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

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Nothin’ Halfway About It aniza Whether it was clique, crew, or club, everyone wanted to belong. Strangers became friends as the clubby” feeling grew. It was up to clubs and squads to focus on what they wanted to do and set out to getting it done. They became their own bosses as they watched their ideas burst into the full bloom of reality. After months of grueling practice to attain perfection, the smallest band in recent Barbe history was chosen to represent Louisiana at the Fiesta Bowl in Arizona. N.H.S. got serious about their bookstore that provided emergency supplies for the desperate and short-handed. Art Club provided their artistic technique for local businesses to celebrate the holiday seasons. Octogan s year was highlighted with the satisfaction of having the Best Scrapbook and being the Best Club in the state at convention. All the cheerleaders, JV and Varsity included, ended up first in competition at the Cal-Cam Fair. All the accomplishments brought a big boost of morale as students were able to organize matters for themselves. As they became their own bosses, they knew nothing could ever make them stop halfway in their tracks again. — MARSHALL FLUTES N TOOTS. Nimble fingers were hard to come by at the cold playoff game against Acadiana in Lafayette. Dedication prevailed however as band members Troy Burwcll. Michelle Ingalls, and Rachel Murphy strike up a tune to spark Buc spirit. PICA OR ELITE?!? Senior Mary Ellen Marshall finds that writing copy for they yearbook involved learning how- to type. too. 58 — Organizations

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The Beat of a Different Drum From summer practice through marching season, finishing with the spring concert schedule, the Band of Blue is more than a half-time ornament. In the next few years that ornament will be growing in-toa full-fledged Christmas tree due to the large freshman classes entering high school. For the past two years incoming classes have averaged over three hundred students. In my freshman year, the band was so big and then in the beginning of my sophomore year membership began to fall off, divulged co-drum major Pcggi Tucker. But now the band looks like it's starting to grow again,” she said. As football season neared, the band members remembered the hours they spent under the hot summer sun drilling, drilling and drilling some more. Saxophonist. Greg Grandy. commented It makes you feel good when you turn out a good half-time show because of all the time we spent trying to get it down pat. After the season, the band geared up for spring concerts. Their performances were a 365 degree turn from their halftime shows, but the musicians talents still shined through. The groups also received excellents at the I-aGrange and Sulphur festivals. Whatever the pace, wherever the place, for 365 days a year, the Band of Blue strutted its stuff, marching to the beat of a different drum. “Our band never stops working. We practice year-round, but it finally pays off. It’s satisfying to know that our performances are appreciated.” — DRUM MAJOR, ERIC EISEN JAMMING OUT. Trip Waimicy rocks out on his electric guiur. 60 — Band