Episcopal High School - Accolade Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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Matthew Dommen Biyn Oulton Rubin Patel Neha Patel Glynn Poche Amy Quaid Jason Reina Patrick Shaffner Craig Silvey Randi Simoneaux Andrew Smith David Spring Shannon Stephens Deborah Sternberg Jay Sternberg Ashley Stowe Sean Sullivan Jason Symons Mincttc Thompson Jason Vogel Dion Warr Mike Watson Greg Williams Shannon Stephens and Watts Barden help to entertain the children by showing them rabbits and other animals. In continution of the special Christmas program about joy and sharing, Chad Davidson, Rachel Cobb, and Trina Bruce perform a skit for the children. 105

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By Working With Handicapped Children, Freshmen Feel The Joy Of For two days in early December the Freshman class assisted at the Broadmoor Presbyterian Church in the Joy and Sharing of Christmas, a tour of holiday rooms for the physically impaired. Students were guides, shepherds in the stables, storytelling mice in the kitchen, grandparents reading The Night Before Christmas, and children playing in the enchanted garden or attic. This experience brought many expressions of gratitude from students. I realized that many kids are not able to see what we have seen. This was a treat for them.” It made me aware of the special attention needed for the physically and mentally handicapped.” I learned of the needs of others through the children I helped during the service .. . their facial expressions. To help enterjin the children, Derek Myers and Dion Warr dress up .is two shepherds in a stable, the stable being complete with hay and lambs. Christmas Tat-Chi Lam Jenny Lank Josh Lewis Tama Luther Russel Macomber Hunter Manship Charles Marshall Tiffany Mcguire Brian Mcncill John Mcquccn Emily Messer Amanda Morgan Claire Morris Veronica Mojica Derek Myers Nikole Naska Chad Ogden Natalie Ogden 104

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Adventure Eighth grade year is one filled with lots of fun and excitement. According to many students, the highlight of all of this is from September 14-20, when the entire grade spends time together at the V.O. ranch in Mountain Home, Texas. During this time, the students enjoyed such activities as horseback riding, hiking, rappeling, and camping out. At one point during the trip, the students were allowed to handle a boa constrictor. This was not only fascinating, but also a learning experience. According to Bryan Whittington, When I put it around my neck, I thought it was going to be slimy, but it was not. It had smooth skin! The students were able to make friends with more animals than just the boa constrictor, the most popular of which being the horses. Not all of these new friendships were based on complete communication. Being a beginner. Laura Perkins had trouble stopping her horse on her own, so she depended on the horse in front to slow down first. Laura recalls this while thinking Thank goodness we weren't in an open clearing alone, or I would be running wild on a horse today. Despite any problems involved, Saddling up horses at the Y.O. ranch was quite an adventure, according to George Kilpatrick. I got Brownie, the so-called ugliest horse they have ... One of the best parts about this retreat was camping out. The group enjoyed special moments like watching the sunset. John Haynes reflects on one such moment, saying late that night, we went on another hike up Rattlesnake Ridge. It was so cool seeing the sun go down. Y.O. proved to be a time for eighth graders to get out, be themselves, and get to know one another better. Jonathan Puls summed it up by saying that In general, the Y.O. trip was pretty fun. I learned how to use a compass, ride a horse, handle a snake and a gun and climb a tower. So it wasn't a big waste of time. The food wasn't the best I'd ever eaten, but it filled me up. Tricia Abbott Scott Ashworth Balinc Ayres Coman Baum Megan Baxley Katherine Bedeian Y.O. Provides A Fun Ashu Bharara blizabeth Blitzcr Emma Bonar lOo Eighth Grade