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

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FER SURE. Sophomore Mary McCann and Juniors Becky Rogers. Kitty Stephens, Kathy McMillian. and Angie Logan celebrate the gift of gab during the Camouflage dance. I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW. No one told Mary Ann Davis, freshman, that eyes are supposed to be closed when one sways to mood” music. CHEESE! Seniors Allen Darbonne and Debbie Pruden practice smiling for the camera before taking their Sadie Hawkins pictures. Dances — 27

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Dancing The Night Away The hassles, the fusses, the headaches. Shouting was the only way to carry on a conversation with all the pounding music. The mob of people all bunched up together. The lines for pictures that lengthened every minute. All the little minus points about dancing. What made everyone enjoy them so much? The dances had themes ranging from the traditional formality of prom to the semi-formal Homecoming and Twirp to the casual fun of Sadie Hawkins. Dances were the best places to see and be seen whether it was a long-awaited, carefully arranged extravaganza or just an eleven o'clock impulse. Kids could come to dances and just talk without being asked to leave the premises. The battle between the sexes seemed to be evening out. Of the four major dances held each year, two. Twirp and Sadie Hawkins, were centered around the fact that the girl asked the boy. Chorus sponsored Twirp fell near Valentine's Day, on February 11, so the King of Hearts was a natural selection for a theme. The dance's colors were the colors of the playing cards: red, white, and black. Sadie Hawkins, held by the Art Club May 11, was a more casual experience. Couples wore matching clothes as they enjoyed Cajun fun. As in years past, the crowds mobbed the Marriage Booth for pictures and a certificate in Cajunese. Penny Junker attended both dances. People were more sedate at Twirp.” she observed. The people at Sadie were more hyper. I didn't think the d. j. played enough slow songs. Opinions of the dances differed, I don't like dancing. complained Denise Harter. 1 always feel like 1 look stupid. I like the dances, contradicted Chuck Gay. I think they're a lot of fun. — MARSHALL ALMOST PARADISE. Juniors Kim Marlin and Paul Cormier slow dance during Sadie Haw kins. WHAT A MOB! Senior Jim Hutchins and Sophomore Kelley Sullivan arc amazed at (he Sadie crowd. 26 — Dances

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Contrabanding Jeon Lafitte Returns Back for its 26th appearance. Contraband Days commemorated the coming of buccaneer Jean Lafitte to Lake Charles. Local legend says that on his trips here, he buried his treasures in the Contraband Bayou. While few search for it today, thousands of people flock to Contraband Days every year. The landing of the Buccaneers at the Civic Center seawall and their capturing of the city kicked off the two week festival. An evening parade full of colorful floats, brassy marching bands, and notable local personalities brought the crowds to watch the proceedings and even catch a handful of plastic beads, dubloons. or candy. I went to the parade, but I didn't catch anything.” complained junior Dawn Huhn. The Matt Armstrong carnival was also visited by nearly everyone who attended the festival. Thrilling rides, games of chance, and food stands were common sights on the Civic Center grounds. 'The rides were a lot of fun.” enthused sophomore Gina Eggers. especially for a local carnival. It was great! The bed and bathtub races, always an unusual event, was more than unusual this year — it was truly bizarre. Students from school even claimed 1st place in the bed races. Riding their bed to victory: Andrew Gray. Don Seymour. Virgil Smith. John Mowarden. and Scott Riviere victoriously crossed the line representing the local Boy Scouts. We were really surprised when we won. concluded Andrew Gray. The lake provided the perfect scene for sailboat regattas. Grady Akins, sophomore, was in the winning boat of Sunday's race. After a fruitless Saturday afternoon race, his boat came from last place to second, passing the last marker just as the time limit ended. Because of the make of his boat, it was judged as making better time than the one ahead of it. and it won. The spirit of Jean Lafitte abounded during Contraband Days. Eating, drinking, and being merry was the general rule in the region of the Civic Center, the home base of the festival. For a short while, two weeks in May. Jean Lafitte returned to Lake Charles once again. — CHOZEN. AND THE ROCKETS RED GLARE. Many Barbe students went to see the fireworks display before going on co ihc Sadie Hawkins dance. Lot ol feet WE THINK WE CAN. WE THINK WE CAN! The Boy Scouts were well represented in the Bed Race by Juniors Andrew Gray and Scott Riviere. Freshman Don Seymour, and Virgil Smith and John Howarden. 28 — Contraband Days