Paris High School - Owl Yearbook (Paris, TX)

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5 I 'PBM . ' ,5 6552 B55 -B 9-Blu 'gs Showers spawn The spring months were showered by many routine and unroutine events. It came well announced, just in time for the bored, frozen students and teachers. The boring winter months spawned the bad case of spring fever. Talent night, which was usually held in March, did not appear due to the lack of interest of stu- dents and clubs. The organi- zation of the senior class play was slow to start and because of the many seniors participating in the produc- tion of Annie Get Your Gun, the casting of parts was hard for Mrs. V. E. Stew- art, class sponsor. Fortunately, spring wasn't all apathetic. Cheerleader, flag corps, majorette, blaz- ette, and rifle corps try-outs all ran smoothly. The big interest in spring sportsg track, golf, baseball, and tennis, gave many students a chance to participate in school activities. Paris Jaycees sponsored the Special Olympics in May spring fever with the help of TARS. The meet was here for the first time in a long while. It was an advantage over having to travel all the way to Mt. Pleasant. A few of the chil- dren went to state in Hous- ton. The annual Spring Con- certs were exceptional per- formances. The Close Encounters theme brought students as well as parents to the band's concert. The choir's concert also offered a new theme as they sang out with the sounds of spring. Fixing yearbooks for their debut, Jay Garza and Jina Diggs have to hurry and finish before the presen- tation. Many students find time out to fly kites during the windy days of March. Kite flying was a popular event on empty fields or meadows ofthe the area. The concert band performs in the auditorium with their Close Encounters special. That perform- ance earned them a unanimous standing ovation, Passers-by pay no attention to the man who came and checked the sewage lines. People found the time to stop and make fun of him while he worked those 3 days. At the special Olympics held at Noyes Stadium, Karen Methven helps one of the many contestants.

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A new different year It was our year alright. The students as well as everyone else knew that a rear without people just vasn't a year. T Everybody had a feeling hat this wasn't just any ordi- iary year. There was some- hing that set this one apart rom every other one in the mast and possibly in the uture. This year was ours. lohnna Hanna said, I guess I feel different about his year because I'm a Jun- or and I've become more nvolved. This year was one that everyone had been waiting for for a long time. Apathy, except for in a few instances, was nowhere to be found. We were the rea- son for this change. We made it happen. People were becoming more enthused. From the hillbilly antics of Annie Get Your Gun, the let's go to the lake, lazy days of sum- mer, to the December sur- prises of Owl Sweetheart, one could feel the excite- ment. Obviously we were not clinging to the past. Stu- dents decided that a change was needed. That's what they got. The total transfor- mation of the band and mov- ing from District 13-AAAA to District 7-AAA was a boost to the morale of everyone because it gave us a chance to win. There was something for everyone. lt was our year alright. We made great things happen. UV 1 If-'H S ,.,, Giving the people a taste of what to expect at the upcoming gcame, the Drum Corps performs Tac y Tango. Helping out with the mascot's cos- tume, J. C. Coker adjusts Brooke Nelson's head . 1 x 've At the Daingerlieid game, all spec- tators on the Paris side were ready for a well deserved win. .reall tuaiaugp Mau a L 9l!l lU9Pnl9 1 'X

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At the Sadie Hawkins' dance in the cafeteria, Joe Willingham and Claire Bailey dance to the disco beat. Sadie Hawkins provided a change for the girls to ask boys for adate. At the Junior-Senior Prom, mem- bers of the band Phren-z entertain students attending. The Dallas band set up on the stage of the spa- cious Thomas Justiss Elementary School. Karen Clark gives her valedictory address at graduation exercises. Rehearsing for their Senior class play, Arsenic and Old Lace , are Mark Hutchison and Shelley Black. 'O 1 S: gin no :S 0