Lake Charles High School - Catalog Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA)

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In previous years LCHS students have won many honors at the science fair. Connie Magee demonstrates his anti- gravity machine which will be his entry to the 1960 science fair. Catalog Ball opens the Christmas festivities. Varied Acfivifies Spelled Fun Anne Couvillion and Don Pease admire some of the projects on the Civil War made by American history students. Shannon Bridges and Berdon Lawrence spend a clam period finding out about the professions which they hope to enter in the future. All seniors were required to make a job study. Lasting for two school weeks, the study answered many of the questions posed by students about the salary, hours, require- ments, and security of the career of their choice. From these inquiries many pupils were able to decide whether they were or were not suited for their tentative profession. Wil! val Choose a ici this ny' ,, 1

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Swedish Sfudenf Viewed U.S. Customs between two countries differ greatly. Gun reads an illustrated book, A White Christmas in Sweden explain- ing to Mr. Reinauer and .lere about the beautiful Swedish celebrations. Before coming to America, Gun never knew about the typical teenagers' snack of hamburgers and milkshakes. This combination has become her favorite foods. A vivacious addition to the LCHS student body was radiant Gun Nlalmstrom, who spent nine months in Lake Charles getting a front-row impression of the United States from the teenager's point of view. Gun. a native of Gothenburg, Sweden, was one of approxi- mately l525 seniors participating in this year's Amer- ican Field Service foreign student program. Competi- tion for the honor of receiving an American Field Service scholarship is very keen, and the number of students who apply is much greater than the number of scholarships available. While she attended LCHS, Gun made her home with the Jules Reinauers, whose twin daughters were juniors here. Although she found many customs and ideas which were strange to her, she quickly fell into the routine of school, homework, meetings, and week- ends, generously interspersed with good times, fun, and relaxation. Gun's schedule included English Ill I American Literaturej, civics, American History, and speech. Her above-average grades reflected an outstanding ability to master subjects taught in a tongue foreign to her own. Lake Charles High has enjoyed the opportunity of being hosts to such a pleasant, outstanding girl as Gun, and sincerely hopes that she has benefited from her stay in our country. Swedish meatballs can't even compare with jambalaya, exclaims Gun as Mrs. Reinauer and Sudy give her pointers on southern Louisiana cooking.

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Glimpses of Campus Life in 'YM'-. .4 . ,f f N As a service to the community, the LCHS Student Council. in February, was host to area schools for a safety council conclave. The Calcasieu Safety Council sponsored the meeting in order to promote safe driving and to familiarize teenagers with responsibilities of traffic regulations. Tom Shaddock, .lane Henry, Betty Reichley, .lo Ann Lawlor, Richard McCusker, and Lynn Boddie wait their turn as Mike Emmett calls out words from the NOMA spelling list. Two lists were distributed among the students through the National Organization of Office Management Association. All students except Freshmen participated in this program. On the first 100 word test, based on list one, 410 seniors, 30 juniors, and 3 sophomores made perfect scores.