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

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OUR HEROES! Amy, Richard, Greg, Jill, Julie, Jennifer D., and Scott reenact the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima in San Antonio. IN THE ROUGH! Richard Murphy was brimming with quiet tribulation when caught returning from his bath in the lake on the camping trip. THE BAGEL IS MINE. Mr. Belanger, Amy Levine, Dr. Bratton and Mr. Seliers contemplate divvying up the complimentary breakfast at the National Competitio». A HARD DAY’S NIGHT. During the Jill Bettinger proved to some of the study weekend at the Edwards’ more chauvinistic decathletes that girls Arkansas getaway, Jennifer Dopson and can rough it in the wild, also. And The Winner Is ' tSUSSt, crnTT vvil 1 COXi Silver medal in social Science. JENNIFER DOPSON: Gold medal in essay; bronze met a in boua nn RFTTlNGER- Bronze medal in language and literatuie. JENmFER HEVELONE: Bronze medal in language and Utera- .n Science; sUve, medal in socla, Science: bronze medal in economicv DECATHLON

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p orridge Anyone? Once upon a time there was a youqg man named Goldilocks Brat- ton, whose amber locks were long sincd gone and who actually pre- ferred to be called Dr. Bratton be- cause it sounded more masculine. Anyway, there were these nine de cathletes who lived in a forest, but it wasn’t actually a forest; it was more like a typical American high school. But the point is that they lived and played and worked and studied things like math and economics there, and they did these things to better their knowledge and wisdom so that they could journey to Never Never Land (also known as San Ant¬ onio, Texas), where there would be a great competition of decathletes from all across the country to deter- mine the most academically fit stu- dents in the nation. Unfortunately, there existed one slight obstacle to overcome before the decathletes could fly away to Never Never Land; they had to win the state decathlon competition. But that task was easily accomplished with the help of their friends and coaches, Tinkerbell, Peter Pan and Mary Poppins-Rounds — Mr. Sellers, Mr. Belanger and Ms. Rounds, respec- tively. In fact, it was Magnefs sixth consecutive year to win at the state level. As you can well imagine, there was much pomp and circumstance about the victory. In fact, Mayor Hus- sey issued a special proclamation dedicating the day to the decath¬ letes! One can only try to compre- hend the prestige and reputation that those dedicated students had to assume, having a day named for them and all. So once again, they studied things like math and econom¬ ics and fine arts, and they ate more Taco Bell food. And this time Tinker¬ bell sprinkled his magic pixie dust and whisked the decathletes away to Coach Vannie Edward’s camp in Ar- kansas. Once at the camp, the decathletes (minus three) worked and studied and played some more. And they were obnoxious with the camera and they bathed in a pond, to which Mary Poppins-Rounds replied, “EEEEEEEOOOOHHH!!!!! “I think that the trip to the camp really brought us together and made us a real team, commented Richard Murphy at a study meeting. Of course a team effort was essen- tial to the success of the decathletes, but was there anything else that would have a major impact on the happy ending to this story? “I think that the trip to San Anto¬ nio will be quite pleasurable if the hotel is nice and provides us with complimentary bottles of shampoo,” Peter Pan Belanger remarked. “It will be a lively experience, and there will probablv be a little mixer where the teams will be able to sample the local fare, which will consist of hot tamales and some other Mexican foods.” CHEESEBtRGER IN PARADISE. (Top) All work and some play made Scott Willcox, Jennifer Dopson, Julie Asher and Tim Snell happy children at McDonakTs in Texarkana. STATE OF THE ARTS

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Success is measured by the quality, not by the quantity of the accomplishment. This year at Magnet, we have been given the honor of having success measured by both quantity and quality. Ten of Magnefs seniors were chosen to be National Merit Finalists. This is quite an ac¬ complishment, considering only three from other schools in Shreveport were named fina¬ lists. The ten National Meit Finalists include: Jill Bettinger, Krista Clements, Keith Crow, Penny Ewoldson, Jennifer Hevelone, Sarah Jones, Tahia Khan, Elizabeth McKinney, Scott Wilcox, and Peter Williams. Chosen as National Merit candidates through their PSAT scores, then the student is recommended by the principal and a coun- selor. The National Merit Finalists are then selected. “AU I know is I scored high on the PSAT and the next thing I know, I’m a Na¬ tional Merit Semi Finalist, said Sr. Liz McKinney. Of these ten students, Krista Clements was chosen to be a National Merit Scholar. This honor evokes many privileges and opportuni- ties. Because of being a National Merit Scholar, I was offered a full scholarship to Baylor, so it definitely paid off!”, said Krista Clements. Sr. Tracey Widiger was presented with the DAR award for good citizenship and Erin En- nis was state winner in the 1988 Oratorical Contest. l’pon receiving her reward Tracey said, “It made my buns tingle.” Stephanie Williams, Romney Norwood, and Shannon Hicks were chosen as National Achievement Students. Laverne Ferdinand was chosen as student of the month of Octo¬ ber by the Elks Club. These acclaimed students of Magnet have boosted our spirits, giving faith to those fail- ing hopes in education, and helped with the Revolution sweeping Louisiana. STATE ARTS