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

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GOAL ACCOMPLISHED. Senior Carol Thompson proudly leaves ihc platform after receiving her diploma during graduation ceremonies. tv YOU’RE NEXT. Seniors Matt Alexander. Jack Aumillcr. Amanda Armstrong, and Lori Bellard wail in line to get their caps and gowns. THIS ONE IS MINE. Senior Bobby Dupius gladly accepts his gow n in the new gym. HERE IT GOES. Senior Jerome Phillips begins his procession into the Civic Center. 44 — Graduation

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Hoops.. ., A tux 'n tails, Music... lish and southern PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER. Juniors Sharon Racer and Cathy McCreedy arrange the backdrop for Prom at the Country Club. HOOLA HOOPS? No, it’s a hoop skirt. Bethyn Dawson, junior, untangles her old-fashioned underskirt before Prom Night. Jr -Sr- Prom 43

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THAT'S AMAZING. Ernie Bryson, senior, listens intently while his list of honors are being rnd before he reeeised his scholarship. Dawning Horizons Twelve Years of Memories Honored in One Short Night After 12 long years the senior class had just one more formality before the world would be ready for them. A ceremony in which they would leave their pasts and childhood behind to start to work on doing what would be needed for When I Grow Up. Senior year was the time when realizations began to sink in. Although many followed shortened class schedules, they still worried about class rank, applications for colleges and scholarships. Though caps, gowns and invitations were ordered late in the fall, the impact of what they were for didn't sink in until they received their orders in April. It dawned on me that I would be graduating soon when I got this big box full of announcements. Charles Cart was undecided about his plans. but he joked, I’ll take time out for four or five months to sleep and then I'll go to college. Or maybe I'll go to college for four or five months and then sleep for the rest of my life. I'm looking forward to graduating. said Gloria Miau who was more serious about her plans. I'm going into nursing. I am a little nervous about college because it is a big change from high school. Allison Hemker was one of the seniors who felt mixed emotions about graduating. It's a scaty feeling. admitted Allison. One minute you don't have any worries and the next minute you're out in the world. The worst thing is thinking about your friends. They'll be moving away, and you realize you may never see them again.” TERRIBLE TESTS. Senior Sony Soileau paces herself while working on her chemistry final in Mrs. Barbara Hearn's room. Graduation — 45