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

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And BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT Successful After the skit, the cheerleaders aroused spirit by doing the Have You Got the Spirit? yell. Drum Corps members anxiously awaited the signal for marching into the auditorium. Besides allowing parents to meet the teachers, Back-to-School Night also brought many old friends back together. 19

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Efforts Of Many Made ORIENTATION On August 30 and 31, 1971, many m w stu- dents came to Byrd filled with anxious antiei- pation. Following a song from the hand and thi drumbeat of the Pep Squad, the new stu- dents sat baek and watched other students rep- resenting various aetivities at Byrd. After seeing the enthusiasm of upperdassmen, the new students were filled with the Byrd tradi- tion and pride. Later in the fall, many different organiza- lions worked together to make Baek-to-SehooI Night a suecess. The eheerleaders and the Pep Squad boosted the Jaeket Spirit. while the band enthusiastieally played the Byrd Fight Song. Z Club helped guide the parents to their ehildren’s elassrooms and served refresh- ments. Vlith the effort of these people, Orien- tation and Baek-to-Sehool Night were memora- ble experiences. Mrs. Clayton Smith distributed information concerning P.T.A. memberships to the home-room representatives. Represwntttives o( every orRanization told the new stu- Z” Club member Carol Marre served Hawaiian punch to thirety parents. dents about life at C.E. Byrd. 18

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A Successful CARNIVAL Preceded Everyone’s Favoritc Darling was thc thcm ‘ of the annual Byrd High Pep Squad’s Peep Show, held September 14 in the Byrd gym. The skit, written hy Jan Middleton and Melanie Jouctt, was a beauty j)ag »ant with the football players as contestants. Queen” Jimmy Harrison refused to relinquish his crown at the end of the pageant to the new Evervone ' s Favorite Darling.” Preceding the Peep Show was a carnival also sponsored by the Pep Squad. A variety of booths, w ith everything from the Pie Throw to a Spook House, entertained the large crowd which attended the Carnival. The booths were organized and supervised by Drum Corps members with help from the juniors and sen- iors. Ginger Lenoir’s Candle Squirt Booth won the prize for being the most original and best- decorated. Profits showed that this year’s Car- nival and Peep Show were extremely suceess- ful. Pep Squaders looked on as a contestant struggled for the prize money atop the greased pole. Queen” Jimmy Harrison posed for photographers. Mrs. Mary Williams made a hig splash in the Dunkin ' Booth when the fatal hall hit the target. 20