C E Byrd High School - Gusher Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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I p, tip, and away,” d srrib d » xarll what lh P« p SquadV hallmm did a mxhi as th f«H»ihall l« am ran throuph th« v»«-t« r lin« . U hit» and vrl- low h«dium hall«M»n Miaml into th« sk a did th« wpiritw of all partk ' ipant and »p» tators. COLOR IT ln this rapi ll moving twrntirth rentury, rom|H‘tition itsrll‘holtls an intrnsivr position in lilr. Evrrv mrmlH rof stn irtv strivrs to work his bt sl to ln‘at rvrrvonr rlsr. Howrvrr, it also trarhrs its Irssons through sportsman- ship, rouragr, hon stv, aml rnduranrr. Morrovrr, high srhtnil roni|H‘tition jjivrs llir partiripanls sornrthin to fight for, antl thr s|N k rtators somrthinp to rnrouragr. A favoritr rhrrr rxplains thr detrrmination of all involvrd, For whrrr thrrr ' s a will, thrrr ' s a wav.” FiHithall, haskrthall, hasrhall. trark, trnnis, polf, swimming, the Stingenites, thr nrw Check Spiad. and spirit in general earh played their part to rapturr the ex citement of rompetition. However, therr is murh morr to any sport than the mere playing of it on the field. Prartice ocrurred after school and during the summer. Banners were made, postrards written and mailed, and spirit pro- moters planned. These signs of support from the students gave to the athletes the assurance that everyone was baeking them so that they could back Byrd. Likewise, there has always been proof of the preeminence of the Yellow Jackets as the trophv cases are stuffed with many district and state AAA titles. As olhfr athl« t« S ' this ovtfWftdnr has «im- ' « ntrat« d and prartki-d long and tiring f hours to r« pr» s« nt Bvrd %v« ll on th« has« - The sophomon s«juad jwa« tH « d ♦tjiialU as hard a th« varsitv team. Summ« r and winter thev plav «i hall diamond. Mriving to breo«n« a surrnwlul t« am in th« ir important y« ars of high sHmmiI. i 9

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COMPETITION CARRIES WEIGHT IN ' 68 In the e« «»nd vear »f ils the Pep Stjuad (arnival has alr« ad miAliil il « lf mln a rn h IradilH»n. Pr« |iarinj th» hiNiih dunnf lh mnmmv aml earlv srhiMil vear. ihe Slinpvdlei huild enthusiasm f«»r i hr wwrKen and spirit f »r ihe |4ivit . One, Iwo, three sirikes you’re «mt in ihe old hall game, mav neem a Irile phraM . However lo a haHehall plaver eaeh pil« h ( !«»mpetilH»n sparkles in ihe eyea of ihe M rMr«k M a their g«»kl unilnrms nparkle in lh« mghl. As ihe and earh swing » impnrlanl. «-oa« hes enniurap ihe leam «»n •«» vi« t«»rv, a«-h |4av« r l»l« ns t«» ihe j»e|» lalk and watrhes ihe panw lr«»m ihe siiHines. T—

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