Biloxi High School - Indian Echo Yearbook (Biloxi, MS)

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Above Left: Band member Kim Drummond cools off in sum- mer bare clothes during a break in rehearsal. Above Right: Jeff Scott seeks liquid relief from blistering temperatures. Middle: A two-headed serpent is another example of the fanciful creatures that grew out of the beach at the Sand Sculpture contest. Lower Left: Coach Worthy McClure beats the noon heat with a quick dip in the pool. Lower Right: The final 1:00 PM half-day bell signaled the beginning of after-school prac- tice for Biloxi High athletes. 7

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Heatwave Thanks to customary high nineties temperatures, the Biloxi School System operated on a half-day basis until September 25. As Biloxi High was one of the few local “air cooled schools, floor fans and water fountains were put to good use during the first sweltering month of the school year. Students welcomed half days as an opportunity to make sum- mer fun last just a big longer, but unfortunate facul- ty members were required to remain in the sizzling classrooms until 4:00 PM every day. Above Left: Muppet Miss Piggy provided the inspira- tion for this entry in the an- nual Gulf Publishing Com- pany Sand Sculpture Con- test. held on September 19. tilled Piggy's Pearl of the Ocean. Above Right: Ron- nie Wilson beams in satisfaction at having a fan all to himself during a par- ticularly warm afternoon. Right Far Right: Cafeteria lunch sales suffered an all- time low during half days. Few students had the ap- petite to down a midday meal whan A lunch started at 10:20 A.M. 6

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Above Left: Alan Collins splashes between the folds of the pool's protective covering, w hich helps to keep the water at a bearably warm temperature. Above Right: Robin Frey provides encourage- ment for an elementary school girl attempting to stay afloat. Right: This group of Biloxi High boys shows more interest in having those pearly whites captured by the camera than Coach Worthy McClure’s lecture on the perils of horseplay. 8