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

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ORIENTATION Filled With the ringing of the 8:10 bell, Bvrd students rushed into the auditorium to see the skit performed by the Student Coun- cil. The skit pictured all aspects of student life at Byrd. Deciding upon which organizations to join was made much easier after the students saw the skit. Ending the assembly with ' We Are the Jack- ets,” the Pep Squad and band fdled the new Byrdites with spirit which would never leave them as long as they lived. The band, directed bv Mr. Shields, en- tertained the students w ith their livelv music. Rehearsing the skit for Orientation Dav, Joe Dover, Steve Culpepper, and Nyle Politz discussed their parts. In answer to Have ya got the spir- it?’’ members of the stage crew sang and danced to ' We Are the Jackets.” With the blowing of the majorette’s whistle and the beating of the drums, the Byrd High Pep Squad marcht‘d down the aisles of the auditorium. 20

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Activities are a major part of C. E. Byrd. They are neces- sary in bringing the students together and making high school life more meaningful and worthwhile. Whether a student is musical, athletic, or mathematically inclined makes no difference for there is an activity for each and every stu- dent at Byrd. This wide range of extracurricular activities ex- pand the student’s view of life. They prepare him for facing the outside world.

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Students With Spirit After the assembly, students got their schedule cards and began searching for their classrooms. At Baek-to-SchooI night, parents learned about various school activities and organi- zations, through displays in the front hall. Mrs. Marv McClanahan explained to parents how slu graded papers and tests. Bvrd s mascot, Jack the Jacket, was displaved in the hall for parents on Back-to-School Night. 21