Paris High School - Owl Yearbook (Paris, TX)

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Leadership, Friendship Keynote Year COUNSELOR, Mrs. Perry Booth, helps Sophomore Bill Russo and father outline Bill's course of study. Office of counselor is always busy and eager to help students, both old and new. . 1 1 Mi i AMID CLAMORING students packing study hall on day of registration, Mary Yates, Donald Armstrong, and Pat Murphy take time out to compare schedules for new term. OHL O15

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EAGER TO make high grade, Tommy Ellington sweats outl' algebra exam. Similar were scenes throughout PHS as students strived to manifest knowledge acquired from months of study. OWL O 14 Knowledge, Riris High School students moved forward in traditional spirit in various phases of learning -through knowledge, creativity, leadership, friendship, and counseling. Through wide range of academic courses, stu- dents acquired vast storehouse of knowledge to pre- pare them for future roles as world citizens. Voca- tional arts served as outlets for creative ability, talent, and ingenuity. Leaders of school government stressed importance of liberty and concern for wel- fare of others. They further demonstrated needs for loyalty and patriotism in student life. Club activities and service organizations offered numerous opportunities .for friendship with both old and new PHS,ers who projected learning as they exchanged ideas with one another. Career guidance shed light on goals as students realized importance of scholarship through basic learning. As PHS leaned toward future, her students con- tinued to seek new ideas and increase their po- tentials. Accomplishment was key word in daily activities as never-ending streams of learning poured into all minds. AGAINST CHINESE setting of Flower Drum Song, Future Homemaker Wanda Ballard displays her creation in fashion show. SENIOR CLASS officers, X Lynn Jones, Sammy Rieger, and Johnny Parker, are rec- ognized at orientation for new students. mp'

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Tight schedule of activities from March to March was followed by student body as participa- tion in curricular and extracurricular events kept all in a whirlwind of eager anticipation of doing more in '6lL. End-of-year activities were highlighted by Sen- ior class play, prom, picnics, and graduation. Lit- tle time had elapsed before we were back in the groove of school life with pre-registration. School began with palpitation and apprehension of new ideas and attitudes brought about by loss of Freshman class. PHS was now a senior high school in the strictest sense. Revolution in this phase brought a maturing sense to do more in '64. Potpourri PROM holds center of stage in last-of-year activities. OWL Q 16 MR. SHELTON has inning in Senior-Faculty Banquet of Events LAST ASSEMBLY plays first fiddle to Seniors. ELECTIONS are episodes. yy DEBUT in 1963 is milestone of 50 years for Owl.