Paris High School - Owl Yearbook (Paris, TX)

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l i Llazette sponsor Miss Sharon Mor- an explains to the girls what is xpected ol them. The new year larted out with many changes and ew rules. 'ina Bowers enjoys a summer eve- iing at Pizza lnn. The season pro- vided plenty of time for people to entertain themselves as such. Empty halls were just one of the many signs of summer. The vaca- tion allowed the custodians plenty of time to clean up. Skiing was a popular pastime activ- ity this summer. Here, Jay Garza demonstrates the slalom. Even in the summer, Mr. L. E. Brown was busy working keeping the school clean. Yearbook stall members worked diligently during the summer. Edl- tor, Toni Coleman, thinks of ideas forthetheme, Majorettes were one of several groups that had summer rehears- als. Vice Principal, Mr, Jim Preston wel- comes the students back at the orientation assembly. uapms I al ns6l UIUI .IO

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8 summer student life Q Practices leave working students in ci bind Summer proved to be a busy season for the football teams, band, and journalism students. The band spent more time than in the past because of their conversion from mili- tary to corps style marching. Football teams started work- ing before school to begin to get into condition for the up- coming season. Not only did school orien- tation activities take up part of the summer for students, but the lake and nearby pools gave them a chance to take time out from jobs or other responsibilities. Area swimming pools, as well as Lake Crook and Lake Pat Mayes, provided a place for students to cool off during the hot days of summer. Water skiing and innertub- ing were the main water sports at these lakes. Many church camps were attended by students. The camps varied in locations across Texas and the United States. Some students inter- ested in tennis and gymnas- tics also attended camps. Majorettes, cheerleaders, flag and rifle corps' mem- bers went to various camps at universities and colleges of Texas. They went to improve on their individual skills. With practices, lakes, pools, and camps, summer, hot or not, was an experi- ence to remember for most students. Tammy Spain pleads for shorter rest time to lifeguard Steve Owens at the Dolphin Swimming Pool.

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PS ksho WOI' and 20 Director Jack Redus shows stu- dents the importance of marking time correctly. Contrary to popular belief, the school is not vaccated during the summer break. Several students, taking extracurricular classes, found that working during the summer was not uncom- mon. ln fact, the school was a busy place last summer. Students involved in foot- ball, yearbook journalism, and band were all required to devote some of their lei- sure time. In some cases, summer practice called for a group to go to conventions or workshops. Seventeen members of the yearbook journalism class attended a four day workshop in Nor- man, Oklahoma. There they learned new techniques for producing a better year- book. Members of the band front also attended work- shops at various universi- ties. The flag corps went to E Q? ww? Kass Blazettes Toui Phosay, Karen Hood, and Johnna Hanna do stretching exercises before going to work with the band. Workshops break daze East Texas State University Band Camp. Along with majorettes, drum majors, and other flag corps, they attended classes taught by well-trained members of the college's own flag corps. The newly formed Rifle corps had summer classes conducted at the school. They were taught basic techniques and fundamen- tals of twirling a rifle. The instructors came from a local college to help organ- ize the new group. Organi- zations who were also prac-, ticing at the school were the Varsity and JV football teams, the marching band and the Blazettes. Director, Jack Redus, conducted marching classes every weekday morning. Freshman band- members were called one week earlier than the upper classmen. They learned th fundamentals of marchin and were given music to work on. Two weeks before school began, the full band met for the first rehearsal. They worked on show material with the drill team and vari- ous corps. The Blazette cap- tains had just returned from a weekend workshop at East Texas. While there they learned new routines tol popular music. The captain brought these new step back to teach them to th entire team. Because o these dedicated students, the school's added pro- grams offered a special attraction for all.