Paris High School - Owl Yearbook (Paris, TX)

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Qu. s lanet Sikes, majorette, practices :ne of the many routines she earned at camp in Kilgore, Texas. 9 Wi is ., 9 ,wwf X . :sf .- S ,nh N r 4 . g x ' - .5 1 A .EE I . rxfjx A ht W in -'U Coach Mike Long watches as mem- bers of the varsity exercise prior to workouts. ,n First chair musicians practice with new trumpeting horns used for spe- cial effects in the band show. Members ot the drum corps help seep time as they demonstrate one ofthe new cadences, :Wan lffzey., Kirk Dillen demonstrates his tech- nique for marking time. i D40 BC ga Q2 qi I' 'DE gm 123 MO 0 to

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PS ksho WOI' and 20 Director Jack Redus shows stu- dents the importance of marking time correctly. Contrary to popular belief, the school is not vaccated during the summer break. Several students, taking extracurricular classes, found that working during the summer was not uncom- mon. ln fact, the school was a busy place last summer. Students involved in foot- ball, yearbook journalism, and band were all required to devote some of their lei- sure time. In some cases, summer practice called for a group to go to conventions or workshops. Seventeen members of the yearbook journalism class attended a four day workshop in Nor- man, Oklahoma. There they learned new techniques for producing a better year- book. Members of the band front also attended work- shops at various universi- ties. The flag corps went to E Q? ww? Kass Blazettes Toui Phosay, Karen Hood, and Johnna Hanna do stretching exercises before going to work with the band. Workshops break daze East Texas State University Band Camp. Along with majorettes, drum majors, and other flag corps, they attended classes taught by well-trained members of the college's own flag corps. The newly formed Rifle corps had summer classes conducted at the school. They were taught basic techniques and fundamen- tals of twirling a rifle. The instructors came from a local college to help organ- ize the new group. Organi- zations who were also prac-, ticing at the school were the Varsity and JV football teams, the marching band and the Blazettes. Director, Jack Redus, conducted marching classes every weekday morning. Freshman band- members were called one week earlier than the upper classmen. They learned th fundamentals of marchin and were given music to work on. Two weeks before school began, the full band met for the first rehearsal. They worked on show material with the drill team and vari- ous corps. The Blazette cap- tains had just returned from a weekend workshop at East Texas. While there they learned new routines tol popular music. The captain brought these new step back to teach them to th entire team. Because o these dedicated students, the school's added pro- grams offered a special attraction for all.

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Ille student 22 Registration marked the end of summer fun and vacations as students heard the first school bell ring at 8:50 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, 1978. Freshmen faced their first year of school with the sur- prise of stubborn red lock- ers and rooms with no doors, while seniors faced the ever lingering thought that their high school life was in its last year. Early days of September brought back the fever of high school football to the city. The newly transformed Blue Blazes Band kept spec- tators curious during the summer after it was announced that they were to be receiving new uniforms. Not arriving in time for the first football game against McKinney, the band traveled to perform in blue jeans and white shirts, only to be drenched by a rainstorm. Bells ring in the new school year The football team didn't fare very well either losing 21-0 to McKinney. Enrollment was down two persons from last year's total with 1,273 students attending Paris High School. District enrollment was down 84 from last year. On September 15, due to a recent University Scholas- tic League vote in District 7- AAA, students were to sit on the same side of the field as does the band during foot- ball games. This change meant that the students must sit on the same side as always, but the band must sit with them. Students soon became accustomed to this and found that it added spirit and less problems were encountered. Pep rallies and Friday night games brought back the busy lifestyle of the aver- age student. With studying and homework, the school year was well undenivay. V? During an assembly sponsored by the Coca-Cola Company, an emcee explains advertising privileges with a show called Ad Biz. Aa ,gat ,-:wk .M ,gf Q. I Z J mi liilli W Explaining about an upcoming summer European trip is Miss Con- nie Kelsey. Miss Kelsey and Mrs. Jack Winfrey planned to tour Europe with willing students in June, . , Celebrating after winning the dis- trict title freshman football players wait for Lisa Pynes to cut the cake. WW Distributing second quarter sched- ules to the juniors is Mrs. V. E. Stewart. Teachers volunteered to do this quarterly task for the coun- selors. Wgwfw -lli l ig 49 ts. In Mrs. Jack Winfrey's Thanksgiv- ins 'ICh'Wh'tk Pt g pecia, ris ia er, a Kimball, Shawn Reeves, and Jeff Beckett dance to King Turk.