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

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44 Classroom Monotony 1s Broken With Fun And Career The middle school Fun Day was held on Freaky Friday, May 1. Much preparation was involved to set up the numerous booths and games. The most popular booth was the dunking booth which allowed the students the opportunity to drench their favorite, or least favorite teacher. The day became even more exciting when the students moved out to the football field for the relay competition, tug of war, and water balloon toss. Most students were caked in mud after the tug of war. However, they were able to become somewhat clean in the water balloon toss. Fun Day proved to be a memorable day for middle school students. As 5th grader Danielle Isbelle says, It was a lot of fun, that's why they call it Fun Day. Prior to the Fun Day festivities, the middle school coordinated a project known as Pennies From Heaven. This project raised an outstanding sum totaling over $1000. The money was given to Troy Henderson on Fun Day. Troy is a young boy with Muscular Dystrophy whose happiness was expressed with tears as the money was given to him. March 18th was a day which the teachers rearranged their schedules to accomodate for the high school Career Day. Their efforts were truly worthwhile as Career Day proved to be an enormous success. Professionals came to the school to discuss their fields with students that expressed an interest. They gave information concerning their day to day lives in the field, required college courses, and even starting salaries. They were extremely eager to answer any questions concerning their field. Such fields as Physical Therapy, Engineering, Teaching, Law, Special Education, Plastic Surgery, Interior Design, and many others were introduced. It was certainly helpful because students were given the opportunity to understand what life in a particular field would be like. As senior Britton Mangham says, If it doesn't help pick a career, it helps eliminate a career. You can see good and bad things from someone who really knows. After trying her luck at the dunking booth, the ring toss, and can smasher, seventh grader Catherine Barton tests her strength with the hammer. Fifth grader Ashton McGehee uses all of his strength and aim to dunk Mr. Tiberghein while several of his classmates stand by to watch.

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Volunteers for ,Knights in Paradise, Peggy Barton and Becky Hendry, prepare a table full of exotic tropical fruits and other foods. As chairpersons of the greenery sales, Dixie Blue and Brent Caldwell find great pleasure in presenting father Hancock with a check for over $18,000. Amy Ferrell. M.uk Rosenthal, Caroline Blitzer, Laura Carpenter, Mary Majors Caldwell, and Kristin Dickerson represent all students who sold over $200 Parents Volunteer Support The Parents' Guild is an organization of parent volunteers who support the life of the school through fund raisers and other volunteer projects. The members include all EHS parents, and each member is given the opportunity to help out as much as desired. Once again this year, mothers became volunteers, serving food in the cafeteria. For the first time, a program was started to aid in the library. In just one school year, these mothers volunteered over eight hundred hours in the library. The Parents' Guild showed mental support this year by hosting the New Parents' Dinner, Parents' Night, and the Faculty Appreciation Luncheon. They gave mental and financial support to Mr. Vance during his stay in the hospital, raising more than $11,000 for him and his family. More relative to the students, this group sponsored Co-chjirpersons of Knights in Paradise, Mary Lynn McMains, Caroline Neher, and Donna Smith take a break from preparations to pose for a picture. the used uniform sale, the used book sale, fun day for the middle school, and career day for the high school. The two main fund raisers were the greenery sales and the auction. With the help of over fifty students who sold over $200.00 apiece, the greens sale at Christmas raised over $18,000. The second fund raiser was the auction. After transforming the girls' gym into a tropical island, the theme of Knights in Paradise seemed to flow by itself. The entertainment was appropriate as students sang songs from the upcoming production of South Pacific. Between the ten parties and the ten vacations auctioned off the money from the raffle, the Parents' Guild raised over $24,000. This money, plus money from other fund raisers, was put to good use in supporting the renovation of the Dining Hall, a Family Enrichment Series, and a Faculty Enrichment. Parents' Guild 43

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Sewnth grader Cary Perkins attempts to see how strong and accurate she is as she uses a great big hammer to crush a Pepsi can. Marion Jacoby presents Troy Henderson and his family with over $1,000 to Ik- used towards Sunshine MD Camp, tickets to Fun Fair Park, and a jambox. Bob Courtney from Channel 2, speaks to Joanna Sternberg, Marianna LcBlanc, and Tracy Broyles about the pros and cons of a career in communication. After class is over and all of the other students leave, Jason Rush finds the perfect opportunity to get an even better view of veterinary medicine. Fun Career Day 45