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

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Marv MrKt Donna Mirldlrbrooks. and Linda Srntr , ll hrrlpcd Mr. Jo» Dornirr with many jol s beforc ihe opening of school. Girls P.E. classes provtded stimulation and cnjoyment for girls aft» r a long day of study. Thr Jackrt Band demonMrated prccision marching al the half-time performance of the Jesuit gamc. 13

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Although davs of classes at Byrd are cer- tainlv liusy, arti il does not cease at the ring ol the 3:00 holl. After-school hours are de voted to sueh hehind-the-seene tasks as sports practire, hand praetiee, hanner-painting, skit- writing, and newspaper and vearhook work. Seeing a eouhov walking with a saloon girl down the hall is not uncommon at Bvrd — at least not on Go West Dav, when most students partieipatc h wearing Western outfits. The oeeasion is the day of the game against the Fair Park Indians. Gator Hunt Dav is held be- fore the Captain Shreve game, when students and teachers don purple derbies. On bolh of these days the cafeteria walls are covered with banners depicting Western store Ironts and gator swamps. Laler on in the year, Baskethall Day is held to arousc spirit before an impor- tant game. When spring comes around. Jun- iors get hus raising money for their prom, and N.H.S. members tr to persuade otherstu- dents to send a carnalion to someone. P artici- pants in the Dope Stop program work year- round to stress the ha ards of drug abuse to el- ementarv schoolers. These activities, arnong others, help build JACKET SPIRIT. This Is The Spirit We Love Cere Sartori. posing as Dr. Shaw. with ihe hetp of other students, presented a pep rally skit that filled the student body with Jacket Spirit. Students endcd a busy day at Byrd when the 3:00 hell rang. 12

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Jacket Spirit “Keeps On Keeping On” Graduation timc docs not mcan thc ciul of JACK- ET SPIRIT. Graduatcs from formcr cars support thc school in manv vvavs hccausc it is thc mcmorics vvithin cach pcrson s hcart that kccps thcni f kcopine on. Honi(‘coming i onc of th(‘ man examples of this lirigcring spirit. This ycar s Honiccoming was a spccial onc bccausc of thc ' Goldcn Era of Athletes rcunion, honoring Coachcs Harold M. Knilan and F. H. Prendcrgasl and thc othcr graduates, along with thc loothall and hasi ' hall playcrs from 1925 through 1935. During thcsc years, Bvrd produced four (oothall and fi c haschall statc championship tcains. Years l’rorn now whcn wc hcar of Byrd, we will picturc thc auditorium in which many spirited assemblies were held. Somc will recall the horror of rccciving a notc froin Ofllcc 107 or losing a hall | ass which vvc ncvcr had. Wc will rememhcr thc lunch passcs wc did not «et and thc frustrations of rcallv trving lo studv in studv hall. Ev cry graduating scnior takes somc JACKET SPIRIT with him, hut also passcs it on to undcr- classmcn. In this wav thc spirit will stav with B rd always and keep hcr on top. The timeless (jualitv of this spirit can hc summcd up in onc simplc state- mcnt: JACKET SPIRIT AINT NEVER GONNA 1)1 E! N.H.S. members, Paul Seotl, Martha MrClcllarul, Bennett Politz. and Melanie Jouett, made plans for the Homecoming assembly. Nina Planchard and Alvah Ann Neal distributed the first issue of the HIGH LIFE in homerooms. 14