West Monroe High School - Rebelaire Yearbook (West Monroe, LA)

Text from Pages 1 - 270 of the 1975 volume:

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BOTTOM RIGHT: Louis Byrd patiently wat I I h hftt d 2X Theme Development Sfuclenf Life . . . lb Academics . . . 52 Activities . . . 84 Athletics . . . 134 Classes . . . 164 Aclverfisemenfs . . . 218 Table of Contents! 3 As juniors, we leorned lo occepl, digest, ond recite Af Theme Development TOP LEFT: Students waitin line in groups of homerooms to get their annual class pictures taken. TOP RIGHT: During the bands halftime break, Danny Joiner takes time out for fun. BOTTOM: Dee Wilkins, Cindy Lett, Carla Chiles, and Karen Head warm up for Raiders by doing stretch exercises. .pai-Q YA i -2 vs.: i 5 i 9 looking forward fo the Big Doy TOP LEFT: Working to finish their homecoming float, 4-H members find the completion day enjoyable. BOTTOM LEFT: Finding a solitary place to complete his assignments, James Beaird worked in the choir room. BOTTOM RIGHT: Dashing into the end zone, Rebels watched the referees signal a touchdown. l Theme Development! 5 As seniors, we loolc of the future looming oheod 6X Theme Development ? . , if ' as 4 xf,,.L- X 'If Q .1 Q M. 4 '23 jr, fi T uk W fl' 'Kp' 4:3 it, is? 1 N: 1,fj7 'sI,lleEf 4161 ssfe ese. T ee.s . TOP RIGHT: Roberto Bunge, Danette Franks, Marta Roan, David Netherland, and Kay Brown use im- aginary schedules to illustrate the Great Computer Mix-up . ABOVE AT LEFT: Senior Class President Jay Beebe prepares sign for pep rally. Y Mt 2:14524 gf ,wwf ,.-,ff wx L ,env - 4? , .. wk Lf ' 'N t N 3. . V. F g , 3 TOP LEFT: Fortunate students could find a bench in the oval while others just settled for the ground. ABOVE AT LEFT: Donna Bryan, David Schlessman, Greg Slocum, and John Putnam experiement with dry cell batteries in chemistry. ABOVE AT RIGHT: Andy Levitt attempts to keep his wheels in top run- ning order. and for security reminisce about The Good Old Days Theme Development! 7 LEFT: Rebelettes participated in the pep rallies by doing short skits each week, such as three Hpillow-cased Raiders. FAR RIGHT: Ricky Williams, Tessie Barton. Larry Crocker, and Lisa Gilbert leave Homecoming stage doing the Bun- ny Hop. BELOW AT LEFT: Philip Myles and Alton Outley prop against a tree to relax during lunch. BELOW AT RIGHT: Wearing red jerseys, varsity football players are recognized during first pep rally. BELOW AT LEFT: Connie Head, Renee lr- wln, Cassandra Wheeler, and Cathy Alfred incite student enthusiasm with Go Rebels Go chant. BELOW AT RIGHT: The sidewalk by the annex affords a dry and relaxing area in which to spend lunch break. Spinning wheels toolc us to football games, plays, club meetings, and movies 81 Theme Development Whether a leader or a follower, lhere were always plenly of groups lo join. 'fv ABOVE AT FAR LEFT: Rebeleltes concentrate on Rebel efforts during homecoming game. FAR LEFT: Mrs. Debbie Aarons, sophomore home- room teacher, cops first place in interacts door display contest. ABOVE AT LEFT: Rebel fans watch half time show during homecoming game. LEFT: Renee Irwin, escorted by Terry Dumas, represents the. Senior Class on Homecoming court. ABOVE AT RIGHT: Starting the Home- coming skit. Larry Crocker, as the typical WMHS student, didn't want to go to school. ABOVE AT RIGHT: Alter a few mishaps, Sam McGaugh gives up his set of wheels as a way to school and walks. Theme Development! 9 We got excited and tried to get involved IO! Theme Development TOP LEFT: Typical of the overcrowded condition at WMHS is the staircase situation with the middle staircase designated as down only. TOP RIGHT: Senior Gary Slack enters his final pep rally. ABOVE AT RIGHT: Athletes practice endurance by running stadiums. wi TOP LEFT: Junior Civitan members stuff the 12-toot red and blue crepe paper sock. ABOVE AT LEFT: Larry Crocker and Johnette Mitchell choose each other as mates during skit in homecoming assembly. ABOVE AT RIGHT- I the area to be occup'ed by a future pavilion, students congregate in oval area But with nearly 2,000 students, it's easy to get lost, or to go Up the Down Staircase. Even o TR becomes monstrous Theme Development! l l With determination to win, to be the best, we tried to become involved l ' I 11 A i in-v. 1 H E 521- ' ll ,M', F1 L1 1 auf'-3 if 6' ,., A-cw , J M. tw I WI iw ' A .21.x-sg...-5. i ,LV Y l V WNW ' :I WMV 'I ' 9 1,4 4535:- E iff! I il TOP: During the Parkway pep rally, the varsity cheerleaders lead the student body in Blast Off . MID- DLE LEFT: The 1974 Homecoming Court is presented to the student body. MIDDLE RIGHT: Assisting with the COE float, Mrs. Mann prepares to de-feather the Falcons. BOTTOM LEFT: Susie Humphries presents bags of bubble gum to Lea Jones and Jamie Grant for being chosen the best dressed students for Fifties day. BOTTOM MIDDLE: Charles Wade and Cassandra Wheeler demonstrate the latest style in black dancing, the Robot. BOTTOM RIGHT: Students prop themselves on the fence during warm weather. 121 Theme Development 'fs TOP LEFT: Donnie Flowers and friends have fun while working to finish the Junior Civitan float. During the new teacher skit in the homecoming show, Mrs. Tomlinson finds a helmet with which she doesn't know what to do. MIDDLE LEFT: Lori Poche, escorted by Gary Richardson. is presented to the student body as junior homecoming Court member. TOP RIGHT: Exhausted by unending activity. queen Jamie Simpson pauses to rest before the nights game. BOTTOM LEFT: Band members prepare to play their version of Brandy , a contemporary rock song. Centering on Susan Smith, The Rebel Raiders proudly march onto the field during half time at the Northwood game. BOTTOM RIGHT: Randall Howard charms tomboy Debra Bearden by showing her the correct way to palm a football. HI 5, If D4 Io show our spirif Theme Development! I3 The Big Day- Graciuafian finally arrives. Whai have we done ai IA! Theme Development 33110 TOP: Ricardo Rodriguez, James Rawls, Mike Seilar, a sideline. BOTTOM: WMHS, with 1761 students, host .'4 tiki 1f? n 7 'WMM' T f , -3 1 He. ,.. -4' 1 i ,QQ 1 -Q Su, s tn Q Q QD' it if i K Q C ' i 1 kit'-wi 5 4 R W -if Q. S 9, . H .N f if .i fn TOP LEFI': Senior Marcie Towns participates in the stand up for Rebels cheer. TOP RIGHT: FCA mem- bers sell cokes to students at stadium, homecoming day. BOTTOM LEFI': Power to the People is sig- nified by Michael Jackson as he takes a break from PE. We have learned and participated. To us, WMHS is A Little Bit of Everything Theme Development! 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Griggs and students purchased soft drinks, candy, ice cream, or chips. With the inception of the smoking ring this year, students congre- gated in the oval behind the annex to snack, study, smoke, or relax with friends. TOP: Even brothers take advantage of lunch as Jeff and Mark Greer relate the days' activities. RIGHT: Whether relaxing or talking, lunch pro- vides an escape from classroom routine. BELOW AT LEFT: Following Friday pep rallies, crowds gather in the concession area. BELOW AT RIGHT: Pleasant weather affords a chance for students to congregate outside. -., r' lg' we-he ' 'J' W ' ' .V - -ww ,.nqn.,7kWwt:1,.hm U ' Q.. ,gmt 'W , duff K , , - ,. A , f , , it Y, V ., , , ,V Mg? tg G . f' fa i 3.321 F' - 2' , at , fm , , Q, var V 9' f fi f if if - , 5 u lll, t J i K . 1 fi inn xiii i 2 2tl 1 ff. ff- FE Q g ,51 3 I ' -5 , K, ' - MQ . Ti 5 t .1 , vp., ' 6' V.. 1 ' 533, ' 'Wan HZ l8fLunch a A ...-..1 . - 1 LEFT: Congregating in the smoking ring area. students have time to eat and relax, CENTER LEFT: Buying cokes and candy at the concession area, some students need additional snacks. BELOW AT LEFT: Sophomore students ate lunch in the cafeteria to have a more balanced diet. BOTTOM LEFT: Students come to the oval area to talk and eat. BOTTOM RIGHT: Some students prefer a hot, balanced lunch in the cafeteria. and look forward to lunchtime. .t.::..:: ok, :,.: Q, ,x W Q gg-.-4, --,zu v i 'RN If 1 ' ,t If I Q f' 4 i 9 , 4 X. 1 , I Z , 5 hs I if at M 4 1 x , 'E . ' Vu , A sg ,,.., M W A P M W QA' dm' A t' -' ,Q A Lunch! I9 School life offers wide spectrum of octivities To offer a wider perspective in education, new courses were de- veloped to entice students to re- main in school. English modules of- fered a new course each nine weeks. Sociology let students study more about peer groups, as well as family relations. Semester craft courses in art permitted students opportunity for self expression. The smoking ring ended many years of students' complaints and days of suspensions. Yet with all teachers and adminis- trators tried to do, some students still looked for any excuse to get out of class. Hey, please, I gotta go to... Whether the restroom, library, nurse, or office, some students just had to go. TOP: Glenn Hummnel assists Debbie Hearld as the smoking ring became a new part of campus life, ABOVE: Hurrying to arrive to class on time, students could often get carried away in the crowd. ABOVE AT RIGHT: Melinda Darnell listens attentively as she completes work in machine shorthand. RIGHT: Class changes give students an opportunity for quick smoke or talk with friends. 20X School life fr J . . J 4 R I LEFT: School busses provide daily transportation for Terry Frost. BELOW: Greg Slocum gets a bet- ter understanding of mechanics in physics classes. BOTTOM LEFT: Congregating at the south end door before school, Becky Prichard, Darlyn Lofton, Connie Coley, Kenneth Spillers, Gail Hutson, and Kathy Ftugg get a chance to talk before school. BOTTOM RIGHT: James Brown and Wayne Perkins study temporary parking sticker in full day parking area. . -I 7-, - au oi , 1 '1,,. ' I f sU:, 5 fv'.-.' r I Q . w, 1 1,4 if . , , ... ,,,7.V. ...ea , ' mg 1 U - ,. z'i.'lff It 1 ' Q. . vi., ii' ax , as x fl' ,ai E 'fit gnc'- 4 . Lemme' , .. 5 Wfmw., V. ,Cyl 'l' O ? 'l:v' in Ai' ' 14' 'U M - 0 4 , n - 1 P r.. ...yy yy ,A ' , ,, - ...MMM s QXX XXX tina.. eu g, was K ff i School life! 21 For the first time in two years, the Junior Class sponsored a Junior- Senior Prom. Held March 22 at the Monroe Civic Center, the prom featured music by Journey with dancing from 8 to 12. For more than 400 seniors, May 19, 1974, was a milestone in their lives as they received their diplomas from WMHS. Jane Mc- Conathy was named recipient of the annual Milton C. Hall Scholar- ship Award. Prom, graduation highlight senior schedule TOP LEFT: Not yet ready to take a break, John McQueen urges Sharron Rawls to stay on the dance floor at the prom. TOP RIGHT: While the band takes a break, Steve Silmon, Danette Franks, Tessie Barton, and Eddie Hendry pause to compose themselves. TOP RIGHT: Jamie Grant and Stephanie Mills meander back to their table during a refreshment break. ABOVE AT RIGHT: Jane McConathy receives the annual Milton C. Hall scholarship for an outstanding senior planning to major in education. RIGHT: Commencement exercises for 400 plus seniors were held May 16 in the Civic Center Arena. 221 Prom, graduation ,-v f dv PDA though discouroged, still procticed VM 1 I ,, Q 'f,,.'la?- F 5 'a'f'Q 4'9- ,ts 55 4, Q I o Public display of affection, more commonly known as PDA, was, as every year, displayed in the halls, cars, and almost everywhere on campus. Those caught committing PDA were prosecuted by a most dreaded punishment, public embar- rassment. Regardless of regulations and punishments, students consistently sneaked a chance to become bet- ter acquainted before and during school, especially at lunch. Despite efforts by faculty and ad- ministration, students determined to find methods to indicate their feelings for a member of the op- posite sex. TOP: Kim Caples and John Rappold enjoy each others company, under the supervision of Coach Brian, BELOW AT LEFT: Finding a quiet spot in the hall before school, Kim Bass and Lenard Rhodes discuss the days schedules. BELOW: Finding shelter from the weather before school, Tammy Outwell and James Keys meet before school. BOTTOM: Deborah Coley and friend perch on the curb to talk before school. BOTTOM RIGHT: Pep rallies provide Derius Taylor and Mary McDonald a chance to be together during the day. Student lifef23 TOP: Reviewing handout sheets during ln- teract meeting, Randy Etier, Andy Levitt, Steve Silmon, Susie Humphries, Lisa Liner, and Pat Anderson discuss how to help men- tally retarded children. ABOVE: One of Junior Civitans' spirit projects was making spirit signs. ABOVE AT RIGHT: Daily routines for Varsity and Junior Varsity foot- ball players include exercising. RIGHT: Var- sity cheerleaders Cassandra Wheeler, Con- nie Head, Jamie Simpson, Danete Franks, Naomi Gilmore, and Cathy Alfred prepare the program for weekly pep rally. ,, , , Q in 4' 0 QPEORT ll r 'f 1 : -1 is 4 a QC'.lV' it 1 t or 9 ' 1 fr 4 lg in ' 1 Q M if is , Q 6 A 5 it 4 19 D iv at Q Q 32 '1 l Q, Q f A Q 24! Extracurricular 'saff- ,, 'ir 41,523 asf' at Q I , , 'fc Extracurricular activities require student involvement Involvement outside the routine 8-3 school day gave a new dimension to school life. Seniors who did not need a full day's credit for graduation left at lunch, some to work, and others to occupy their time until p. m. when extra- curricular activities really began. Clubs this year demanded more student involvement, and in turn gave students a closer feeling of unity. Club enthusiasts met regularly, whether for business or poster parties or hayrides. Probably the most nerve-rack- ing time for club members-and sponsors-was homecoming as most stu- dents had to divide their time between the two or more clubs in which they were involved to construct displays. Anticipation of club commitments really made members stop and con- sider how much self-satisfaction was to be gained. TOP: Jeff Co'nley and Chuck Adams put finishing touches on Key Club's homecoming float. ABOVE AT LEFT: Band members assemble dis- play during afternoon of homecoming day. ABOVE: ln an effort to improve dancing tech- niques, Rebel Raiders concentrate their practice on high kicks. FAR LEFT: A No. 1 yearbook is the goal of Lori Poche and Tammy Jennings who worked after school to meet deadlines. LEFT: Library club members finalize details on Library Club display. at 1 251 Extracunicular 'Greasy Kid Stuff' recdptures fifties That greasy kid stuff was in great demand as guys slicked back their hair to recapture Fonzie's Happy Days look. A return to the 1950's-designated as Nostalgia day-climaxed Tiger Week's activities. Three contests during the week involved students and teachers. Student Council sponsored its annual Pin-the-Tiger contest with competition be- tween classes to stick the greatest number of pins into stuffed tigers. Key Club's Key Person was designated daily. A free ticket was given to the person who said Beat Neville each day to the secret Key person. lVlrs. Debbie Aarons' sophomore homeroom won interacts' door display contest. Prize for the homeroom was one dozen long stemmed tiger tails. l TOP: During Beat Tiger Week, Faculty and stu- dents anticipated seeing such an expression in the WM-Neville game. ABOVE: Mrs. Sarah Allen and lVlr. Carl Richardson perform during Neville pep rally. ABOVE AT RIGHT: Student council sponsored the traditional Pin the Tiger contest between the classes. RIGHT: Sam lVlcGaugh, Felicia Danna Jenn Downe and Julia Marz I . y y, u a work on a door display for Beat Neville week. iF 26X Tiger week 'Vs I Q 5 i Zi ' 3 WP' tr 'A ' 1 in jg, I xhr xx RIGHT: Most of the student body participate in some form in Nostalgia Day. BELOW AT LEFT: Rebelette drummers Dana Danner. Patti Lee, and Lisa Steele pull back their hair and locate old clothes in an effort to return to the Fifties. BELOW AT RIGHT: Greasy Kid Stuff returned to the halls of WMHS as boys slick back their hair. as does Mark Brooks. BELOW: Rick Williams and Jeff Conley imitated motorcycle gangs at Nostalgia Day. BOTTOM LEFT: Faculty members get involved in Nostalgia day as Coach Blakeney models his attire. BOTTOM RIGHT: Lisa Clark and Jenny Downey become involved in Fifties day by wearing long skirts and hair pull- ed back. Tiger week! 27 RIGHT: Chris Magouirk's rhinestone studded, western-cut shirt shows a look of individualized male fashions. BELOW: Shirts, such as Pat Rawls, indicates the nostalgia look in today's fashions. BELOW AT RIGHT: Kristy l-larper's hooded shirt with pouch pockets gain popularity as fall's cooler temperatures prevailed. W 531 'af 6,05 Q' ygig. Mig If ,, 3 Vw QE, 28!Fuds and Fashions xl 2 255' A fn' ' L5 1, W s . ,Q . 4, Q s dx 'W i L r K' 21 sr xt., Y :J X 'N . . t , X X X N4 a..57fH R5 slfzej 'V 1 . . 7 f .ft .1 h 3' Nosfolgici styles goin populorify Embroidery continued to be the latest rage as both girls and boys wore their personality on em- broidered shirts. Blue jeans still were in great demand, along with faded blue denim work shirts. The layered look was also popular with sweaters and shirts. Girls' fashions saw hooded shirts with pouch pockets. Platform san- dals with knee socks were worn throughout the school year. Although this season hardly any cuffs were seen, high rise pants were still fashionable. Boys' fashions took on color with embroidered western cut shirts. Never before have boys worn shirts with rhinestones and topstitching as they have this year. Platform shoes with stacked heels added a more sophisticated look to boys' fashions. TOP: Embroidered sequined pullovers like Jack Rutledges, increased in popularity. FAR LEFT: Ruby Jean Robertson models the fashionable 26 inch skirt. LEFT: Hooded, embroidered coats, a fashion from last year, return as the temperatures drop. ABOVE: Platform sandals with knee socks, may have looked strange, but the wearer was warm. Fods and Foshions!29 Pep rcillies rescheduled held ot lunch During the summer, representa- tives from various organizations met and decided to once again have pep rallies at school on the day of the football game, than on Thursday nights before the game. One lunch shift was established, with the pep rally taking the first 30 minutes. With competition between classes each week, students tried desperately to win the Spirit Stick for one week. Club members held poster parties and spirit projects to promote enthusiasm throughout the school. Cheerleaders used themes to give continuity to pep rallies, and skits to involve more students and teachers. Captains for each game and coaches gave traditional speeches, providing a glimpse into what many students thought about school spirit. TOP: Rebelette drummers Karen Floark, Lisa Steele, Becky Smith and Dana Danner lead Rebelettes as they march in for the pep assem- bly. ABOVE: Varsity cheerleaders Susan Mad- den, Naomi Gilmore, Cathy Alfred and Cassandra Wheeler perform their routine to Dance With lVle Henry. ABOVE AT RIGHT: lVlr. James Aubrey gives a spirit talk during Neville Pep rally. RIGHT: Junior Varsity cheerleader Barbie Maxey en- courages students to participate at Parkway pep rally. 