Paris High School - Owl Yearbook (Paris, TX)

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,pt s UM! qu-nw 1 JM CG1 .9 Gettin' Loose, Gina Redding plays the xylophone during a special per- formance by the drum corps, other- wise known as the Get Loose Machine. Arousing spirit, Sam Williams gives a special pep talk at the last rally. Weekly talks were made by players and coaches. if Leading a chant in an assembly, Kristi Young tries to get everyone to join in yelling. Class competition yells were given up because it widened gaps and discouraged unity between classes. spirit 1 3

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pep rallies - i I Mk Carrying out the dead rabbit, Carrington and David Fielding Mrs. Ann Norment out on stretcher as the Wildcats beat bunnies. A lot of spirit and a bunch of effort hank God it's Friday! begin on the Monday Announcements before the pep rally. were made earlier so Cheerleaders chose a that teachers could theme determined by the prepare to have at least team that was to be half of the class absent. played on the week's Wildcats sgorteld greir eng. d D d familiar mi nig t ue an mem ers an y F jackets in the halls and Blazettes were due at r , .ar i r during classes. school before 8:00 to Cheerleaders and practice for the halftime ,P Blazettes wore their show and pep rally. gf, Friday suits and were Many teachers ' 3 Q seen squirming to and became disgusted C g I from the gym with because they had to plan posters and paint, glitter around the rallies. 5 5.1, ' 'Q . and streamers. Students active in them I Q., All of this melted didn't have to come to y. .339 together on one special classes before or even t ii ' e day, yet lt happened only sometimes after the 1 in once a week. Students of assemblies. all classes and All of the pep rallies organizations looked were more spirited than forward to Friday, the last years because of the da of the e rall . winnin team and Y l D D Y ,Q l Planning would usually astonishing school pride. Signaling Uh' dw ofthe pep fally. Jay Eiiers does gymnastics during the sc oo song. Doing one ol their more popular routines, Senior Balzette Leslie Winn gerlorms a pom-pom dance to Le reak. 1 2 spirit I l l

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owl sweetheart heck Nm P Skits were comical, judicial, political, and just plain cute alter Brown and Bob Holman as their opened the Owl N0mIr1eeS. Sweetheart Seniors took on a more assembly with a glance at past Sweetheart Nominees and told of the tradition it had started. Rob Richey and Kristi Lamb introduced four skits which in turn announced the nominees. The freshman skit, entitled The Trial found Karol Lynn Hargus and Allen Temple guilty of being Owl Sweetheart Nominees for their class. Although the sophomores came up with no name for their skit, they did entertain every one with their rendition ofthe Sweetheart assembly. Their nominees were Lisa Pynes and Kevin Taylor. Carol Burnett and Friends was the skit performed by the juniors announcing Nita Miller 1 4 spirit serious issue as they re- enacted their version of the Iranian Crisis. The audience was entertained by the Ayotollah fPat Kimballj singing his way to fame while a host of other seniors kept the hostages in line. The comical version kept everyone laughing as nominees Melissa Dodd and Bill Coleman came to save the day when they released the hostages and overthrew the Ayotollah. During intermission of the Drama production Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Juniors Bob Holman and Nita Miller were announced 1980 Owl Sweethearts by Walter Brown and Bob Richey as Principal Jerry Stephens pinned on the official ribbons. Keeping the aisles, Jay Evers the show during the