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

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GATOR HUNT DAY Boosted Spirit Jackie Jacket. the winning car of the Key Club car-decorating contest, was the work of Sharon Dearing. Gator Hunt Day. the day of the Cap¬ tain Shreve game, was filled with spir¬ ited activities. The cafeteria was deco¬ rated with murals painted by the Senior Pep Squad. Interact won the Key Club car-decorating contest with their club’s entry. The individual award was given to Sharon Dearing for her decorated car. Students also promoted spirit by painting sheet banners which were hung from the outside wall of the gym. The pep squad, using the theme, “Lick the Gators, presented the student body with suckers. The skit given by the cheerleaders was highlighted by the presentation of a new and living Jack the Jacket. The football players were awarded a large spirit stick at the assembly to show appreciation for their many hours of hard work. Kay Mock portrayed the Cowardly Lion in the Gator Hunt Day assembly. During the week of the Captain Shreve game, murals were put up in the cafete¬ ria to depict the Jacket-Gator rivalry. Activities 19

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ORIENTATION Presented New Principal On the first days of school, August 26 and 27, students were presented with the Orientation assembly. In a skit explaining the functions of various clubs and organizations, students encouraged new Jackets to participate in Byrd activities. The sound of a whis¬ tle, starting the march of the Pep Squad into the auditorium, startled many new students. Curt Thurmon introduced the new principal, Mr. Jewell Wagner, and Dr. Rose Fitzgerald, the new assistant principal. Students looked forward to a new year at Byrd, having seen the spirit and enthusiasm of its students. Mr. Johnny Harkness handed sophomore Jim Moss his schedule card on Orienta tion day. Waiting for the bell to mark the beginning of orientation activities, sophomores and freshmen talked with friends in front of Byrd. Having been introduced by Curt Thurmon. Mr. Jewell Wagner spoke to the student body. On Freshman-Sophomore day. the Pep Squad surprised students by marching into the audito¬ rium to the sound of a drum cadence. 18 GUSHER

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Class of ' 49 Held Memorable REUNION Members of the class of 1949 held a memorable reunion honoring their high school days on October 5. The festivi¬ ties began as the alumna sat and cheered as a group at the Homecoming game. Afterwards a party was given in their honor. The following day the group met at Byrd and held a coffee for their former high school teachers in the Purple and Gold Room. Lunch was then served in the school cafeteria followed by the viewing of slides of their high school days. The Stingerettes wel¬ comed the alumna by marching into the auditorium as did the National Honor Society by presenting a skit. A dinner- dance held that evening ended the activities of the reunion. The graduates of 1949 and their families enjoyed viewing old photographs. Members of the class of 1949 registered in the In the homecoming skit performed at the reunion. Katina Booras as Regan” main hall for the day’s activities. was exorcised by the priest John Russell and his assistant Wayne Homza. 20 GUSHER