Paris High School - Owl Yearbook (Paris, TX)

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- Lose Someth1ng?: At the sopho- picnic some look as it they may have something in Pat Mayse Lake. E 'C' y S? eeee Top - Sign lf: Charles Thielman signs the register during open house for seniors at the First National Bank. Above - Looks Good: Mr. Dee Cunningham, dedicatee for The 1974 Owl, and Sharon McAbee display the spe- cially-designed cake presented the staff by Mr. Cunning- ham. Special Scene: Miss Stella Mae Crain reads her poem about Mr. Dee Cunningham at the dinner in his honor. May Events 0 15

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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

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Young and In Love: Peggy Clem talks of love with Pat Barbee, Deb- bie Davis, Valerie Robinson, and Christie Gwinner in the Senior Class presentation of The Reluctant Debutanfe. Below - Best All-Round: Peter Koelling, Barbie Mann, Rhett King, Lauren Braswell, Pris Lewis, Marianne Murphy, Laura Good, and John Mercy present the Best All-Round Trophy of First National Bank's Junior Board of Directors to Steve Clifford. l6 0 Graduation '1W'? The Last Meal : Paul Denney, Max Mazy, Russ Weiler, Rebecca Jetton and Steve Clifford line up for food at the Senior Picnic. ' Right - Keeping lt in the Family: Dr. Lee Doyal, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Dee Cunningham, gives the main speech at the 1974 Commencement.