3OfPep Rallies X W I - ,sf 3 M I! ,. yi 59: . : Y 4 ,f V,:: 3 ' , .412 i L , ag B T V ,, X ly nit A5 A V V IV, f l WE - ,.. Q ,V '-1, LEFT: The senior varsity football players are pre- sented at Wossman pep rally. the last home game. BELOW AT LEFT: Carla Chiles shows her school spirit by participating in a skit for the Wossman game. BELOW: Senior co-captains for the Neville game David Fowlkes and Jack Rutledge shake hands with the referee after win- ning the toss. BOTTOM: Kim Black shows her spirit with a Key Club noisemaker. BOTTOM RIGHT: Rocking in the aisles, students enjoy the band's rendition of Rock Around the Clock. ,rpg Pep Rolliesf3l Students toke courses needed for groducition With increased participation in DE, COE, trade school, SALT, and tired of school blues, juniors and seniors went to classes only as many hours as they needed. Seniors no longer were required to schedule courses for a full day. They may instead schedule only the number of courses necessary to complete graduation requirements. Students were required to present their half-day I. D. when leaving campus as well as park in the half-day parking lot. t., V , . - - WY'-F' , ' Z .V ' fy FW V 2 2 6' A - I ,,,,q,:,.j ?5 1 5 f 'xx if ' w -QM C 3.3: if ,, TOP: Trudy Henry leaves at lunch to go to work. ABOVE AT LEFT: Unlocking his car, Tim Hollo- way prepares to go to trade school. ABOVE: Among half day students who leave at lunch are Frankie Hammonds, Mike Slavant, Jean Crom- well, Pam Rhodes, and Bruce Keen. LEFT: After his third period class Bruce Keen leaves to work. 32fHoiF-doy students Practice begins in October For Rebel Cagers With basketball practice begin- ning in October, the Rebels played their first scheduled game on Nov. 9. District games began Jan. 7 and ended Feb. 14 in a battle against Ouachita. Having their own group of cheerleaders for the first time this year, the basketball team con- tinued practice during sixth period as well as after school. Sewing as head coach for the fourth year was Polk Brian and Roy Peters was assistant coach for the second year. TOP LEFT: Reggie Manning makes a jump shot against Simsboro. TOP RIGHT: Jumping at center, Ricky McNeal tips the ball to a Rebel teammate. FAR LEFT: Gregg Solcum scrambles for two points under the goal. ABOVE: JV Coach Roy Peters plans game strategy against St. Fre- dericks. LEFT: Ricky Wyatt pumps a shot over the outstretched arms of Simmsboro opponent. Basketball X 33 32x Committee cites need for school The need for a new high school in West Monroe was noted by members of the visiting committee at WMHS to complete the 10-year evaluation of the school. ln the oral report, the visiting evaluation committee members said they strongly suggest a new high school for West Monroe, because additional rooms would only compound the problem. Faculty and staff members prepared a self-evaluation study last year to comply with regulations set by the Southern Association of Secondary schools, which grants accreditation to high schools. The visiting commit- tee had to compare what they found with what the faculty had prepared. Robert Humble, principal of Quitman High School, was chairman of the committee, composed of 27 teachers, principals, and coordinators. Each area of instruction was covered as members were assigned to talk with teachers. TOP LEFT: lvlr. Bob Humble, chairman of the visiting committee, confers with Mr. Lee. RIGHT: Compiling information gathered, Mr. Troy Kenne- L. dy prepares his evaluation. BELOW: Mr. Bob Humble and Mr. Louis Nicolosi review findings with committee members. BELOW AT LEFT: Studying the self evaluation made by faculty members, Mr. William Childers compares his findings with their reports. 34X Ten Year Study S 'f,',t, I'-as ,, I rsaussssft ' sa g ',.5i3brg,1.,,. gh' is-gig... XL IMPE IAIQ IMEIAL IMPEI I s GAR s GAR s I r 5f l.l1fSf!l'7fP5 1 . ,f -1--.. . -. t Q ,yvs .,, ...s:...,...a,,,55,...:,,. . 5 K 'sv 750 Q QQ? fm? 'Ff?f11f4 Current events olert students to moior problems Aug. 9, 1974, is a date to be noted by students. On that date the 37th President of the United States resigned, an event unprecedented in Ameri- can history. Richard lvlilhous Nixon, plagued by his involvement in Watergate, spoke to his staff, before national television cameras. Gerald Ford assumed the Presidency, becoming the first man never elected by popular vote to head the nation. With inflation a continuing problem, students tried desperately to make ends meet. Sugar prices increased three fold-and thus sugar products like soft drinks and candy jumped five cents and up. Strikes continued threatening in labor areas and unemployment came to the highest peak in ten years. I -4- I V' 4, ,1 .f.',, -, x. ,ff-I . X ,,1. 4, , A ' , ,P .1 . -'Z 'Q' Q: R t- , x-fy' ' -gg? X Tl! uk '. f. . , , t vs- ,lt - ' , , I W, ,':.-if rs wa, V 1 su H, 4 . A 3? 'I-xv X59 RMC? It ,gy I I V E it , .A 1 f I -. I J I f . ' 't 4 4 Zig- t . if I C' ' ' hiifij' ,SFJA V A , I , TXRZUA Q v ,xxx ' 1 U N ig. ifqvw -Z ,' -. ,i.,-l'tTxk::.F.i - J l 'f2A I,.f-?i ' .151 -' f, JI I - ' ' I . du r., s . ' r ' .UQHPL My 1 ' I s. W, - s - 4' :. ' -1. -,.. , I , , ,.. ' I i I ' ' ' ' I W. Y l J., .,... up - .EIL .... - I .t..1!l.ti iss, 4 ,ing . - , . . . . 1 -v ' ' fn 'f 1 -Q-'ll' N - .L. 0 ,::.' T . ' .... M' ' ' 1 ... -' . . ? ' - ----f--jg:-5s.'a3ff ' . .ff'.a1 g , I . . I-,L:.q1x8. .wifnaz-1' - QW, ,. - ,,-I-.'-.iv-st , 1' . . X Nia- ,f'.:..,,1Pgg,7,jg5,,,'sj-ir' yy- Ni ' I ' '::J.:A. J-?1fZ'f 'Y -ff-WH4512 V ..,,. 3-.,. g5:,,,,,,,.4h,,..:f.,,,,s,53avnt,4,..,E.,'53f,,, . eo., .f-...u anew: .- .F-nw -. +..4...L:'.,..-.-4-l- 11.- TOP RIGHT: As everything triples in price, especially sugar, which jumped from 89 cents a 5 lb. bag to 33.30. ABOVE: Having been a favorite spot during October as the site of the fair, the fairgrounds will no longer be forthe fair, instead it will be the site of the new West Monroe City jail complex. RIGHT: Workmen do preliminary work on North 7th before road construction workers come in to widen the street. Current events! 35 Selected as a member of the all- district football team was tailback Gary Slack. Slack gained 1288 yards and scored 90 points, the leading in the district. He was selected outstanding offensive player of 1974 in District 3-AAAA by district coaches for the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. Members receiving all-district honorable mention included Charlie McCain, safety: Steve Silmon, lineman: Paul Trichel, Wingback: Gerald Heath, tackleg Dee Hogan, cornerback: Brack Rutledge, defensive back: and Pat Anderson, noseguard. W E ., . N : ft t i Eight named to all-district TOP: Rebel student body prepares for the open- ing kickoff during the Haughton game. ABOVE: Half time gave fans time to gather and talk. ABOVE AT RIGHT: Head Coach Stan Johnson confers with junior quarterback Jimmy Hender- son on the final play before halftime. BELOW: Debbie Lewis reviews the starting roster at the jamboree. 36fFootboIl , Qtr . .A.... . 'QW ky i 5 Raiders, Band participate at games 'TS' 5 ,E , District home games were high- lighted by half-time performances by the Raiders and rock tunes played by the West Monroe High Rock Ensemble as well as Rebelettes and basketball cheerleaders. Rebel cagers got off to a slow start and lost 13 out of their first 27 games. Midway through the season their district record was 2-6, as Rebels beat Ruston and Neville. Top scorers for Coach Polk Brian's team were Ricky McNeal and Greg Slocum. kgs, S N 'S J. V. basketball teams top scorers were Terry Cox and Johnny Dumas. Their record at midseason was 15-2. Junior cagers were led by Coach Roy Peters. TOP LEFT: John Grable, member of the Rock En- semble, plays the electric piano forthe Raiders to dance at half time. TOP RIGHT: Jack Rutledge watches intently the Rebel cagers zone defense. ABOVE AT LEFT: Ken Taylor enjoys his popcorn during half time of a basketball game. ABOVE: Assistant principals Mr. Walter Allen and Cecil Pirkey concentrate on the Rebel offense. LEFT: Students attend many of the home games to yell for the Rebs. Basketball X 37 Skifs provide insights on cioily school routine To provide a unified thought for the year, the homecoming assembly used the Rebelaire theme, A Little Bit of Everything. Skits featuring 150 students and faculty exemplified various aspects of school life. Twelve girls were selected to be on the court. Each girl was escorted by a senior football player during the assembly program. Jamie Simpson was crowned queen with Naomi Gilmore as maid of honor. During night festivi- ties the girls were escorted by their fathers. Displays by clubs, classes, and organizations were judged in the after- noon with winners being announced during pre-game festivities. Winners included interact Club, first: Band, second: Thesplans, third: Key Club, fourth. ABOVE: Mr. J.V. Simpson looks on as his I ii' daughter Jamie, homecoming queen, was pre- sented roses by Student Council president, Susan Madden. TOP RIGHT: John McQueen, president of National Honor Society, served as V master of ceremonies for A Little Bit of Every- thing. RIGHT: Roderick Dunaway showed how to rise above the cost of gas in the wheels skit. FAR RIGHT: Diane LeJuenne and Jo Barr placed finishing touches to the Quill and Scroll display. 'IW 38! Homecoming tv ,. P .ssi , if f , LEFT: The 1974 Homecoming court BELOW AT LEFT: ln the lunch skit, Andy Levitt and Karen McQueen showed how people so different become acquainted. BELOW: The Thespian Troop 442, Rattle the Falcons display won third place in Homecoming contest. BOTTOM LEFT: The Rebel Beat goes on was the theme of second place winner, the Rebel Band. BOTTOM: Holding her pet piglet, Beth Cannon displayed her sup- port in the 4-H Club, Mui ,..,,,Gff-sm4z,,,, G KEBEL scar oss UN, Q Homecoming! 39 40X A Little Bit of Everything I 3 A Little Bit of Everything! 41 Sophomores select four as favorites TOP: Donna Williams ABOVE: Teddy Allen ABOVE AT RIGHT: Sophomore class favorites RIGHT: Kathy Edmonson FAR RIGHT: Ken Savoie. OPPOSITE TOP: Junior class favorites BOTTOM LEFT: Lori Poche BOTTOM CENTER: Jimmy Henderson BOTTOM RIGHT: Gary Maxey RIGHT: Marcia Branch TOP RIGHT: Larry Skin- ner. 42X Sophomore Favorites N 9 QV Tie vote gives unclerclossmen five favorites Junior Favorites! 43 Faculty 441 Wl1o's Who, Favorites I ABOVE: Sophomore, Junior, and Senior favorites and Who's Who include lbottom rowi Teddy Allen, John McQueen, Johnette Mitchell, Dawn Sikes, Susie Humphries, and Dee Hogan. fmiddle rowl Kathy Edmonson, Larry Crocker, Ken Savioe, Larry Skinner, Marcie Branch, David Fowlkes. tthird rowl Joe McLaughlin, Jamie Simpson. ttop rowl David Schlessman, Gary Maxey, Vickie Head, Susan Madden, Lori Poche, and David Nelson. students select school leaders Fourteen seniors who made outstanding contributions while at West Monroe High School were named to Who's Who. A total of 57 seniors were nominated by the faculty on the basis of leader- ship, scholarship, personality, and school spirit. The final ballot was sent to the entire faculty, and the students with the greatest number of votes were named to Who's Who. A total of seventeen were chosen by popular vote as personalities. For the first time in three years, senior favorites were chosen. Because of a tie vote, the junior class was represented by five instead of tour. The sophomores chose four as personalities. Serving for three years on Stu- dent Council and as vice president her senior year, Cathy Alfred also served as president of Twin City As- sociation of Student Council. She was a member of Rebel Raiders her sophomore and junior years and served as a football cheerleader her senior year. Cathy held mem- bership in Interact, Y-teens, Na- tional Honor Society, and was vice president of Anchor Club, as well as being a Key Club sweetheart her junior year. Acting in five plays and sewing as president of Thespians for two years, Larry Crocker participated also in many Speech festivals for the speech and drama depart- ments. Larry was a SALT student at Millsaps, a member of Inter-Club council, 4-H, and National Honor Society. Away from school he held membership in Motive-8-ers Square Dance Club and church choir. Elected class favorite for three years, Naomi Gilmore was also a football cheerleader. She also held membership in Interact, Flebelaire staff, Anchor Club, National Honor Society, Thespians, and Student Council secretary. Elected to home- coming court for two years, Naomi was maid of honor her senior year. She also acted in Happy Haunt- ing her junior year and served as JV cheerleader two years. A Mid- term graduate, Naomi plans a career in physical therapy at NLU. Who's Who!45 Winning best actress award her junior year, Vickie Head continued acting her senior year. She partici- pated in Tech and NLU Speech Tournaments and held membership in the Thespians for two years. Lead of The Mouse that Fioared, Vickie was also a member of the National Honor Society. In the First Baptist Church, she was a member of the puppet team and was the ac- companist for the Freedom Singers. Serving as junior and senior class representative, Susie Hum- phries was also voted a Senior Class favorite. She also served as a basketball cheerleader after being a Fiebelette for two years. A Loui- siana Girls State delegate, Susie was Anchor Club president as well as being a member of Y-teens, ln- teract, Thespians, National Honor Society, lnter-Club council, Bi- Fiacial Committee, and assistant editor of 1975 Fiebelaire. ln prepara- tion for a career as a dental hy- gienist, she planned to attend NLU. Traveling to Rome the Christmas Holidays his senior year, Dee Hogan was active in football and baseball throughout his high school years. Voted outstanding sophomore football player, he was also elected junior and senior Y- teen beau, and was on junior board of directors for Interact. Dee was also a member of National Honor Society and senior planner for Fellowship of Christian Athletes. i i 46!Who's Who Student Council president, Susan Madden was voted outstanding Student Council member her junior year, as well as senior favorite and DAR Good Citizen. Sewing in Na- tional Honor Society, Anchor Club, and Rebelaire staff, Susan was also a football cheerleader. She also was chairman of the Bi-Fiacial Committee. She planned to further her education at NLU. Serving as Interact president, Joe lVlcLaughlin also held member- ship in Thespians, and yearbook staff as well as serving as an Anchor club Admiral. Joe acted in many plays and held a lead in The Mouse that Floaredf' Traveling to Flome during the Christmas holi- days highlighted his senior year. Starting his at NLU, he planned to be a corporate lawyer. President of National Honor Society, John McQueen was named to Who's Who Among American High School Students. He also held membership in Rebel choir, where he served as business manager, and ensemble. In his junior year John served as junior director of Key Club. Planning to major in English, he hoped to someday write a novel. As Captain of Rebel Raiders, Johnette Mitchell was active in Stu- dent Council, where she served as historian her senior year. She held membership in Thespians, Flebel Choir, Interact, Anchor Club, and Y- teens where she served as vice president. A delegate to Louisiana Girls State, Johnette was named to Who's Who Among American High School Students, as well as being a 1973 junior maid on the homecom- ing court. After graduation she planned to attend college with a major in social studies. Who's Who!-17 An active member in WMHS band, David Nelson was selected for all-district band, three years, and all-state band two years. As a musician, he was nominated to the McDonald All-American band for 1974. A member of National Honor Society, David also served as vice president of Quill and Scroll. ln col- lege, he planned to study computer science and professional Music. A transfer student from Pennsyl- vania. David Schlessman partici- pated in basketball at WIVIHS his senior year. He was a member of ln- teract, Science Club, and Inter- Club council. Receiving an invita- tion to Honor Math Club, David was also named Rotary Club Student of the month. David was active in soc- cer, Boy Scouts, church choir in Pennsylvania. David hoped to be accepted to the military academy at West Point and make a career in the army. Crowned as queen for the 1974 Homecoming activities, Jamie Simpson was selected from 12 can- didates for that honor. She served as cheerleader during her senior year, after having been a JV cheerleader and a sophomore Rebel Raider. A member of National Honor Society, Jamie worked on 48fWho's Who the Rebelaire Staff during her senior year, and was a member of Student Council for three years. Jamie's other activities included Anchor Club, Interact, choir, En- semble, and Key Club sweetheart. Jamie was also voted both junior and senior favorite. i l i After being in Rebel Raiders for two years, Dawn Sikes was elected co-captain her senior year. Dawn was assistant editor of the Rebelaire, a senior maid on the homecoming court, as well as a delegate to Louisiana Girls State. She held membership in National Honor Society, Anchor Club, Y- teens, Interact, and Thespians. Dur- ing her junior year, she acted 'in the Junior Thespian Play, Happy Haunting. Being selected to Who's Who in American High Schools Dawn planned to attend NLU and study law. Seniors select closs personolities J11 - r-t: '1 l T .sJi,i Naomi Giimore. 'Nfl ll: W men? 4355 TOP LEFT: Senior Class favorites Bobby Lawrence and Susie Humphries. TOP RIGHT: Senior Class favorite Jamie Simpson. LEFT: Senior Class favorite Steve Silmon. ABOVE: Senior class favorites David Fowikes and Senior fovorifesf49 ,NN ABOVE: TOP: Senior Class favorite Susie Humphries. ABOVE: Senior Class favorite Naomi Gilmore. TOP CENTER: Senior class favorite David Fowlkes. TOP RIGHT: Senior Class favorite Bobby Lawrence. RIGHT: Senior Class favorites Steve Silmon and Jamie Simpson. 501 Senior favorites 3 tk 1-,,, cccc 'SKIP ws Seniors select Suson, Joy Selected as Mr. and Miss WMHS by the entire Senior Class Susan Madden and Jay Beebe. Susan served as president of the Student Council, and Jay was president of the Senior Class. Mr. 8: Miss WMHSX 51 52fAcudemics Academics! 53 Mr. Lee assists student teacher program Administration changes this year were limited to the relocation of assistant Principals Walter Allen and Ken Bates to offices in room 110. Mr. Cecil Pirkey transferred into the office formerly occupied by lVlr. Ken Bates so that department chair- men could have an office space available to themselves. In addition to regular adminis- trative duties, Principal Hoyt Lee worked with college and university directors of student teaching in coordinating a program for the stu- dents. TOP: lvlr. Hoyt Lee, principal takes a break from his usual routine to say hello to the photographer. BOT- TOM LEFT: Mr. Allen and Mr. Bates prepare Kathy Allbritton fortheir taking of her I. D. picture. BOTTOM RIGHT: After finishing lunch, Mr, Lee returns to his office, 54X Administration Student teaching is the culmina- t tion of instruction in the prospec- tive teacher's undergraduate pre- paration. WIVIHS continued to serve as a cooperative school for three area universities-NLU, Tech, and Grambling. With 19 student teachers the first semester and 26 the second, WMHS was the scene of much pre- paratory learning. Student teachers were assigned on a one-to-one basis with a supervising teacher in the specialized area of study. Evaluation of the student teach- ing was a continuous process throughout the entire semester. Supervising teachers' evaluations were reported on permanent records which will be used in employment references. w 5 in in it o ti FEIS .oCgi if - X 01, hi ,fi i it ...sstst it sf i I ta. I TOP RIGHT: After returning from lunch, Mr. Pirky relaxes in Mr. AIIen's office. TOP LEFT, MIDDLE, BOT- TOM LEFT: Mr. Cecil Pirky, Asst. Prin., Mr. Ken Bates, Asst., Mr. Walter Allen, Asst. Prin. BOTTOM RIGHT: Mr. Lee, Ivlr. Pirky, Mr. Bates, and Mr. Allen leave their offices after completing their summer work in August. Administration! 