Paris High School - Owl Yearbook (Paris, TX)

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June-July, I956-Proud Seniors received diplomas on graduarion nighi. Energeiic s+uden+s crammed brains wilh more knowledge in summer school. During These lwo monlhs, many sludenls enioyed vacaiions. Even lhe OWL Siail look a iaunf lo Oklahoma. The band fron? did some pre-school Jrraining al E.T.S.T.C. and S.lvl.U. Summer parlies, band concerls, eic., made lhose vacalion days more pleasant August I956-6-IO-Seniors planned schedules for ihal lasl big year in pre-school regislraiion. I3-l7-A hard-working crew of leachers and sludenls enrolled lhe Juniors. 20-25-Collron candy and ferris wheels drew P.l'l.S. Sludenls 'ro ihe Counfy Fair. Regisiralion con- Jrinued as Sophomores lined up lheir classes. 27-3l-- Freshmen regisiered. and Yell Leaders accompanied Miss Hicks +o S.M.U. io glean new ideas. Seplember, i956-IO-Classes began wilh a boom for 836 Paris l-ligh Siudenls. I7-Tri-I'-li-Y held iniiial meelring of lhe year. 2I- Fresh elecled firsl girl presi- deni in I3 years, Judy Sherman. 27--Exciled OWL Slafi received rewarding news lhal '56 OWL was iudged All-American. 28-Wildcals dropped Denison 2l-7. We sfruggled wilh schedules in August The PHS Flag presen+ed af assembly in Sepfember. Some sfudenis gained ex+ra credi+ in summer school July and August OWL07

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A... .K April is awards mon+l1 af Paris High. In May, we lurned +o baseball. Operafion diploma-Success! A owL-6 April, i956-3fWildca'rs snipped llwe Slverman win srrealb' will? a score oi 8-3, and OWL Slailers were irealed lo a well-deserved parly by Carolyn lnniss. 5- Marlan Blissel and 'lbelis Ann King were cliosen Junior Rolarian and Junior B.P.VV. for April. 6-Announced ior American Legion were Roberl Nelson and Bellie l-lelen Skinner as represenlaliyes lo Boys' and Girls' Slaie. 9-I3-Siudenls made ivloms and Dads slow down during Key Club Sale Driving Week. i2-Awards were showered upon many oulslanding personalilies and or- ganizalions in llne lradilional Awards Assembly, May, l956-7-The air was filled willw music by llwe P.l'l.S. Band presenling a Spring Concert 8-Diane Gil- more and Cliarlene Blaclqsione lopped llwe lisl ol gradu- aring Seniors. 9-Ronnie Byers was elecled Sludenl Council Presidenl for l956-57. I8-Juniors and Seniors enioyed an Mbnclianled Evening al llwe Banguei and Prom, wlwiclw carried our an orienlal llrieme. We-Hundreds ol llwrilled P.l-l.S, Sludenls received llieir long-awailed l956 QWL. 24-Tears filled llie eyes ol llwe '56 Seniors as llwey presenred llieir linal assembly program.

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Pic+ure sale in Ocfober. 3 Sfudeni Council members pul' up Dafe's Ocroloer, I956-2-Assembly presenlafion of OWL Sweelhearr Nominees highlighred campaign acriviries. 4-Girls clad in oullandish ariire were seen around- Tri-Hi-Y inirialion. 5-Lalin slaves did masrers' bidding ar wiener roasr, celebraring slave aucrion. I2-Beclcy Edwards and David Diclcson selecied Cowboy and Cow- girl a+ Tri-Hi-Y and Hi-Y Weslrern Day celebrarion. l6- Eighreen Seniors inilialed inro Narional Honor Sociery. 26-Paris mer McKinney in firsr conference game buf losr I3-I2. November, 1956-l-A Cappella chorus and Miss Donaldson enioyed day of choral ins'rruc+ion al ET. 8- lvlr. Weger rewarded Senior members of band wirh iaclcers. I2-The Srudenl Council dedicared a monumeni' in memory of Paris High's war-dead. I5-OWL Sralfers pushed Jroward and mer lhar lirsf deadline. I6-Proud Moms and besl girls donned mums sold by Narional Honor Sociely for las+ home loorball game. 28-Paris High observed rhe Texas Thanksgiving. December, I956-4-Pep rally opened baslcerball sea- son. 6-8-Texas High School Press Associarion alfended by OWL Sraff, assisranrs. '56 OWL awarded lirsl' place Jrrophy al THSPA for second srraighr year. 9-Nine Chorus sluclenrs chosen for All-Srale Chorus. l4-Fresh- men and Sophomores enioyed ioinr Chrislmas Parry. 21- Tri-Hi-Y enrerlained ar Nicholson House wilh i'ls annual dinner-dance. Many orher P.H.S. organizarions celebraled rhe Chrisrmas season wi+h fesrive parries. Q I ' Dugouf posrers in November. Chrisfmas Trees in December. OWL Slaff received Lec+ure No. IO a+ THSPA meefing in Den+on in December. OWL.