Fair Park High School - Sequoyah Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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- X --tai.. ' ' Y gn- sv F. April '52 Holiday in Dixie, coming in April, is heartily participated in by the students of Fair Park. ln the i952 parade a Shrimp Boat floated down Texas Street manned by Fair Park students, the wood work and art students having combined their efforts in its construction. The Fair Park Band as a part of the parade delighted bystanders with appropriate music. Coinciding with this event was Fair Park's own private celebration, sponsored by the Student Council, Dixie Day. An evening picnic on the stands behind the school, a talent show in the auditorium and later a dance in the cafeteria are Fair Parks Way of celebrating Holiday in Dixie. Another entertainment furnished during this month is the annual assembly program presentf ed by the publications' staffs. The news! paper and yearbook staffs united their forces to provide the students with a delightful tale of an editor's Woes. Fight f

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mm March '52 March is a month for the students at Fair Park to develop ability and personality by participating in two entertainments. The social events which are held during these windy days are the He-Male Beauty Contest and the B. O. T. C. Minstrel. The first is sponsored by the Hi-Y Clubs and is participated in by the whole school. Each home room selects its beauty and dresses him for the judging. ln 1952 Bonnie Crawford and Bill Massey tied for first place with Iimmie Maxwell coming in second, Paul Iones third and Don Demaree fourth. One of the acts presented between groups of Beauties is a lovely chorus line made up of members of the football team. Dressed in charming cos- tumes designed by the Home Economics Department, these boys display their abilities in the field of dancing and sing- ing, using these terms in their broadest sense The B O T C M nstrel presents many black-faced and white-gloved students in song and dance routines interspersed with hilarious Jokes by the comedians of the school. March ' A swt.,sNwWwtt,t1. t.,,,,,,,,m ,wl- tmm.. Nmww ' ' '-'ff V -fm X,

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X I May May is a glamorous month tor Iuniors and Seniors at F. P. H. S. Iuniors order their rings to make sure that by the opening of school they can begin their senior year properly bedecked. The big decision must be made, shall the ring be set with a red or blue stone? New 'dia '52 Seniors are confronted with stacks ot invita- tions to be addressed to relatives and friends and a whirl oi activities during Senior Week. Everyone experiences tinal exams and upon the last day each sighs and inwardly says, No school tor three months. Hurrah!