Saint Louis High School - Spectre Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA)

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Pelican State - 1974 Each year five St. Louis students are chosen to participate in Pelican State. The purpose of the program is to give students from all over the state experience in govern- ment. The government at Pelican State is paral- leled to that of Louisiana. The participants are divided into the Nationalist and Federal- 'ist parties. Anyone can run for office. Pelican State has its own constitution and they have the power to make any laws. The trials are presided over by the judge and District At- torney. Conventions are held in the same manner as that of the Democratic and Re- publican conventions. After experiencing Pelican State, Tom- my Gennuso summed up the group's experi- ence: I was surprised at the complexity of these conventions and just how they are to a free American Society. I had a great time at the LSU campus and from the experience I have made friends from all over the state. fizgiiiiga Blake' Mary Stevens ' Sandra QL-RJ Tommy Gennuso, Tommy Latiolais 152

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Tommy Lam o1a1s Loretta janca Earl dmlsslon Senlors 75 The early adm1ss1ons program was aga1n offered to expand the curnculum offered at St Lou1s It was opened to Semors w1th 3 O average dunng the1r t1me 111 h1gh school, and a recommendatmn from the pnnc1pa1 L1se Morm Students who took part 1n th1S program were eh g1b1e to recelve St Lou1s d1p1omas They were con s1dered part tune college students and par1:1c1pated 1n co cu.r1'1cu1ar 3.Ct1V1tl6S 3 is J -Z 'EE S 5 r 5 r-f'iQj . . 0 9 i to St. Louis seniors. The purpose of the program was Q .

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