Escambia High School - Escambian Yearbook (Pensacola, FL)

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January Student Life Snow Falls on Area After four years. snow finally hit Pensacola again. Alert students sighted the first flurries during first period Jan. l9. Excitement mounted as, midway through second period, students were released to frolic in the snow. Then, early Monday morning, Jan. 3 I. snow fell again and once more schools were closed for the day. This event marked the first time in Pensacola history that it has snowed twice in one year. Both in Pensacola and in the entire country, this winter was the coldest recorded. Hey Kirk. does it taste as good as Il looks? Bob Gay and Viclzie Etheridge stop between classes to admire the snow. gingffw' Fiks' . an 1 ' 1 , 3,2 . Q-V x Ny-W ea ,, we . '1-9' -X-,,,,,s . p Mt . Q. 'N . ,.,.-1 V A ,E get-Ami , - Excited students enjoy having snowball fights after being released from school. As the early morning snow falls. students are released from classes to walk, run and play in the rare winter wonderland of white.

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ry d be complete without hearts to represent shared love. d g ticent. the replica of the Santa Maria visits Pensacola. Band students rest after a long day of sightseeing. VaIentine's Day Highlights Month Of February Valentine's Day highlights the month of February. Various organizations sponsor many activities which take place within the community. The catering class had a Birthday Cake Monopoly for the teachers Feb. 4. There was a cake for each month of the year and the teachers received a piece from their respective birth month. Feb. I4, a day for caring, was celebrated by Valentine teas, parties and banquets. Entre' Amis held a tea fourth period. giving teachers a Valentine treat. Sans Perine visited the Presbyter- ian Day Care Center to give the children a party. In addition to the annual carnation sale. Anchor held a mother-daughter banquet. After many months of planning and saving. the EHS Marching Band took their long awaited trip to the Mardi Gras. They stayed in Chalmette. LA. and marched in a six-mile parade Friday, Feb. l8. The rest of the weekend was spent touring the sights and sounds of New Orleans. February concluded with the annual Foreign Language Banquet Feb. 24. Language students were able to defray the cost of the dinner by selling doughnuts. The meal included dishes from around the world. Each honor society produced some type of entertainment for the occasion. 43