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

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Say You Tttayuet Studente Want A PC iy S wte Revolution ‘PatettcaC We interrupt this yearbook to bring you the latest political gos- sip and, yes, of course, news. Var- ious sources in Baton Rouge have said that ex-governor Edwin Ed- wards will give-up politics to pur- sue a lite of religious fulfillment. Yeah, he’s gonna be a television evangelist, yeah, yeah, that’s the ticket. In other reports, Sopho- more English teacher, Mary Rounds, will be giving up teaching to become a professional mis- tress of ceremonies for the state of Louisiana .... no, the United no, the world, yeah that’s it. Governor Buddy Roemer is not only busy trying to balance the budget, he’s working to move the capital of Louisiana from Baton Rouge to New ... no, to Shreve ... no, to Zwolle, yeah, that’s the ticket. Governor Roemer is also trying to buy a new song for the state of Louisiana. He’s gonna buy the rights to Revolution ” for $2,000,000, no, for 90,000,000, no ... $500,000,000, yeah, that’s the ticket. Ticket! Lottery ticket, in Louisi¬ ana? Politics in Louisiana affects the lives of everyone young or old. The gubernatorial election, for in- stance, managed to amaze just about everyone with the an- nouncement that Buddy Roemer won. Senior Cathryn Hali was “Ecstatic” when she heard the news. ‘‘AII I can really say is yay, go Buddy go!” Cathryn added. This sentiment was shared by many people who saw Roemer’s win as a turning point for the state of Louisiana. Locally, the fourth district Con- gressional race tried to carry on the views of the Roemer cam- paign. Even closer to horne, Mag- net’s own Jon and Heather Tiner became personally involved in the election when their father, former editor of the Shreveport Journal, announced his candidacy. “It was a lot of work, but it was enjoyable for the whole family,” were Jon’s thoughts on the election. “We grew a lot closer through the whole thing,” added Heather. Stan Tiner’s showing in the elec¬ tion was quite good considering this was his first try for a political office. Is there a possibility of Mr. Tiner running for another office? Other Magnet students became involved in the Congressional race too. Seniors Sherry Pool, Becki Evans, and Jeannie Rohrbaugh worked on the Jim McCrery cam- paign taking phone calls and deli- vering signs. “We worked all day on election day, it was really ex- citing,” commented Sherry Pool. “I felt kind of guilty working for Jim McCrery, since Jon’s father was running, but, oh well, that’s politics,” added Sherry. SMILE IF YOITRE NOT LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR — Ex- Lieutenant Governor Bobby Freeman takes time out to visit with seniors Beth Bundy. David Golden, Mary Wimberly and Shayne Berry who were in Baton Rouge during Youth and Government. SPICE OF LIFE y y

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Not everyone can produce a two-dollar bili from a regular one-dollar bili or meet RUSH or even write a famous novel. After a thorough, tiring, frus- trating, aggravating, but bene- ficial search through the corri- dors of Magnet High, I found numerous talented people. The following is a list of homo sapiens and their notable ac- complishment. Several writers were discov- ered with hands holding stubs of pencils and with faces con- templating famous quotes for their works. One such person was Rex Burks, who piaced first in his division for his entry titled “This Business of the Family for the International Youth Journalism Contest sponsored by “Youth Maga- zine . Gee, isn’t that great and that’s not ali. Minette Burks wrote This Time for a national novel competition for teen- agers and piaced in the top twenty of over four hundred entries. “Right now l’m work- ing on revising it to the point where it will make me rich and famous and selfish and con- ceited,” is what Minette has replied. How’s that for a goal?”. Get her autograph while she is stili in our area. Then there were also people like Bart Marable, whose Christmas card was used by Channel 12 for the holiday viewers. Why did he do it? It was for fun and, probably most important of all, he won a Family Ties Jacket. As ev¬ eryone would expect, he has several copies of this card at horne; A piece of paper with a poem, crayon-drawn picture, or a two-word over-used phrase on its surface. And there were people like James Chico and Morgan Alli- son who won contests that are out of the ordinary. James won a RUSH guitar by calling 98 ROCKS. It was signed by Alex Leifson and Getty Lee from the band, whom he got to meet backstage. Morgan’s Dungeons and Dragons team won first place at Barksdale on October 17. He said it was a way to escape from reality and nothing is more unreal than a game like this. Later Morgan decided to play for fun and to win tournaments. He participated most recently on his birthday. Coincidence? Maybe. Now, for your extreme pleasure, there were more monsters and stuff like this go- ing on that month too. Margie Lillya was a voodoo cultist last October at the fair. It’s the thrill of scaring people that fascinates her. She and about sixty other people took the challenging task of being the reason little kids have night- mares. “It’s a real rush when people come screaming at you.” No carbon based descen¬ dant of the apes can forget our Will Etheredge. He not only performed in the Revel, but also he went to Corpus Christi, Texas, where he won first place in the under-18 divi¬ sion of TAOM. You may won- der if TAOM stands for Those Abnormal Orange Mangoes, but it is really the Texas Asso- ciation of Magic that he per¬ formed for on Labor Day. And if this wasn ' t enough to fulfill one’s expectations for a magi- REALITY OR ILLUSION? Will Etheridge dazzled crowds at the Revel and in Texas and stili has not made his teachers disappear. “IF ONLY I COULD PLAY A GUITAR.” James Chico poses with the RUSH guitar he won from the 98 ROCKS contest. cian’s life, Will has informed this gung-ho reporter that he performed at Artbreak, Holi- day-ln-Dixie, and Internation- als. A VERY LONG time ago, when the Revel was just a child, Will, as a fourth grader, met a clown. This suspectingly ordinary clown put Will under a magical spell when he start- ed pulling coins out of Will’s pockets. Naturally Will was im- pressed like a regular fourth grader would be, as he knew he didn’t have any money in his pockets to begin with. The fact that the clown didn’t keep the money excited Will. This clown pulled out his handker- chief and waved it in front of our young Will and, unexpect- edly, ten half dollars feli out. This clown was never seen or heard of again. Now, Will has performed for teachers such as Dr. Bratton, Miss Keith, and Mr. Pardue. I am happy to re- port that no teachers have dis- appeared. Don ' t forget, no matter where you go, there you are.

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HEY, MY DAD’S running for CONGRESS — Juniors Kim Creghan and Angie White join seniors Mike Miller, Robert Morris. Rob Lindsey. Christian Valiulis and Jon Tiner in showing their support for Congressional candidate Stan Tiner. OH SAY CAN YOU SEE — Sophomore English teacher Mary Rounds serves as mistress of ceremonies for the Governor ' s inauguration. OH THESE POLITICAL FAMILIES — Brian Basinger along with his brother and mother attend the Governor’s inauguration. SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION