Callaway High School - Lesprit Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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Lights, Camera, Action. Mona An- Fivc-Fingcr Exercise. Jim Grantham looks derson sets up for a classroom flick on while Randall Hall picks out a tune on in Ms. Jernigan ' s Speech III class. the old eighty- eight. Camera shy, Lisa Carballo ducks to avoid the penetrating stare of Margi Hughes ' pan- tomime camera in drama class. Speech, Music, and Drama 43

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mouthing off A touch of brass. Debra Burton ' s trumpet brings a little of New Orleans to band class. Have you memorized that song yet? Memorized it?! I haven ' t even got- ten all the notes right. Why? Is she hearin g us individually today? Yes, and I was so busy learning the music theory that I forgot to even look at the music! Oh well! I guess I ' ll just have to sight read it and hope my voice doesn ' t crack. As soon as school started, all the music organizations immersed themselves in fund raising and hours of dedicated practice for scheduled upcoming events. Be- sides playing at the pep rallies and in evening concerts, the band re- presented Callaway at the Green- wood Band Competition in April. The three choirs performed in as- semblies throughout the year and also in evening concerts. In addi- tion to all this, the Singers sang in concerts at various locations in the city, at District and State Choral Festivals, and for adjudication at a Choral Festival on the coast. For those students who could not carry a tune. Speech and Drama classes offered another outlet for expressing one ' s feelings. Some students considered some of the outlets rather unusual, though. After all, who would dream of hav- ing to learn tongue twisters for homework? But in spite of it all, the teachers and students accom- plished their goals. The students gained self-knowledge, learned how to write, act and give speeches, and above all, how to say even a simple nursery rhyme in front of a large group of people without fall- ing to pieces. As a result Callaway ' s halls became filled to the brim with self-confident, eloquently speaking personalities. 42 Speech, Music, and Drama

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phyoioally S mentolly There ' s no business like book busi- ness. Students coordinated quick wits and fast fingers in typing, shorthand, and bookkeeping. These business courses were of- fered as electives for the future sec- retaries and accountants presently holding the status of student. Typ- ing classes kept everyone busy from bell to bell. It became a race with the calendar to keep up with those assignments. Shorthand not only helped with business letters but also with note taking. Round- ing out the busy threesome, book- keeping paved the way to college accounting. Physical education ranked high on the lists of few. Everyone in school was required to take three years of P.E. The only roads of escape, var- sity athletics, R.O.T.C., and publi- cations, eluded the paths of most. However, the masses prevailed along with the gym requirement. One of the most characteristic points of P.E. was uniforms. All fe- male students wore the latest in high times gym fashion, a one piece, royal blue, knit, zip-up, shorts suit. This article compli- mented most figures about like a potato sack. The male students out- fitted themselves in very conserva- tive and traditional attire. White gym shorts and white T-shirts held them to the dying remains of the chlorox revolution. Regardless of gender, white socks and tennis shoes covered the calf and foot re- gions. Although the dress would not make the cover of Vogue, it did prove to be comfortable and in the gymnasium, universal. With every- one reduced to a carbon copy, play- ing games became sort of fun. The class did not lack variety in activi- ties. The gym period offered stu- dents units in volleyball, badmi- ton, tennis, Softball, archery, ping- pong, track, basketball, football, square dancing, and even calisthen- ics. R.O.T.C. survived and prospered its first year at Callaway. Students could elect to take R.O.T.C. instead of P.E., adding an impressive re- cord by doubling the length of the course abbreviation. One hundred and fifty students joined the corps under the direction of Sergeant Summerlin. Army green uniforms and black boots became a common sight on Thursday as the R.O.T.C. people showed their color. The class members learned to march, and their drill teams became a new school organization. The R.O.T.C. classes practiced their moves on the tennis courts as they stomped their mark on Callaway. Business, P.E., and R.O.T.C. added coordination to Callaway ' s curricu- lum. Bridging the gaps between body and mind, the drills of all three sharpened the senses and educated the entire being. Steppin ' out. R.O.T.C. members exhibit ac- curacy during drill training. 44 Business, P.E., and R.O.T.C.