Paris High School - Owl Yearbook (Paris, TX)

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f ,HU I spring I2 April 29 brought the long awaited Junior-Senior Prom. Class sponsors and officers had been busy all week working on final details and decorations. The theme was Stairway to Heaven , with music provided by Phren-z, a band from Dallas. Seniors also looked for- ward to the annual Senior picnic at Wade Park. A feast was laid out before them. Barbecue and all the trim- mings were provided by Phil's Hickory House. Tears of sadness and excitement filled the air on May 26th. Seniors had mixed emotions about grad- uating. Graduation was here at last and with it came old traditions for commence- ment exercises. Dale Smith, salutatorian, gave the wel- come, and Karen Clark gave the valedictory speech. Rev. James Logan, Jr. spoke for the assembly. His topic was Never Give Up, appropri- An exciting part of the year ate for the class that was going to be on its own. The band performed commence- ment music as each Senior accepted their diploma. Noyes Stadium was a scene of excitement as the caps flew into the air. Spring proved to be an exciting part of the year. Not only did it refresh us from the hum-drum days of win- ter, it also wound up a year with fascination. Showing his prize winning bull, Harvey McCoin gets many points from the judges. Many of the Ag students were required to attend and enter their animals in the Live- stock Show. David Mussetter initiates Karen Hood into NHS while Tina High- tower watches. The initiation was formal with friends and family attending. After the Owl debut, Kim Doyal and Walter Brown take time out to sign each other's yearbooks.

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,xx xx f ,si'x,xx' xxxd xx S Accepting the new Hreball Award on behalf of his sportsmanship, Keith Toland receives this from Coach' Benton Rainey. Many awards were given to various ath- letes at the All-Sports banquet. Lori Bankhead jumps high to show her spirit in cheerleader tryouts. Lori was chosen as a varsity cheer- leader. Perfomiing The Stripper during the Owl debut, the Stage Band entertains the student body. Spring musical applauded by record crowds The spring musical, Annie Get Your Gun , involved almost 200 stu- dents. Art students painted the sets made by various handymen who volunteered their services. The drama department technical crews helped with the lighting effects. Everyone was pleased in the general out- come and proud to say they had helped. The musical was not the only highlight of the year. A light show with the theme Close Encoun- ters was added to the annual band concert. Coach Gordon Wood of Brownwood was the guest speaker at the All-Sports Banquet held in April. He spoke on winning and had an interesting program plan- ned. After six days of delay, The 1978 Owl made its debut in the auditorium on May 18, 1978. The debut was followed by a swimming party for the staff members. A' lack of participation resulted in an uncontested election of Student Council president. Other offices, however, had at least two candidates. Eight Paris High School students attended the 54th Columbia Scholastic Press Association held at Colum- bia University in New York City on March 11-19. Besides attending journalism work- shops, the students and advi- sors visited historical sights while there. Presenting the Harold Hodges Memo- rial Award to Terry Ingram and Coach Allen Wilson at the All-Sports Banquet is G. I. Hodges. i i 2-3 nz. Q: an i - -. 1 o

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l T QF Bravinithe wind, speech students take a reak from school activities to have a picnic. Among other activities, the group attended meet- ings and gave speeches for con- test. Flowers are one of the many sym- bols of the coming of springs Signing a lriend's yearbook, Marti Jordan concentrates on what to write. At the Owl staff coffee for the fac- ulty, Miss Sharon Morgan and Mr. Ralph Rodgers compliment the food. Mr. Bill King displays his collection ot snakes in Mr. Ralph Rodgers' biology class. 1 Rf s i GJ 313 55 IQ E. 0 E. 0 0