Louisiana School for Math Science and the Arts - Rubicon Yearbook (Natchitoches, LA)

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9 Parents and legislators travelled across the state to attend the Grand Opening. After the ceremony, everyone visited behind Prudhomme. Mr. Stan Powell, deputy director of LSMSA, delivers his most memorable speech to the assembly. Harrison Brace The chosen one , picked by the administration to speak on behalf of the students. The Grand Opening of the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts was held on Thursday, September 29, 1983. Rehearsals were held on Wednesday afternoon, it took almost an hour to sit all the students in alphabetical order. However, the most remembered preparation are the meetings called to learn Gaudeamus Igitur, the song no one could interpret. Governor Dave Treen was the Guest speaker at the ceremony. After the ceremony the assembly left AA. Predricks Fine Arts Building, proceeding to Prudhomme Hall for the ribbon-cutting and refreshments. Grand Opening was very significant to members of the Senior Class of 1985, because we will be the first, and we are setting the precedent for all future classes.

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Student Activities Student activities at LSMSA require that students become involved. These activities bring the students closer together, and make them feel more like a family. These activities range from required to optional, from fun to mundane, from Grand Opening to Prom. At LSMSA, focus is placed on a community of scholars . In order to have a community, people must know each other and be willing to help each other. Student activities begins the act of everyone meeting everyone, starting with the barbecue-dance, the first night. Other activities throughout the year promoted the comrnunity'f effect. For instance, complaining about 9:00 guest speakers on Saturday mornings was a group grumble. Student activities are a unifying element at LSMSA. qw Governor David G. Treen speaks at Grand Dr. Alost, director of the Louisiana School, recites everyone's favorite analogy, quoting Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken . Opening. Treen passed legislation authorizing the Parents, students and visitors enjoy refreshments under a tent set up for formation of the school and allocating funds to the occasion behind Prudhomme. LSMSA.

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On April 25, Master Sergeant Steve Krestian of Shreveport spoke about different types of motivation. As a special privilege, LSMSA stu- dents were invited to attend Rev. Jes- se jackson's campaign speech for Democratic Presidential candidate prior to Louisiana primaries. Many students were impressed with Jack- son's style of delivery. Guest Speakers LSMSA has had a unique selection of guest speakers this year. Generally, the speakers talk on either Thursday or Saturday morning, giving a brief question and answer session by allowing students to raise their hands in the assembly or answering questions on an individual basis after the assembly is dismissed. Some of the speakers were stimulating, while others were sleep-inducing. Several of this year's speakers were: Roger Taylor spoke to the students on Saturday, September 10, about two personality types: CS fConcrete Sequentialj and RR tRandom Romanticl. This provided a topic of conversation for newly-made friends. On Saturday, October 29, Robert Malone, a futurist, spoke to us about his views of what will happen in the next few years. He also analyzed trends. Malone showed us a breath-taking display of robotic arms from the future world of robotics. On january 6, Ralph Perleman from the State Budget Office sopke on the history of Louisiana's economy. Perleman, who finalizes the school's budget explained to the students how the funds are allocated. Steve Morgan, another personality analyzer spoke on January 7. Personalities were evaluated on the basis of D fDominancej, I Qlnfluencing of othersj, S QSteadinessJ, and C QComplianceJ. Reg Carter, from the Educational Testing Service spoke on Tuesday, April 24 about testing and how test scores are related to college acceptance. The speech provided the students with a sense of relief.