Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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Knowing that they ' ve missed 10 minutes of class, students find it easier to laugh at a Furry Lewis ' joke. Sponsored by the members of the Blue and Red Conventions to provide entertainment, this appearance was Furry ' s second annual performance at MUS during the Student Council Elections. Students taking a holiday in Florida are Destin-ed to become enthralled by the glorious Florida sunrises. Destin remained a favorite mecca of fun-loving students in search of the four S ' s — sun, surf, suds, sex — despite competition by snow-skiing trips sponsored by the school and Young Life. SPRING 13

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A remarkably orderly Election Row is left desolate by students going out to celebrate their victories. The Student Council Elections heralded the return of candy- giving, but the school was not disheveled as much as in previous years. ' In the Student-Faculty basketball game Coach Keesee employs perfect form missing a free throw, but the Faculty squeaked through the contest with a 37-34 victory over the students. Held during Friday Chapel, the game was totally unexciting but did provide students relief from the usual Friday morning programs. Mr. Boelte snickers knowlingly as a student ponders whether to sign up for Mr. Pettigrew ' s English class. For the second year in a row the dilemma of making out one ' s own schedule was handled by the individual student. Using the time-blocks for classes set up by the Administration and with a little help from a friendly teacher, students were able to design their programs. 12 STUDENT LIFE

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Owls Miss District Title By a Half-Point Porter and 2-Mile Relay Team Advance to the State The 1977 Varsity Track Team had one of the best seasons ever at MUS. The Owls started their year rolling with a sound victory over Briarcrest. Great individual efforts from all characterized the team ' s performance in this meet as well as for the rest of the season. Tommy Christenbury participated in seven different events, and Mark Porter won both the two- mile and mile runs. MUS ' s next contest was a dual meet with Germantown. The Owls handily defeated the Red Devils. Fine performances from Chuck Chambers in the throwing events, Christenbury, and Porter ensured the victory. The track team entered the Harding Invitational next. The Owls finished the meet in a tie for third-place with Briarcrest, scoring 54 points. CBHS won, totaling 69 points and Harding took second, tallying 66.5. Brad Adams, putting forth a great effort, set a new meet record for the discus, throwing 139 ' 4.5 . Although MUS competed admirably, the absence of ' 77 VARSITY TRACK (2-0) Briarcrest Germantown 1st East Memphis Classic 2nd District Meet 3rd Harding Invitational TRACK Top distance -runner Mark Porter, also a cross- country man. practices early in the morning for the State. Porter often rose with the sun to run. Following his winning effort of 5 1 .7 seconds in the District 440. Ronnie Banks goes to the bench to rest. Christenbury because of a leg injury affected the team ' s overall performance. Shaking off their loss in the Harding Invitational, the Varsity came back with renewed vigor to win the prestigious East Memphis Classic. With a fresh Christenbury, who took three firsts, the Owls gave their best showing of the year. Porter, having already set a school record running the two-mile in a time of 9:49.9, established the mark in the mile-run at 4:20.5. Both the two-mile relay team of Stewart, Bourgoyne, Wrenn, and Peters and the 880-yard relay team of McCrary, Bilsky, Monaghan, and Ray took firsts in their respective events. The outcome of the meet was in doubt until the last event, the mile relay. The team of Bourgoyne, Christenbury, Porter, and Banks won the race to give MUS the edge over CBHS by four points. After this great victory, the team competed in the District Meet at Memphis State ' s Kennedy Complex. Christenbury gave his best performance of the year. Excelling in all of his events, he set a new school record in the newly-established intermediate hurdles with a run of 40.0 seconds. Ronnie Banks gave his finest effort of the season to gain a surprise victory with a 5 1 .7 second 440 dash. Adams, Porter, and the two-mile relay team all won and qualified to participate in the Regional along with Banks and Christenbury. Despite this fine showing MUS finished second, a half-point behind the winner, Booker T. Washington. In the Regional Meet at the Fairgrounds, Porter placed third in the mile. Christenbury came in fourth in the high hurdles and fifth in the intermediates. The two-mile relay team that set the record at MUS took third. Because of their fine finishes in the Regional, Porter and the two-mile relay team advanced to the State Meet. Here the Owls ran well although failing to place. 14 SPORTS iff