Baton Rouge High School - Fricassee Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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 DO YOU REMEMBER 4 forgot about a test? Ate Chcrr ’ Tarts in the Cafeteria? failed a test? fell asleep in class? did something right? drove a car? had a near-miss on a traffic ticket? were brave, but gave the wrong answer? got dropped? listened to hard rock? spilled a lunch in the cafeteria? wore make-up? I remember those disgusting cherry tarts we used to have ir. the cafeteria at least twice a week. They were covered with artifi cial w-hipped cream which hid what we presumed was a glob or fake cherries mixed with a sticky syrup. They were encased in a rock-hard crust.” No one could eat more than half of one, but they were better than the iello we had on the other three days. One Friday, everyone was looking for something to do at lunch. They sat in the cafeteria listlessly talking and chasing peas around their plates. I saw a guy standing in line w-ho actually bought two of the tarts. I recognized him by his reputation as one of the clumsiest people in school. As he left the line, his past caught up with him, he tripped, hurling the tart grenades across the room and striking two girls One was somewhat upset at her new white-now-red blouse, and took the half-tart from her plate and neatly dropped it on the sprawling grenade thrower. Suddenly, the area within a f if teen j foot radius of the combatants came alive with tart projectiles The ensuing battle sent about a dozen bodies to the of f ice. It was. however, the last day we lud tarts. went to a dance, and didn’t? used a blow dryer? dressed out in a PE class? fell out of a desk? tried to check out? were hassled because your pants were too short? forgot an assignment, locker key. pencil, etc.? went parking? liked someone, and he actually liked you? 6

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THE FIRST TIME YOU. • Tried to Cheek In? Dressed Out for P.E.? I remember the first time I dressed out in P.F.. It was disgusting. The stupid baggy blue contraption had elastic in the legs, no sleeves and snaps down the front. Okay girls, dress out and line up in the gym.” What we weren't prepared for was the startling reality that we were sharing the gym with another class. Making the grand entrance into a gym full of snickering boys was one of the most traumatic experiences that I ever encountered. Probably everything that could possibly happen in P.E. to humiliate anyone happened to me. I couldn’t do the sidc-straddlc-hop, my knee socks wouldn’t stay up, and then the physical fitness tests. Who cares how far you Can throw a softball or how fast you can pick up erasers? So you get a little patch if your scores are in the eightieth percentile. I wouldn’t have anything to put the patch on anyway. So here I sit, out of P.E., patchlcss and just as out of shape as ever. When a student is late, he has many choices as to which approach to take to get in class. Unfortunately, the Attendance Office Staff will believe none of them, thus making it even more difficult to procure the sacred Excused Slip.” One might use one of the more conventional excuses — car broke down, missed bus, or slept late. The more creative student might roll around in a ditch, put a mackerel in his pocket, and gurgle upon entering the office. Or for the dramatic effect, one might breathlessly run into the office exclaiming. Four young hoodlums stole my tires while I was on the interstate.” You should never forget that checking in is a somewhat precarious situation; therefore, your excuse must be infallible, for infallibility breeds acceptance, and acceptance is what it’s all about. Brace up. grit your teeth, and good luck!