55 3 ' .A -.N ji Q . If 5 2 X .445 ,. ,J V, v 3 'Wk X T , E . A -sg:MQf?f,', if . . ip' x 'il Personnel help school run more efficiently According to speakers during the in-service training program for teachers, Everyone knows that the principals don't run the school. The secretaries do. For both administrators and faculty, Mrs. Mary Brooks, Mrs. Joyce DeBurr, and Mrs. Mabel Teddlie were indispensable. Whether they were distributing pay checks, making transparencies, or answering the telephone, each of them helped keep WMHS operating smoothly. Librarians Mrs. Ruth Ward and Mrs. Shirley Rush helped students pre- pare research materials, as well as providing teachers with current profes- sional materials. Much time was spent in preparing a bibliography of materials for each of the modules offered in English. TOP LEFT: Mrs. Mary Brooks takes care of receipts for Mr. Lee. TOP RIGHT: Mrs. Teddlie works in bookkeeping fifth and sixth period to keep school accounts balanced. MIDDLE LEFT: Mrs. Mabel Ted- dlie checks absentee list for correctness. MIDDLE: Miss Joyce De-Burr collects attendance cards during first period. MIDDLE RIGHT: Mrs. Ruth Ward shows student teacher the teachers' handbook. BOTTOM: Mrs. Shirly Flush gathers daily newspapers for library display. 56X Staff '18 ima . :- 2 - vi.-,, Mrs. Sarah Allen Mr, Mallory Bannister Mrs. Mary McCoy Miss Agnes Shaw i l L Counselors dssist students in cdreer, college choices Helping students with decisions for college or career plans, the four guidance counselors scheduled appointments with each student in- dividually. Counselors were also available to talk with students who had personal problems, and to assist with credit checks and scheduling. Among the other jobs performed by the counselors were organizing and administering achievement tests and accompanying students to local and area colleges for career days. Student Council functions were also the responsibility of the guidance counselors. Miss Agnes Shaw was responsible for counting and storing ballots for homecoming queen. TOP LEFT: Miss Agnes Shaw signs in at the office before going to her office. LEFT: After discussing future plans with students and showing them university catalogs, Mrs. McCoy returns to her office. ABOVE LEFT: Mr. Banister fills out necessary papers for student to transfer. ABOVE RIGHT: Mrs. Allen compiled a folder with personal information on each sophomore student. Counselors! 57 mash L ggi summit 4 NUVEL J P Mrs. Lorelis Bates Jr.-Sr. module W f ,.xx W ,... . Mrs. Shirley Fields Jr.-Sr. module Mrs. Betty Foster English ll Roman holiday scheduled during Christmas break TOP: Wilkes discusses Silas Marner with her English ll students, MIDDLE: Mrs. Grace proofreads literature for her Gothic Tradition classes. TOP: Mr. Frey sneaks to the water fountain between periods. MIDDLE: Mrs. Smith explains parallel construction to English ll students. Mrs. Shively relates popular Gothic novels to English students. Mrs. Bates supervises her class on theme clarity. BOTTOM: Mrs. Williams checks for students with more than three tardies. J all Mr. Lory Frey English ll, Raider sponsor Mrs. Georgianna Grace Jr.-Sr. Module. Interact sponsor aw, 'fu sl, V'f4,,,w,.w. :,,W.hV'W A New Year's eve party in Rome was anticipated by seven students and two faculty members who began making preparations for the trip in October. Mrs. Georgiann Grace and Miss Suzanne Ochs, English teachers, slated the nine-day trip to Rome with the AIFS travel agency, and left December 26 for New York City. Shots, passports, and flight schedules had to be arranged for the trip, which also included a tour of Naples, Florence, and the Isle of Capri, as well as tours of world-famous cathedrals and churches. English! 59 O I Q A Revision stimulotes strengthens English Modular scheduling came to WMHS in the English department this year as juniors had a wide range of courses from which to select two grammar and two literature subjects. The stu- dents then rotated to a different teacher each nine weeks for another subject. Also incorporated into the program, particu- larly in the sophomore level, was introduction of modules, including materials, written and organized by English teachers during the sum- mer. One ot the reasons for the revision ofthe English area was to offer courses which would appeal to more students. Some students, partic- ularly Seniors, scheduled two English courses per nine weeks, thus earning additional credit in that area. I Mrs. Jeanette Harris English ll, Jr. Civitan sponsor. Mrs. Starline Hill Jr.-Sr. Module TOP: Mrs. Hill shows her spirit in the Bastrop pep rally. BOTTOM LEFT: Mrs. Harris adjusts her overhead pro- jector to show her English ll class how to diagram a participal phrase. BOTTOM RIGHT: Mrs. Fields explains the communication cycle to her mass media class. Ph' LE MM UYSHSCHH 6Of English Mrs. Evelena Johnson English ll Miss Suzanne Ochs English ll, Cheerleade Mrs. Opal Shively Jr.-Sr. Module Mrs. Mary Wilkes English ll Mrs. Sue Williams Jr.-Sr. Module Mrs. Beverly Wilson Jr.-Sr. Module Anchor Club Sponsor -4 x I l 1 2 r sponsor :wil 1 l i TOP LEFT: Mrs. Wilson reviews correction sym- bols for composition with her English students. TOP RIGHT: Ready for the Haughton pep rally, teachers converse outside the auditorium. BOT- TOM: Mrs. Hill discusses with Kim Spencer the returning of her paragraph. English! 61 fx.: Redding course ddded to curriculum Q New to the English curriculum this year was Reading 230, designed to aid the slower readers. Reading specialist Mrs. Joy Tomlinson tested stu- dents referred to her by the English teachers as well as testing all sophomores to determine their reading and comprehension levels. Five classes with 15 students each were available in Reading 230. Stu- dents were placed inthe reading labs for as long as necessary, whether for two weeks, nine weeks, or a semester. Once the student attained the desired level, he was cycled back into the regular English classroom. 62fReoding mi ,Q E331 . --.... . ' tt , I A if sig.. Mrs. Hope Carroll Flebelaire. Rebel Dispatch, Quill and Scroll sponsor, Junior-Senior Module. Journalism l. if K vc Mrs. Linda Townsend Speech l. ll. lll. IV, Thespian spon- sor. Writing, speaking emphasized in journalism, speech classes Advisor for three students publications, Mrs. Hope Carroll also taught journalism, mass media. gothic literature, and high interest reading. Students in journalism class learned not only how to write news stories, but also how to distinguish between propaganda techniques, particu- larly in advertising, by making up a product and preparing an advertise- ment and a commercial for the product. During the second semester, students learned page design and makeup, as well as becoming familiar with different forms of printing. Specialized writing, particularly editorials expressing opinions of concern to students, was also covered. Mrs. Linda Townsend taught Speech I, ll, lll, and IV, which was a non- credit advanced drama class. Speech students participated in classroom speaking as well as in tournament competition and debates throughout the year. During the year, Mrs. Townsend also directed the major productions, one in the fall, and the other in the spring. ln addition, she was sponsor of Thespian Troupe 442. it it TOP LEFT: Mrs. Townsend watches for er- rors as Marcia Branch works on the Thes- pian homecoming float. MIDDLE LEFT: Mrs. Carroll places impression phrases on the board for her Gothic Tradition class to analyze. LEFT: Mrs. Townsend makes notes on a prison debate in her Speech lll class. Journalism, Speech! 63 Mr. Preston Anderson Chemistry Mr. Jim Blakeney Biology, Football, Baseball Jr. Civitans spon. Mr. Albert Kay Biology, Soph. spon. Mr. Johnny Nash Biology Mrs. Lavon Ogelsbee Biology Mr. Pat Riser tnot picturedl Biology Mr. Gene Williams Biology Sophomores rotcite biology teachers this yecir With the retirement of Mrs. Jean- nie Sullivan last year, Mr. Albert Kay headed the science department this year. Eight teachers strong, the department was the hub of ex- change of any scientific ideas and knowledge dissemination. Introduction to Physics was a new course added in the depart- ment. Other areas of study were biology, chemistry, and physics. A modification incorporated this year was the nine week modular scheduling of sophomore biology courses. Four biology teachers each taught a specific area of biolo- gy, and the students rotated to another teacher each nine weeks. IVlr. Preston Anderson's chemis- try classes averaged two days a week in the lab where their activi- ties ranged from mastering glass bending to separating oxygen from ' Watef. TOP LEFT: Mrs. Ogelsbee informs beginning biology students of materials they will need for the year. TOP RIGHT: Mr. Anderson assists Dan- na Nolan in oxidizing steel wool in oxygen. BOT- TOM: Mr. Kay instructs his class on nerve end- ings. 641 Science Dr. Jean Reddy heads moth department Dr. Jean Reddy served as head of the' mathematics department this year. Consisting of 10 teachers-including three new ones-the department offered students an opportunity to work on problems more specified in nature and interest. A special goal of the math department this year was to share materials, ideas, and teaching techniques through planned departmental faculty meetings. Theme for this year's math teachers was to offer the student something he can utilize. Included in the college preparatory courses were Algebra I, geometry, Algebra ll, and advanced math. Consumer-oriented courses were general math and business math. TOP RIGHT: Mrs. Russell explains the Pythagorean Theorem to her geometry class. TOP LEFT: At sixth period, Mrs. Aarons, new bus- iness math teacher, expresses disgust at ringing of the fire bell. Mrs. Debbie Aarons Bus. Math Miss Essie Cunningham Bus. Math Mrs. Lillian Griffin Geometry, Bus. Math Mr. Robert Jones Algebra Il, Physics, Intro. to Physics Mr. Roy Peters Bus. Math, Football and Basketball coach Mrs. Jean Reddy Algebra ll, Advanced Math Mrs. Rotena Russell Geometry, Bus. Math Mrs. Billie Singleton Algebra l, Bus. Math Mrs. Virginia Ward Geometry, Bus. Math Mrs. Helen Young Bus. Math Mathf65 .,., . . . W 1 f . , If ,,,, t V ly Y N , P+: : 'iQ , I ff .... ,A, . A I ,.,-,., ,N....-.u. ,. .. fn I I 3:31 Q rr I ...duly WL Hyip ,..,. ' I 7' 5 W ' ,, - , sr gf J f YA W Touch Touch shorthand does for regular shorthand what the typewriter did for handwriting. Added to the busi- ness curriculum this year was a course in machine shorthand, such as one sees court reporters using. Mrs. Bettie Butler was instructor for the course which had 13 enrolled. Teaching a Typing ll course, Mrs. Laverne Williams made a class project out of typing names on the tripacks for theyearbook staff. Business law was expanded into several more classes, as Mrs. Jo Ann Mansur and Mrs. Audrey Phelps had classes. Mock courtroom trials and field trips to court provided students with a bet- ter concept of the judicial process. Head of the business department was Mrs. Colene Mann, who also sponsored the Cooperative Office Education Program. 66! Business shorthond odded to business curriculum 5 I . X Mrs. Loretta Ashbrook Career Studies, Clercial practice, Rebelette spon- sor Mrs. Bonnie Bennett Business machines. Data processing, Typing I Mrs. Bettie Butler Shorthand I. Typing l. ll, Machine Shorthand Mrs. Alice Hance Bookkeeping I, ll, Typing l Mrs. Jerri Hester Typing l, II s Mrs. Jo Ann Mansur Business Law. Interact spon. Mrs. Audrey Phelps Typing I. ll. Business Lavv Mrs. Barbara Pierce Bkkg. I. Typing I Mrs. Lea Bertha Smith Typing I. Bkkg. I Mrs. Laverne Williams Shorthand I. Typing ll Mrs. Diane Wilson Bkkg. I. Typing I OPPOSITE TOP LEFT: Mrs. Butler instructs her Typing I class in how to syllabalize difficult words. TOP RIGHT: Giving dictation to her class, Mrs. Williams strives to teach them speed and ac- curacy. BOTTOM LEFT: Mrs. Phelps hurridly looks over the first papers from her Typing I classes. BOTTOM RIGHT: Mrs. Williams vvaltzes with Mr. Frey in Ye Old Pizza Parlor in the homecoming assembly program. TOP LEFT: Anx- ious to depart after another strenuous Friday, Mrs. Hester packs her things. TOP RIGHT: Frus- trated by frequent verbal interruptions, Mrs. Ashbrook is serious about passing out pink slips. BOTTOM: Mrs. Mansur tells the homecoming au- dience ot her sprained ankle she got when going 'up the down-staircase' Business X 67 Mrs. Jo Ann Calhoun DE l Mrs. Sue Sontag DE Il. Ill DE teachers prepcire students tor future To prepare DE students for careers in Retailing, Wholesaling, Service, and Business was the goal of the DE department. Mrs. Sue Sontag and Mrs. Jo Ann Calhoun were teachers. In addition to teaching, Mrs. Son- tag also served as the DECA spon- sor. She has served on the National Program of work for NADET. DE teachers assisted students in class and also aided with any problems they had at work. 68X DE TOP: The DECA float urges the Rebs to Stew the Falcons. MIDDLE: Mrs. Sontag talks to DE Ill students on prospective job locations. BOTTOM: Passing out literature on desirable employee characteristics. Mrs. Calhoun prepares students to find good jobs. tslisss Simulated office highlights COE instructional activities Cooperative Office Education is an area whereby the business-minded student may receive on-the-job training. Mrs. Coleen Mann served as teacher and co-ordinator. The 23 students involved signed up for the course at the end of last year. During the summer, Mrs. Mann found job placements for each student in such areas as bookkeeping, telephone-answering, and especially typing. In the mornings, Mrs. Mann taught COE students in the classroom where she tried to give special training the student might need on his personal job. The last three periods Mrs. Mann used for visiting students at their jobs and speaking with their employers. According to Mrs. Mann, a highlight was a simulated office in the classroom where students were the bosses. The purpose was to help stu- dents learn to take directions from people their own age and level. TOP: Mrs. Coleen Mann, COE and simulation in- structor. MIDDLE: COE students investigate materials in the Tom Watt showcase. an annual money-raising project for the club. BOTTOM LEFT: Mrs, Mann stops filling out homeroom modular English schedules to investigate a passer-by in the hall. BOTTOM RIGHT: Uphold- ing her reputation for ranking high in school spirit. Mrs. Mann initiates clapping to the bands music at the Bastrop pep rally. . , W... mmm if ' i ,ff Us t ,xlt Colors dominote newly redecoroted lob Blue, green, and yellow dominated the newly-redecorated food laborato- ry in the home economics building. Mrs. Nadine Miller, home ec teacher, said, 'lMrs. McKay and I began planning this four years ago when we remodeled the dining area. Last spring the teachers got together and helped us with the planning but Mrs. McKay and I chose the color scheme and the decorations. It was a requirement of ours to get at least three bids for the painting, the flooring, plumbing, equipment, and everything else' Cost of the conversion was 36,000 The Ouachita Parish School Board helped pay for the work. The balance was paid from the sales of various items by home ec students since 1961. Not included in the 36,000 was the food Iab's new china, which was color-coordinated to the new lab. The old china was sold and new china and crystal was purchased, according to Mrs. Miller. Some ofthe new equipment bought for the lab were a micro-wave oven, three waste disposals, and self-cleaning ovens. Stainless steel sinks and formica counters were also installed. We wanted only the newest and best equipment for our girls. We also got an illuminous ceiling to hide our ugly gas pipes, commented Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Patty Johnson I-lm. Eco. I, I-Im. and Family Living Mrs. Neva McKay I-lm. Eco. Il . ,..... 70X Home Economics TOP: Mrs. McKay dictates notes on good hygiene to her home ec class. BOTTOM LEFT: Mrs. Miller indicates the proper way to cut out a garment. BOTTOM RIGHT: Jan Stanseil learns how to thread the bobbin. TOP LEFT: Mrs. McKay pre- pares to help students bake a new chicken dish. TOP RIGHT: A proud home ec student shows off her finished waist jacket. BOTTOM LEFT: Miss Washington checks her Class planning schedule. BOTTOM RIGHT: Miss Washington instructs her family living class on child care and discipline. i L ... g ggi i ' E I i :.:. ,I xi w. kg. I K J l g it . , I f ' .. K, . . Ti .K :-. f Mrs. Nadine Miller Hm. Eco. ill, IV Miss Leneva Washington Hm. Eco. I. Home and Family Living Home Economicsf7I Bond, choir toke top district honors Taking top honors in district competition were Rebel Band and Choir. Under the direction of lVlr. Mike Spears, the band earned superior ratings in competition, as well as placing members on the All- State Band. Dr. Lloydelle Herring directed vocal music, and prepared her stu- dents for district and state choral festivals. Seven members of the Choir were named to All-State Choir which performed during the annual LTA meeting, held this year in Monroe. 'tHustle became the magic word in the choral department this year, as the various sections of the Rebel Choir encouraged each section. A trademark of the Rebel Band was its rendition of Rock Around the Clock, played at nearly every pep meeting and football games. f arf 721 Music f fa,- f OPPOSITE TOP LEFT: Mr. Michael Spears. A band. B band. TOP MIDDLE: Mrs. Herring teaches the en- semble to sit on the ends of their chair in order to vocalize more fully. MIDDLE: Mrs. Herring jitterbugs with Coach Peters in the homecoming program. BOTTOM LEFT: Mr. Spears leads the pit band in Rock Around the Clock at the homecoming assembly. BOTTOM RIGHT: Concentratlng on sound fullness, Mrs, Herring directs the ensemble. ff' 4 . r Slice K 1 'ss E I 'srt :wi f I I is s at 'QQQJ Q A M 1 ,gig Q :N V I r' lg ,m:tfiefti'm . I I' l L ' l TOP: Using his traditional yellow megaphone, Mr. Spears directs the band's halftime show from the stand on the practice field. MIDDLE LEFT: Mrs. Loydelle Herring, Rebel Choir, Ensemble, B choir, and Glee Club. MIDDLE RIGHT: Mrs. Her- ring leads the ensemble in the Homecoming Song at Open House. BOTTOM: Mr. Spears helps keep spirit up at the Ouachita pep rally in leading the band in Go, Raiders, Go. Musicf73 TOP RIGHT: Mr. Robinson cuts cardborad for a project on posters. BOTTOM LEFT: Mrs. Moore uses compasses to make stencils for a scale drawing exercise. BOTTOM RIGHT: Mrs. Adams informs students of favorable painting charac- teristics. lndividudl works of drt displayed in McMillian Moll Student handicrafts completed in art courses were displayed in the lobby showcases throughout the year. Mr. Carl Robinson taught crafts courses such as woodcarv- ing and leather tooling. Advanced drawing and painting were taught by Mrs. Mary Moore, while Mrs. Paula Adams worked with Art I students. Mrs. Adams was also responsible for the set design for the homecoming assembly pro- gram, and she served as sponsor for the Art Club. During November, art students prepared a display of individual works in one of the stores in McMillian Mall. Students were also asked to paint Christmas scenes on the windows of the mall. 74fArt Mrs. Paula Adams Art I Mrs. Mary Moore Art I, Tole Weave Macrame. Adv. Drawing and Oil. Acrylic tole Paint Mr. Carl Robinson Leather. Woodcarving 1 li rs? I .Ze Rf .tr 2 125 s. fs! gf N. X .sm-News x. ..,,ss T French, Spanish offer many cultural experiences Because of the lack of student enrollment, only French I was offered this year, with Mrs. Wanda Gates as instructor. Included in the course was a study of French culture, French heritage in south Louisiana, and introduc- tion to the language. Added to the faculty this year was Mrs. Geraldine Marionneaux to teach Spanish. Mrs. Marionneaux also taught one class of sophomore English. Reactivated this year under Mrs. Marionneaux's supervision was the Spanish Club. Mrs. Wanda Gates French l, Jr.-Sr. Module Mrs. Geraldine Marionneaux Spanish, Soph. English .fix TOP: Mrs. Gates uses the lab to teach syllable formation. MIDDLE LEFT: Mrs. Marionneaux checks her roll book for tardies to class. MIDDLE RIGHT: Spirited Mrs. Gates pulls Shasta's tail during Tiger Week. BOTTOM: French students learn rules for forming feminine plural possessive pronouns. Foreign Language! 