Callaway High School - Lesprit Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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summer) MIDDLE INITIAL (or final year) S T -?- ' -- ' ' ' ; .-:ir- The annual Callaway card cramp epidemic broke loose the first week in September. Each grade felt the grasp of the disease after exposure to the regis- trar, alias typhoid Marys of the cramp. Faced with here-blanks, home-blanks, date-blanks, name-blanks, job-blanks, phone-blanks, and signiture-blanks, fingers curled and the crippler took over. After the form festival, the blessed day arrived. Didn ' t it prove exhilarating to arise and receive fresh, HOMEWARD BOUND, Mrs. Booth has a tug of war with her car door. BLANKS FILL TAMMY FULTON ' S MIND as she attempts to fill out registration forms. early morning air after three long months of staid, late summer mornings? Of course, this day staged only the prologue. Calla- way ' s first 8:15 to 3:00 school day followed. Lovely September 7, 1976, started with minor mishaps such as over- crowded classes, traffic jams in the halls every 55 minutes, long lunchlines, and scheduling problems. The jour gai ended with one last glorious stampede as everyone raced to re- turn home. Registr ation And First Day 13

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NAME: FIRST (day of school) LAST (day of CLEAR THE HALLS! Mr. Smith practices for first day tardies. DEAR GREAT PUMPKIN ... Snapper Estes makes a rough draft on the back of registration forms. V TiJtiSl1iri?w:i. 1 ||h V : . - W «i«aE!jBK2iaKa!C-v- ;. 1 EXPECTATION. Long lines of gourmets back up in hopes to sample the new cuisine. 12 Registration And First Day f -s

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Transportation seemed the name of the game. After all, you benefited more from school if you possessed some way to get there. Fortunately, as people had different tastes, there existed many different forms of transportation. Callaway ' s students merely took their pick from cars, buses, bicycles, motor- cycles, and walking. 81% of the student body favored arriving in cars. But park- ing, traffic jams, and rainy days provided a hassle for PEDAL PUSHERS them if they parked in the back parking lot. 15% decided on buses, which became a tight fit when crowded. Our nature lovers - the bicyclist, motorcyclists, and walk- ers - presented a small minority at Callaway, totaling approximately 4%. Callaway super people battled with the rain, wind, and cold, as they pushed on to school. ■ Percentages are subject to the weather. RETRACING HER STEPS, Cathy Whitley trudges steadily home- ward. LET ME OUT! At 3:00 the parking lot transforms to a two lane exit. 14 Transportation