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

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Let s do the TIME WARP AGAIM! Country and westem singer Ronnie Milsap may think that they ' re lost in the fifties tonight, but the Renais- sance Club members are more likely to be interested in lutes, lances, and lordships. They may even belong to the Society for the Preservation of Creative Anachronism. Interested in Renaissance folklore, lifestyles, music and entertainment, the club has a large following among faculty and students. Several bus trips have been made in recent years to the fest at Plantersville, Texas, near Hous- ton. Closer to horne, another festival, held near Waxahachie (outside Dal- las), is hosted in April and May. Some decathlon teams visited the site after competition was over in April. Although one faculty trip was com- pletely inundated by rain, an anony- mous spokesman for the anonymous group claims that they had a great time trying to find the place, But ali activities were cancelled, so we went to Dallas and ate a bunch — oh, and we found a neat bookstore. Had the group ventured inside the festival grounds, they would have heard cries of Soak a bloke or drench a wench — for only two pence.” Indeed! They did not need to pay to participate in a child s game of dump- ing a bucket of water on another s head. They said they were already washed up. MONEY DOESNT OROW ON TREES. This artisan, a member of the traveling troubadors who demonstrate their crafts at some fifteen Renaissance festivals around the country, Show his audience that minting coins is a tedious process. First, a slug of malleable metal is heated. The metal must be white hof before it is placed in the press. Once the vice is tumed, pressure is applied and impressions are made on both sides of the coin. This money would really burn a hole in your pocket — unless it is cooled in water for about 15 minutes. LORDS AND LADIES OF THE TABLE ROUND. Some of this year s Renaissance Club pose in the student quadrang le. They are Paula Vasquez, Mary Montgomery. Dzung Huynh, Jeremy Jinks, and Sonja Lattier. RENAISSANCE CLUB • 175

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Octagon Club stresses Service with an optimistic attitude Octagon club patrons include H. Burch, E. Mayo, L. Ferdinard. B. McMew. M. Sprinklc. B. Patterson, K. Berg. J. Grecnfield, K. Dcsoto. B. Owen. L. Bordelon. L. McKinney, K. WaguespacK. T. Britt. T. Drummond, F. Elzie. N. White, K. Rainey, C. Sandcrs. A. Schild. M. Yarbrough. S. Pouncy. C. Perm enter. L. Nguyen. C. Lee, P. Kadair. J. Brasseux, J. Kecnc. S. Morsworthy, 5. Walley. K. hatchcr, M. Viso, J. Whittington, J. Ok, K. hawkins, B. Tipton. Serving others was the main goal of Octagon Club members. True to its namc, Octagon Club was a multi-dimensional Service organization that is affiliated with the Optimist Clubs of America. Octagon Club members involved in several school and community activities. On campus, Octagon members operated the Book nook, a small bookstore which offered pencils, pens, paper, and various other school supplies. Mem¬ bers worked hard and donated their profits from selling cokes and bumper stickers to the school. During Momecoming, Octagon Club sponsored a marriage divorce booth. Another Octagon Service was the annual canned food drive. Octagon Club members as- sisted a local Optimist chapter with supplying holiday meals for the needy in the community at the Nospitality Mouse. Octagon club, sponsored by Mrs. June Moore and Mrs. Karon Waguespack, was a circle of commitment drawn by special students who dedicated their time to serving others. OHE MORE TIME. Octagon Club sponsor Karon Waguespack doesn t mind staying after school to help students better understand the ups and downs of arithmetic. 174 • MARKIHG DIEEERENCES

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MHS has found that giving is One of the simple pleasures of life Based on academic achievement, National Honor Society is devised for the encouragement of student partici- pation in community Service projects. The students who enter into the Club are those who are dedicated to their work. They must obtain 48 quality points and an average of 3.5 for the semester in order to qualify for mem- bership. I admire these students for their ability to maintain their grade aver- ages and continue with their other ac- tivities, commented Mrs. Martha Al- len, a new sponsor. NHS practices many Services throughout the year such as the tutor ing of students in various subjects and the annual Christmas Service pro- ject of making pillows for the resi- dents of the Magnolia Manor nursing horne. Twenty members went to the nursing horne and delivered pillows and sang Christmas carols. This pro- ject helped the elderly, and it also al- lowed the students to experience the joy of giving pleasure to others. I wish that even more could be done for these people all year round, remarked Service project chairman Amy Schild. ' i am pleased with the activities of Honor Society. I wish the members were not so diverse and had not such different interests. They seldom have the opportunity to get together as a group ' remarked sponsor Mary Rounds. BLAST OFF! On rocket: Michael Anderson, Ke- vin Waguespack. Bryan Patterson, Heather Burch, (row 2) Brian Bassinger. Derek Lathon. (front row) Jennifer Tseng. Tracey Widiger, Jen- nifer Rowe. Leslie Bordelon, Jennifer Bras- seaux, Amy Rhoads. Martha Yarbrough, Susan Burnette. Aimee Ratana. Lori Beth Hughes. Tanya Mascarich. Kim harju, Mark Lyles. La- verne Perdinand, Heil Hohmann, Tommy Britt, Laureen Gremillion, Michelle Oliver, Michael Carroll. Stacey Savell, Kristi Sandifer. Kim San- difer, Amy Schild, Shatarshea Anderson. 176 • MARKIMG DIFFERENCES