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

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ALWAYS DEEP WITHIN OUR HEARTS Competition is a dominant word at Byrd High School. Bvrd kept its good athletic standing with an excellent bas- ketball and baseball team and a foot- ball team which went to the state playoffs. The debate team won trophy after trophy over the nation, while the tennis team attempted to maintain the state championship title, which it has held for over a decade. The student body of Byrd is known for its spirit and team support. Because of the participation of everyone and the excellence of teams, Byrd High School is widelv admired. Bvrd students stood during one of the manv erueial moments of the foothall season. Nothing speaks with greater truth of the Jaeket deter- basketball players praetieed for their upcoming season. mination than this sign. 12

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THE PURPLE AND THE GOLD The keystone of life at C. E. Byrd is contained in one small five-letter word, S-P-I-R-I-T. Byrd High Sehool exemplifies that very word; not just the Pep Squad or Purple Jaekets, hut the whole of Bvrd High Sehool. from the faculty to the fresh- man class. With the coming of students from Valencia and Captain Shreve. Bvrd ' s spirit faced a supreme challenge. The challenge was to ealm ill feelings and unite all into one school body. Jacket Spirit came through when it counted, for as foot- ball and basketball seasons wore on, hardly a person refused to join in the singing of We Are the Jackets or the Alrna Mater. Byrd spirit has been shown for years in one statement. Jacket Spirit Ain ' t Never Gonna Die. It might be said that with the addition of the new students, Jacket Spirit rose from times of turmoil and dissent to forrn a sense of togetherness and pride in the school. C. E. Byrd IS Spirit. ' W » - Sludrnts gathorcul in Iront of thc school lor an- othcr Victorv Flag raisin altcr thc Bookt r T. Washington gamo on Hallowocn ni ht. Prcdic ting anothcr win, thc studcnt IhhIv cndcd tho Airlinc pcp rallv with strains ol Wc Aro thc Jaokots.” Durin thc asscmhlv hcforc thc Bookor T. Washin ton gamc, thc Pcp Squad and chccrlcadcrs surpriscd thc foothall tcam with a cako. M