Escambia High School - Escambian Yearbook (Pensacola, FL)

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NJROTC members stand in formation for annual inspection by Escambia County School Superintendent, Mr. Bud Hall. NJROTC Qualities Young Men for Military Scholarships Young men who are planning to make a career in the mili- tary service enroll in NJROTC for the advantages of a better pay rating and a higher rank. Students who have NJROTC training can qualify for a scholarship. To receive these bene- fits the cadets must have three full years of NJROTC. Basic principles of this program are oceanography, naval history and tactics of naval leadership. These principles are Mr. Harry Knickelbine NJROTC Instructor Mr. Norwood Norris NJROT C Instructor 54 taught over a three year period. Beginning this year an annual field day competition was held at Escambia. Woodham, Washington, Milton and Es- cambia were the only participants. Our NJROTC drill team placed second against the other drill teams. The NJROTC annual Christmas Ball was held January 23, 1973 at the CPO Club. isa t , ,jrvzigrg- ,., a.,,v:4:. V t .I g

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Girls Acquire Poise While Boys Improve Sportsmanship Our PE department consists of a variety of activities in which the students participate. These activities include bowl- ing, tennis, field hockey, gymnastics, and many others. Al- though the underclassmen are required to take PE, the up- perclassmen may take it as an elective. Each six weeks the upperclassmen are allowed to select the sport of their choice. bilities in physical education. Unlike normal classes, PE is beneficial for both mind and body. Students feel sharper after an hour of activity, and the courses help condition their bodies. Betty Garman feels, The physical education department of Escambia High School provides a good variety with a wide range of very selective, assorted courses. This is to give them the proper background for career possi- i 3 K E ill. Boys leam various ways to use leisure time as they develop physical fitness. Okay, now that you've gotten me up here, how am I supposed to get down? 53

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Members, Tasks May Seem Endless in Publication Staffs The joumalism department consists of a Journalism I class, sor of the publication staffs. two yearbook classes, and a Joumalism II class which pub- The Speech department consists of drama and two levels of lishes the school newspaper. The Journalism I class consists of speech classes. The purpose of this department is to aid stu- sophomores who would like to learn the basics of journalism dents in conveying their thoughts and feelings effectively. and participate on one of the publication staffs. This class Mrs. Sherry Henderson and Miss Mary Lou Burks teach the helps a great deal, in that precious time does not have to be drama class. Mrs. Henderson also teaches speech classes wasted training new people in the procedures for publishing a along with a very recent addition to our faculty, Mr. Roy newspaper or a yearbook. Joumalism I is slowly becoming a French. prerequisite for being on a publications staff. The Escambian staff has been split up by staffs into two periods so that more people can participate and complete more work. The Rebelog staff is called Journalism II and it publishes a newspaper monthly which records all school related events. Miss Betty Sue Wrenn is the teacher of the Joumalism I classand spon- Mr. Roy French M. Ed., Speech Miss Betty Wrenn BS, Joumalism Head typist, Deborah Wesley, and her staff work hard to meet the next copy deadline. Alan, are you insinuating that my magnificent speech is boring you 609 V95 ,ff 41 ss