Jackson Preparatory School - Precis Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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and Discussing the latest issue of the Sentry were sponsor Mrs. Beck and editor-in-chief Denise Hester. A dedicated worker and section editor on the Sentry staff was pho- tographer Harry Boadwee, who seemed to have a little trouble find- ing just the right picture. flower leftj 'WJ' f Previewing an issue of the Sentry was co-editor Stephanie Barlow, future editor of the newspaper. The Herald, published by junior high students, included this staff: front-Gardner West, Marcie Fyke, Mary Roberts, and Nate Bradford. Back-Missy VVhitington, Paul Scott, Mrs. Freeman, sponsor, and Thomas Bell. 91

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Sentry Staff Made It Known The Sentry staffs main objective was to publish the school newspaper, the Sentry, five or six times a year. Included in the Sentry this year was a special section for junior high called the Herald. A feature newspaper of the year was the April F ool's Day issue which presented the student body president, Jimmy Guyton, as a streaker', and contained make-believe ar- ticles. The Sentry staff also sponsored the Sentry Who's Who. The recipients of the awards were announced in a spring issue. The Sentry staff sent several representa- tives to the NSPA-TEA Fall Conference and the MSPA Convention. Editor Denise Hester and assistant editor Stephanie Bar- low were helped by sponsor Mrs. Lynn Beck. The editors of the Sentry were: lst row-Gay Lee, Terrell Eubank. 2nd row-Cecelia Bell, Denise Hes- ter, Harry Boadwee, Skipper Hays, Stephanie Bar- low. 3rd row-Paul Schaeffer, Bill Wells, Bill Green. The staff workers of the Sentry staff were: lst row-C. Bell, M. Davis, T Eubanks, S. Hays, M. Biggs, L. Frazier, P. Schaeffer. Znd row-J. Terry, G Lee, P. Duggar, M. Scott, L. Spotts, H. Boadwee, K. Rhodes, L. Lawrence, A. Creekmore, A. Welsh, L. Blair. 3rd row-S. Barlow, Guyton, B 90 Wells, D. Hester, L. Gribas, C. Spell, M. Evans, A. Sarullo, K. Ward, spon sor Mrs. Beck, M. Graham. 4th row-T. West, R. Ben'y, C. Scott, B Green, B. Daily.

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Earthwinds Created Literary Explosion Prep's literary magazine, consisting of the creative work of students, was spon- sored by Mrs. Mary Ann .Bowen. The Earthwinds functioned in giving students an .outlet for creative writing and ex- pression.,It included poems, short stories, and essays, many of which were written by Mrs. Bowen's creative writing class. In ,the fall, the Earthwinds staff pro- duced a Sampler which featured drama- tizations of literature in the previous year's publication. The Earthwinds Sampleri' promoted the magazine and encouraged students to submit material. In fMay, the Earthwinds showed a Faulkner short story film for selected students, and then the winners of various publication awards were presented. ,Q At the Earthwinds ceremony in the library, several awards were distributed to con-V tributors of the literary magazine. Above Gay Lee handed Amy jones an award for her first place poem. 92 di The Earthwinds staff had an awards panty and showed a William Faulkner film in the library. The group eagerly looked over the se- lection of cookies and other goodies brought for the celebration. Qupper rightj. flower right? The officers of Earthwinds were Mrs. Mary Ann Bowen, sponsor, Harry Boadwee, Patty Duggar, Skipper Hays, Sally Bevill, Ken Rhodes, Denise Hester, Corinne Alexander, Laurie Cribas, Cay Lee, editor, Mary Williamson.