Alcee Fortier High School - Tarpon Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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THE GRADUATES ANTHONY J. ORTEGA MARVIN A. PISKE PATRICK E. 0'CONNOR, JR. BARKEF K. OSIGIAN, JR. RICHARD M. MILLS SIDNEY V. OPOTOWSKY PAUL N. PLANCI-IET, JR. ROBERT J. PECOT MORRIS B. PHILLIPS CARL J. POPE EDMUND P. PIXBERG, JR. RUDOLPH D. PARKS, JR. putting out a Class Book. Dave Treen was elect- ed president of the February '45 grads. Fortier's junior and Senior Bands were cited for the sec- ond time for rendering outstanding contributions to the nation's war effort. The Fortier junior P.S.A.A. Minnow basketball team copped first place in the inaugural Public School Basketball League. The school led all other public schools of the city in the sale of war stamps and bonds during the Sixth War Loan Drive. Fifty-six Tarpons, the smallest mid-term graduating class in the history of the school, held their commence- ment exercises at McMain Auditorium january 22, 1945. Came February 1945 and we were Senior A's , looked up to by all other students of the Page Twenty-four

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THE GRADUATES 1944, the Honor Society dedicated a memorial plaq-ue to former Fortier students who were killed in action while members of the armed forces. The first Fortier yearbook, The Tarpon, rolled off the presses and met with a huge suc- cess. An enthusiastic, alert staff, led by Editor joe Harris, whipped together the initial annual of the school. Billy Holley was elected Govenor in Sep- tember, 1944 with Bill Gamble as the Lieutenant- Goyernor. Hill Bonin became the Cadet Colonel of the Military Unit. The enrollment of the school continued to drop off. As a result seven teachers left Fortier, being transferred to other schools of the city. The February grads planned a special edition of the Silver and Blue instead of JOSEPH C. LANDWEHR JACOB R. LAHASKY ELDON A. MUMME RONALD J. MULLIGAN EARL R. LeCORGNE DOMINICK M. LAGO ALFRED E. MOULEDOUS, JR. MACK A. MATHIS MARCEL A. LOISEL, JR. WALTER J. MANNING GEORGE W. JONES DONALD J. MILLER Page Twenty-three

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THOMAS O. PRUNTY FRANK H. RENAUDIN, JR. OSCAR D. RANDALL THE GRADUATES school. A new Constitution for the State of Fortier was drawn up by the General Assembly and passed by the students. Two new officials, Secretary of State and Treasurer, were created by this Constitution. George Gill and Ronnie Black were elected to fill these postions respec- tively. Dr. Hamil Cupero returned as Senior Band director after an absence of three years. JULES C. ROBERT JULIAN I-I. SIMS JOSEPH D. SEAL Page Tu-'eniy-five In the election of class officers Donald Lagarde became President, julian Sims, Vice-President, Eddie Conrad, Secretary, Merle Sehnert, Treas- urer, and Bill Hiller, Historian. Instead of hold- ing the graduation exercises at City Park Stadium as in recent years, it was planned to hold the exercises at McAlister Auditorium on June 4th. The night following, june 5th, a colossal Senior GERSON PENTES EMILIO A. RODRIGUEZ HERBERT J. SUTTON SAMUEL SCI-IWARTZ LESTER J. SCHEINUK HARRY D. ODELL, JR.