Warren Easton High School - Eagle Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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Happiness is giving of yourself . . . A small child thinks only of himself: of his wants, his needs, his pleasures. As we grow older, and, perhaps, wiser, we become aware of the need to give of ourselves to others. This giving is a basic part of our lives at Warren Easton. We fill food baskets; we print newspapers; we help in the offices; we work in the cafeteria; we lead a cheer; we help a classmate; we repair toys and books for children; we contribute to the United Fund. Faculty and students join hands to accomplish more than is expected of any other high school because we expect it of ourselves. We know that giving is truly receiving. We find happiness in service. There is a postscript. We find ourselves. 7

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Happiness is . . . being young, We have not quite stepped over the threshold into adulthood. We can still giggle, or rough-house, or make faces at the whole world. Tomorrow we will face the stern realities of mortgages, elections, and crabgrass. Today our concerns are smaller but nonetheless real. We have to study for a trimester test, find a date for Saturday night, get a job for the weekends. Slowly our horizons expand, our responsibilities grow, our youth is cast aside. But happiness is being young ... at heart. It is a new day every morning. It is curiosity and ex- perimentation. It is courage and love. This is a precious time, a time of laughter and daring. Sometimes it seems as though we have to hurry to crowd the happiness of youth into a few more short years. But happiness is not some- thing that must be spent all at once, and neither is youth. We can reserve laughter for the years ahead. We can stay young despite our age. And these are the lessons we are now learning. These are the toys we will cherish into the future. 9