Behrman High School - Bee Hive Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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Y f 1 1 l. ,JUNE 7,1952 Cheerleaders who sparked our teams during the 1951-52 sessions are from left to right, Jean Soudelier, Barbara Hunt, Jimmy Dunn. Janet Saleeby. and Gayle Abbott. Missing from :the piciure are Karen Nielsen and Sammy Harding. CHEERLEADERS MERIT SCHOOL PRAISE ,By Jackie Senat I Y Hats off to our cheerleaders who did a splendid .job 'this season in cheering our teams to victory. ' -. ' Each Friday before the games, pep meetings were conducted in the school auditorium by Behrman's competent cheerleaders. The whole school attended and worked up enthusiasm for the game which followed either that night or on the following Sunday. - P -1 The night before Behrmanys Homecoming game there was a Pep Paraden which the cheerleaders led. It consisted of Boosters, Alumni, players, the'Band, and Behrman patrons. This year the cheerleaders went in a truck and led cheers. At the football banquet the deserving cheerleaders received their letters. Two cheerleaders, who have tirelessly worked this year and who will graduate in June, are Janet Saleeby and Jean Soudelier. Janet has been a cheerleader since 1948 and has been' head cheerleader for two yeras. Through her leadership and dependability she has merited for the cheerleaders a high rating at Behrman High School. Jean was elected cheerleader in 1949. Other cheerleaders for the past season were Gayle Abbott, Jimmy Dunn, Sammy Harding, Barbara Hunt and Karen Nielsen. 9 ' Gayle Abbott replaces Janet as head cheerleader next year. . Miss Mary Alice Bassich, adviser to the cheerleaders, has announced that there will be openings for four new cheerleaders next year. ' If-157

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IH E BEE HIVE p - BDOSTERS PRESENT PRECISION DRILLS DURING HALF-TIME PERIODS By Jackie Sena! More than 150 Boosters from the Junior and Senior High Schools helped spark Behrman's teams throughout the past year. The Boosters, always on hand and full of pep, presented unusual exhibitions of skill in their drills. Perhaps the mo'st novel of all the drills executed by the Boosters this year was that which they presented during half time of the Behrman-Holy Name Game. Together with the Band, the Senior High Boosters perfected a dancing program which they called the Hat Show. In fine coordination the Boosters began the half by doing a kick dance to For He's a Jolly Good Fellow. A waltz-tap to the Bowery followed next. The most spectacular and colorful was the lariat tcssing to Red River Valley? Here the girls twirled crepe paper lariats of all colors in cow-boy fashion, as if they were performing at a rodeo with ropes. The last routine was a military step to Americarr Patrol. Each year the Boosters perform in recognition of Seniors and Ninth-grades. This year during the Behrman-Destrehan Game they presented such a show. It began with the Band and Boosters forming a bow and waltzing around to School Days. Going right into the next routine, the Band became a heart and the Boosters, an arrow splitting the heart, At 'the end of the half the band was seen as a graduation cap and the Boo-sters, as the tassel. This was executed while the Coronation Marchv was in full progress. Although both these shows were finely executed, none was more unique than -that of the Home-Corning Game. For the first time the Boosters presented pre-game entertainment. The Junior High Boosters, carried red and white stripes and white stars against a blue background on the field to form the symbol of our country, the American flag. They remained in their positions and the band played the National Anthem while the flag was raised. I During the half the Senior Boosters and the Band executed with skill and precision several drills honoring service branches of our country. In honor of the Air Corps, the outline of an airplane was formed by the girls. Then they formed an anchor for the Navy, a' cannon for the Army, and a hill with a cross in honor of the Marines. The show 'was climaxed by the Boosters securely locked as a chain representing the strength of America. The Booster Club, consisting of all girls, was formed five years ago by Miss Mary Alice Bassich to help cheer the teams on to victory and to make the half time more entertaining for the spectators. Since that time Mi-ss Bassich has tirelessly worked and given up her time to make the shows a success. Among the graduates of our 1952 class are Jo Ann Borne, Joycelyn Mc- Mahon, Jackie Senat and Gayle Sutton who have worked as Booster Captains under Miss Bassich for the past two years. A MBHS' ' SQUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA COLLEGE ENTERTAINS BEHRMAN BAND By Lloyd Lawrence The Behrman Band, Mr. Milton Bush, the director, and four chosen mem- bers of the Band Parents, Club, enjoyed a one-day trip to Southeastern Louisi- ana College in Hammond on Wednesday April 9, 1952. The Band had scheduled two concerts, one at the Hammond High School and one at the college but be- cause of difficulty which arose in making arrangements the Band was noe able to play for the high school audience. However, some of the high school musi- cians did get to hear the concert held at the college. Early in the day the Band attended a rehearsal of the college glee club and later they were present at a rehearsal of the Southeastern Symphony. The Behrman Band played their scheduled concert at 3:00 in the afternoon. In addition to a delicious lunch, which was served in the college cafe- teria, those who made the trip to Hammond enjoyed fresh strawberries and cream as a fitting dessert. , H156 1 f 1 1

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TH E BEE HIVE 1 f 1 1 ' ' 1 if-1 19558 ACTIVITIES ABOUND IN DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION CLASS By Elsie Waguespack Enrollment in Behrman's Distributive Education class reached an all time high of thirty-eigt students of this year, it was announced by Miss Elvira Miranti, coordinator of the Distributive Education department of Behrman. In the picure above can be seen some of the students' class-room activities. The Distributive Education students in the foreground are recording a sales transaction. This is an i.mpor'ta.nt part of the course, because the recording is played back and each student is able to hear himself as others hear him. Con- structive criticism aids the pupils in their sales work. In the background is the display Behrrnan studenrt-s made and which won the city-wide display contest. This display was later sent to be entered in the National Distributive Education Convention in Wichita, Kansas. On the right is the moving-picture projector used so often by the Distri- butive Education classes. Selling techniques, advertising, display, textiles, and good-grooming are presented to the students through films. This year Behrman again won prizes at the state-wide convention which was held here in New Orleans ails the St. Charles Hotel. Shirley Harding won second prize for her merchandise manual on stockings. Iris Maxwell won third prize for her poster The Link Between Your Present and your Future. This poster can be ,seen in the right hand corner of the above picture. Because enrollment in Behrman's Disstributive Education classes was so large, Behrman was able 'to send two voting delegates to the executive couincil of the New Orleans Distributive Education club. The delegates were Marilyn Lassere and Marian Donahue. The alternate delegate was Loretta Pitre. Other activities of the Distributive Education club included parties for the graduating members, and three city-wide dances. This year a casual dance, a semi-formal and a sock dance proved enjoyable to all who attended. Those members of the class who were not present when the picture was taken are Shirley'CamJnack and Marilyn Lassere.