Thomas Jefferson High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX)

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Jefferson Provides

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Route T66 The school year oi l965-66 was unique and colorful. $er denfs and Jreachers of Thomas Jefferson High Schooi fraveled a fresh. new roufe, one herefofore unfraveied. one never +0 be fraveied again. Roui'e '66 il965-66i was marked by many disfincfive fea- fures. H will be remembered as +he year when home- coming spirif was high. Sfudenfs were quick +0 realize +he pofenfial of +heir Toofbali feam and +hen backed if wi+h zeal and en+husiasm. especially during +he evenfful fime of Homecoming Week. This was +he year when +he Firsf Fail Producfion. Mrs. McThing. replaced fhe old Junior-Senior play. Chrisfmas vacafion arrived unbelievably soon +0 bring a welcome relief from The fasf pace of +ravel. The season was heralded by beaufiful. colorful greefing cards displayed oufside +he doors of 75 homerooms. The +our on Roufe '66 was planned by an acfive Congress. This represenfafive group brought acfion To a program of improving +he sfudenf parking lot confinued The popular Youfh in Ac+ion radio program. and sponsored numerous social affairs. Beffer organized polifical convenfions were also a Sfudenf Congress accomplishment Major changes in fhe factu fook place along i'he road. Coach Clarence E. Underwood ieH' TJ for a job af +he Universify of Kenfucky affer fen evenHul years as Yellow Jackei head coach. His assisfanf. Francis Hill, sfepped up +0 replace him. Jusf as school closed. Principal Clyde M. Goff was promofed f0 +he superinfendency of +he Porf Arfhur schools. and Mr. Lonnie Devall, assisfanf principaii was chosen as his successor. Thus we close +he I965-6b school year buf nof unfil we have aHempfed +0 preserve in +his. +he ninefeen+h volume of THE YELLOW JACKET, TJis journey on Roufe T66.

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Varied Paths