Paris High School - Owl Yearbook (Paris, TX)

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,ZA It Needs Something: Mrs. Harry Crawford Below - We'll Do If Like and Mrs. Joe Shelton give a close inspec- tion of india ink sketches at the Art Fair. Kell Q. xt. .H ra th. I -1. Students Display. Works At Fair. A pril was the time for the g A hustle and bustle of the Paris Art Fair held on April 20 at Bywaters Park. The Fair provided the opportunity for people to choose their favorite type .oft art from a varied display of paintings, sketchings, sewing and other forms of art. By letting potential artists show their artistic ability, the Art Fair also provided a chance for these talented people to compete for high honors and acclaim. ,. PARISHIGH School students involved themselves in the affair' by posting advertisements and by maintaining' order. The band and the madrigals' entertained audi- ences while thef Blazettes were in charge of aiding lost Childrens. BEFORE April5, thegirlsof Paris High School wereallowed to ask their favorite guy for a date. This was the normalprocedure for the Sadie Hawkins Dance and had long been traditional. Clothing of all types was acceptable as long as everyone dressed in style and typi- cally for times of Sadie Haw- at an all time high team winning the title. A rodeo, Paris Junior Col- Club and the Farmers, gave and cowgirls a luck in many of April was a up the school , it was the of getting ready to college. 5If1Ce

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Food, Too?: Mr. Dee Cunningham, Mr. Jim Preston, Mrs. Harry and Mrs. Larry Ellis enioy the students' art display at coffee in the art room. What phere Here his April Events

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Area-Wide Appreciation Dinner Honors Retiring Principal Dee Cunningham on May 25, 1974. his was the month that the students really began to get excited. Seniors were agog about graduation on May 30. Then there was everyone dreading the prepa- ration for exams. This was the last time for locker clean-outs. Most of the students were running around to clear out all their iunk before it was put into the garbage. Just think, it's our last year was one of the thoughts running through the minds of the seniors. OWL STAFFERS worked to get the yearbooks finished for the Owl Debut on May l7. Following the debut, Mr. Cunningham, the dedi- catee, presented the yearbook staff with a huge cat-decorated cake in appreciation of the honor. THE FIRST National Bank hon- ored the senior class with an open house on April 23. Each senior Eng- lish class was invited to visit the bank during the class period. All l4 0 May Events classes had their picnics during May. The iuniors hosted the seniors with the annual prom. FACULTY, administration, and office personnel led the way in organizing the county-wide Appre- ciation Dinner for PHS Principal Dee Cunningham upon his retire- ment on May 25 at Thomas Justiss Elementary School cafeteria. The dinner honored him for twenty-five years as principal of PHS, his com- memorative poem of his life was written and presented by Miss Stella Mae Crain who was also retiring from Paris High. MR. CUNNINGHAM was also named Boss of the Year by the Business and Professional Women's Club. The school board also named the library in the new PHS The Dee Cunningham Learning and Resource Center. His reply to these honors was I shall miss working with young adults. Left - Jam Packed: Mark Tomblin finds unheard of things as he takes advantage of the annual locker clean-out day. 1