75 TZ LYSEHQ Mrs, Jean Halsell Am. Hist., Key Club Sponsor Mrs. Jane Hobgood Am. Hist, Mr. Willie lsby Am. Hist., World Hist. Mrs, Margaret McKee Government, Am. l-list., World l-list. I TOP: Mr, Aubrey explains the Con- stitutions amendments to American History students. MIDDLE: Taking a break from the Civil War, ivlr Richardson relaxes by stretching. BOTTOM LEFT: In appreciation for his great school spirit and student concern, Mr. Thorn's class gives him a birthday party, BOTTOM RIGHT: Mr. Thorn takes an early morning walk to write parking violations for illegal parkers. 'pybwzv I K f .. -. J.. Q..,.,,,, if K sf strfs 76X Social Studies Staff improvement day activated initially ,pw MR' 5.45 'an ,f l Mrs. Helen Newsom Am. Hist.. Economics Mr. Carl Richardson Am. Hist. I TOP: Mrs. l-lobgood returns from lunch after a trip by the office where she picked up her mail. BOTTOM: Mrs. Newsom relaxes while cutting crepe paper for the Jr. Civitan homecoming float. As a result of the curriculum of WMHS being departmentalized initially this year, Nov. 13 was designated as the first staff improvement day, providing teachers with an opportunity for ex- change of ideas. Teachers in each department met to organ- ize, modify, improve, and explain the new learn- ing situations. The groups discussed improvements in departmental techniques, teaching methods and materials, and also possible changes for next year's curriculum. Also discussed by English teachers was implementation of a pro- gram with the feeder junior highs to provide a more relevant program for English classes. The social studies department discussed the development of a new course on Louisiana stu- dies which, if developed, would be presented for approval to the Louisiana Department of Education, according to department chairman, Mrs. Jean Halsell. Social Studies X 77 Mr. Mike Riley Geography Mr. Elvin Spears Am. Hist. Mr. Truett Thorn Sociology Students learn about themselves, heritage Learning more about themselves and their interaction with one another, students enrolled in sociology to earn either a half cred- it or full credit. Among the activities in the class were mock weddings, case studies of family situations, and talks by ministers of various faiths. American History remained a re- quired course of all juniors. Geography and world history were available to all students. Seniors enrolled in government and eco- nomics learned about the structure of American government and the economic system. Through work done at the Ouachita Parish Media Center dur- ing the summer, a module in Black Studies was available for teachers to incorporate into their plans. Also of special significance was the in- ception ofthe nation's bicentennial celebration. TOP: Mrs. Newsom, posed on her stool, prepares to relate an account of the Revolutionary War to her Am. Hist. class. BOTTOM LEFT: Mr. Richardson shows his favorite Fifties style. BOT- TOM RIGHT: Mrs. Halsell discusses the differences between liberals and conservatives in our country. 78! Social studies ROTC stresses leadership abilities 1, '7 If gitw T iiss A Q Leadership abilities were stressed in the selective subject of Reserved Officers Training Corps CBOTCJ. Lt. Col. Frank Schmidt and Sgt. Charles Boyd were instructors. Although aeronautical science was the major topic of the Air Force junior program, other areas of study were aerospace history, aerospace environment, spacecraft, interna- tional space programs, defense of the United States, and human re- quirements of flights. Among the activities scheduled for the aerospace students were ri- fle and drill training, a tour of Vicksburg battlefield, field trip and jet orientation flight at Barksdale AFB, annual cadet ball, and Christmas dance. Students are eligible to take three years of ROTC, which has been opened up to accept women. Last year's cadet commander Jim Halsell was awarded a scholarship to the Air Force Academy in Col- orado Springs, Col. According to Col. Schmidt, the value of the scholarship to the Air Force Acade- my was approximately 378,000 for the four years. TOP: Sgt. Boyd attempts to teach cadet how to drill march in parades. MIDDLE: Col. Schmidt prepares to show his ROTC I class a film on new defensive planes. BOTTOM: Sgt. Boyd checks his roll book to find prospective special marchers for the Christmas parades. ai flt if Sgt. Charles Boyd ROTC I, ll, Ill t 1-w Col. Frank Schmidt ROTC l, ll, lll. ROTC I 79 Mrs. Pat Antley Girls' Recreation B Mrs. Dot Mock Soph. girls' PE, Rebelette spon. Mrs. Lou Nell Taylor Recreation B, girls' Mrs. Ora Willis Soph. girls' PE Curriculcir revision reduces PE credits to two Unlike previous years, Physical Education was not required of juniors and seniors. With the revi- sion of the principals' handbook, the number of PE credits necessary for graduation was reduced to two. Therefore, only sophomores were required to take PE. To make PE more attractive to upperclassmen, PE teachers developed semester plans of PE, known as Recreation A and Recreation B, with different types of activities planned for each course. Extracurricular activities involved many of the PE teachers. Head Coach Stan Johnson and Coach Jimmy Aarons each worked with football, while Coach Polk Brian was in charge of the basketball team. Track was the domain of Coach Jack Williams, who was also an Interact Club sponsor. SOXPE an t my Q - f. K iss , s - .sf , ,. m ' W' ,v,,,+,,.. rs . OPPOSITE-TOP: Mrs. Antley checks to make sure all students have returned from the softball field. MIDDLE: Helping her pre- pare for a test on softball rules, Mrs. Mock runs over a study sheet with a PE student. BOTTOM LEFT: Between classes. lvlrs. Willis takes a refreshing walk outside. BOT- TOM RIGHT: In a hurry to get to the lounge, Mrs. Taylor has no time for pictures. TOP: Playing pool at the Recreation Center is a favorite activity during boys PE class. MID- DLE LEFT: Coaches Johnson and Brian take time out from basketball and football to try their hands at ping pong. MIDDLE RIGHT: A soccer game is the scheduled ac- tivity tor the student teachers class. BOT- TOM: Coach Aarons is surprised by a yell from outside the tennis courts. Mr. Jimmy Aarons Boys' PE, football Mr. Polk Brian Boys' PE, basketball i t fs Mr. Stan Johnson Boys' PE, football Mr. Jack Williams Boys' PE, Track PEf8I Gffice, nurse workers did professionals AT RIGHT: Lynn Mabry and Cathy Owens assist Mrs. Stella Cash, school nurse, with keeping an accurate record of ill students. BELOW AT LEFT: Assisting with minor office tasks is the duty of the office workers. BELOW AT RIGHT: Susie Wilhite aids in the guidance office by pulling senior transcripts for the counselors. Assisting with minor office tasks was the duty of this year's office workers. For the first time, boys were included in the selected stu- dents. Students who had scheduled a study hall were eligible for the position. Besides having a study hall, another requirement was a high grade point average. Workers abided by rules set up by the office and were dressed within the dress code. Aiding Mrs. Mabel Teddlie, Mrs. Joyce DeBurr, and Mrs. Mary Brooks, head secretary. Students performed such tasks as answering the phone, carrying messages, passing out forms in teachers' boxes, and taking care of the check-in. check-out list. First period workers picked up absentee cards and alphabetized the ab- sentee list. They are a tremendous help. I don't know what l'd do without them, said Mrs. Teddlie. She also added that qualified students are harder to find now than just a few years before. Assisting Mrs. Stella Cash, school nurse, were Cathy Owens, first lunch shift, and Lynn Mabry, second lunch shift. The girls helped Mrs. Cash in keeping an accurate list of names of sick students. Until this year, Mr. Bates has assigned someone from a study hall to assist me. Now, the girls volunteer their time during their lunch period, said Mrs. Cash. l - A . ,L,f . ,L a, 1. W ,, . .,,, t Parc-professionals assist teachers 'Wu-.gf +P 't'N. Mrs. Marion Counts Para-professional Mrs, Brenda DuPriest Para-professional Miss Laverne Jones Para-professional Mrs. Martha Pennington Para-professional Assisting teachers in any way possible was the main task of WMHS's four para-professionals. Each worker was assigned by Mr. Lee to a different area of assistance. Miss Laverne Jones was in charge of all media work. She op- erated machines such as the ditto, copying, and mimeograph machines. Mrs. Martha Pennington was Mrs. Tomlinson's assistant in the read- ing classes. Assisting students with the various reading-aid machines, she offered individual help to the students. In addition, she also assisted by checking student's work and keeping class records. Mrs. Brenda DuPriest was a full-time library worker. She did a majority of the secretarial work for the library. She also assisted Mrs. Rush and Mrs. Ward by aiding stu- dents in finding library materials. Mrs. Marion Counts was the assistant for six English ll teachers. To give teachers more individual time with students, Mrs. Counts assisted in tasks such as secre- tarial work, running off study and test materials, and individual tutor- ing to slower students. TOP: Miss Smith uses the reading notebook as a model for printing some reading tests for Mrs. Tomlinson. MIDDLE LEFT: Mrs. Counts uses the mimeograph machine to assist teachers in get- ting tests and study materials run off. MIDDLE RIGHT: Assisting Mrs. Rush and Mrs. Ward in the library, Mrs. DuPriest checks the book files to make sure that new books are in the right order. BOTTOM: Mrs. Tomlinson's personal assistant, Mrs. Pennington, helps a reading student to im- prove his reading comprehension by picking key thoughts. Para-professionals! 83 84fActivities wi Activities X 85 1 'C-J TOP LEFT: Officers are Johnette Mitchell, historiang Susan Madden. pres.: Lori Poche, treasg Butch Savoie. sec. of student guidance: Cathy Alfred, vice-pres.g Joan Furr, parliamen- tariang Joy Batson, sec.g and Miss Agnes Shaw, sponsor. TOP RIGHT: Susan Madden assists Mr. Lee in the morning announcements. MIDDLE: Susan Madden and Butch Savoie aid Susie Wilhite in buying a temporary parking sticker. BOTTOM: Joy Batson and Cathy Alfred listen at- tentively to plans for a Valentine dance. OP- POSITE TOP LEFT: Disagreeing with plans for another dance, Cynthia Gates voices her opinion. TOP RIGHT: Susan Madden listens to opposing views on the Valentine dance. BOTTOM LEFT: During second period, Joy Batson assists Mr. Bannister in filling-out temporary parking stickers. BOTTOM RIGHT: Student Council mem- bers. 86fSfudenf Council Student Council sponsors Christmos donce To provide service to the school and community and to promote under- standing between students were objectives of Student Council, a student- governing body composed of representatives from the various classes. For the first time Student Council took the responsibility of handling parking stickers. Each day, under the guidance of sponsor, lvlr. Mallory Bannister, a Student Council member could be seen scanning the parking lot for cars without stickers and illegally parked cars. The group also issued temporary parking stickers each morning through third period. Highlight ofthe year was a Christmas dance sponsored by the group. lt was the first dance at the school in a decade. With between 150 and 200 participants, the dance succeeded in bringing students together at a school activity. if s. ....... .f LC C, gf: ,s . . .Q X - 4- 41- 955. . to 3 .4 1 ' , nu -is ' Nigel Q9 5 r X f' . ,. Q fri. 37 LUUIS Through taped auditions, the Rebel Band was selected to represent the state of Louisiana for Louisiana Night at the Music Educators National Conference. Attending the District and State Concert festivals, members of the WMHS Band planned a very competitive year. Under the leadership of Mr. Mike Spears the 1974-75 band was comprised of seventy-four members. The Rebel band also attended Solo-Ensemble and a marching contest. Honors conferred on this year's Band included a rating of superior at the District Marching Festival. 88fBond TOP LEFT: All-district band members. TOP RIGHT: Drum majors Susie Sutton and Ann Brown lead the band in marching formations. BOTTOM LEFT: Rebel Band marches in West Monroe parade. BOTTOM RIGHT: Susie Sutton heading the way for the marching Rebel Band. -'ij . A A . ggi 'sl S.- TOP: Rebel Band officers, CENTER: The WMHS Rebel Band. BOTTOM: Rebel Band marches in West Monroe parade. Bond! 89 Rebel Choir sings for MENC TOP: Ftebel Choir. BOTTOM: Butch Savoie crowns Debra Bearden with the Dunce hat, a new choir tradition. OPPOSITE: Mrs. Herring leads the student body in carols at the Christmas concert. TOP RIGHT: Dr. Herring leads the choir in preparation for the spring concert. BOTTOM LEFT: At the Christmas concert, Beth Cannon performs a yuletide solo. BOTTOM RIGHT: Presi- dent Gerald Heath returns his robe after the spring concert. 90X Choir r 'tHustle was the password in Rebel Choir this year. Students were urged by Dr. Loydelle Herring, director, to put forth their best 'tplus each day. Her strategy won out in state competition as the group captured the top award. Rebel Choir was acclaimed the superior high school choir in the state. Also it earned the pri- vilege of performing at the Music Educators National Conference in New Orleans March 31. The choir was under the leadership of the Choir Council, a group of seniors elected by the entire choir to handle major decisions concerning business and discipline. Gerald l-leath held the position of president. Other officers were Eric Carter, vice presidentg Beth Cannon, secretary, Amy Keys, treasurerg Sharron Rawls, librarian, Lisa Liner, historiang John McQueen, business managerg and Mike Sullivan, member-at- large. Money-raising activities included selling Halloween candy and car washers at various churches. Money was used mainly for the MENC trip and the cutting of a record the week preceeding the trip. Extra money was collected from donations from local businesses. F Choir! 91 i Speech III deals with debate and public speaking. These two facets of speech are taught by Mrs. Linda Townsend. During second period the 16-member class interchanges between giving opinion debates where no documentation of evidence is required, and research debates, where the speaker must be able to back up his facts with evidence. The sides in a debate are affirmative and negative. The affirma- tive team proposes a change, and the negative team is status quo, or no change. ln public speaking, a speech can last from two to twenty minutes, with or without notes. Types of speeches include acceptance, nomination, infor- mative, or eulogy. Students give debates, public speeches TOP LEFT: Jo Barr presents her viewpoint in a debate. Taking notes are Donna Hale, Stephanie Mills, and Jamie Grant. TOP RIGHT: Ricky Williams nominates a classmate for president as part of his work in public speaking. OPPOSITE PAGE: TOP LEFT: Jolene Brendle, as Gloriana, tenderly gives the handkerchief to Larry Crocker. MIDDLE LEFT: Tippy George, the professor's housekeeper, is puzzled over what to do about the riot outside. MIDDLE RIGHT: Getting ready for opening performance, Shelly Humble, Susan Smith, Leisa Perkins, and Tippy George can'l avoid clowning to relieve tension. BOTTOM RIGHT: Todd Lacey watches in the mirror while Stephanie Mills applies his make-up. 92fDramo fx,- Stealing, kidnapping viewed during two-night ploy Due to the near bankruptcy of the country of Grand Fenwick, the leaders decided to declare war on the United States so that they could be defeated and rehabilitated by the U.S. Much to the surprise and dismay of the Duchess and her advisors, the army, led by Tully Bascom kidnapped General Snippet, the U. S. security officer and Professor Kokints, the inven- tor of the G bomb. Worse than that, they seized the G bomb, the most ex- plosive of all bombs. Such was the plot of The Mouse That Fioaredj' the fall play presented by juniors and Thespians on Dec. 5-6. ' Dromof93 is df, wwf 'V ,f 52, Ns .41 33: ,A A.. 'rw 'o eF'f'A 3 Q , f 5 1 3 Q , 3 . 3 3 1: f V 5 X. Cost hos 36, ploy eorns lop money. With a cast of 36, The Mouse That Roaredj' a satirical comedy had a variety of actors and many stars, according to Mrs. Linda Townsend. Leading roles were held by Jolene Brendle as Glorianag Vickie Head as countess Mountjoyg Ed Rutledge as David Benter, Larry Crocker, as Tully Bascomg Joe McLaughlin as Secretary of Stateg and Leisa Perkins as Professor Kokintz. Directed by Mrs. Linda Townsend, assisted by Mrs. Georgiann Grace and Valerie Macbride, the play drew large crowds for both performances, making it the biggest fall money- maker every, according to Mrs. Townsend. Dromof95 Rebelettes becomes hcilf-credit course The number of girls participating in Rebelettes this year was greatly affected by the decrease in re- quisite PE credits. Not only did the enrollment decrease from last year's 120 to 64, but sophomores outnumbered upperclassmen. Also the subject was changed to a half- credit course so that at mid-term seniors could leave, juniors could reschedule a new course, and sophomores could be put into a PE class. The organization's purpose was to support West Monroe High School, perform at athletic events, and participate in parades. With the help of their two new sponsors, Mrs. Loretta Ashbrook and Mrs. Dot Mock, and new marching instruc- tor, Mr. Scott Fotenot from Lake Charles, they strove to achieve these goals. 96! Rebeletfes f 'S 'xakzj OPPOSITE PAGE: TOP: 1974-75 Rebelettes. OP- POSITE PAGEQ BOTTOM: Fiebeletles marched in West Monroe Christmas Parade. TOP: Drummers are Lauren Oxford, Patti Lee, Dana Danner, Lisa Steele, Karen Roark, Head Drummer: Becky Smith. BOTTOM LEFT: Officers are Lisa Gilbert, pres., Lisa Liner, vice pres.: Tessie Barton, sec.: Joy Batson, treas.g Deborah Bearden, historian: Lisa Steeie, chaplain. BOTTOM RIGHT: Mrs. Ashbrook, Rebelette sponsor. Rebelettesf97 Lory Frey returns os sponsor TOP: The Rebel Raiders. BOTTOM LEFT: Rebel Raider instructor, Miss Vicky Adams. BOTTOM RIGHT: After practicing routines, Raiders relax. For the second consecutive year Rebel Raiders received the first place trophy in the dance competi- tion at the summer camp they at- tended at Tech in Ruston. After an absence of two years, Mr. Lory Frey, who originated the Raiders in 1969, returned as spon- sor. Under the direction of Miss Vic- ky Adams, new drill instructor and former Rebel Raider, the Raiders began preparation for the year by coming at eight o'clock every morning during August. Starting a new tradition this year, Raiders, along with Rebelettes, changed to another class at mid- term. The 26 Raiders marched in the Monroe and West Monroe Christmas Parade. 98X Rebel Raiders m QW' 3 Q -,,. ,,... . 