Woodlawn High School - Accolade Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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1,41 'mis Five different lunch shifts feed nearly 1600 students who eat daily in the Representatives attend the regular meet- school cafeteria. Pupils may choose their meat, vegetables, and desserts. ings of the student council. l v w ABOVE: Miss Betty Dixon chats with two pep squad girls during an afternoon practice session on the South Forty of the school campus. RIGHT: Crowds gather at before-school pep rallies which are held at 7:30 a.m. on the days that games are played away from home. Year Five Sees Enrollment Doubled Halls are nice and wide in the school, and the first student body of around 900 had ample space to travel in the halls between classes. As the population at school has more than doubled since that opening year, hall traffic moves more slowly now. Halls may be congested, tardy bells may ring, lessons may be waiting, but there is that inevitable last minute chat with a special friend. Byron Sprawls bids goodbye to Carolyn Owens until the next period is over when chatting time will come again.

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Woodlawn Has Fifth Birthday This school year marked the fifth one for Wood- lawn High School. Five school sessions have brought many changes to the school. In all changes wit- nessed, growth has been the outstanding factor. The very first Student Council President, Deborah Boring of Greenwood, said on ,opening day, Septem- ber 6, 1960, that Woodlawn had no school spirit, no trophies, no traditions, and no reputation to live up to. She said Woodlawn had a clean slate with which to work, and it would be the task of the school to write its own reputation through the years. Five years have brought a marvelous school spirit, a partially-filled trophy case, a wellestablished place in school annals, and school traditions such as the Accolade Pageant and the Knights' Ball. This year another tradition was established as the school had I Mi.-nl its first live knight mascot. Sir Knight made his initial appearance to Wood- lawn fans on October 22, 1964 at a special half-time ceremony at the Woodlawn-Byrd game. The unique program included several school organizations. The Lancerettes and Band spelled out SIR KNIGHT on the field as Mike McCollough came onto the playing field through a castle. Mr. Turner awarded the Ac- colade of Knighthood with a gentle tap of a sword on each shoulder. As he did so, the Lancer Drill Team, serving as an Honor Guard, fired a salute. Mike was chosen to represent the school mascot by a committee of students and several faculty members. Mike is seen in the picture at the left as he made the historical first appearance as Woodlawn's Sir Knight. Liv la f ., . Mi, f 2 'T -X078 1 rnjiwr C T'-' Qjfl. Posters urge everyone to vote during stu- dent campaigns for office. Lorraine Bagby's sign had a sketch of the design on front of the school. She was elected Sophomore Class Treasurer. To identify groups for the ACCOLADE, students must sign for their position in line. Beverly Tozier and Renda Vick wait for the clipboard as Craig Estes signs the Industrial Arts list.-

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