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

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A place of unique experiences and wonderful people. that's BRHS. The improvisations at the SGA assembly are the first of much entertainment. Actors like Gretchen Case practice long and hard to make great first stage impressions. Stopping between classes Is another way to make good impressions on one's friends. The first school dance of the year always brings out the impressively different personalities of those who attend. First lmprcssions 3

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First Impressions — Faces And Places Everyone forms lasting impressions of people and places. Baton Rouge High was no exception. Whether one had been here three years already or if it was for the first time, the place and the new faces were all leaving a memorable mark. The seniors had graduation and college planning, the juniors had the all important prom, the sophomores were no longer the youngest and had a new sense of freedom, and the freshmen had four of the best years of their lives still to experience. BRHS offered even the most skeptical of these groups a variety of new and different experiences with which to be impressed. The most important and lasting impression was made on the first day of school. Meeting new people and new teachers and seeing old friends who looked a little different after a summer, that first day set the pace for the rest of the year. The days after that first one were just other marks in a great high school career; they gave everyone something special to look back on in the years to follow. Smiles like the one Carroll Haymon wears form great first impressions. It's always reassuring to know that when in doubt someone can point the way. During lunch, the front lawn is a nice place to meet new people and see old friends. 2 First Impressions

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Best In Everyone’s Eyes BRHS is a place of unparalleled educational opportunities and excellence of education standards. Renee Suire and Cindy Allison take time out from the festivities to show off some green and gold balloons. During the 1982-83 school year an official for the national board on education, Antoine Garibaldi, visited BRHS. What was he here for? He was looking at the school’s many different programs, teaching methods and at the students. After the reports and evaluations, we were chosen as one of the top one hundred and fifty elementary and secondary schools in the entire na tion. Dr. Raymond Arveson, the Superintendent for East Baton Rouge Parish Schools, and Miss Mary Lee Guillot, our Principal, then went to Washington to receive a flag com mending us for our excellent programs and hear an address by President Ronald Reagan. The planning for a school presentation of a plaque then began. The big day occurred November 16. and the entire student body took part, dressing up for the occasion. Several bakeries, along with Goudchaux, our adop tor, and other local merchants, presented the school with a huge cake, honey buns, punch, cokes, programs. and balloons to make the day special. The presentation lasted an hour and had entertainment provided by MTW, the choir, the gymnastics team and the band. Miss Guillot received a telegram from Hensen Moore congratulating the school. She was presented the plaque recognizing our Excellence in Education by Dr. Bruce Haslem, representing Secretary of Education, Ted Bell. The day was filled with impressions as everyone realized that we had been recognized in everyone's eyes as one of the best in the nation. «1 4 The Best