1 .12 X ses t-N ,Q TOP LEFT: Rebel Raider sponsor, Mr. Lory Frey. TOP RIGHT: Captain of Raiders, Johnette Mitchell. MIDDLE LEFT: The raiders perform at Parkway. MIDDLE RIGHT: Captain Johnette Mitchell, co-captains Ruby Jean Robertson, Leslie Bates, Dawn Sikes. BOTTOM: Using a new technique, Raiders perform with colored dots at Haughton game. Rebel Raiders!99 Spirit has been the key word associated with the 1974-75 cheerleaders. They led yells at games, painted signs, and fed football players each Friday before the game. During the summer, the football varsity cheerleaders won four superior ribbons, one excellent, and the 1974 spirit stick at the Northwestern University cheerleader camp. At the completion of the football season, the TOP RIGHT: Varsity cheerleaders wait to lead the team onto the field. BOTTOM LEFT: Kay Brown, basketball cheerleader, checks for signal. BOT- TOM RIGHT: J.V.'s support their team. OP- POSITE TOP: Football cheerleaders are Dan- nette Franks, Renee lrvvin, Connie Head, Cas- sandra Wheeler, Jamie Simpson, Naomie Gilmore, Cathy Alfred, and Susan Madden. BOT- TOM LEFT: Varsity cheerleaders participate in West Monroe Christmas parade. BOTTOM RIGHT: Naomi Gilmore shows spirit after leading a cheer. cheerleaders had their choice of football sweaters or jackets. They received their jackets when the team members got their letter jackets. Sponsoring the cheerleaders this year was Miss Susanne Ochs, taking the place of Mrs. Linda Wilson who was on maternity leave. Miss Ochs is a graduate of WMHS, and was a member of the Rebel Raiders. Unlike cheerleaders of previous years, the football cheerleaders did not lead yells at basketball games. Group wins ribbons, spirit stick for school IOOX Cheerleaders M awk V' s--'N l Varsity Cheerleaders! lOl 1 v O O Basketball cheerleaders promote spirit Promoting spirit during basket- w ,Q 'fettw -'t-t qt , f X, ball and spring sports events were six cheerleaders who were selected S X . in November after football season ended. This is the first year that i 'illi' separate spirit makers have been t selected for the spring sports. Selected by representatives of the NLU cheering squad, the girls were judged on voice quality, exactness of moves, enthusiasm, and general appearance. Junior Varsity cheerleaders sup- ported J. V. teams throughout the year, led yells at varsity football games and pep rallies, helped with baseball teams, and brought refreshments. ln their second summer to attend cheerleader camp, the J. V.'s won three superior ribbons, two ex- cellent, and the spirit stick at North- western. TOP, LEFT TO RIGHT: Karen Rorak, Kay Brown, M-'iq Gina Givens, Susie Humphries, Lisa Gilbert, Lisa Liner, Varsity Cheerleaders. BOTTOM: Before game basketball cheerleaders prepare to cheer. OPPOSITE TOP LEFT: Melinda Harper and Karen Halley learn a new cheer. BOTTOM LEFT: Miss Ochs, cheerleader sponsor, supports the basketball team. RIGHT TOP TO BOTTOM, LEFT TO RIGHT: Junior Varsity Lori Poche, Shelia Shannon, Melinda Harper, Karen Halley, Barbie Maxie, Kathy Edmonson, Julia Foster, Marcie Branch IO2f Basketball Cheerleaders 5' .lcyvee spirit makers earn top ribbons at comp J. V. Cheerleaders X 103 TOP: The Reserved Officer Training Corps. BOTTOM LEFT: ROTC's flag bearers display the American and state flag at the Homecoming assembly. BOTTOM RIGHT: Lt. Sgt. Charles Boyd is in charge of the ROTC program and instructs the cadet commanders. OPPOSITE TOP RIGHT: Raising the flag each morning is the responsibility of ROTC cadets. OPPOSITE MIDDLE LEFT: The Color Guard presents the flags before each game. OPPOSITE MIDDLE RIGHT: Jack Keirn, an ROTC cadet, attends the Ouachita pep rally in uniform. IOAX ROTC RCTC highlights yedr with field trip Second and third year cadets in the Reserved Officers Training Corps highlighted the year with a five day field trip to Panama City, Fla. and Biloxi, Miss. While at the Air Force bases, the group toured the military facilities offered at the bases. In January, Aerospace Education l students in the AFJROTC program journeyed to Barksdale Air Force Base to see what the Northwest Loui- siana facility had to offer the young cadets. Other activities the ROTC represented during the year included the academic ribbons for the cadets who made a 310 average with a A in ROTC and simulated flight schedules. Jim Halsell, who was cadet commander for the WMHS ROTC last year, went to the Air Force Academy in Colorado. Jim took the Aerospace Education Foundation Scholarship test placing second in the nation. Jim received a 378.00 scholarship to the academy. T if . F' Q -id A or' . . '- gil. v,,... . N, ..., .... fl Anlwm ROTC! 105 3 ri .fe Dolls, Cooley party, Mother- Daughter Banquet, style show, and a new sound system for the audito- rium were all projects of the Anchor Club. Fifty Anchors dressed dolls for the Salvation Army to distribute to needy children. Members also gave the children at Cooley a Christmas party, where they sang Christmas carols and served refreshments. In January, Anchors honored their mothers with a Mother-Daughter Banquet. With spring came new fashions and the annual ,Anchor Club Style Show. For the third year, members contributed S200 to a fund to purchase a new sound system for the auditorium. Sponsors for the club were Mrs. Coleen Mann, Mrs. Billie Singleton, and Mrs. Beverly Wilson. lO6f Anchor Club OPPOSITE: Anchor Club Members BOTTOM: Anchor Club received second place from Twin City Optimists for the best-dressed dolls. TOP: Admirals are David Fowlkes, Sam McGaugh, Steve Sillman, Mike Sellars, and Joe McGlaughIin. Not pictured is Andy Levitt. MID- DLE: Officers are Cindy Sanders, junior director, Joy Batson, senior director, Connie Head, treas- urer, Cathy Alfred, vice president, Susie Hum- phries, president. BOTTOM LEFT: Mrs. Mann, sponsor BOTTOM RIGHT: Mrs. Wilson, sponsor. Anchor Club! 107 n Sponsored by Mrs. Paula Adams, Art Club was originated to en- courage the development of crea- tive expression, communication in, and appreciation for the visual arts. Led by President Beth Steffens, members worked on individual crafts to enter as a group in area contests. The group won the Christmas window painting con- test. They also painted the scenery for homecoming assembly and the window displays in the lobby for Christmas. One ambition of Art Club was to begin a visual aid service for teachers. The teachers would bring materials and information needed so the members could construct bulletin boards for their rooms. ABOVE: Art Club members. ABOVE AT RIGHT: Officers were Connie Moorehead, sec.-treas.: Susan Albritton, vice pres.: Beth Steffens, pres. RIGHT: Art Club painted the windows in the school lobby. lO8!Arf Club Art Club wins display contest E x 5 'X X sssfrr ,I 5 Q HS- Q. x Z Q Q iq.. 41. ts ts A ..h ' .'-- we X Group presents literory meeting 4.,,,,g .A fr - , ,gf ig, '1 I ,A -ufwwaw Appreciation of literary works and encouragement of individual creativity were goals of the Quill and Scroll, an international honor society for journalists. Composed primarily of newspa- per and yearbook staff members, the club presented a program Jan. 4 to the Northeast Louisiana Liter- ary Association. The program was composed of poems, short stories, and music written by WMHS stu- dents. During the spring, members gathered and edited material for the literary magazine, Scrolls from many a Quill. 1 . , A Q -rf' 0' ' , 1. - t ., . ,N l LN' L' .:,z.r1L1g.J 2 Q . . A . bsiis -1 - ' ' -uf L lm Gil gim'Yt0W -4- 'Yeitfllxi e Reba!! 'ii M -a, qtsons rea it s . ' h X1 ta.t:ert.x:i.... '- its Nusa-its Wf'9 , , visa! 'hath -'G' I . WFS TOP: Quill and Scroll members. MIDDLE LEFT: Quill and Scroll officers. MIDDLE RIGHT: Quoth the Rebel was the theme used by Quill and Scroll members for their homecoming display. LEFT: Cathy Wilbanks carries mannequin dressed as a Flebel player to Quill and Scroll homecoming display. Quill and Scroll! IO9 Jr. Civitcins hold initiation in Bennett barn 1 , Y , f' , zr tg i wi? r V, X , f ,, ,,,, ' ,, V Y, K V , , I A ,,,, f ., 5 ffm K I I I ' .W ,, gi f i I IOfJr. Civiton During its second year of ex- istence, Junior Civitans have ac- complished many worthwhile serv- ice projects. During the year, Civitans visited nursing homes, gave shut-ins presents, and spon- sored the spirit spot contest. During the Christmas season, the club do- nated and decorated a Christmas tree for the school lobby, collected toys and games and presented them to the Goodfellows, went caroling, and had their party and in- itiation in the Bennetts barn. The purposes for Jr. Civitan were to build good citizenship, to en- courage school spirit, and to partic- ipate in service projects for the im- provement of the community. Club sponsors were Mrs. Shirley Fields, Coach Jim Blakeney, and Mrs. Jeanette Harris. CTI-'P wr' OPPOSITE TOP LEFT: Mrs. Fields and Mrs. Harris watch as President Chris Magouirk presents Coach Johnson with the money made from the spirit spot contest. OPPOSITE TOP RIGHT: Chris Magouirk and Larry Skinner decorate the Christmas tree that Civitan donated to the school. OPPOSITE BOTTOM: Jr. Civitan Organization. TOP LEFT: Jr. Civitan members work on homecoming display. BOTTOM LEFT: Mrs, Fields, Jr. Civitans sponsor, assists members with their project. BOTTOM RIGHT: Jr. Civitan of- ficers are Denise Oser, treasurer: Joan Furr, parliamentarian: Paula Barbour, first vice president: Kathy Cage, secretary: Bruce Lowery, chaplain: and Chris Magouirk, president. .lr. Civitcnf I l l Librciry Club enforces ID rule May I see your ID, was a new phrase used by Library Club members as they worked in the library checking books out. The Library Club, a senfice club, wanted as members, students interested in library work as a career. Other jobs of Library Club members were putting books on shelves, taking part in Book Week, and having the duties of a real librarian. Leading the club this year was Kathy Crump, President: Debbie Brasher, Vice President: Leonette Stewart, Secretary: and Dennis Daniel, Treasurer. The sponsors of the club, our two school librarians, Mrs. Ruth Ward and Mrs. Shirley Bush. During the year the Library Club won first prize for the best bulletin board in the state. Also during the year, they had their annual Christmas Party. The year was climaxed as members of the club attended the Convention in Baton Rouge. TOP: Mrs. Ruth Ward helps direct the Library Club in building their Homecoming display. RIGHT: Library Club officers are Kathy Crump, president: Debbie Brasher, vice presidentg Leonette Stewart, secretary, Dennis Daniel, treasurer: and Gary Crump, Representative to the Inter-Club Council. BELOW: Library Club mem- be rs f, qm- Promoting the interest of the French language and culture was a goal of Les Rebelles Francais, the French Club. Some regular activities of the club were visiting a local famous French home, making Mardi Gras floats to be placed in the school's lobby, and publishing a special French newspaper. Highlights of the club's year were a weekend trip to South Louisiana and a French Honor Society to honor outstanding French students. Sponsor for the club was Mrs. Wanda Gates. ABOVE RIGHT: Officers are lkneelingi Donna Causey, sec.g Jolene Brendle, program director: lstandingl Leland Cromwell, pres.g Denise Miller, vice pres. BELOW AT RIGHT: French Club mem- bers. French Club! 1 I3 lnteroct serves school, community with proiects ? mt Q i M i . ,,, ,t,, f Ez With over 70 members, lnteract continued to be among the largest service-oriented clubs this year. Following the example of its spon- sor, Rotary International, the club strived to provide an opportunity for young people to work together in a world fellowship dedicated to seni- ice and international understanding aimed toward the betterment of school, community, and nation. For the second consecutive year, Interact captured first place in the homecoming float competition with a mammoth frog bearing the slogan, Hop To lt, Rebs. Under the leadership of sponsors Mrs. Georgianna Grace, Mrs. Jo Ann Mansur, Coach Jack Williams, and Coach Roy Peters, club members began work on the float a week and a half in advance of homecoming. All materials for the float were do- nated bythe local Rotary Club. Sponsoring activities such as a Beat Neville Week door decorating contest and a Spirit Link class com- petition contest, the club strived to boost and maintain high school spirit. I I4!lnteroct r d' OPPOSITE TOP LEFT: Club members. anxious to assemble their float. hoist the frogs head from the truck, TOP RIGHT: Trying to lighten school spirit. Mrs. Mansur addresses the student body at the Ouachita pep rally. BOTTOM: Taking a break from float constructing. Coach Jack ' relaxes on a nearby car. TOP: Mrs. Grace speaks to the student body on what good school spirit really is. MIDDLE LEFT: Spirit links are displayed in the auditorium during the pep rally. MIDDLE RIGHT: Officers are Joe McLaughlin. pres.g Mike Se-llar, vice pres.: Andy Levitt, treasq David Fovvlkes. sec.: Jay Beebe. Chris Floark. Randall I-lovvard. representatives: David Schlessman. lnterclub Council representative. BOT- TOM: West Monroe I-ligh School Interact -ar Pf' . ... I at - ,..... Q A A - nnmmm-4ul.zm4 1 q x in 3,-M W N National Honor Society promotes scholarship i 5 J yy fy . One of the non-service clubs at West Monroe High School is Na- tional Honor Society. Students are selected to be in NHS by Mrs. Opal Shively sponsor, and a selection committee made up of 5 teachers. Students must maintain at least a 3.0 average. NHS recognizes students who preserve high standards in leader- ship, character and service to their school. Traditionally students who are in good standing in NHS as a senior are recognized as honor graduates. Highlights of the year was the in- stallation ceremony ofthe new members. NHS exists under the auspices of the National Associ- ation of Secondary Principles. TOP: National Honor Society BOTTOM: NHS Of- ficers are left to right: John McQueen, presidentg Karen Ftoark, vice presidentg Lisa Steele, secre- taryg Al Le Brun, treasurerg John Grabel, reporterg Jeff Jas er, historian' Dale Wimberl ' ' 1 p , y, chaplain Billy Frantom, sergeant at arms. I l6f National Honor Society 3 WEST? TOP: Fellowship of Christian Athletes Organiza- James Rawls, president, Dee Hogan, senior plan- tion, ABOVE LEFT: FCA officers are tcounter- ner, Butch Savoie, chaplain, and Eric Middleton, clockwisej Darrie Etier. sophomore planner: Jim- vice-president. ABOVE RIGHT: In addition to my Henderson. reporter: Pat Anderson. junior coaching Varsity football, Mike Riley also spon- plannerg David Fowlkes, secretary-treasurerg sors FCA. National FCA recognizes group To get a more meaningful under- standing of the Bible and prayer meetings, the FCA formed huddle groups making the devotions more personal to the athletes. National FCA recognized the local chapter for its innovation of huddle groups. Sponsored by Coaches Jimmy Aarons and Mike Riley, Fellowship of Christian Athletes was organized to promote a Christian spirit for in- terested athletes. Members met each Friday morn- ing for prayer group and on Thurs- day nights for Bible study. They also served refreshments at home- coming work day and during toot- ball games. FCAXI I7 ,,....-QQ-nvuvk. Y ...gn-ssl' ,...4unu-'diy' . T, . . sta..m-N '1'mts. t. Proctices highlights meets of Rodeo Teom Rodeo enthusiasts formed the Rodeo Team in the tall of this year. Preparing for rodeos held from Dec. through July, members practiced bareback riding, bulldogging, and calf roping at the meetings held ev- ery two vveeks at the club were Coach Elvin Spears, Coach Roy Peters, Mr. Hoyt Lee, and Mr. Ken Bates. TOP: Rodeo Team members. BOTTOM: Ronnie Townsend, sgt-at-armsg Jerry Hatten, chaplaing Ronnie Gates, pres., Tessa Barnett, sec.g Roger Berry, v. presidentg Jane Graves, treasurer, and Anne Stansbury, assistant secretary. I l8fRodeo Teom ,.......---,.,....---- ,........--- 'WM Mg, y-wqlvvv ,..,-nov ,,,,,.,...-an ,.panI00 ...--no g.'..-...- f '....----- ,.,..-or-v-f , ,....----f W ,.......---mg ,,......-.uno F N .VVbA W I UN, ,,,..,, ..,,-,M,,,,,,-m f ,,...-4---v , ,,,.,, ,MWMW WH 'm.,,,,, Beth Cannon leads A-H Club Members of the 4-H club worked in areas of agriculture, home eco- nomics, leadership, and citizen- ship. In cooperation with their sponsors, the L. S.U. Extension Service, the 4-H members per- formed in style shows, competed in regional 4-H competition and caroled during the Christmas season. Last summer several educational trips were taken by some of the 4-H members. One of the educational trips was to Florida, while Beth Cannon, president of the club, won a trip to Washington, D. C., through the 4-H program. TOP: 4-H officers, left to right: Mike Cannon-ex- ecutive council memberg Cheryl Hatten-reporter: Beth Cannon-presidentg Julia Cordry-program chairman. BOTTOM LEFT: The 4-H Club. BOT- TOM RIGHT: 4-H entry in Homecoming float com- petition. 4-H Clubfi 19 Y-Teens attend is Mardi Gras lffyh . -f i . . The iteheis Qeg candna Q little nn Gi J everuthing v 'a Xp -Q-,,s3nI'5'pX' wi, . f, 1.4 ff' I ZOXY-Teens Seniors Lisa Gilbert and Johnette Mitchell represented WMHS Y-Teens at the Mardi Gras Ball held February 1 for Y-Teens of the Twin Cities. The YWCO sponsors the annual event as a social activity for members. To be eligible to attend, members were required to be present at initiation ceremonies and day conference held previously. Working toward their purpose of bettering the world, Y-Teens brought gifts to the sick and handicapped. During the Christmas season, Senior Y- Teens visited area nursing homes to carol and serve refreshments. Junior- Teens collected articles for needy families of the area. Mrs. Joy Tomlinson and Mrs. Debbie Aaron were two new sponsors for sophomore and junior Y-Teen. For the second year, Mrs. Patty Johnson has directed Senior Y-Teens. x, Q it .1 Kalman TOP: Y-Teen Organization BOTTOM: Senior of- ficers are Ruby Jean Robertson, Representative of lnnerclub Council, Lisa Steele, Sergeant-at- Arms: Sandra Ouchley, Treasurer, Becky Smith, Secretary: Johnette Michell, Vice President: and Lisa Gilbert, Chaplain. OPPOSITE TOP RIGHT: Sophomore officers are Joyce Many, Member- ship Chairmang Gail Barton, Vice President, Susan Smith, Representative of lnnerclub Coun- cilg Donna Williams, Chaplain: Kathy Edmonson, Secretary: Jo Anne Caldwell, Presidentg Cindy Warden, Treasurer, Julie Armstrong, Lisa Soigner, Social Chairman. OPPOSITE BOTTOM LEFT: Junior officers are Gari Gunter, Secretary: Patti Lee, President, Patty Tomlinson, Chaplain, Cynthia Gates, and Cynthia Gates, Vice-Presi- dent. OPPOSITE BOTTOM RIGHT: Y-Teen Beaus are Gerald Heath, Dee Hogan, Jack Rutledge, Jimmy Henderson, Dale Shields, Larry Skinner, Scotty Sanders, Randall Howard, and Jimmy Wallace. Y-Teens! I 2 I Havlng met monthly Thesplan Troupe 442 organized and pro moted the Dramatic Arts at WMHS Thelr well Known accomplishments Included the fall and sprung theater productions which the Thesplans helped organize publlclze and many times acted In A trlp to the rn r the Shreveport hlghllghted the year for many of the Thesplans Sponsor of the Thesplans was Mrs Linda Townsend Her respon slbllltles Included attendance at meetmgs dlstrlbutlon of club mag azlne and the organization of the new members lnductlon TOP LEFT Larry Crocker gets an character for the Jr Thesplan play TOP RIGHT Durrng play rehearsal Mrs Townsend IS forced to eat ln her room MIDDLE Thesplan officers left to rlght Naomi Gilmore treasurer Larry Crocker pres: dent Lelsa Perkins secretary Sam McGaugh vlce president Tammy McGhee reporter Jack Rutledge sergeant at arms BOTTOM Thesplan Troupe 442 Thesplons promote dromotlc ort NE' fax' .mfr .4 ff. u ..- .... 'mwliw Cooperation Office Education consisting of seniors who have had basic clerical training vvere taught the practices of the business world by businesses of the Twin Cities. To express their appreciation, COE organizations in the parish jointly sponsored Bosses' Night in the spring. TOP: COE Organization MIDDLE: Officers are Steve Franks. parliamentariang Cindy Arrant. historian: Dee Fisher. reporter: Linda Davis. treasurer: Kathy Middleton. secretary: Barbara Magown, vice president: and Kim Hodge, presi- dent. BOTTOM RIGHT: COE receives Honorable Mention for their homecoming display. BOTTOM LEFT: COE sponsor, Mrs. Coleen Mann. antic- ipates the Christmas holidays for an enjoyable rest. COE sponsors Bosses' Night COE! 123 Having begun the year with 22 members, Spanish Club was under the leadership of Mrs. Gerry Marionneaux during the first semester. Mrs. Tommie Goodwin returned second semester. To provide the students with knowledge and appreciation for Spanish-speaking people, language, and culture, and to instill in each member a sense of pride of the Spanish were purposes of this club. Spanish Club participated in a display for homecoming and made posters for pep assemblies. Travel- ing to Ruston to dine at El Polino's Mexican restaurant was a highlight for the Spanish Club. TOP: Spanish Club members make posters for pep rally. MIDDLE RIGHT: Brad Whitfield wears a sombrero during homecoming program. MIDDLE LEFT: Officers are Brad Whitman, president: Lori McClendon, vice president: Donna Sanderson, secretary: Jay Mitchell, treasurerg Sharon Yeager, reporter: Karen Henry, sergeant-at-arms. BOTTOM: Spanish Club. i E I'24fSpcnish Club ,,,.,..