Paris High School - Owl Yearbook (Paris, TX)

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li . vtng morning, n O , ilohgoellyiog ptiriod roll call and night chool was a big place - not only structure-wise, which included five buildings scattered over a 60 acre tract of land, but people and event- wise also. Most of the activities were planned and had an air of civility while many others were spontaneous, containing an air of frivolity. Fridays were usually the busiest days of the week, especially during football season. It ordinarily began around six o'clock in the morning. Custodians came earliest to open the building, with the cafeteria personnel coming later to prepare for lunch. Rarely did any of the custodians see students come to school before them. Band members, Blazettes, and cheerleaders arrived at eight a.m. wearing curlers and short suits to begin work-outs, warm- ups, and practice before their school day could begin. Fifteen minutes after that magic hour ot eight a.m., students began to arrive by the droves. Most arrived by bus, parents, or several types of self-transportation. From then until 8:30 a.m., students roamed the halls, crowded the locker areas, and stood by the water fountains in a type of early morning social gathering. Sometimes noise from this activity would reach emergency proportions resulting in an announcement from the main office asking students to go to class. Early vocational classes were offered by teachers willing to meet thirty. Students took the zero period classes so they could check out at noon and then goto work. First period began at 8:45 a.m. with the tardy bell ringing at 8:50. Both sleepy-eyed students and teachers started the day with customary roll call and proceeded with their school work. Fifty-tive minutes later all west wing students began A-Lunch while all east wing students began third period. Lunch! Ccontinued on page 82 - D ' I ' t' , b d with Students every m221'i,2fZaS2'ri'L'E2L 2e'22?8Aiireilo morning around Seven- Mr. Garza go over their performance.

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1 rt them Whata school. . . whata place. . . whata crowd. Although led in many different ways, this was our life we 'F HW Jyk . T 1 Decorating the caieteria tor Home- coming, Carlton Cooper hangs up the football players donated to the junior class. Special areas of the school were assigned to each class for deco- ration. The hit song Hot Stuff gives majorette Janet Sikes a chance to strut her stuff in one of the routines she learned at camp this summer. ne thousand and three hundred people stashed away in five buildings for eight hours a day, five days a week, thirty-six weeks a year, and all at once . . . wait a minute, something great must have been going to keep this roster straight. Interested? Then read on. A great tidal wave of enthusiasm carried students through their not-so-common daily routines. People came together in one great desire to do something, and school became the focal point tor that desire. As May signaled the end of the year, it simultaneously began the next. Activities, fads, and friends, all reflected the new era students entered and made those 185 days a little bit more fun. Students almost felt themselves grow stronger in spirit and character each time they took part in school activities, and others knew this, too. After all, they were more than just a part ofthe crowd. Student Life Pages 6-52 LIVING: Morning, noon and night Heck Raising The Year ln Review Hackin' It What's Hot, What's Not Flashback: The 70's student life

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Slipping it on for the first time, senior Susie Hussey tries on her choir jacket as Mrs. Davis helps. It was traditional that teachers helped the senior recipi- ents on with their new jackets. ,- 4. ,,,...o wwuw- fi rss . rl ' . Q .. Testing his playing ability, Jay Garza attempts to play a marching band French horn he borrowed from a band member. X t tt W W .Mwafmmn.wWm,..s.l,l.as ff: ff! Demonstrating his skill at welding, Barry Matthews employs his time practicing tor shop class in the voca- tional building. Listening to all points ol interest, Superintendent Felix Hoot Gibson attends a school board meeting in the American Legion Building. Taking advantage ot the time before class starts in the morning, Ulice Par- ker looks for a book in the library. living