C E Byrd High School - Gusher Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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When does a student at Byrd realize he has Jacket Pride? Perhaps he knows when he thrills to hear the Pep Squad thunder into the auditorium on the first day of school. He might have realized it the first time he sang “We Are Jackets” or answered lr. Duncan’s question of “WTio are the Jackets?” Regardless of when or how someone came to know and understand Jacket Pride, the important thing is that he knows he has it. Jacket Pride will make his heart swell with happiness in victory, but it will give him the ability to hold his head high in defeat. Each year some new students enter Byrd and are caught up in a whirl of spirit and excitement, but each year the seniors who have diligently led the school must leave. Yet the beat goes on in the heart of Byrd, and this is true because Jacket Pride will never leave. Every year a different group answers the immortal “Who are the Jackets?,” but what is in the hearts and minds of these students is always the same. Jacket Pride will drive them to reach for the top; it will comfort them in defeat, but most of ail, it will bring happiness and joy to all those caught by its spell. Jacket Pride will live forever in the hearts of those who have experienced it. It will immortalize all that is youthful, happy, and exciting. all those things that are Byrd. Forever smiling in victory or defeat, Jack the Jacket proudly rules over all athletic contests at Byrd. His appearance at any game brings exuberant cheers and standing ovations. This happy mascot symbolizes the spirit and pride every Jacket treasures for Byrd. IT’S FOREVER . . . Memhers of the frcshman and soph- omore football team practiced hard during the summer and after school in the fall. They showed great promise for the next season and gave every Jacket the hope of better times to On the day the cheerleaders decorated the cars on Byrd’s parking lot with purple and gold streamers in honor of a Captain Shreve football game that night, a most colorful sight greeted the students at 3:00. 15

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“Byrd, We Stand to Honor Thee” T 7 ,:, is 7iyrd 7liy i fVc 7t x t)ou ttil ' ioon 6e as muc i a f art o it as it n i 6e a f art o you. 7 io t .s your uturc anr you io t its utur . c onron is un imttet L)ou can ncocr caoc yrd )liy i tSc too or its trainmy. its nemoriex and its r f uiatton rtuZ yo a it you oreoer. Li tetrise iyt ' f 1 iy t Sc oo can neoer era.se you: i e rnar you rna re ufxm i is in.sti u ion ni rerna n ere or eterniiy. i)o not ta e iy t tj t e tas a iic i ies be ot ' e you. 7n tjour ant s rests t e uture o 7iyrr 7 iy i tSc ioo t ie f ro sf ec s o t e ( ity o r S ret ef ori i e f ririe o ouisiana. i e of e o Tlmerica .. anr t e r estiny o t e 7 tor r . With thcse words which shinc forth in Byrd’s front hall, thc GUSHER staff of 1970 is honorcd to dedicate this book to Byrd High School itsclf —to this institution of magic spirit and rcvcrcd traditions which has bccn such an inspiring and vital forcc in our livcs this ycar. Wc salutc Byrd High School, thc brilliancc of its past, thc challcngc of its prcscnt, and, abovc all. thc promisc of its futurc—for with- in it lics a sccd of eternal hopc uhich always has and always will sprout and grow and dcvclop in cach Jackct. So the influence of Byrd will continuc to yield fruit throughout thc years to comc. And wc, wc will ncvcr rcallv leavc Byrd High School or forget our mcmories of tcars and pain and joy and learning and living which came to us hcrc. Thcy will be with us throughout our lives, and. in thc ycars to come. our hcarts will always hold this song: “ Byrd , ue stand to honor thee f Alma Mater true. Loyal homage ue u ill bring Throu h the years to you. Loyalty y honesty , With our friendship hold , Aluays deep u ithin our hearts The Purple and the GoldF 17