Yazoo City High School - Mingo Chito Yearbook (Yazoo City, MS)

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February Time out for a nice cup of tea? No, it was coffee, but the library gave sophistication to their party by inviting the faculty to their annual Tea. Mr. Hoffman, this is impossible! screams senior Bill Walker as he hangs on to a thin little chain for life or death during one of the numerous senior play practices. February 14—a time for love. Need any more be said? Within this shortest month of the year were crammed many important events. February brought with it the last few tournaments of a very successful season. Cobb's Cagers had given him the best season yet. Midway through the month students paused to pay respect to their sweethearts on Valentine Day. Expectations were high as the lasses awaited their tok- ens of adoration from their faithful beaus. The new post office officially opened its doors on the four- teenth and many sweet notes filled its boxes. As this month began, seniors initiated their mag- azine sales and as the months closed, YHS's senior in- habitants began their first practices on the senior play. As February passed into March, seniors realized how close the end of their high school career was. 10

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January The annual staff works diligently to meet their first deadline in this month of firsts. As January rolled around, the glorious dates over the Christmas holidays gave way to the glo- rious dates of the American Revolution. Dates and data filled every mind but not for fun, for sheer anxiety over forthcoming exams. Debate and bas- ketball teams prepared themselves for future tour- naments. In Yazoo's Invitational Tourney, the In- dians captured first place honors, while the de- baters passed up all potential invitations to pre- pare for state honors. The snows came just as students were settling down in their desks for mid-term exams. Since the end of Christmas va- cation, everyone had been burning the midnight oil and grinding their noses deep into books. «L Noses buried in books? Ray! get on the ball. Exams are not far away. For the first time in the history of the school, a two inch snow kept students from their daily routine.

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March March, the windy month that ushers in the spring, ushered many more events into the school year. To the girls it meant red noses and mussed hair-dos. For the football players it brought spring training. Seniors prepared for college as they jour- neyed to take their entrance exams. Despite these many aches, bruises and inconveniences it was enjoyed by all. On our school calendar it brought those four wonderful spring holidays and the faculty-varsity basketball games—a real treat to all spectators. The school paper, the Yazooan, capped the official title of being the best in the state. In the windy month the Irish leprechauns come out. All who believe in the wee people celebrate by the wearin' of the green on St. Patrick's Day. As the winds die down, March closes with just two more months of school. Watergirl Leach hands basketball star, Margaret Hester, a glass of ice water be- tween halves at the girls' varsity-faculty basketball game. Enthusiastic seniors journeyed to various colleges in the state to take their ACT tests to qualify for college. Mr. Hoffman's dramatic club present- ed the student body with a delight- ful comedy entitled Never Trust a Man. Stage furniture and make-up made the play a production in itself and showed how well YHS's extracur- ricular activities function. II