-a- 1 DECA conducts survey for new school At the beginning of the school year, DECA students conducted a creative marketing project. Purpose of the project was to see if there was a need for a new high school in west Ouachita Parish. To complete this project, club members conducted a research survey in area shopping centers. They also asked prominent business leaders and politicians to explain the process of creating a bond issue. School board officials explained the type of high school West Ouachita Parish would get if the taxpayers okayed the pro- posal. Other projects DECA scheduled were state contests and the State DECA conference in New Orleans. The Youth House for Flunaway Girls in Monroe was the cIub's primary service project. Mrs. Sue Sontag was the club's sponsor. TOP: West Monroe High School DECA. MIDDLE LEFT: Mr. J. O. Lancaster discusses with DE lll stu- dents the pros and cons of a new high school. MIDDLE RIGHT: Officers were Deborah Coley. pres.: Mike Ritchie, vice pres.g Kathy Walls. sec.: Reita Booth, treas.g JoJo Johnson. parliamentariang Kaye Bagwell, reporter: Larry Wall, historian: Odessa Motton, Charles Wade, and Barry Wall, representatives. BOTTOM: Mrs. Sontag fills out a job progress report. DEcAf 125 .65 1f,62?ygi?i ' ....- TOP LEFT: Jay Blaokmon and Ed Fleming throvv footballs to fans for Key Club. TOP RIGHT: lVlrs. l-lalsell tells members of Christmas food drive. MIDDLE LEFT: David Vantassel and Flandy Webb hold Key Club banner. MIDDLE RIGHT: Key Club officers, left to right, top to bottom-Todd Weaver, board of directors: Ed Flemming. board of directorsg David Gilmore, board of directors: Jamie Grant. district Governor: John Putnum. treasurer: Howard Hines. president: John Grable. secretary: Jay Blackman. vice president. BOT- TOM: Key Club Homecoming display wins fourth place in contest. OPPOSITE TOP: Key Club mem- bers work on homecoming display. MIDDLE: Gina Givens hangs up Key Club sign for pep- rally. BOTTOM: Key Club members. an-1. 'Qi 95 I Yr , X34 V. My ,Ag, Wa: 1 4, - Key Club holds poster pcirties Key Club, the youth branch of Kiwanis International, includes sophomore, junior, and senior boys. Key Club is a service organization which participates in community projects throughout the year under the leadership of Mrs. Jean Halsell and Mrs. Alice Hance. The boys held poster parties on Tuesday night during football season, sponsored Beat Neville Week, put candy in the teachers boxes just before the Thanksgiving holidays, and attended Kiwanis Club luncheons. Memers also sponsored Marathon Basketball game against Neville. Key Club! 127 Dispcitch editor enters notionol contest Eight members comprised the Rebel Dispatch staff this year publishing nine newspapers in all, Members worked during fourth hour at school, after school, and some Saturday mornings preparing stories for the paper. Jo Barr served as editor, helping staff members sell ads, type copy, write captions, correct copy and paste up pages. Dispatch Staff pre- pared annual senior issue in the spring, featuring Last Will Supple- ment. Winning Superior Journalist at NLU, Dee Sharp served as news editor. Jeff Conly wrote weekly arti- cles concerning WMHS for the Ouachita Citizen. The paper earned a first place from Columbia Scholastic Press Association and Quill and Scroll. Dispatch was also a member of LSPA, NNS, NSPA. A feature article was entered in National LEAD, Se- venteen Program, and stories were written on National Newspaper Week. TOP LEFT: One of Jo Barr's jobs as editor is reviewing the list of story assignments. TOP RIGHT: Deciding on a photograph to go along with his story is Jack Gaston. MIDDLE LEFT: Chris Magouirk finds his job very stimulating working on the paper. MIDDLE RIGHT: Jeff Jasper prepares to print a picture. BOTTOM: Mark Bedgood looks over his story for errors. l28f Rebel Dispatch ttf- f' V X .. s 1 i o , . 1 A Ngllmwisirxhlkgkpkiv VL K B -.1 K-W. ' Q .f Q '-. ...if Y T TOP LEFT: Cheryl Hatten reviews an exchange paper. TOP RIGHT: Enjoying his work on the Dis- patch, Mark Bedgood searches for his story. MID- DLE: Choosing pictures is no easy job for David Crawford, who asks Mark Bedgood for his o- pinion. BOTTOM LEFT: Beth Cannon likes to get diftererit ideas trom other schools. BOTTOM RIGHT: Dee Sharp finds time to rest after selling newspapers during homeroom. Rebel Dispatch! 129 Twelve members added to Rebeloire staff Has anyone seem my tripack? lVIrs. Carroll, do you have a pencil and ruler I can borrow? Linda, what is copy? Such were the com- ments during fifth period as twelve inexperienced members were add- ed on the staff this year. Trying to meet deadlines, staff members worked after school and were also found at school on Facul- ty lmprovement Day, while it was a free day for other students. TOP LEFT: Becky Ponder wonders if she'll be able to meet deadline. TOP RIGHT: Trying to think of headlines is Lisa Clark. MIDDLE LEFT: Even though Naomie Gilmore has a deadline to meet, she finds time to watch her favorite televi- sion show. MIDDLE RIGHT: Joan Furr composes copy for her section. BOTTOM LEFT: Joe McLaughlin anticipates final deadline. BOTTOM RIGHT: Susie Humphries, editor, types picture I. D. on her tripak. tg A ' W. M l it ,H l30fRebelcire 1 rF' I in .ut ,A l I img.. as t MM W., A' ,J ' ,I s iatnr nvbu 4 17 42 4 ' 5 gg su? X f' gg' QT 1 U 4,5 I is S M C . -..p-Q , . The new staff members attended summer camp at NLU winning Superior Planned Yearbook. Senior members attended Southwestern's and won Best Total Design. Joe McLaughlin went to Northwestern's first annual Journalism Institute and received a credit. The 1973-74 Yearbook received first class rating from a national judging at Columbia Scholastic Press Association in New York. TOP ROW LEFT: Advisor, Mrs. Carroll explains how to set pictures on tripak. TOP ROW RIGHT: Jimmy Henderson concentrates on composing copy for football section. SECOND ROW LEFT: Cathy Wilbanks checks to see if the advertis- ment money is all in. SECOND ROW RIGHT: Jamie Simpson types picture I. D. on her tripak. THIRD ROW LEFT: Editor, Linda Gardner and Tammy Jennings crop pictures for their section. THIRD ROW RIGHT: Editor, Dawn Sikes finds humor in stamping l.D. on pictures. FOURTH ROW RIGHT: Concerned with the perfection of her work is Lori Poche. FOURTH ROW LEFT: Butch Savoie is one of the staff photographers but would rather play with brooms. Rebelairef 131 Due to a recent inspection by the Fire Marshal of the G. B. Cooley hospital, the hospital was con- sidered to be a fire hazard. Unless Cooley could raise 330,000 for a sprinkler system, the hospital would be forced to close. With this dilemma, civic leaders and students united to raise money for the sprinkler system. During February, students canvassed local merchants to collect merchandise for an auction March 1. Clubs from WMHS participated in raising money in street drives for non-profit organizations. Key Club held a street drive for the Heart Fund Feb. 15. The Arthritis fund sponsored a 30-hour dance marathon Feb. 21-22 at the Civic Center Conference Hall and raised 310,000 for an arthritis hospital to be built in the area. School clubs sold tickets for 331.50 to students. Community proiects involve WMHS students 1 1 32X Community Involvement TOP RIGHT: WMHS students backed AOPI in the Arthritis Dance Marathon. ABOVE AT LEFT: Gari Gunter and Kurt Renfroe dance to juke box music while the bands rested. RIGHT: Howard Hines. president of Key Club. collects money from tra- velers on North Seventh Street. l if LEFT: WMHS students canvass local merchants for the benefit auction for Cooley. BELOW AT LEFT: Keith Payne tells Sheila Shannon the name of all the band members. BELOW: Joni Le- moine and Sandra Ouchley wait forthe music to start. i .i- , ..t. i t Community Involvement! 133 N 1341 Athletics z Athletics! 135 ,dt - . ' .,,, ,, A t -wm1f,, . if 7 3-7 A team enters playoff for basketball Coach James Brian and the 73-74 basketball team applied themselves and successfully fought for a spot in the 3-AAAA state play-offs. The Rebels traveled to south Louisiana where they defeated Sulphur in their first play-off engagement. They returned to West Monroe only to be defeated by McKinley of Baton Rouge 70 to 64. Three of the starters graduated, along with two other seniors. TOP LEFT: Greg Slocum, Dirk Allison, and Poochie Williams watch as Curtis Manning at- tempts a lay-up. TOP RIGHT: Ricky McNeal goes high anticipating two points as Greg Slocum waits for the rebound. CENTER: Greg Slocum at- tempts a shot as Ricky McNeal gets ready for the rebound. BOTTOM LEFT: Poochie Williams takes a jump shot as Greg Slocum, Columbus Smith and Ricky McNeal pasitian themselves for the re- bound. BOTTOM RIGHT: Dirk Allison looks on as Greg Slocum goes high in an attempt to increase the Rebs score. I 36! Basketball 7 'U 1 'F I 1 gk as Mi f f 'fi 4:1 -V 4 7 f J E f VH' . K, Xwx - J i ,QQW fl. J T 1 fr My ss Q F H S ., L,ff4j'.ff? 'fxk Q. 5 n The 73-74 track team left this year's track team with many ex- perienced runners and field men. Top sprinters returning from the relay team were Terry Cox, Reggie Manning, and Gary Slack. Second year men Danny Garlington, Steve Pierce, and Guy Fortenberry participated in javelin, shot put, and high jump, respec- tively. Distance events featured James Swope, Keith Barnett, and Jerry Mulhearn. Along with other thinclads, these members determin- ed to defend their 1974 district 3- AAAA championship. RIGHT: Danny Garlington watches the javelin he has just released as he tries to outthrow other competitors. BOTTOM LEFT: Guy Fortenberry displays his style of high jumping which is called the flop BOTTOM RIGHT: Craig Crawford has his eyes on the finish line as he gets a good start. Thinclctds defend 3-AAAA title 'itil ya-ww g 7 KRW l38fTrack it 7, 'l..,:v nmol r- 1:55 :aff adm.. ,N Aw . ,f7 'M ' . .HL in... 1,, .- ll? TOP LEFT: Relay team members Gary Slack, Craig Crawford, Terry Cox, and Reggie Manning work out daily for the track meets. CENTER LEFT: Nlustering his energy Ricky McNeal prepares to clear the high jump at the 5'l1 mark. BOTTOM LEFT: Terry Cox and Reggie Manning make their exchange in the 440 relay. CENTER RIGHT: Steve Pierce shows no strain as he works out on the weight machine. BOTTOM RIGHT: To soften the fall, sacks of foam rubber await Ricky McNeal after he completes his high jump. l l ----...g,,,, Track! 139 As a first year head coach of baseball, Jim Blakeney lead the diamond men to AAAA state play- oft. A former Oakland A catcher, he journeyed to Lake Charles for a game with Barbe. Rebels were defeated 4-3 in their playoff effort. To earn a chance in state com- petition, Rebels compiled a 6-4 dis- trict record. Coach leads team to playoffs MNH t t X N 9W4i.fLM sttf f'fctt . we f .-t. A R- scat t a,sf swf R rtyr rse t e ftr t- M , 45 'ii'.y . ttrt - g W N it , g it - -QS: i i E ..rrt rg . ,ft . +53-t1 W f.rfv stffwf.+sa-:slrfpsztfvfapr tyytt .wffss-1.1: yyss ,ct-ftf Q.1 c f psaisys e 1. t. s a A . it-1 4 .1 TOP: The umpire signals David Fowlkes out at first base on a close call. ABOVE: Lead-off batter Rick Roberts connects with a pitch. FAR RIGHT: Jeff Patterson reviewed game with Coach Aarons. RIGHT: An unidentified Rebel begins his route to first base after connecting with a pitch. l4OfBasebaH sifhnt V r f I . ?5WE?3QW?i n ,it awww'-r iff . yl. .M ' . .. f t A .nw fi. .... :iffy mf . A 'fff '4' ...1.trr1: flag ...e ta iawfiwwamawat --r f Q V , f Q1 if '.-' ' A . tqkifteiwwwawaawam E , ,,,, ' N , V ' V. 'fW , 4- if W if I V a 1 s ' 5 ,, ,,.,,,, , ,,,,, .,:-N,,,. . wi F141 V4 A . ' XO' 'IT TOP LEFT: Randy Hendrix comes off the field from defense to wait his turn to bat. TOP RIGHT: While an opposing catcher receives a throw from the field, Jimmy Henderson crosses home plate. ABOVE LEFT: Chris Floark scores for the West Monroe sophomores. ABOVE: An opposing pitcher throws the wrong pitch to Butch Savoie who takes advantage of it. BELOW: Ronnie Blazier receives signals from Coach Blakney to hit the dirt, avoiding a possible throw out. T -'fs : fx 420 t ' 5 , Ai, NY 4' 1- ' ' . ' T t 2 ' , Z7 i - I ' 'A A .. 1, , , f ? t fg t u. A ' , ., E' :M i 2:4 1 f7fZ3?7 5'4 wzffir gf-if:- A -1 ' if 542471: J -- J iff fgffifffn. T' Baseball 141 H Hifi 1 , .' .qi 5-tf Q1 'f-4 . .gi ma. J. sli.c,fL A Hitting, fielding dominate practice tor baseball Coaches Jimmy Aarons and Mike Riley headed a talented sophomore baseball team last year as assis- tants to head coach Jim Blakney with the varsity. Sophomore and varsity workouts were combined, giving sophomore, as well as junior and senior players opportunities to display their capabilities. The two most dominant parts of practice were hitting and fielding. Other sessions, such as pitching and base running, were not as lengthly as the more fundamental aspects. ...fe an f i,u,,.. .Q ' OPPOSITE TOP: A Ouachita first baseman goes high for the attempt to throw out Ronnie Biazier at the bag. OPPOSITE CENTER: Butch McConathy connects with a good pitch. OPPOSITE BOTTOM: Prayer is a practice of the team members and is said following each game. LEFT: After a sophomore game Butch Savoie, carries his share of the equipment to the field house. BELOW: Dickie Patterson gracefully beats a throw to the plate after being batted around the base paths by a teammate. CENTER: A happy Rebel baseball team congratulates Fred Sheilds after his grand slam homerun. BOTTOM LEFT: An uni- dentified Rebel and the opposing catcher meet at home plate. BOTTOM CENTER: Pitcher Jerry lVlcLemore warms up his arm before making his appearance on the mound. BOTTOM RIGHT: Dirk Allison looks as though he was satisfied with his pitcher. get if . .Q Baseball! I43 Pre-secison practice begins for AO players in August For most students, August 12 was not significantly different from any other late summer day, but for 40 young men, the day signalled the start of pre-season practice. Arriving at 1 p.m., those who did not attend spring practice were issued equipment, while others were having previously issued equipment repaired. Then five-hour practice sessions began. Different from past year's procedure, offensive periods, which were in- structed by Coaches Mike Riley and Stan Johnson, were separated from defensive periods, instructed by Coaches Jimmy Aarons and Elvin Spears. ln the 15-minute classroom periods were lectures to teach players offen- sive and defensive assignments and to illustrate how to execute plays cor- rectly. To conclude practice at the end of the day players ran wind sprints in avoiding fatigue in a season game. ABOVE: Rebel defense swarms Haughton ball carrier. ABOVE RIGHT: Gary Slack out races de- fenders to end zone. RIGHT: On the sidelines, the Rebel defense anticipates score from their team- mates. I 44X Football W -y .L., if, ABOVE LEFT: Coach Mike Riley receives infor- mation from press box and relays it to Coach Stan Johnson. ABOVE: An attempted pass to Paul Trichel is incomplete. LEFT: Rebel defend- ers stop a Tiger for no gain. Football! 145 ABOVE: Stretching, though awkward, is necessary to avoid straining a muscle. ABOVE RIGHT: Mike Sellar does reaction drills which re- quired alertness and quick reflexes. RIGHT: Rebel offense block to promote the running game against Ouachita. 1416! Football s fi , . in S T V 592 5' . ij , mi www W' I .,., aw 4. ' 'T , .. , ,. Team suffers early losses, vows to 'get it together' Head Coach Stan Johnson stressed the importance of pride and enthusiasm throughout the year as being vital to the team's success. Although the team suffered early season losses to Parkway, Bolton, and Neville, players were determined not to hang their heads but rather, as they put it, to get it all together. This winning attitude paid off for the Ftebs when they defeated North- wood, Bel-Aire, and had two vindictively victorious nights with Ouachita and Wossman. T g . -- If st. -M- .P .9 ..,,,. 'C Q wi? :is TOP LEFT: Coach Stan Johnson discusses a third down play with Jimmy Henderson during a time out. TOP: According to tradition Rebels run onto the field preceding the Parkway game. ABOVE LEFT: Gary Slack finds the hole opened by the offensive line after the hand-off. ABOVE: Surprised by the play, Coach Roy Peters' expres- sion registers his emotions. LEFT: Looking to take advantage of the breaks, Flebel defenders scramble for the loose ball. Football X 147 FAR RIGHT: Pat Anderson, after being injured earlier in the game, continues his support of the team. RIGHT: David Fowlkes sets up to throw a pass to give the Rebels a comfortable lead. BELOW: Gerald Heath, Steve Silmon, and Dee Hogan block while David Fowlkes and Gary Slack handled the football. BOTTOM RIGHT: Coach Jimmy Aarons and Steve Silmon concur on future plays as they watch a succession of downs. BOTTOM: Paul Trichel and Robert Hen- derson watch Rebel ballcarrier as he is stopped for no gain, QW weififmi ,'xQw4' 'Ai' 'mam 1481 Football , K ...gag svg iy,.t i , , - new 5, , F avi f F if 33 'S 4. 5 4 5 A 1 fe 3 . wif! ' iq ,N ' ' ' , M -M L . 'uf ' Q i Q ? ,4 - f 1. 5' 'ff ' ' 'H fs n 'mai ,MQ- 414, I Q vw Q3 ' if N A Ykb Wx ' www, 5 K Herman I ' I m Late Lion Rally foils, Rebs lake 8-7 win Just as it was many times during the season, sportswriters in the Twin Ci- ties forecast a Rebel defeat as being victims of cross-town rival, the Ouachita Lions. Trailing at halftime 7-O, Rebels came back in the third quarter and scored on a long pass from David Fowlkes to Phillip Myles. Again Fowlkes con- nected on a pass, but this time with Gary Slack for the two point conver- sion. This put the Rebs in the lead by a score of 8-7. ln the last few seconds of the contest, Ouachita threatened after a couple of West Monroe penalties put them in possible field goal range. The Lions did attempt a field goal but failed, leaving West Monroe on top 8-7. ABOVE RIGHT: Coach Aarons presents a cake to the 13 senior players who stayed with the pro- gram from their sophomore year. RIGHT: Rebel defenders stop Neville runner after short gain. BELOW: Gary Slack twists away from a Ouachita defender. BELOW RIGHT: Gary Maxey, James Rawls, and Charles McCain take a break at halftime. Qga-K l5O!Foofbcll WM OPPS I9 Hauglwton 22 l4 Parkway I4 O Bolton 20 'lf I4 Neville 46 35 Bel Aire O 42 Northwood 6 X 6 Ruston 33 't 8 Cuachita 7 '25 Wossman IO 't' 7 Bastrop 27 'kclistrict games lgigieii'232 Sf?5it!ai21?Ef?S3CKi'E.2ZpSZZLiS3iZLigCE315if'ZEn2eS.'1Z23333228323 Ziff? ABOVE: Varsity record Football! 151 Sophomore squod members eorn iockets Coaches Jim Blakeney and Roy Peters constructed a winning Sophomore football squad this year leaving the 1974 season behind with 5 wins, 2 losses, and 1 tie. Five of the nine sophomores who dressed with the varsity team throughout the season were duly recognized when Head Coach Stan Johnson presented them with earned letter jackets. As juniors, these veterans will be filling positions vacated by graduating seniors. TOP LEFT: Sophomores look on with Coach Roy Peters. TOP RIGHT: During pre game warm ups, Paul Trichel punts as Gary Richardson deep snaps. ABOVE: Sophomore defenders bring down Ram ballcar- rier. LEFT: Randall Howard talks with Coach Peters during time out. l52f Football 1i :, , 1 ,. ' -f,, Qty' ,P LEFT: Agility drills are a large part of practice, demonstrated by sophomores. BELOW LEFT: , Terry Culpepper rides down a Bastrop ballcarrier while insurance is close behind. BELOW: Jimmy Outley is in pursuil of Bastrop ballcarrier. BOT- TOM: Randall Sims does agility drills with leam- mates as Jeff Johnson walches. Football! 