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

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What A Scary Thought Deadlines. They come in the form of Science fair projects, finals, presen- tations, and the infamous research paper. If the work was staggered and not put off to the last minute, the as- signment was usually completed easi- ly and efficiently. Stili some students never leamed. I did my Science fair project in a weekend, stated fresh- man Tracy Corr. The weekend before it was due, no doubt. As the high school career contin- ued, another assignment loomed over the student s shoulder. The re¬ search paper. But, was it just another paper or Mades? A research paper is a conglomera- tion of other people s studies. To this. Junior Tim Snell felt that he ' d ' ' rather state my own opinions on the subject. There is no thought involved in doing research, you just go through the mo- tions. John Hext went as far as say- ing the papers are extremely unfair. So, were these hassles necessary? I suppose they have their purpose in preparing us for college. said Vanessa Loud. She then confessed that although that was true, she didn t like them; l ' d rather do an ovemight assignment. ' ' Of course, that s not to say that no papers were done ovemight. Many a bleary-eyed student was seen on the due days. Was it merely coincidental that the number of check-ins and outs abnor- mally increased on those days? H owever the task was taken care of, it had to be taken care of; whether or not the projects were done in days or weeks, they were done. No one, fresh- man to senior, was spared the dread- ed deadline. JUBILATIOM? Junior Kim Clikas celebrates the completion of her 40 notecards due for her research paper. 38 • MAKKiriG TIME

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from the twenty-seventh day of April until the first of May Wade Thomas asked. Where do I get my prom favor? On the first of May was prom, and by l:00a.m. of the third, the event had ended. That evening a hundred or so Wades looked at their favors and were at prom again. On the eighth of May all 223 seniors lay out on a 36 x 78 concrete beach. On a quiit at the tennis net rested Lori Beth Hughes boom box and Mike Sprinkle. Out of those speakers beside Mike poured some ‘clas sic ' Aretha Franklin tune. At the eve of the tenth, tens of Mikes played a tape, heard a tune, and remembered Senior Picnic. Some date in 1987 Chris Stickell thought of his 1986 Oldsmobile. his favored memo- ries of the car were personal ones, but the plastic pride Chris generated when speaking of his first washing the car made that mem- ory equally as personal. On the fifth day of May the graduating Class of 1987 received their caps and gowns. By the twenty-sixth they II have graduated Ideally, by June 2001 four like classes will have graduated and those of 1987 will have secured places in the world; at which time some member of five classes will have run across a red and gold tassle and relived twelve or thirteen years. ALWAYS in company are Vanessa Loud, To¬ rnas SchUtz, and Joycelyn Washington who greatly thrive in moments such as those be- ginning the Christmas holidays. OH THE JOB. Racquel Conn, one of many choir students who worked to a point of ex- haustion, to insure the success of hight- mare on Viking Drive, names a memory of accomplishment in being able to build a haunted house (for the dance) with few funds and that was stili pleasing to many people. ' MOMEHTS TO REMEMBER • 37

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FRUSTRATION . . Junior Antonio Pizarro just can t seem to figure it out. ADDICTIONI Due date! due date? When is the due date? asks Emery Geyer. FRUSTRATION. JUBILATION, ADDICTION OVER DOSE. Darren Davis wonders if Eunice Cotten will make it through the day. Student Life • 39