R L Paschal High School - Panther Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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DE! Lqawx lflaow ' .kv ,Q ed' S kt N -f M JS. X .. Q , .4 -fisfpmw lVlr. Herman Duncan, lVlr. Mickey Teems, student assistant Susie Sikes and changes during the first week of school. The new extended day program other members of Paschal's counseling staff aid students with schedule brought a more complex system of scheduling for Paschalites to cope with. Howdy Week Brings Extended Day to PHS Heat, confusion, 112 teachers and 2,800 students de' scended on Paschal High School as classes began for the 1970-71 school year on August 31. The usual chaos was increased this fall by the initiation of the Extended Day Program, and an enrollment that increased to over 3,000 by the end of the first week. The new system offers Paschalites eight periods of classes ranging from 8:00 a.m. to 4:10 p.m. Freshmen got an early glance at their new school during an orientation meeting held on Friday, August 28. At the other three class meetings held during the first week, Pas- chaI's, new chief administrator, Twain lVlorrow, introduced himself and the PHS Vice-Principals, and promised a year of involvement and improvement for Paschal and its students. Requests for schedule changes kept PaschaI's counseling staff working all week. Students lined up outside the counseling offices before school, but were sent to classes and called back according to their grade level and the al- phabetical arrangement of their last names. Finally the difficulties were straightened out, and everyone settled down to greet both old and new friends in the spirit which has lmade the first of school at Paschal known as Howdy Week. ,Vg Kathy Johnston, David Dvorak and Margaret Johnston head the line of stu- dents waiting to confront counselors with their schedule problems. dl

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Freshmen Kit Barker, Kathy Baird and Frances Banda fill out ing of their new homeroom. After an introductory session the first of many forms for the computer at the first meet- in the auditorium, freshmen were directed to homeroom. Rule Number One: Always look busy. Despite the chaos of their first day as Paschalites, freshmen Shirley Bryant, Lesa Burner and David Brandon manage to look over their new schedules as lVlrs. Fayetta Baszile directs homeroom. PHS Principal Twain lVlorrow welcomes incoming students in the auditorium during the freshmen preview of Paschal.

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Pep rallies are an integral part of student participation at Paschal. Interested students can show their support for various sports at each different team's rallies. Cheerleaders organize the pep rallies and lead their fellow students in the cheers and chants which invariably lift en- thusiasm. Chris Garrett, Bill Gracey, Sandra Hall, Scott lVlellina, Woody Neal, Carolyn Robertson, Alice Zavala and Richard Zavala are the regular cheerleaders with David Brown and Teresa Gallagher helping them out as alternates. The Panthers-Spirit of Paschal group aids the cheerleaders in boosting spirit. The group, made up of fifty seniors who were elected by their classmates, adopted We want to take you higher as their slogan, and that they did in the inspiring skits for which they were responsible. A red, white and blue stick and a purple paper-mache panther were important in keeping spirits up at pep rallies. For the second year, the stick, officially called the spirit stick, caused fresh enthusiasm as students cheered Rascal, the Paschal Panther, made appearances. Paschal's band added to the excitement by beating out the cheers and chants and by playing other spirited songs. The change to indoor pep rallies was popular among students and faculty members as spirits climbed higher and higher. Paschal cheerleader Sandra Hall leads a yell at a pep rally in the large audi- torium. The rallies were held inside for all who wanted to support the team. Pep Rallies Take Paschal Spirit Higher 'W Richard Zavala, Chris Garrett, and Scott lVlellina fall to their knees enthusiastically as they lead their fellow students in a favorite cheer. Cheerleaders helped boost the spirit among Paschalites, who encouraged the team members by yelling at pep rallies and the games.