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

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Ill uccessful Season Ends With 14 New Records Goals Achieved By Reaching for The Stars ( 148 Gills Basketball To be successful, one most aim high and strive to meet one's goals. This is true for athletic teams, and the Girls' Basketball team proved this theory to be correct. In the locker room, the girls constantly saw the words, Set your goals high. Shoot for the moon, and maybe you will catch a star. The rest of the bulletin board was covered with stars to aim for such as scoring so many points, getting so many rebounds, making so many free throws, etc. The girls more than reached the stars as these goals were met, games were won, and school records were set. Junior Felisha Foster led the way by setting five single game records, two season records, and seven out of eight career records. This included breaking 1,000 points to end the season having scored 1,487 points in her tKroo yioar raroor EHS 50 Woodlawn 24 West St. John 54 EHS 50 EHS 42 McKinley 40 EHS 60 Northeast 38 EHS 55 Lutheran 9 EHS 58 Crescent City 4o Ridgewood 42 EHS 33 Donaldson ville High o2 EHS 41 EHS 64 Glen Oaks High 50 EHS 61 Istrouma High 38 EHS 52 Mandeville 51 EHS 41 Trafton 21 EHS 52 Catholic High Pointe Coupe lo EHS 45 Chiistian l ife Academy 21 EHS 54 Ascension Catholic 44 EHS 57 St. Charles 28 EHS 82 Bishop Sullivan 16 Biusly 65 EHS 62 EHS 65 39 West St. John 40 EHS 39 EHS 73 39 Donaldson ville High 75 EHS 41 EHS 59 Christian Life 25 EHS 34 Ascension Catholic 32 EHS 46 St Charles 23 EHS 62 Bishop Sullivan 33 Biusly ol EHS 50 West St. John 52 EHS 51

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Cheerleaders, Squires . Support Provided While the success of athletes is due mainly to skill and hard work, there is always the factor of support by cheerleaders, teammates, fans and of course, parents. The Squires began as just a group of concerned football fathers. Today, it is an organization whose purpose is, according to Pres. Mrs. Harriet Howie, to encourage parental participation in all areas of sports. Though some of the money comes from dues, the majority of revenue comes from the concession stand and from the sale of the football programs. All of the money earned is used to support, both physically and mentally, Athletes the various athletic teams. Physically, the Squires biggest project this year was supplying more than half of the funds required to resurface the track. They also refloored the girls' locker room, built storage cabinets for the out-of-season uniforms, put up the logo and roster boards in the girls' gym, and began construction on the new Activity Building, due to be completed by the end of the summer. Although these big projects are immensly helpful, it is the little things that make the Squires so special. For all sports, the Squires try to promote a spirit week, even if it only lasts a few days. During this time, the parents do such For All things as make boxers, bake cookies, paint plaques, and make signs and buttons for the athletes. They further encourage the students by hosting spirit breakfasts, covered dish suppers, a bus trip to an out-of-town football game, and a victory dance. Support is shown throughout the year, but it is climaxed twice a year when the Squires sponsor the Spring and Fall Sports Banquets. Though individual awards are given out, all participants are recognized and honored, with special recognition- in the form of a plaque- given to all of the senior athletes. Mr Morgan and Father Ray show their support during spirit week for football by buying a Knights are Winners t-shirt from Mrs. Griffiths. Cheerleader Kim Buhler and football player Kevin Buchert celebrate the victory against Trafton while Kim wears Kevin's Beat Trafton shirt, provided by the Squires. Cheerleaders Squircs 147

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 As a whole, the team had more than just a successful season, ending with a winning record of 19-9. Although they missed the playoffs by one game, losing by one point to West St. John, Coach Richards still believes it all to be a success because a lot of things were learned. Although things started out slowly with a record of 1-1, the girls soon pulled together to come out with a four game winning streak. Highlights of the year include winning the Epis-coal Gold Star Christmas Classic, coming in second at St. Martin's Tournament, and placing third at McKinley's Tournament. By looking at the records broken, the winning season, and the hard work put in by every player, one can easily see that the Girls' Basketball Team has and will continue to get better and better. During j time out, Felisha Foster goes over some strategies with Coach Richards. Felisha had just set a record by breaking the 1.000. point mark Front Row- Trina Bruce. Elizabeth Timmons. Mary Stevenson. Second Row- Heather Brauer, Deborah Sternberg. Stacey Wimp. Third Row- Coach Marcia Richards, Nancy Garrett. Marquila Pitcher. Jane Anne Alwood. Coach Robin DeRouen. Fourth Row- Fae Foster, Charmane Johnson. Felisha Foster, Amy Weidig. Chimene St Amant Back Row- Henry Schott (mgr.). During a brejk in the fourth quarter, the players get a chance to rest, drink, and get a pep talk before going back out to defeat Mandcville. 52-51. After ,i technical foul is called against Ascension Catholic, Charmane Johnson concentrates hard to sink the penalty shot that will help the Knights win. 34-J2. It (the season) was a challenge, but it was still a lot of fun. Too bad it was my last year. Charmane Johnson It was hard playing against all of those big teams, but working with everyone made it all seem fun. Stacey Wimp sn't the number of wins and losses that makes a season successful; it's whether or not you learned anything. Coach Marcia Richards