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

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In 1951, as Freshmen in three separate schools we practiced and sustained the school life that our predecessors had followed in those respective institutions. Wlien. however, it was decided by the New Orleans School Board that the 6-3-3 plan of education would be instituted city-wide. and that Fortier. McMain, and Wright would be renovated and made coeducational, why, naturally much talk resulted over the School Board's decision. But the change prevailed, and in the following year we passed on to be Sophomores in a Co-educational School, On our return to Fortier in September 1952 the boys encountered a completely new school altogether different from the old one we had known previously. Walking down the corridors were the girls. an added attraction. and the boys. gentlemen. The Tarpons had been tamed! The old war school, seemingly, had passed away but somewhere deep within, some of the ancient qualities remained unaltered though they remained dormant. With the passing time the old did combine with the new. Perhaps Fortier's best beginning achievement was the establishment of a student council government, a new and enthusiastically planned idea which went over well with all, and which has since become a striving representative group of young people appreciating demo- cracy's values and uses by participation in their school activities. Thus our Sopho- more year was one of many outstanding changes-that prepared us for our junior and Senior years and the acceptance of Co-education. juniors have prestigewso in our third year we had both prestige and action through our attention to clubs, after school sports, a thriving response to both student council and class office politics, and numerous activities including dances sponsored at school. which highlighted our memorable junior year. ln May 1954 our student council officers for the next session were elected to their respective positions: Seniors to be--Ronnie Harris, President, Bob Ecltles. Vice President, and Carol Coburn, Treasurer. That same month was climaxed by the gala eventfour junior prom. one of the best of its kind in Fortier's historv, was held. 1 Seniorship is that which high school students anticipate, yet when it arrives they are sometimes bewildered at the road that stretches ahead. Therefore they realize the need to get every minute's worth out of their last year so that they may be able to look back on the last months as something very wonderful and unusual. So it was with us, too! 's'Mwzc'sg:,K:,l,,, . v I A . .-:.nare.i.y,M,m:M:l,g. During October 1954, after returning to school we, the Seniors, voted our class officers: Edwin Stock, Presidentg john Modschiedler, Vice Presidentg Deanna Gast, Secretary, V, J. Casemento, Treasurer, and George Stewart, Historian. In reviewing our Senior year at Fortier many things stand out. Our victories in football were few in the past season. Yet locked in our minds remains the memory of spirited trial and devotion on the parts of our gallant players. No matter if they stand or fall, they never really fall. Creditably, our baseball, track, and swimming teams have won many victories thus keeping up a fine athletic standard of outstanding work, sportsmanship and competition, XX'ith these and smaller developing sports such as soccer and wrestling, Fortier's active sports program still goes on. Basketball has set the school's main winning pace. As this year's TARPON goes to press. Fortier is City Champion. This is the first time in twenty years a Public School has won this honor, On the social side, the seniors enjoyed Fortier's first Carnival Ball, with Seniors reigning as King and Queen, a Sadie Hawkins dance, student council and class dances and many activities that brought the coming graduates together in friend- ship and in extra-curricular happenings. The March of Time goes on carrying us toward the outside world-to take our respective places. Before the. actual going occurs we pause a moment to reflect. The mind remembers, and its flash backs reflect our dreams, triumphs. and lesser accomplishments. But all are a part of a larger picture and our coming of age. Before we lc-axe Fortier, however, we give thanks to our Principal and teachers, They gave us a way that we might survive, through knowledge and education. In the offing is the big event-graduation itself. From that moment on we and duties in good faith fully Seniors stand ready to assume our obligations knowing that responsibility must go hand in hand with privileges, Our eyes glance sun of yesterday. Remembering up and out, We see the last rays of the setting life's importance, we gaze into tomorrow's world ready for the future. The hour has come and now-the rising sun. GEORGE G. STEXVART Hirlorian 1955 f- ,...- iiuwifiif ' fa ,- 1 V'- e ' A w'w 'W'Vll7l -zveufra. 4, . .., 7,4 . 113

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