Kennedy High School - JFK Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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VARSITY JF K OPPONENT 47 Chalmette 57 65 Jesuit 58 50 Redemptorist 57 4-2 Newman 50 58 Easton 55 65 Sam Barthe 4-0 62 Abramson 4-6 53 St. Bernard 4-5 62 Shaw 61 55 Abramson 4-5 4-1 East Jefferson 4-7 4-2 Easton 51 54- Holy Cross 59 54- Abramson 37 72 Franklin 55 63 East Jefferson 81 60 Fotier 66 53 B.T. Washington 59 55 Carver 71 59 Clark 53 58 O. Perry Walker 60 63 West Jefferson 66 4-5 B.T. Washington 92 57 Carver 73 A Ring around a rosy: a pocketful of posies. Upstairs, downstairs, We all fall down. B Kneeling: G. Bennett, L. Leon, J. Matson, L. Shamburger, P. LeBlanc, C. Jones, Stand- ing: M. Hodges fmgrj, F. Overson, B. Horns- by, J. Holmes, D. Cheri, D. Alexander, B. Mathieu, T. Johnson, B. Bartels, R. Thibault fmgrj. C The sky is fallingl' exclaim Cougar cag- ers as Elliot Lawrence tries to grab a piece of the action. D Thomas Johnstn, top scorer on Kenne- dy's basketball team, adds two points to his record in the Franklin game.

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Support and Spirit Push Cougars to Victories The Kennedy varsity, after getting off to a fast start, slowed up and lost a good number of their remaining games. Kennedy's early victories included impressive wins in the St. John's tournament, in which they placed first. The team, under the direction of Coach John Beattie, had unexpected trouble winning in district play. BV

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4 Senior Durham Alexander Junior Elhot Lawrence junior Thomas jghnson o Cougars Top Tournament The Kennedy Cougars placed first in St. John's Prep Tournament after defeating Sam Barthe, Abramson, and St. Bernard. The scores were 65-4-53 62-465 and 53-4-5 respective- ly. Elliot Lawrence, the Cougar cen- ter, was chosen as the tournamentfs most valuable player. Jerry Holmes and Elliot Lawrence made the all- Tournament Team. This was Kennedy's first entry into a tournament and the first tro- phy the Basketball team has ever ob- tained.