Caddo Magnet High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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Sophomore Chip Foust enjoys “clowning around with Ronald Mc¬ Donald. While taking a meditative walk, Sophomore Monlque Hands tries to put her finger on the essence of style. With a look of dedication. Senior Ginger Thomas puts the finishing touches on her art project. Clothes are often used to enhance one s style. Junior Joycelyn Wash ington enjoys trying out one of the stylish outfits at The Limited. 4 • Opening Mu

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Billy Vaughn and Renee McCuthen wait patiently for a bite while Bud dy Stevenson is being pulled off the pier by a huge catfish at Caddo Lake. Outside of school, Joe Ferguson spends extra time at Southside Swim Club. He is a member of the swim team at Southside, but also enjoys diving. Senior Stephanie Shows relaxes at her window seat while trying to complete an English assignment. She takes a break from writing to share a joke with a friend. On the weekends, senior Robert Pringle shows dedication to the community by volunteering time for the Shreveport Pire Depart ment. Uf.f L 0 03 . Opening • 3

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Magnet: A Choice Decision As students were constantly being remind- ed, Magnet was a school of choice. Not every- one could make it at Magnet, but students eagerly met the challenge to succeed for they had found a home in Magnet. “At first I chose to come here because I didn’t want to go to Byrd,” said sophomore Paul Cascio, “but last year I had a chance to leave and I didn’t want to because I like the people here.” “Last year I heard about the music pro gram; it was good,” explained Ellen English, a freshman. I also wanted to get a good educa- tion, so I came here.” A good education was the principle upon which Magnet was found- ed. “Excellence in Education” proclaims the school motto and that was found to be a distinet characteristic of the school. “It (Magnet) offers a different type of atmo- sphere than most schools,” felt senior Pam Thomas. Sophomore Penny Ewoldsen brought out another aspect of the school. ‘Magnet s unique because of the people, the sense of belonging, and knowing it’s a privilege, not a requirement, to go to Mag net,” she said. Even simple things helped stu¬ dents choose Magnet. “They’ve got golf!” sophomore Brett Wilkes proclaimed. “Thank goodness!” But even in this atmosphere of excellence, there was room for improvement. “The building is too small,” complained sophomoxe Erin Ennis. “I think we should go to Byrd.” “I would eliminate vandalism,” stated El¬ len. “It messes up our school and its name.” With what some felt were drawbacks to the school program, students might have been held back in some areas, but they took a very positive attitude toward “these drawbacks”. “I have benefited from this because it has taught me to ‘hang in there’. In my freshman year I did really bad and almost didn’t get back in. Now I want to stay and I am doing better. I miss the sports because I love to play football, but I can handle it,” said Paul. “Probably the only thing I lost in coming to Magnet was going out with football players,” laughed Erin. “Of course, that’s not a lot,” she added. So Magnet had a unique style. A style that encouraged friendships and learning. An origi- nal style that would evoke fond memories in the years to come. Opening • 5