tyson, Mark Vcrret, Kim Vige, Wendy Walker. Wendy Wallace, I-arry Ware. Abe Webb, Tammy Weeks. Nancy Welborn, Jill White, Danny White, Daren Whitfield. Cathy Whitman. Mary Wicks. Steve Williams. Marilyn Williamson, Devin WiLson, Chris Wisby, Dawn Wojcicchowski.Jeff Worley, Chris Young, Jeff Zimmerman, Brian Zimmerman, Keith Bernard. Barbara Board, Kenneth Fontenot, Kevin Fontenot, Larry Gragson, Keith Gras, Whitney Guidry, Dwayne Hanna. Woodic Hargrave. Mark Jones, Dale Phillips. Jimmy Tomosi, Randall 166 — Freshmen

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THE BOBSEY TWINS. Vic and Vince Salvador, juniors, arc hard to cell apart when they arc together. Family Ties 4 i - hilc not an enviable situa-I .1 tion, some students had the IrV' privilege of going to the same school as their mothers. No. these women weren't students, but teachers. Having become high school age. they now attended Mom's place of employment in pursuit of higher education. The mom tcachers saw obvious advantages to this. I know that my daughter. Kim. is receiving a good education, expressed Mrs. Donna Bell. 1 know all of her teachers. While she's here. I can also keep an eye on her. Agreed Kim Lewis, daughter. It's nice to have Mom around when 1 need her.” Others weren't in close contact with their family members, but were aware of their presence. I don't see my son. Jay. much during the day. explained Mrs. Arnold. but I know he is around. I also know that while he's here, he'll receive a good education. There were some disadvantages to having your mother at the same school. For one. she always knew when report cards came out. If you were trying to hide a D in Home F.c. until after the holidays, good luck. And as for misbehaving, it would be easier to smuggle refugees out of Cuba. There was no wild partying at school dances, or heated arguments with teachers, mom is watching. These weren't the only family ties in the school. There were many sets of brothers and sisters avoiding each other around school. These people, the lucky few. were fortunate enough to have a family member around. This proved the importance of family ties.—CHOZEN Freshmen — 1 65

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i AND THE BOOKS COME TUMBLING DOWN. Sophomore Jeff Broussard gets ready for a major catastrophe as he opens his locker door. I'D RATHER BE SAILING. Sophomore Jon Johnson displays what he'd rather be doing on his locker walls. Freshmen — 167