153 Cagers prepare early for season Coach James Brian and the 74-75 Rebel cager squad wasted no time in preparing for the season. Begin- ning soon atter the opening of school, Coach Brian called prac- tice daily for all who were in- terested in playing. Pre-season practices consisted primarily of conditioning sessions such as running stadiums, sprints, and distances. Learning new plays were also part ot daily workouts, as was scrimmaging. Assisting Coach Brian this year for the second year was Coach Floy Peters. Both coaches split the du- ties ofa combined varsity, J.V., and sophomore practice. At game time, Coach Peters took charge of the Jayvee and sophomore teams and assisted Coach Brian with the var- sity. l54f Basketball OPPOSITE PAGE: TOP LEFT: Gregory Orange drives in for a layup as Flicky McNeal, Greg Slocum, and Gilbert Culpepper looks on. TOP RIGHT: The team discusses a situation during time out. BOTTOM: Greg Slocum goes up for a shot after getting around a defender. LEFT: Coach Brian and Coach Peters watch with subs. BELOW AT FAR LEFT: Curtis Manning gets in- side and goes for two points. BELOW AT LEFT: Ricky McNeal goes high above everyone to grab a rebound. BELOW: Gregory Orange displays his form as he squirms inside for two. Baseball! 155 Seven leqve vqrsify squqd Being plagued with narrovv margin loses throughout the year, the Rebs never could get a consis- tant winning streak started. Although such a streak vvasn't there, the team still had the oppor- tunity and hopes late in the season of entering playoffs. But Ouachita ended almost all hopes for playoffs vvhen they handed the Rebs their fourth district loss. This year's starters included Ric- ky McNeal, Greg Slocum, Gregory Orange, Curtis Manning, Reggie Manning, and Bruce Fuller. Gary Slack and Gilbert Culpepper also savv much action as early game subs. Seniors are to be graduating this year from the squad, leaving their positions to upcoming juniors and sophomores. Seven seniors are to be graduat- ing this year from the squad, leav- ing their positions to upcoming juniors and sophomores. ABOVE: Coach Brian looks down the bench for a substitute. TOP RIGHT: Reggie Manning goes high in an attempt tor tvvo points. ABOVE AT RIGHT: Reggie Manning and Ricky McNeal look on as Greg Slocum grabs the rebound and Bruce Fuller breaks dovvn court. RIGHT: Ricky McNeal gets around a defender to attempt a lay-up. FAR RIGHT: Greg Slocum looks on as Curtis Manning goes for two. I 56X Basketball rs TOP LEFT: Reggie Manning goes up for the rebound as Greg Slocum and Ricky McNeal looks on. ABOVE AT LEFT: Terry Cox goes high for two. ABOVE: Bruce Fuller and Reggie Manning look on as Ricky McNeal attempts a layup. LEFT: Greg Antley, Reggie Manning, and Stanley Harris enjoy the game. Basketball! 157 Roy Peters leads Jayvees, sophs to winning seasons Coach Roy Peters combined three juniors and two sophomores, backed by a strong bench, to spearhead the Jayvee team to a winning season. The two losses came from Ruston and Carroll. Coach Peters also headed a team of sophomores who played their games on Monday nights. Two of these sophomores, Gilbert Culpep- per and Stanley Harris, dressed with the varsity on Tuesdays and Fridays to serve as substitutes for the regular cagers. ABOVE AT LEFT: Greg Slocum and Lamar Smith trap the ball handler. ABOVE AT FAR RIGHT: G'lb i ert Culpepper pulls down the loose ball. RIGHT: Stanley Harris gets a shot off as Quon Bell and Gilbert Culpepper position themselves for the rebound. l58f Basketball ABOVE AT LEFT: Ricky McNeal goes up for two as Greg Slocum awaits the rebound. LEFT: Butch Savoie gets a shot off over the outstretched arms of defenders. ABOVE: Coach Brian checks the scoreboards. Basketball X 159 , r. We M., L... Q 2 Y 4 I J va ' x N' N m 5' L, Q Seoson begins in Morch for 9-member golf teom llll at itwwffffwr . lx l Starting in February, the nine member golf team began the fourth season at WMHS. According to Coach Jim Aarons, golf sponsor, the team last year lost by only one stroke to Neville in the regional tournament. The team initiated the season with dual matches, starting Mar. 5 with Ouachita Parish High School at Selman Field, and worked up to a triangular match with Fluston and Ouachita Apr. 9. Six matches were scheduled during regular season, with WMHS hosting Ruston at High- land Mar. 19 and Ouachita Apr. 2. The golfers were divided into var- sity and junior varsity teams. Since the whole team was composed of underclassmen, ability determined which team the players were on, ac- cording to Coach Aarons. Four or five players could be on a team, but the top four were considered in scoring, he said. The team's home course was Highland Park Country Club. Mem- bers of the team included Mike LeBrun, Phillip Graham, Wes Cog- burn, Steve Simmons, Marty George, Pat Anderson, Charlie Mc- Cain, Scott Marlow, and Joe Jones. TOP LEFT: Steve Simmons shows his style as he tees off at Highland Park. TOP RIGHT: Before teeing off Steve Simmons places the golf ball in the desired position. ABOVE AT LEFT: Phillip Graham concentrates on the ball while teeing off. FAR LEFT: Scott Marlow begins a practice round as he tees off on hole number 1. AT LEFT: Mike LeBrun displays his form of putting on the prac- tice green. Golfflol Cross Country runners are probably the most disciplined athletes in school. They have to give a great deal of time year round to running, and have to observe the best of training habits in order to be good distance har- riers, commented Coach Jack Williams. His cross country team copped their fourth consecutive district win, with Larry Modicue being declared the winner with 9.47 over the 2.1 mile course. t'James Swope and Keith Barnett are the most dedicated runners l've had since l have been at WlVll-iS. Each one usually hits between 25-30 miles each weekend on the road, said Coac.h Jack, who last year was selected Track Coach of the Year in this area. Expecting another district championship in track this year, Coach Jack had more than 30 young men in training for the track season which began lvlar. 14 with the Shreveport relays. WIVIHS hosted relays Apr. 11, and the state meet was scheduled for May 9, following the May 2 regional meet 1-AAAAA meet at Tech. TOP RIGHT: Gilbert Culpepper goes high as he takes his turn at the broad jump. ABOVE: The cross country team. AT RIGHT: Matt Shepard records time of all the sprinters. FAR RIGHT: Brack Rutledge concentrates on his up-coming throw. i62fTrock Cross-country takes district title ,. N k.,: .- g 'P' ss . it W Y, r W3 rs. .wi V' 'QR4 1'f'r:gs4: 53' ff .r -'?1'NE 713 ,xc fu r C Q- 4--f x-3 iz! 3 93 v., Q1- 2 . , if K we 'T 'S' , :ff foifa-Q-5,Eref '3'5f,g 'Sf ' Q-.fzgr-.Q t , ig A Q TOP LEFT: Coach Jack Williams and Coach Elvin Spears review track season schedule. ABOVE: Steve Dumas takes a practice throw as he warms up, CENTER LEFT: Fred Berry goes through exhibits his form of throwing the discus. CENTER: Steve Price releases the shot-put as he tries to better his mark, AT LEFT: Don Woods goes through a practice run before his heat. TFGCkf 163 is ' Q iisii . . :W -g - ff- X. we ttt., X5 N W- ,. rx we t. 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V Y. 1 ABOVE: Senior class officers include lfront rowl Bobby Lawrence, representativeg Kay Brown, representativeg Susie Humphries, representativeg Charles Wade, representativeg ltop fowl Jay Bee-be, presidentg Pam Rhodes, vice president: Jamie Simpson, secretaryg Lisa Gilbert, treasurerq and Sam MoGaugh, representative. , I Seniors Foce college choices Larry Ables. Jeff Albright. Mike Alex- ander, Steve Alexender. Cathy Alfred Rhonda Allen. Bobby Anderson. Kerri Antley. Lisa Avant. Billy Aveiritte Mary Baker, Paula Baker, Debbie Banks, Paula Barbour, Rex Barker Keith Barnett, Jo Barr, Tessie Barton, Kim Bass, Leslie Bates Joy Batson. Pam Beach. Debra Bearden. Janice Beckley, Mark Bedgood Jay Beebe, Sheila Bennett, Vickie Bennett, Diane Berry, Roger Berry Seniors X 167 Rhonda Best. Kim Black. Eddie Blankenship, Glen Blazier, Alvin Booth Anita Booth. Rita Booth, Mary Bran- son, Karen Brister. Vanessa Brister RIGHT: Scott Hendricks goes to speech class to participate in a debate. OPPOSITE TOP: Randy Etier concentrates on the 3rd quarter tip- off. Kelly Brooks. Ann Brown, Janice, Brown, Kay Brown. Lisa Brown Dee Bryan, Donna Bryan, Larry Bru- gier, Roberto Bunge, Rhnea Burns Carol Bush, Lane Bush, Charles Byrd, Lisa Caballero, Stephanie Caldwell l68f Seniors Forty-six grdciucite of mid term After getting the required 20 credits, seniors are allowed to graduate at mid-term. Forty-six students took advantage of that ruling this year. Midterm graduates were exempt from finals if they had a B or higher average for both nine weeks. Seniors officially left Jan. 17. Many planned to pursue their careers in college, while others went to work. Graduates could choose whether they wanted to participate in gra- duation ceremonies at the end of the year or receive their diplomas in February. Most decided to be a part of the regular commencement exer- cises. i David cainoun, Mike calnoun, Wayne Calhoun, Vicki Campbell, Beth Cannon Kim Caples. Eric Carter. Truman Chapman, Deborah Cheeks. Donna Clark Margaret Clark, Skye Clark, Theresa Clark, Steven Clemons, Mike Clouarte Carolyn Cloyd, Sharon Cobb, Debra Cockerham, Freddy Cole, Debra Col- GY Linda Collins, Gayle Colvin, Penny Colvin, Pam Copeland, Diane Copes Seniors! 169 RIGHT: Tommy Keever waits for the bell to signal the end of homeroom, BOTTOM: Senior class display. Roy Courville, Shannon Cravey. Amy Crawford, David Crawford. Sally Crenshaw Larry Crocker, Mike Cruse, Jean Cromwell, Ronnie Crowell, Jane Crowson l7Of Seniors Judy Cummings, Susie Cunningham, Mike Curry. Melinda Darnell, Doug Davidson Becky Davis, Linda Davis. Chuck Deal, Linda Deason. Peewee Desadier Cheryl DeLancey, Steve DeLoach, Jim DeMoss, Sharron Doane, Patricia Dobbins Gary Dowdy, Steve Dumas, Mike Duvall, Denise Ebarb, Patti Edwards Vickie Edwards, Martha Eley, Kathy Ellis, Larry Estep, Randy Etier Seniors represent WMHS dt seminars The Civitan's Youth Citizenship Seminar of Louisiana was held June 1-7 in Alexandria. Chris Magouirk, Paula Barber, and Susie Humphries, seniors, were selected to represent the club in which they were members. During the week students learned the importance of citizenship, and heard lawyers, representatives, and government officials discuss freedom and government. Juniors who attended the seminar were Joan Furr, Terri Hoover, Bruce Lowery, Denise Oser, Penny Patrick, Lori Harrell, and Cathy Cage. Other senior class members at seminars this summer included Susie Humphries, Dawn Sikes, Gail Colvin, and Johnette Mitchell who attended Louisiana Girls State. At Girls State, held August 7-14 on the LSU campus, the girls learned about state and local government. Dawn, Susie, and Johnette served as members in the House of Representatives, while Gail served as Fire Chief of her city. Eash girl was a member of a city and along with a sister city made up a parish. Seniors! 171 Cherry Evans, Dejuana Evans, Ginger Evans, Marie Fields, DeAnna Fisher Jan Fitzgerald. Ed Fleming, Steve Fletcher, Delaine Floyd, Denise Floyd Marie Foster, Ftob Fowler. David Fowlkes. Dannette Franks. Steven Franks Billy Frantom, Anita Free Leslie Friend, Linda Fuller Gena Futch, Paul Futrell RIGHT: Mike Richey waits for the bell to ring so he can leave to go to work. OPPOSITE TOP: Wayne Gentry plays the electric guitar for the rock ensem- ble. OPPOSITE RIGHT: Debbie Reagan and Phillip Myles prepare a report for speech, l72f Seniors Tcilents, interests vciry Brenda Garland. Duane Garner. Linda Garner, Jack Gaston, Ronnie Gates Tonya Gates. Wayne Gentry, Kala Gianaris. Kevin Gibson, Lisa Gilbert Marcia Giles, David Gilmore, Naomi Gitmore, Gina Givens, Lori Golder Pam Goodroad, Debbie Gore, Eddie Gorurn, John Grable, Jamie Grant t i Seniors X 173 William Greenwell, Jeff Greer, Rusty Greer, King Griffin, Patricia Gross Mildred Guena, Teddy Guidry, Pam Guiterrn, Donna Hale, Joe Haley Terri Hall, Frankie Hammons, Mike Harmon, Cathy Hatten, Cheryl Hatten Ann Hayden, lvlelania Hayes, Cheryl Hayslip, Connie Head, Vicki Head Rose Hearn, Gerald Heath, Reggie Heisler, Don Henderson, Jeff Hembree RIGHT: Connie McNease waits for in- structions to begin her timed writing. OPPOSITE BOTTOM RIGHT: A mem- ber of the all-district football team, Gerald Heath was also choir presi- dent. I74f Seniors Ui -fu.. . -J Senior othletes ecirn district recognition Receiving district honors in varsity athletic competi- tion were Randy Etier, Gary Slack, and Keith Barnett. Randy Etier was selected to the 1974 District 3-AAAA team for his efforts in baseball. Randy played first base for the Rebels, who took second place in district for the 1974 season. Gary Slack was voted Most Valuable Offensive play- er in District 3-AAAA competition. Slack was voted t A S l 1 offensive tailback for the All Twin City team, and was also selected to the all district defensive team his junior year. Slack signed with the University of Arkan- sas where he received full scholarship. Keith Barnett, Rebel harrier, copped first place in the mile run in the district meet which enabled him to com- pete in the regionals. Keith was not picked to the all district team because there is not one. Faye Hammet, Scott Hendricks. Trudy Henry. Biff Herring, Susan Hobbs Kim Hodge. Virginia Hodge. Dee Hogan, Barbara Hogard, Bruce Holley John Holsen. Pat Hottinger Mary Howard, Glen Hummel 'a 1 Susie Humphries, Mark Hudson t ' Seniors I i75 X l i Y I s ' '32 I i . l Renee Irwin. Kenneth Ivey, Donna Jackson, Melissa Jackson. Jeff Jasper Audrey Johnson. Denise Johnson. Judy Johnson. Flioky Joiner. Betty Jones RIGHT: Billy Avery waits for his hall pass from Mr. Carl Robinson. OP- POSITE BOTTOM: Basketball cheerleaders Susie Humphries and Karen Floark discuss game strategy with basketball players Ken Savoie and Johnny Dumas, Dianne Jones, Lea Jones, Wayne Jones, Bruce Keen, Tommy Keever Jack Keirn, Marsha Kesler, James Keys, Shelly Kincaid, Darlene Kinman I76f Seniors Ronald Kirknarn. Rusty LaBorde. Bob- by Lawrence. Laura Lawson, Al LeBrun Debbie Lee, Lisa Lenard, Andy Levitt. Debbie Lewis, Lisa Liner Billy Lockard, Carolyn Lowe, Lane Lofton, Fioy Lowery, Lynn Mabry Z Susan Madden, Chris Magouirk Barbara Magown, Kim Maki Jay Mallard, Sherry Malmay Ccireer decisions concern seniors of 1975 SeniorsfI77 RIGHT: Janice Brown listens during book- keeping. FAR RIGHT: Johnette Mitchell, Raider captain, records music for future use. OPPOSITE BOTTOM RIGHT: Lisa Gilbert separates student appointment slips. Charlotte Maimstrom, Carmen Mann, Pat Mann, Darrell Martin, Sam McGaugh Cynthia McGrew, Dewanna McGrew Joe McLaughlin, Don McManus, Ricky McNeal 1 Connie McNe-ase, John McQueen John Martin, Lisa May, Randy May 1 Kathy Middleton, Gerald Miletello, Denise Miller, Johnette Mitchell, Sheila Moody James Moore, Linda Moore, Odessa Mooton, Jerry Mulhearn, Roy Murry I78f Seniors Street construction cittects students Regardless of his mode of transportation, almost every student was affected by the construction to widen North Seventh Street. Work began in December on expanding the street to a four-lane avenue that could adequately accommodate the growing amount of traffic. Initial work was the removal of the stately pines in front of West Monroe Junior High. New drainage pipes were laid, and new telephone poles were used to set lines back farther from the road. Innovation began at Mill Street and extended to Cypress Street. As a result to the excavations, students had to leave for school a few minutes earlier to allow for the traffic jams every morning adjacent to the stadium and bus students had to grow accustomed to new bus routes for the duration of the construction. Until the completion ofthe work, which was expected to be sometime next year, students either took a new route to and from school or suffered the effects of the mud and gravel. Pam Nance, Rita Nappier. Sherry Naron. David Nelson, William Nelson David Netherland. David New. Danna Nolan, Paul Northcutt. Charlotte O'Banion Gary Odom, Penny Olson Sandra Ouchley, Kathy Owens Tensie Pack, Vickie Parks Seniors! 179 RIGHT: Listening to lVlr. Robert Jones. Fred Berry. David Schlessman. and John Putnam prepare forthe physics lesson. OPPOSITE BOTTOM LEFT: Kim Black prepares a report for Mr. Banister. OPPOSITE BOTTOM RIGHT: During halftime. Sharron Rawls goes to the concession stand for popcorn. Mike Paxton. Debra Perry. James Phillips, Cindy Pilley, Becky Ponder Ronald Powell. Terri Price. John Put- nam, David Ragland. Mike Rawls Sharron Rawls. Wade Rawls, Debbie Reagan, Kenneth Reynolds, Pam Rhodes Career days, exemptions offer senior privileges Seniors attended area universities for career days held in November and December. These seminars enabled seniors to gain further knowledge of careers. University personnel lectured and answered questions concerning students interests. Another privilege enjoyed by seniors were exemptions on finals. Require- ment for exemption was maintaining a B average in each course for both semesters. i8OfSeniors Sara Rhodes. Wanda Richards. Gary Richardson, Raymond Richardson. Joyce Rlsher Mike Ritchie, Donna Roach. Marta Roan. Karen Roark. Laren Robbins Ruby Jean Robertson. Kenny Robideaux. James Robin. Leta Robin- son. Ricardo Rodriguez Kathy Rugg. Leslie Russell, Brack Rutledge. Jack Rutledge. John San- ford Seniorsf 181 Pam Sanford. Mike Salerfield Sandy Savoie, David Schlessman Selected to sing with the all-state choir were seniors Beth Cannon, Sharron Rawls, Lehard Rhodes, and Lisa Liner. All were mem- bers of Rebel Choir and Mixed Ensemble. Lenard was also a member of Rebelaires. Band member Glynn Blazier was chosen to be in the all-state orchestra. Lynn was a member ofthe marching band, Rebel- aires, Mixed Ensemble and Rebel Choir. Seniors selected to the all-state band were Jimmy Hines, clarinetg Kenny Robideasu, French horng and David Nelson, trombone. Sixteen senior band members represented WMHS in all-district band. ABOVE: Mrs. Lorelis Bates' mytholo- gy classes listen to a lecture by stu- dents. RIGHT: Renee lrvvin ponders her day as an unexpected visitor ar- rives in homeroom. Sherry Self, Mike Seller, Richard Shandy, George Shannon, Dee Sharp Renee Shaw, Dawn Slkes, Steve Sil- man, Jamie Simpson, Paula Sims I 82X Seniors .f Senior music students ecirn honors l Roland Sims, Mike Slavant, Greg Slocum, Inez Smalling, Becky Smith Bryan Smith, Cheryl Smith, Frank Smith, Darryl Spears, Steven Spillmon Terry Stansbury, Ken Steele, Lisa Steele, Beth Steffins, Lynn Stewart Skip Stinson, Sherry Stodghill, Mike Sullivan, Michael Summerville, Susie Sutton Patricia Tarkington, Carolyn Talton, Brian Taylor, Ken Taylor, Mabel Taylor Naomi Taylor, Patricia Taylor, Gary Tedeton, Don Thames, Debbie Thompson Patricia Thompson, Marcie Towns, Charles Traylor, Becky Vallery, Fred- die Varner Seniors X 183 Charles Wade, Ken Waldroup, Charles Walker, Judy Walker, Faye Wallace Kathy Walls, Carl Watkins, Jeannette Watson, Laurie Webb, LaJuana Welch Debbie Wells, Cassandra Wheeler. Judy Whitman, Don Wheelis, Kim White Cynthia Whitlock, Paul Whitlock, Ca- thy Wilbanks, Nancy Wilder, Susie Wilhite Beth Wilkerson, Eddie Williams Jon Williams, Joyce Williams RIGHT: Waiting in the office, Roger Berry checks out of school. I 84X Seniors Seniors sell SS cords, attend prom in Morch To make money for the Senior Class and for the senior gift to the school, class officers sold metal Social Security tags. Priced at 31.50 each, the tags were also to help defray graduation expenses. Under a new class chairman this year, the 474 seniors were unaware of the constant checking of credits