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

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School With a Mosaic Front Row: Sally Coodin, Diane Chandlcr, Belinda Kimball, Laura Ayers, Kathie Pittman. Second Row: Sandy Sherbert, Trisha Murphy, Diane Smith, Kathy Taylor. Third Row: Ana Salazar, Cindy Meadows, Marsha Robertson, William Norton, Mike Broussard. Front Row: Thomas Boddie, Dottie Luttrell, Carolyn Rozier, Marcy Owens. Second Row: Rachel Cinsburg, June Hunsicker, Penny Byrd, Pam Morrison. Third Row: Tommie Ray, Cecilia Robertson, Randy West, Bar bara Ewing. Designing M door stickers w for Go West Day were Kathryn Parker and Brenda Less- Planning the mosaic which the club made for the teacher’s lounge were Nancy Creamer, Gilbert Hetherwick, Susan Fleming, Cinger Fortson, and Ellen Evans. The mosaic consisted of hundreds of various sized clay discs which were arranged in patterns of color. 25

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BRUSH AND PALETTE Presented Officers for the 1969-1970 Brush and Palette Club were Front Row: Cathy Fryer, Publi- city; Ellen Evans, Treasurer; Ginger Fort- son, Publicity. Second Row: Nancy Creamer, President; Gilbert Hetherwick, Vice-Presi- dent; Susan Fleming, Secretary. Making key chain9 which were later sold by the Art Club were Marion Jones, Tom- mie Hay, and Pat McWilliams. The proceeds from the sale were used to help provide funds for the Brush and Palette Scholarship Award, an honor presented annually to an outstanding art student. To brighten the halls and boost spir- it on Go West Day, the Brush and Palette Club made many westem deco- rations for the traditional event. Ban- ners displaving cowboy figures with the features of each Senior football player and door stickers in the shape of western hats, broken feathers, gun holsters, and spurs were among the contributions of the club. Hours and hours of “artist-power” were also do- nated by members to help the Student Council prepare the numerous posters and banners that decked the halls. Thanksgiving, the art students made tray favors in the shape of pilgrim’s hats, and, stuffing them with candies, the club’s members took them to the Veteran’s Hospital. At Christmas, a party with cokes and cookies was en joyed by all. The Brush and Palette, sponsored by Mrs. Johnnie Jordan, painted and sold original key chains and minia- tures in the spring. Perhaps the club’s greatest contribution to the school was a large mosaic they designed and pre- sented to Mr. Duncan to brighten the teacher’s lounge. Front Row: Brenda Lessman, Sandra Pat- ton, Pat McWilliams, Joyce Hollingsworth. Second Row: Kathryn Parker, Huth Bald- ridge, Susan Robertscn, Susan Burger. Third Row: Cindy Clark, Lisa Norwood, Marion James Jones, John Morgan. 24

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STINGERETTES Sponsored JUNIOR PEP SQUAD: Front Row: Ann Bryaon, Betsy Vogel, Jane Sullivan, Debbie Price, Anne Butcher, Laura Walton, Babs Boykin, Karen Homza, Patti Mullenix, Debbie Slack, Julie Weimar. Second Row: Trudy Turner, Shirley Jacques, Elizabeth Eglin, March King, Donna Lawrence, Diane Smith. Pat Gordey, Susan Hiers, Becky Palmer, Lynn Hardey. Third Row: Judy Hinkie, Dana Lawrence, Betsy Gresham, June Hunsicker, Janet Fowler, Teri Thompson, Susan Fleming, Ellen Evans. Well-worn was the grass of the sum- mer practice field as marchers worked three and a half hours a day for six weeks in preparation for the coming school year. It was a steaming afternoon in July. A group of girls attired in everything from blue jean shorts to haircurlers and covered with dust from head to toe dragged themselves across the practice field and wondered how they would ever last through the coming six weeks of heat, dirt, and sun. Summer practice had begun, and the 138 girls forming the Byrd Stingerettes had launched a year filled w ith joy, agony, exploding energy, and total exhaustion. They faced ten and a half months of devoting hours and energy to an important force of their life, Byrd High School. From that balmy afternoon forward, sacrifice be- came a law to each girl. Banners waited to be painted and hung to adorn the halls; posters, also made by the Stinger- ettes, were on the list of things to do. Each week several members trans- formed themselves into salesmen of Contentment and pride swelled within each Stingerette’a heart as she left the field, knowing that all her efforts were worthwhile. spirit tags which boosted morale for football and basketball games. Thursday mornings found the roof of the audito- rium raised by shouts of joy and songs of spirit to spur each athletic team to its peak of performance. Spectators at games saw the Pep Squad tum an ordinary football field into a stage on which a show of precision marching was masterfully performed. Selling C. E. Byrd sweatshirts and T-shirts was a project used to raise money, in addition to the annual fund-raising Carnival and Peep Show. The Pep Squad also spon- sored the first Spring Sports Day honor- ing all participants in baseball. track, golf, and tennis. This extraordinary group of juniors and seniors did more than merely carry out these many responsibilities; every girl put her heart into it, and, thus her efforts brought great reward in a sensation of true ful- fillment.