Caddo Magnet High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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EIGHT BALL CORNER POCKET. Somc think that JROTC is ali work and no fun. Well, Jason Kirk seems to think otherwise as he plays pool at the spaghetti dinner at Mama Mia ' s. READY, AIM, FIRE. Look out men, she’s right on targct. Sherry Beck proves her stuff at rifle team practice. ALPHA COMPANY. (Row I) M. Allison, K. Wilborn, (Row 2) A. Grassi (SAI), C. Fox, T. Means, Z Draper, K. Cooper, C. Franklin, J. Bryant, J. Kirk, (Row 3) S Beck, C. Finch. D. Bartley, R. Evans, K. Anderson, I. Scott, J. Darrett, T. Dixon, (Row 4) E. Williams, K. Sandiffer, M. Sherrod, C. Shane, D. Williams, D. Nalle, K. Killingworth, (Row 5) F. Rogers, T. Cowthorn, A. Trudeau, D. Caldwell, and R. Motzer. JROTC

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u Best Of The Best” JROTC In my quest for thc holy grail, I stumblcd acro s 135 pcoplc in an organization callcd JROTC. Whcn I askcd them if they could hclp mc in my qucsi for knowledge, thcir Icadcr. whom thcy referrcd to as “Sir , shouted oui words and they chanted this verbalim Vlama. mama can’t you see What the army’s done to me. Took away my old biue jeans Now Tm wearing army grccns. I’m sure thts has some profound mcaning. but I wonder why they persist in lelling thc Icadcr what hc had just said. Let us pry further. I managed to stop thc appointed Icadcr. Larry Chrctien. Whcn askcd thc mcaning of JROTC. hc rcplicd to my bewildermcnt. “ROTCs cool. and Tad Savcllc added. “ROTC is an cxpericncc that you’ll never for- get. I soon rcali cd thc nccd to solve mysteries about JROTC and further cxplore the truth bchind thesc comments. Ah! Intervicw the pcople involved. David Paync discussed his feclings for ROTC whcn hc stated. “We do a lot of fun things. It seems these “fun things were trips and parades. “This year’s Oricntcering trip to Huntsville was thc best event of this year.” was Jason Kirk’s opinton. Dan Durey, cxplaining “Wc walch lots of fun movies. too,” challcnged that thc best things wcre thc trips to Fort Polk and thc Red River Depot. While trying despcratcly to copy down these quotes, John Quinley made my job more difficult by adding “Soccer is fun. Gce. ali this docs sound fun, now let ' s explore other things they mentioned. I notcd “friendship was often repeated. It appears that four years of this institution cre- ates a spccial bond. Scott Warfcl cmphasized “You meet good friends. “The peoplc are good, stated John Quinley. Senior Jeff Wil- kinson explained why he found this to be im- rtant during his four years of J ROTC. “It’s a ndwagon type thing. The driving force would bc cach individual’s particular tastes. He also described how this works. “I care about peoplc and believe in thc military environmcnt. I like working with pcople. It amazes me lo scc how such a large group remains umtcd in friendship (Refer to the ba- tallion picture on page 193 to get a ciear pic¬ ture of iis size). An interesting discovcry has resulted from this search, thc discovcry that most of the members of JROTC feel a bond with thcir company and other JROTC organizations. This is evident in the fact that JROTC has a choir in which pcoplc such as Eric Williams sang. This can also bc observed by Dan Durey’s allegiance to Rangers whcn hc stated. “I like Rangcrs because you stay in shape ali year and ou make lots of good friends. The same thing olds truc for other groups such as thc Riflc Team and Orientecring Team. Aftcr wccks of searching and questioning. I discovcred Alpha Company. which turned out to bc thc “Company of the Year . Eric Wil¬ liams gave thc comment. We really worked hard to get thc best company Thcir company commandcr. Morgan Allison, informed me that they recognizc thcmsclvcs as The Best of thc Best. Further research led mc to discover that Morgan was awarded “Company Com- mander of the Year Award. I decided to find out why he felt he was choscn and what the Zen of leadership had to do with this. He explained: I have long been a student of Zen Buddhism but had only then come across a great insight. I saw the Zen of leadership! I decided to lake thc art of leadership as a path of philosophy and my path to cnlightenmcnt. ROTC has offered mc a place to put my philosophv into practice. A place where truc lessons of life could bc learned. For this, I will always bc grateful. Gee. that is profound. I bet you never real- ized that Buddhism could be applied to JROTC. but I gucss it can Wcll this reporter can Icavc you with two things to contemplate: is it logical to be illogi- cal and does your chewing gum really lose its flavor on thc bed-post ovcrnight. UP, CHUCK! Cadet LTC Fox wasn’t going to let this obstacle stop him at the Garland Scout Ranch in October. COMPANY COMMANDER CPT Larry Chretien HEADQUARTERS COMPANY. (Row I) L. Chretien, S. Fox, T. Frazier, K. Savannah, (Row 2) V. Lister, R Banks, D. Payne, S. Young, S. Coleman, M. Dumars, (Row 3) S. Rose, P. Phillips, E. Moore, B. Smith, A. Stolz, B Lamothe, T. Roland, (Row 4) R. Martino (AI), E. Savelle, C. Johnson, K. McCarthy, J. Magee, A. Preston, K. Adams, J. Bryant, A. Grassi (SAI). NOTABLE DIFFERENCES

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GUARDING THE COLORS. SFC David Payne, SSG Tad Savelle, SGT Clay Shane, and ILT Dan Durey represent the color guard as they stand proudly in the field. A NEW LOOK. Cadet MSG Muse shows the effectiveness of camouflage face paint. Poor Corporal Watson was used as the demonstration. JUST ROUGH HOUSING AROUND. Tony Hicks threw Buddy Britt at Parents’ Night while the other Rangers watch the action. 1T’S A PARADE. Cadets SSG Evetta Monroe and SSG Barrett LaMothe carry Caddo Magnet’s school banner at the Constitution Day Parade. Ms. Smith and Tracey Widiger look on proudly as JROTC presents itself beautifully. NOTABLE DIFFERENCES