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

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“Good morning, Sir,” resounds through the breezeway as Captain Tommy Fanning sa¬ lutes his superior, Major Tony Means. They salute only while in uniform, but that is al- most every Wednesday. What ROTC does seems to be quite a my- stery around Magnet campus. “1 see them in their uniforms, said senior Meg McJunkins, “but I don’t really know what ROTC is ali about”. They are very active, according to Lieutenant Colonei Jerry Bryant. Jerry is in the Pathfinders, a group of about 15 who go on “patror in the woods. Patrol is sort of like a game. They divide into two teams, 8-10 men each, with an offense and a defense. The defense team has a position, such as a house, to defend. The offense tries to capture the position by launching attacks. Although most people do not see ROTC do- ing much, there is much to do. In addition to the Pathfinders there are the color guard, the orienteering team, the rifle team, the saber corps, and the drill team. THE PATHFINDERS. Heath Dunbar, Eric Muse, Tony Hicks, Tony Means, John Quinley, Martin Jefferson, Jerry Bryant, Dan Durey, Chuck Fox, Jason Kirk show their stuff at Garland Scout Ranch. COLOR GUARD. David Payne, Tad Savell, Clay Shane and Zandra Draper at pass in review.

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YtTIMK Pl ' PPIKS. Dameoyn Wnndley and Hrad OVullanhan (top) display iheir savoir fairr al a tournament in Nrw Orleans. Totinn luHH«iH and kirning to siuff wHIpacked suitcases nt«» closf quartcrs are two “un-dehate likc chores (hat eac h memher must masler. FOIRTH POWN AND TKN TO 00 That rasta I de ha ter Huddy Hays once expressui that Mannet hoyola fonthall Hame at Hrnadmnor park ould In as ehallenginH as the annuat softball Hame. The spirit of this year s sprinH softhall matc h was dampened bv the untimely death (»f Loyola aee Hrire Adtey J he Great Debate Among finer learning institu- tion, organizations have evolved not to pit man against man in a contest of physical enduranee and macho brawn, but rather to challenge intellectually men and women through structured argu- ment and bitter softball rivalries. Of course, no magnet high school in its right collective mind would be complete without its own elitist corps. And certainly no morning announcement sheet would be complete without the merits of their endeavors. They pounded. They ham- mered. They mercilessly annihi- lated their less than formidable opponents at contests in Pine- ville, Lake Charles and New Or- leans. They astounded judges and peers with their debating prow- ess on the subject of Latin Amer¬ ica, The 1988 Topic of Discussion for debaters nation wide. No mat- ter the exotic locale, no matter the rugged competition, no mat¬ ter the matter, the debate team consistently rolled to victory un¬ der the leadership of Mr. (Coach) Don Belanger. But what of their classroom time when those exemplary elite young minds were not debating themselves into oblivion? How did the omnipotent debaters pass their time? Oh, we have mock trials for demerits and bad conduct,” said Jennifer Dopson, a former debat- er. For the most part, classroom time was spent honing oratory skills, fine-tuning research notes, heckling fellow debaters about the identity of the best debater, and recording the quotes of Brady 0’Callaghan for posterity. On the weekends when free from grueling tournaments, de¬ baters could be found consiring strategies for the annual Magnet- Loyola softball game, which Mag¬ net easily won this year. “We destroyed them!” ex- claimed homerun hitter Randy Moore. “They never had a chance.” And so often, Randy’s state- ment was true for every debate tournament. BOWLING EM OVER

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P hysical Attractiori HKY HATTKK! Jerry Bryant tries his hand at softhall in Ms. Monday s tennis ciass in the top photo. PHONE HOME. Coach Pennywell strikes his best E.T. pose after the student- teacher basketball game. I want to be physically fit , that sounds like reason enough to take gym, but Magnet’s Physical education department is so diverse that some people take gym just because it sounds interesting. Of course the freshmen and sophomores are required to take gym, but why would so many upperdassmen take a class that requires them to get real sweaty every day? “Because it enlightens my day , beamed senior Elizabeth Lawrence, I enjoy tennis and I wanted the time to plav . Tennis is just one aspect of Magnets P.E. depatt- ment. Feneing, not offered at any other school in Caddo Parish, is not just a physical sport. You really have to use your mind , said freshman Chris Griffin. One more fascinating aspect of the P.E. department is golf. “Golf is sueh a relaxing sport, said senior Chris Da- vis. “The class is so mellow, I ' m really glad I took it. From the diversity of the department to the diversity of the students in it. Magnet truly does have that Physical Attraction. YO! OVER HERE! Kathryn Sale calls out to a teammate to toss the ball her way. PHYSICAL CDUCATION