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

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PHONE CALLS AND MORE That was all part of Mr. Thomas’ first day of school. GETTING READY The band pre¬ pared to practice for the pep rally at the first day’s end. BOOKS AND MORE BOOKS- Coach Cathey and friends count¬ ed and sorted books in preparation for the first day of school. CONFUSED That was the look we got from Jamie Hendrix even when it wasn’t the first day of school. FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 13

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Back Again! Confused looks, lots of stairs, and bunches of ques¬ tions. Sound familiar? Well, it was all part of the first day of school. For a lot of stu¬ dents, freshmen and seniors alike, it was their first year as Yellow Jackets. For oth¬ ers, it was their annual re¬ turn to the City of Byrd. At the opening-day pep rally, students talked about their many summer adven¬ tures before the pep-squad, cheerleaders, danceline, and band showed how all their hard summer work paid off. Among the new faces were freshmen Wayman Stewart, Michael Lamen- dola, and Nicole Ramirez. Some of the upperclassmen who appeared at Byrd were: Jackie Burns, Jon Soul- Payne, and Wade Burnett. Senior Keely Verges com¬ mented, “Looking back on all my first days of high school, I’m glad they were at Byrd. That just goes to show that our Jackets really were into The Sting of Things! -j t J A C K E T S! Students cheered as the pep-squad, danceline, and cheerleaders performed on the first day. IMPRESSED Spencer Lee lis tened as his teacher explained the accomplishments for the year. ANXIOUSLY WAITING Dena Law rence awaited her first assignment for Gusher. 12 STUDENT LIFE

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After Hours After that 2:15 bell, the Yellow Jackets were on their way to work, club meetings, or to do that ever so popular pasttime, studying. We caught some of the Jackets in ac tion after school, and we asked them to share with us what they liked best to do in the afternoons. Steve Dement told us he trained for the boxing nationals while Charlie Andrews manages him from Dements corner, doing all those things nec¬ essary to help Dement make those K.O.’s. Tyr- ette Herrington spent her after hours in the lab for Science Club, while Pat¬ rick Scott hit the courts to practice his famous forehand. Kati Jeter, Wanda Mur¬ ray, and Katherine Snider headed for those Golden Arches on Line Avenue where they wrapped the burgers, stacked the fries, and served Big Macs with a smile. Bobby Barber treked down town to the D.A.’s office, and that entrepen- eur, Clint Miller, spent his time at his own company. Miller said, “I serve as president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, chief cook, and bottle washer of Clint Miller’s Computer Labels. Amy Young and Pam McMullen spent many hours perfecting their bal¬ ance beam routines while Laurie Self, Sean Townes, and Trey Pierce ran through several rolls of film trying to get that great Gusher or High Life shot. All in all, Jackets con¬ tributed to the betterment of Byrd, the community, and our city after school.