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

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I LL HUFF AND I LL PUFF. Junior Eric Bohdan concentrate on hit. ultimate goal, finishing the five-mile race. DID YOU SEE THAT? Senior Rusty DeBarge. Sophomore Paula Williams. Junior Terri Courville, and Senior David Bushnell eagerly await the next firework explosion during the May 11 Contraband Days — 29

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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

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Tis the Season for Love and Folly Amidst a chorus of hallelujahs, students pour out of school for another round of mayhem and madness during the holidays. Coming a month between holidays, Halloween gets attention galore. But, after years of trick-or-treating high school students finally kicked the habit and spent the night of the living dead getting scared out of their skull watching horror movies or just cruising around town. All I did this year was go over to a friend's house and wish I could have some of her brother's candy, divulged Mary Ellen Marshall. Immediately after Thanksgiving's fabulous feast of foods, the decorations went up. The Christmas spirit began to take root as trees were decorated, presents bought, and greeting cards mailed. The Chorus presented a polished performance of Scrooge, a musical version of Dickens A Christmas Carol. Not all found it easy to get into the swing of things. I didn't have any Christmas spirit, admitted Lisa Gray. When I lived in Pittsburgh, it snowed every year. Here in Lake Charles it's warmer. New Year's Day came and went leaving a wake of bowl games and a bunch of tired students in its path. But radicals like Pam Chozen wouldn't leave it like this. I watched football for 10 minutes and it bored me to death. So, I watched an LSU basketball game instead. Love was in bloom as Cupid fired his arrows at will on St. Valentine's Day. Art Club helped spread the love message by taking orders and sending val-o-grams to awaiting lovebirds. Love turned into lunacy as Mardi Gras madness swept through the state. But, there weren't many people staying home this year. Murray Greene, Jay Arnold, Angela Richard, and Stephanie Bogle chose to steal away for a week in the mountains as did countless others. Easter came April 22, almost a month later than it did last year. But, did this stop people from celebrating the coming of the Bunny? All through the Easter holidays I was on a chocolate crave, admitted Laura Peveto. Holidays come and go quicker than fashion trends. Things are bought, said, done, and then, many times forgotten. But that holiday spirit lives on. ITS THE HOY! Cachy McCrccdy. junior, drejscs up as Hoy George during Mardi Gras. 30 — Holidays