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

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THE GREAT OUTDOORS. Amy Chrietzberg and Jared Brumley enjoy time in the woods together. ALL SMILES!! Senior Jeff Wilkinson and Freshmen Christine Huckabee spend time together at their locker. AN EVENING OF ART. Seniors Cari Millender and Sheila Adger take time out from Senior Showcase to smile. LOVE CONNECTIONS

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Trying To SttUfiay Si ty£e Make Those Love SeetttecC Connections Most people agree that weaving through the loving couples in the hall was some- what tiresome. Some couples find it necessary to be slightly affectionate with one another, to help each other get through the day to be sure. The student body had many ways to help originate a rela- tionship. One being Sadie Hawkins. Ah — a chance for the females to get top priority instead of waiting on him to ask for the date. In addition, to Sadie Hawkins, leap year feli this year and gave Magnet girls, as well as bachelorettes around the world, a chance to snag themselves a bachelor. Student Government Associ- ation attempted to make some love connections with their computer dating Service. Ev- eryone was given a sheet con- taining different types of per- sonality questions which were submitted back to the S.G.A. The much anticipated results arrived revealing the compati- bility of the students with one another. While some students were shocked and excited by their possible mates, others questioned the reliability of the Service. As did Byron Connell who said, “You can’t rely on those things. I don’t even know these people.” Stili in all it was another example of an innovative S.G.A. idea. Soci- ology students got a taste of the married scene. For exam¬ ple, students were married and given a certain budget to live with. Miss Susan Keith, who sponsored the project said, of it, “It gives the kids a chance to learn manageability of money and the lessons of sacrifice. Although the Soci- ology love connections were a mockery, one Magnet senior decided to make her relation- ship permanent. Pam Nether- ton became Mrs. Mark Miley on March 12, 1988. There was also another spectrum of romance, those which seemed to go on for months and months, but when asked if there were dating nei- ther persons ever really know. “It ' s a very delicate situation. It’s also very hard to detine ex- actly what a relationship is. I figure if you go out with a girl for five months you are dating; anything after that you are an official couple,” explained the wise voice of Sr. Darren Davis. People expressed their af- fection in many different ways. The most popular way amongst Seniors was certainly the exchanging of Senior rings. It’s hard to believe that everyone waited three and a half years for the honor of that ring, and soon after receiving it, they give it to their mate. I guess the old adage is correct, LOVE is blind. But I wonder if maybe it’s deaf, dumb, and blind, too. ROLE REVERSAL. Seniors Meg McJunckins and Scott Peatross have plenty to smile about on Ugly Miss night! SPICE OF LIFE

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Is It Time For fadt s4aot6e% A Breather? £xctc4e deave Holidaze Ocn Sc6m£? QUESTION: Can you match the correct holiday to cJefinitions below? (Note: the holidays are not neces- sarily in chronological order.) Holiday 1: Students are let loose a week to prepare for and celebrate the death of a native American Bird. This symbolizes our gratitude for our good fortune. Trips to Grandmother’s house are most frequent during this time. “I went to visit my grandparents in N.Y., said Jason Pharr. He also comment- ed that the Empire State Building is as tali as they say it is. Half of this day is spent in starving anticipation and the other half in la- menting the sin of gluttony. “There is so much food, I was so full I just went to sleep.” said senior Emery Geyer. (No doubt to escape being miserably full.) Holiday 2: This occurs precisely one week after Holiday 4. Most of the celebrating goes on at night. “We get a bunch of guys together and go looking for a party, laughed senior Scott Peatross. Some argue that this is not a real holiday, but as sophomore Mickey Ray put it, “Its’ a great excuse to eat, drink, and be merry!” This evening shuffles out the old and welcomes the new. Holiday 3: On this day, within A- Wing, God is seen entering the school restroom, and a boy dressed in drag speaks quietly to Mr. Gar- rett. Down by Mr Scott’s room, someone donning a rather large overcoat and a crazed grin points at a young lad and whispers, “Hey, you! I got something to Show you! Before the youth can make an es¬ cape, he is flashed and left stand- ing there, stunned. One mad flasher, junior Penny Grigsby. confessed, “Even though I had to be persuaded to dress up, i had so much fun!” (After this holi¬ day there is an abundance of tiny cellophane-wrapped candies around campus.) Holiday 4: Someone put pea- nuts on the fire! (Chestnuts are so expensive!) A little man runs around sinking his teeth into people ' s noses. Despite this, a warm feeling settles over most everyone as the spirit , quite contagious at this time of year, overtakes them. Love of na¬ ture is shown as many bring live trees (imagine) into their homes. Families gather ' round and lovingly adorn the tree with strings of electric lights and plastic ornaments with the “made in Hong Kong tags carefully peeled away. We usually put the tree up as a family deal, but we’re not too anx- ious to this year because it ' s a mess to get down, said senior Dan Walk- er. It can be a hassle to get the tree down, but certainly it is a time for family. The unravelling of tree lights, not a one-man job, often can be made to six, seven. and maybe even eight people! On this holiday morn- ing (following an evening when peo¬ ple used to sing door-to-door), gifts are discovered under the tree. These were carried in through the chimney by a rather chubby and cherubic fellow decked out in red fur. ANSWERS: New Year’s Eve Christmas Thanksgiving Halloween SPICE OF LIFE