Murrah High School - Resume Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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i --4.3 'Wa gjf agg- i. 's ug. P' . i 55 .xg .. , ., is u Elco Although parents did not come 'Back to School' until the PTSA meeting No- vember 13, students had been there since September 5. During the August 29-31 registration some students got their first look at the building since last June, but football players, band mem- bers, Misses, cheerleaders, and painters of the patio had been in and out for the past month. Going to classes in the fall, however, was quite different from roaming the halls in the summer. Stu- dents groaned from long homework as- signments as free afternoons became a thing of the past. Assistant Principal Mangum spent hours opening trouble- some lockers as juniors and seniors 17 right- 151eft and then 7? Opening a new locker detains Rogers Winters on the first day of school. Ack. tried fsometimes succeedingj to open their old lockers from the year before. Sophomores became acquainted with their new school and its various organi- zations in a special orientation assem- bly September 13. Football games, paint parties, and Campus Life meet- ings loomed as weekly events. Because of a School Board ruling, classes began 15 minutes later than last year. Otherwise, the daily routine changed little. Although the first days of classes may have been tedious for some, and enjoyable for others, most soon felt that school had been going on forever. Opening Of Schoolfl7

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l6fOpcning Of School f f' 4 y' ,ff x y, A , ' n.,QW 'f 4 gf' , -,J fi Ho hum! Same time, same place - Jim Slater is back at Murrah. Situps? You 'vc got to be kidding! Opening exercises in physical educqtion lack appeal for Jennifer Gilmer. I can'1 stand hcrc all day! Ray Walker poses as a model for Mrs. Richardson's art class.

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Becky, where's the tape? Who took my green paint?? Come on guys, help us hang the signs! You'd better clean that up before Mrs. Hardy sees it!i' Two types of students came to the paint parties: those who paint- ed signs and those who visited Those of the first type were most- ly cheerleaders, and were required to paint. They were often re- freshed by soft drinks from the Tote-sum, brought by those who came to socialize. And the social- Lunchtime Lunacy. Refugees from the cafeteria, Singers Michael Jabaley, Leslie Jordan, Robin Ma- gruder, Mary Powel Jabaley, Missy Nevins, Maud Deles Gober, and Ricky Denson glory in their free- dom and the springtime air. Are you kidding?? Daron Wilson can't believe his ears when Leigh Bailey asks him to climb the rafters to hang signs. TIO izers did occasionally paint a special-interest sign or two -- representing the seniors, juniors, or Misses. When sign- hanging time came, the rafters, traditionally the guys' terri- tory, were invaded by a few ad- venturesome cheerleaders, in the absence of male volunteers. And the cheerleaders remained after others had gone, to finish and clean up. Because the ad- ministration disapproved of students in the halls before 81 People school, the patio became a gather- ing-place for the social-minded, and those who had a test first pe- riod. When , winter came, they were forced to move indoors, but they returned to the patio as soon as the weather permitted. Spring also led to emmigrations from the lunchroom. These students con- sidered battles with little black bugs a small price to pay for the glorious freedom of fresh air. Z. .Z , A . Ti., , 53' , , K wa, , ,.,..,, k p aiiili rrn., ,i,Q'ff,ffQl' r, i i 4 And what is the function ofthe duodenum? Thom- as Wells quizzes Gary Jones, Yvonne Grant, Jennifer Ellis, and Gloria Barnes. l8fPat1o 8L Paint Parties