Gueydan High School - Bruin Yearbook (Gueydan, LA)

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Table des malieres. Dedicate Les travailleuse de I annuaire Les gradue Les superlatif Le onzieme classe Le dixieme classe Le neuvieme classe Le huitieme classe Le septieme classe Les maitre d ecole Organisation Retour au foyer L athletisme Les classe Non faculte Les petite cajun Instantane Les tableau de service Le chanson d ecole Les dernieres volontes Le glossaire Lagniappe Les autographe

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NOUS SOMMES ACADIENS WE ARE ACADIANS We are Acadian — probably better known as Cajuns.” Being Acadian makes us unique . . . unique because our roots have been planted on two continents and three countries. First, as Vikings, we settled in western France. Then we fled across the Atlantic to Acadie, Canada known today as Nova Scotia. Forced by British occupation in I7 55 t0 a sentenced exile, our most adventurous ancestors migrated to the already flourishing French city of New Orleans. A few stayed there but most moved on to settle north and west of the big city ... along the rivers and bayous so familiar to our area. For more than two hundred years now, farmers have reaped bountiful crops from the rich soil. . . fishermen have extracted brimming catches form our waters . . . and in keeping with our heritage, the largest portion of these foods find its way to our crowded tables after masterful enhancement true to the Cajun cuisine: etouffee, fricassee, bisque, gumbo, sauce piquante, jambalaya, boudin, gratons, fromaee de tete, bain berdu and patates douces. jo r r Our faces, like our music, songs and literature, are moving. Like Longfellow's Evangeline” they tell of long separation of loved ones, heartbreak and hardship. But they tell, too, of true love, friendship, neighborliness, coming home and success. '1 he faces of our generation, much as our Acadian ancestors, confirm an undying optimism born of a deep, abiding faith in our way of life. The language we speak comes from the French spoken in our motherland during the seventeenth century. Sometime we borrow our words from our English speaking neighbors, and they laugh at our patchwork dialogue — but we don't mind, after all it’s our nature to laugh at ourselves. Though in years to come, many of us may leave the farm and village for the city ...we will not leave our Acadian ways behind, for we are proud and loyal to the memory of our Acadian forefathers who left us such a priceless heritage to pattern our lives after. es, it is a joyous thing to be an Acadian, celebrating life in our numerous traditional ways — keeping in mind when times are hard our motto, ,Laissez les bon temps roulers.” 2

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It is not often you find someone who is willing to give their time and energy. We the Seniors of 1984 were lucky enough to find two people who were not only willing to give their time and energy, hut they did it without expecting any pay. The help they've given the school is deeply appreciated. They were always there when FHA. 4-H, FFA, or any other organization was in need of their help. Their help was given to us not only in our senior year, but it started during our freshman year. They helped raise the funds we needed to finish our years at Gueydan High. They supported the band, even though they didn't have any children in band, they provided transportation to parish meetings, they helped chaperon dances, supervised the making of our floats, and donated articles for the Senior class to raffle. They have not only given help to the students, but they helped the faculty just as much. Without the help of these two very special people our class and our school wouldn 7 have reached the goals it set. This dedication is just the least we could do to repay their given love. We the Seniors of 1984, with much love, cledicte our yearbook to our adopted parents, Mr. Mrs. Joseph Breaux, Jr., better known to us as Mr. Jake and Mrs. Aline. 4