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

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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

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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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SANTA ' S HELPER. Senior Heather Howard helps Santa Claus (a.k.a. SAY AH. Some Magnet carolers join senior David Golden) smooth his other area choirs in celebrating whiskers for the photography club ' s Christmas on the Red. “A sit with Santa. BOW HEAD. Senior Brad Eddings thinks that even the statues downtown need to enter the festivities. VISSIONS OF SUGAR PLUMS Drama classes performed their version of The Night Before Christmas in the Christmas assembly. HOLIDAZE