and posting of grades on blue book sheets to guard against last minute problems arising. May 15 was scheduled as graduation day, with commencement exercises planned for the Civic Center at 7:30 p.m. The Milton C. Hall annual scholarship was to be presented to the outstanding senior planning to major in education. Events during the spring which built up anticipation for senior graduation were the Junior-Senior Prom and Awards Day. The prom, held March 14 at the Civic Center Conference Hall, featured the music of Bayou Teche. Juniors and Seniors sold tickets for the talent show to help pay for the prom, knowing that Juniors would be guests at the prom the following year. Awards Day was set for the first Tuesday in May, and outstanding students in all classes were recognized for their achievements. Announcement of dedication and Mr. and Miss WMHS were made, thus ending the days of work for the senior yearbook staffers. Sharon Williamson Freda Young, Danny Yates Kayla Yates, Terry Zeagler Seniors X 185 Larwence Williams, Mike Williams Pam Williams, Ronald Williams Ellen Willis, Dale Wimberly Betty Woods. Donald Woods, Mike Woods Steve Woods, Joni Wyles, Jill Young Junior closs enrollment reaches 59 No longer on the bottom, but not yet in the top, juniors had advan- tages over the sophomores in that they were permitted to bring their cars on campus. However juniors lacked the opportunity that seniors had of having unscheduled classes during the afternoon. With 598 members, this year's Junior Class was the largest ever. To help raise money for their class, juniors auditioned and worked with the annual Junior- Thespian play, which was pre- sented Dec. 5-6. Selected for this year's production was The Mouse That Floaredf' The female lead was held by junior Jolene Brendle. TOP: Junior Class officers: lfrom left to rightl Cynthia Gates, secretaryg Marcia Branch, vice- president: Gary Maxey, presidentg Dana Danner, treasuer. BOTTOM: Junior Class Representa- tives: lfront rowl Tammy Jennings, Kristy Harperg lback rowl Mick Roberts, Charles McCain, Lisa Clark, Judy Madden. l86! Juniors ,f X 7 Qg lllyjtkkjftff' fc ffv 7 nf, Q, QXQGVM Xgfffvix CXJ F CTT7? pffg fc, J ' , it 7 S Q9 A flfjlzfff Randy Aarons, Danny Acree, Ike Acree, Betty Adams, Gary Adams, Ka- thy Albritton, Susan Albritton Debbie Alexander, Gail Allison, Darlene Anderson, Pat Anderson, Roger Andrews, Richard Antley. Robert Antley Sherry Antley, Betty Arnold, Renee Arnold, Connie Arrant, Harold Arrant, Sherry Arrant, Travis Arrant Laura Arrowood, Renessa Atkins, Cheryl Baker, Angie Bamburg, Davis Bamburg, Jeff Bandy, Sandy Banks Jory Barkley, Cindy Barnett, Jackie Barnett, Bobby Bayles, Lee Bealrd, Ricky Beavers, Gail Beavers Fred Berry, Jimmy Bice, Wade Bishop, Jay Blackmon, Jerry Blazier, Vera Bolds, Angie Bolton Bruce Bonnett, Mary Bonnett, Tessa Bonnett, Cynthia Booth, Jeff Bor- delon, Carol Bowman, Belinda Brad- ford Karla Brady, Lydia Brady, Marcia Branch, Debbie Brasher, Jolne Bren- dle, Kim Brister, Mark Brooks Juniors! 187 Juniors required to corry ID cords Debbie Bromley, Roxie Broughan, Donnie Brown. Herman Brown, Karen Brown, Mike Brown, Cynthia Bryan Gary Bryan, Milton Bryan, Cindy Bryant, Greg Buford, Rhonda Bumgardner, Kenneth Bunn, Kay Burkett Elton Burks, Marilyn Bush, Randy Bush, Kathy Cage, Clint Caldwell, Flichard Calhoun, Tami Campbell Juniors had had the previous year to acquaint themselves with the policies and regulations at WMHS. However, new poli- cies faced all students when school opened, such as the estab- lishment of a smoking area and the identification cards. Each student was required to carry his ID card and show it upon request. ID cards were essential for students to purchase student tickets to athletic events, dance tickets, and to check books out of the library. Unlike previous years, ID cards were made soon after school began in the assistant principal's office. Sherry Capers, Wayne Capers, Jeff Carpenter, Dewanna Carter, Milly Chambola, Kevin Cheek, Carla Childs Sherry Christensen, Cindy Christie, Kelvin Clark, Marsha Clark, Lisa Clark, Delores Cockerham, Wes Cog- burn i 88X Juniors ti' fxf Bunny Cole, Cyndy Coleman, Connie Coley. Kay Collins, Jeff Conley. Car- rie Coody. Janice Cook Rusty Cook. Tommy Counts, Richard Covington. Corky Cowart. Rick Craighead, Kevin Craft, Craig Crawford David Crawford, Tommy Creech, Tim Crocker, Leland Cromwell, Bill Crowder, Robin Crowell. Debbie Crusenberry Rhonda Culp. Denise Cummings. Kay Cupit. Felicia Danna. Dana Danner, Bart Davis. Carmen Davis FT Matt Shepard and Butch Savoie display spirit at pep rally. OPPOSITE MIDDLE LEFT Todd Lacey practices a routine for a puppet show. Diana Davis, Annette Dean, Jim DeLancey, Denise Del.ancey, Pam Dennis, Billy Doolittle, Ann Dopson Jenny Downey, Chucky Dray, Steve Dresser, Penny Dreweth, Brenda Durnas, Johnny Dumas, Mary Dunham Roderick Dunnaway, Steve Dupree, Danny Durbin, Pam Edgar, Jimmy Eley, Tim Ervin, Carmey Ethington Juniorsf 189 Dane Evers, George Feazel, Danny Fincher, Mike Finklea, Susan Finley, Cheri Fleming, Debbie Fleming Donnie Flowers, Mark Flowers, Michael Flowers, Steve Ford, Guy Fortenberry, Roy Fortenberry, Cindy Foster Julia Foster, Wayne Fowler, Lanny Franks, Fred Freeland, Bobby Free- man, Lavelle Freeman, Wayne Frey Ann Frost, Patricia Frost, Paul Frost, Bruce Fuller, Ronnie Fuller, Joan Furr, Danny Garlington Doug Garrett, Richard Garrett, Nikki Gaskin, Cynthia Gates, Ronnie Gates, Donny Gathright, Everatte Gels Jim Gentry, Kim Gentry, Ann George, Marty George, Mary George, Ramona Gholston, Rich Gholston Eugene Gilbert, Lenard Gilmore Ann Gorman, Lynn Goodwin Gary Graves, Jane Graves l9Of Juniors 4' f' i it , IW 1' X 5 sa ffl . ' LZ V s X redtive tdlents exemplified by ' ' n it . M .ri N 9, , wg. A Ile fr A X4 X , fQ,nw 0 f' ' 1 5 , ' ' ' vi V v fx ' rs 'I A' ' ' 1 - A h V . - , ' h J I 'ii g:I V 7 ' - K ' rf X ,T it , 5 . . t -T . f -f I fk. A 'M Q- ,I V! rv X jft' Q ll 5 16 , , i .5 T. Q juniors Extracurricular activities involved juniors and added a new aspect to student life. Lori Poche and Joan Furr were on the fashion board of a local women's shop and modeled clothing on television. Kim Gentry, a rodeo enthusiast, participated in statewide competi- tion tor barrel racing. In the pre- vious year, Kim won many awards. Jeff Conley, a junior journalism student, has a job writing a column for the Ouachita Citizen. The col- umn covers the high school's ac- tivities. TOP: Diane Sims gets into it while working on the Junior Civitan homecoming display. OP- POSITE BOTTOM LEFT: Kathy Thompson and Lesly Lenard take a break after working on homecoming displays. uw ' fwf- Linda Gray, Greg Green, Rhonda Y Greer, Tom Griffin, Cindy Gregory, , Teresa Guilliams, Gari Gunter il! 4 A Mary Hale, Bill Hall, Michael Hall, Bob Halsell, Jerry Hatten, Melinda Ham- mond, Kristy Harper Ronna Harper, Lori Harrold, Randy Hattaway, Bobby Hayden, Sharon Hayes, Karen Head, Jesse Hearold 4 62. Kf .: Ti Debra Heath, Freda Heath, Chere ' V 03, it H - -- f Hembree, Jimmy Henderson, Robert ' 'fffjwjQ'ji ' f Henderson, Randy Hendricks, Roland ' i- t H i I Hendricks ,VX rw ' x ' r t , I , ,P an T ,. A, y Sandra Hendry, Chrys Hernandez, .J 'N iiti ' VT Brad Herrell, Susan Hicks, James . . , w T4 T T Hilburn, Pam Hill, Howard Hines Juniors! 191 Art Hodge, Barbara Hodge, Cindy Hodge, Glenda Hodge, Stan Hodge, Druane Hoffman, Ronnie Holloway Mike Holton. Nancy Honey, Terri Hoover, Billy Host, Kevin Hough, Elizabeth Hoy, Stanley Hudnall Mark Hudson, Flecie Hudson, Helen Hudson, Fred Humble, Shelley Hum- ble, Jimmy Hutcherson, Gale Hutson Linda Hutson, Gary Jackson, Mike Jacola, Tammy Jennings, Richard Johns, Carolyn Johnson, Kathy Johnson Melisa Johnson. Michael Johnson. Sandra Johnson, Kathy Johnston, Cynthia Jones, Ginger Jones, Larice Jones Danny Joiner. Deann Jordon. J. L. Kane, Greg Karr, Susan Keen, Jackie Kendricks, Gary Koch Karen Knight. Marilou Knowles. Floris Kulp Todd Lacey. Polly Langston. Stacey Laurent Sandy Lawler. Lydia Laws. Tammy Lawson 1921 Juniors X X xy ,, X 7' .X T 5 . ' AA AA ffz i ,,,,11 L i ii' ' I ',-' Z ,.... . . at - T Q R fi 'Q , V , VK xg Q ' ' if Q 'JA B K xv I N ,. I QA na .. , A Zig , 2 x if A, i.. M ' I ' Y E , ff' . i . at fmfif ' f H 0 S Q Jerry Meuwly. Eric Middleton A ,. A , xg, VT' Ok I Juniors. anticipate senior year Emma Lee, Patti Lee. Terry Lee, Deb- bie Leister. Diane LeJeuene, Joni Le- moine, Lesly Lenard Mark Lenard. Robert Leon. Paula Lett. Jeff Lewis. Babs Little. Timmy Little. Lou Ann Logan Darlyn Loftin. Kim Lowe. Bruce Low- ery. Gary Lowery. Kelli Lyons, Charles McCain, Gary McCarty Kim McCarty, Butch McConathy. Kelly McCurdy. Windi McEnery, Mark McGee. Tammy McGhee, Monica McGough Bobby McGrew. Marcia McGrew, Robby McGrew. Tony McLain. Darryl McLaughlin. Cale McNair. Christy McNeil Karen McQueen. Judy Madden, Joey Magee, Jeff Malstrom. Pam Mangrum. Patti Mann, Reggie Manning Barry Marionneaux, Lydia Martello, Kaye Martin, Pam Martin, Wendy Mar- tin. Jeft'MarzuIa, Julia Marzula Billy Mason, Patsy Mason, Katrina Matthews, Barbie Maxey, Gary Max- ey, Charlene May, George Mercer OPPOSITE BOTTOM LEFT: Mrs. Sue Sontag's homeroom door display is exhibited, Juniors I 193 Bits of everything compose iunior closs Connie Miller. Gerald Miller. Randy Miller. Linda Mills. Sherdell Mitchell. i Annette Moffett. William Monroe 1 , V, 'ii' 4. y . .iuguwl f -,Q 9-.. 3, -. W. fa. PW.. . if Felton Moore. Kevin Moore, Russell Moore. Susan Moran. Ricky Moses. Jim Muckleroy. Cyndy Murphy I 4V ef I Lynard Myers. Vicki Myers. Chuck Nance. Stan Neeley. Neil Newman. Charlene Norman. Stan Newman .71 Della Norwood. Barbie O'Bryant Cheryl Odom. Sara Odom. David Off. Gary Oglesbee. Melanie Olibet Helen Orange, Don Osbon, Ronnie Oborne. Denise Oser, Mac Owen. Freda Owens. Kathy Owens J W lx, 4 il uv . rf fr Pam Owens, Lauren Oxford, Patricia an 'J '14 Pace, Liz Page, Sharon Page. Karen . ' li - ,, Palmertree. Alice Parks QQ 5' . , 7: .M B f RIGHT: Tami Cambell participates in pep rally. FAR RIGHT: Johnny Wink serves a volleyball during gym class. OPPOSITE TOP: Junior Class shows a 'ffive card flush for their homecoming display. 1911! Juniors -1 1 -Q 1 -W I if - ,A :lug fp 5 hw - LJ -Q' 4 ' L... V. . As a class, the juniors exemplified a little bit of everything-spirit. knowledge. personality. club in- terest. Many juniors signed up to take the National Merit Scholarship Test to compete nationwide for scholarships Oct. 22. Balloting for junior favorites resulted in a tie, so the Junior Class was represented by five favorites. rather than four. Members of the Junior Class worked not only on club displays for homecoming, but also on the class display which featured a four-card flush. X K, fl Christy Parnell. Mary Kay Parish. Pen- ny Patrick. Dickie Patterson. Jeff Pat- terson. Terry Paul. Keith Payne Rhonda Peppers. Leisa Perkins. Thomas Peters. Belinda Phillips. Cin- dy Phillips. Steve Pierce. Linda Plunk Lori Poche. Connie Poland. David 1' A ' . Ponthieux. Becky Pritchard. Laurie i A . Pruett. Debbie Rappold. Pat Rawls s . r . 1' ' 1 A , -Q J Annie Read. Chuck Redden. Bruce Redding. Joan Reddy, Brenda Reed. Susan Reitzammer. Kirk Renfrow T x lf! 1 -If 5 .ji ji Q l it TH ,QQ ..t. 1 if ' pf f 9 w it li ik! Leonard Rhodes. Scott Rhodes. Robert Richardson. Debbie Richie. Chris Roark, Denise Robbins. Mick Roberts Ginny Rodgers. David Rogers, Roxan- - ' ne Rodiequez. Henry Rogillio, Kathy 'f 'ffi r Rugg. Glen Russell, Jena Russell Ili V 5 i g ....j Shalane Russell. Ed Rutledge. Christy Sackman. Carol Salsbury. Cindy San- ders. Kitty Sanders. Lynn Sandifer Juniors! 195 Billy Sanford, Kay Sanford. Butch Savoie, Jodie Schlessnan Raymond Schalia, Barbara Schmidt. Kay Searcy, Terry Searcy Sheila Shannon, Dee Sharp, Vennie Shelly. Matt Shepard Evelean Shepherd, David Sheppert. Lisa Shirley Cathy Shivor, Steve Simmons, Linda Simpson Mike Simpson. Diane Sims, Bertie Singleton Larry Skinner, Joyce Slack, Libby Smith. Molly Smith, Ricky Smith. Starla Smith, Steve Smith Teresa Smith, Maurice Snowden. Kim Spencer, Debra Spires, Kathy Stamper, Ann Stanbury, Janet Stan- sell Jennifer Staton, Jon Steffins, Tammy Stimac, Curtis Stodghill, Kathy Stone, Tanya Street, Ricky Streetman I96f Juniors Price of gold ciffected senior ring cost fi. Strange that the economy of such gold mining states as Nevada can affect the prices of this year's senior rings in Louisiana, but that is the situation. Last year gold in Nevada mines tripled in cost per ounce. This caused a S15 jump in the cost of the simplest rings this year. Juniors had an opportunity to OPPOSITE TOP RIGHT: Julia Foster, JV cheerleader, cheers at the Parkway pep rally. OP- POSITE MIDDLE LEFT: Concentrating on the ball game, Howard Hines munches on a corndog. order senior rings Oct. 17 from Mr. Roland Carter, representatives of Star Engraving Co., or to order them throughout the year at any of the jewelry stores. Making a decision as to color and style, as well as stone, often de- pended upon the total cost of the rings. A S15 deposit was required on all rings ordered at the school. Debbie Strong. John Sumrall, James Swope. Jeff Sylvester, Teresa Talton. John Taylor Peggy Taylor, James Tedford. Lindy Templeton. Julie Thomas. Gail Thomas. Carolyn Thomason Kathy Thompson, Lester Thompson. Patricia Thompson. Rhonda Thompson. Sandra Thornton. Tim Thrailkill James Thurston, Dewayne Tidwell. Marilyn Tolbird, Patricia Tomlinson. Karen Torrence. Rebecca Treadway Randall Tyler, William Upchurch, David VanTassel. Debbie Wainwright. Barry Wall, Larry Wall Thomas Walter. Darlene Ward, Ken Warren. Kelvin Washington, Connie Watson, Linda Watson Juniors! 197 Tracy Watson, Patricia Weaver, Robert Weckers Freddie Wilson, Faith Wheelis, Jeff Wene Renee West, Angela White, Jay White Marie White, Miller White. Marsha Wllhlte Dee Wilkins. Bill Wilson. Williams Byron Williams, Clarence Williams, Linda Williams, Lloyd Williams, Ralf Williams, Rick Williams, Susan Williams Johnny Wink, Irma Woodland, Shelia Woods, Johnny Wyatt, Mike Young, Robbie Young. Lorrie Zimmer Joe Zuber, Ricky Bell. Diane Bryn- suoe. Virgil Clampit. Cortez Frazier, Cindy Hare. Mary Hump- hries, Linda Hudson Dianne Lodgers, William Martin. Ran- dy Roberts, David Storm, Dewey Thornhill, Karen Truly, Dianne Walker, Phyllis Wagoner l98f Juniors Brenda 4' ,I Juniors schedule interviews, tests, courses By the time the seniors had com- pleted final exams and left for senior trips, juniors were anticipat- ing the next year when they would be doing likewise. Decisions con- cerning their future became real as juniors selected the courses to take during their final year of high school. ACT dates, college catalogs, career opportunities, or vocational school opportunities had to be carefully considered. Helping juniors to select the best available choices, guidance counselors began early in the fall scheduling individual interviews with the juniors to prepare them for that final year. H 'G if 'i , fi 5 is . Lkljgx .. 1 8 Q ' J i ,K 3 X if X r s t , wr 5 'Yyee 95 j to , i Q FF H F A 1 f , 1, xt, ,c - ftt ' ' sscc is -I R ccics Q rt' , . ,L 42 W ,jiv j 1 cssily i TOP LEFT: Brenda Williams and Ronnie Brown study in Art. MIDDLE LEFT: Steve Ford concentrates while studying Business Math in Miss Cunningham's class. MIDDLE RIGHT: Dewayne Tidwell, Ray- mond Scalia, and Ed Rutledge help construct the 4-H Homecoming Display. BOTTOM LEFT: Raymond Richardson, Jeff Bordelon, and Johnny Dumas listen to the teacher during English class. OPPOSITE TOP LEFT: Denise Oser makes her way down the stairs between classes. Juniors X W9 Sophs learn regulations for stairs To the sophomores, WIVIHS vvas a new school, and with it vvas confu- sion. But the sophomores vvere not the only ones confused because of several new policies, such as the Friday pep rally schedule. Among the established policies was the up staircase, and the down staircase. Teachers on the second floor stood at the staircases, ad- monlshing sophomores, Don't go up the 'dovvn' staircasej' and vice- versa. RIGHTQ Sophomore class officers-Ken Savoie. vice presidentg Teddy Allen. president: Cindy Legget, secretaryg Donna Williams. treasurer. BELOW: Sophomore representatives-Tammy Westbrook, Kenda Bates, Cindy Warden. Ralph Riley, Tracey Rice. Donna Burns. and Susan Smith. 200fSophomores Charlene Adams. Chuck Adams. Paul Adams, Sandra Adams, Carla Albrit- tion, Dawn Aldridge. Cathy Jo Alford Teddy Allen, Armanda Anderson. Ter- ry Anderson, Melvin Ard, Julie Armstrong, David Arnold. Bobby Ar- rant Floy Ates, Arlene Aulds, Darlene Aulds, Ginger Autonberry, Margie Avant. Pam Avant. Mike Avery Peter Bacle. Debbie Bagwell. Denise Bagwell, Bobby Bailey, Debbie Bair, Shelia Bamburg, Robin Bandy Cathy Barker, Judy Barnes. Gail Bar- ton. Veronica Bass. Kenda Bates. Ter- ry Baxter. Billy Bayes Kathy Bayles. Kenna Bayles. Mike Bayles, Monica Bayles, Gordon Beard, Mike Beavers. Scotty Beebe Andy Benson. Irene Besant. Debbie Bethea. David Bishop, Jane Blackstock, Scotty Blakely. Jeff Bon- ner Bruce Bonnette, Denny Bonnett, David Bounds. Barbara Bowen, Gayle Braddock. Kaye Bratton. Peter Breen Mike Brice. Tammy Brister. Tom Brister, James Britt. Bill Brown, Cynthia Brown, Debbie Brown Sophomoresf 201 Spirit stick awarded class in pep rallies Becoming involved in a little bit of everything sophomores attend- ed the weekly pep rallies and cap- tured the spirit stick for their class for the year. ln the Ruston pep rally, sophomores brought paper bags and popped them, with the slogan Bag the Bearcats. This project was spearheaded by Mrs. Debbie Aarons, sophomore homeroom teacher. The next week the sophomores didn't have their paper bags, but they still managed to capture the spirit stick by out-yelling both juniors and seniors. RIGHT: Kenny Robinson and Sherdell Mitchell at- tend pep rally to help boost sophomore spirit. Donna Brown. John Brown. Nancy Brown, Robert Brown. Scott Brown. Tommy Brown. Sharron Bryan Tara Buce. Mickie Bunn, Chuck Burkett. Gaye Burkett, Donna Burns. Jerry Burson, Paul Butler. I Sara Buttitta, Louis Byrd, Perry Calcote, Charlie Caldwell, Joanne Caldwell, Sandy Calhoun, Linda Camp Kenneth Calloway, Doug Campbell, Kim Campbell, Jerry Campbell, Theosha Campbell, Albert Cane, Mike Cannon Bobby Caples, Kevin Caples, Craig Capers, Sally Capers, Richard Car- roll, Mick Caston, Mark Caulfield 202f Sophomores W f-'W , 3 fi fi ll' ' 'V' f t- at ' Q i , ' Q N '- tn 4 . A . Donna Causey. Kim Champman. Belinda Clamplt. Steve Clarnpit. Terry Clampit. Eric Clark. Kathy Clark Ricky Clemons. Jan Clowers. Sonja Coats, Betty Cobb. Cindy Cobb. Den- nis Cogdell. Edward Cole Jamie Collik. lvllke Collins. Mark Cooley. Paul Cooper. Sharon Cooper. Glen Copeland. Julie Copeland Ruby Copes. Julia Cordry. Barbara Counts. David Counts. Saundra Covert, Susan Covert. Tina Cowan Phil Cox, Danny Crain Robert Crawford. Kala Creech LEFT: David McGrew and Ronnie Gates stand up for the two bits cheer Sophomoresf 203 .-.. J For the first month of school, sophomores gradually became proficient at driving their cars to school. However, in October when the Student Council began issuing parking tickets, sophomores had to resort to other means of getting to school, like riding the school bus or driving with a friend. Even with the newly paved area in front of the gym, parking places were limited, and sophomores were once again prohibited from bringing cars on campus. 'fbfanq' be O- Freq 1 le, head LJ 046 'J ' tfi, ' ., ' ,., ' r I . Q l rtr -2 ' Charlie Crenshaw, 1 3 ' w i 4 . ., Q, Debbie Croft, Derek --f F , i il ' 7 V Crockett rg .- K ' ll 5 I litt ' ' I 4 ,fn rl: f af? . st ff r 12 A ' 3 A ff at Paul Crocker, Jeff V? 1 tvf' 'M' Crowell, Gary Crump rrr , , f tt f K or if 7 l 4 if ' l D iii i Gaylen Cruse, Greg :g i f',, ml QS, Q O Crusenberry, Flicky . .5 , ' 2, Culp it ,gl l r V i J, -- v 2 f . . - 1. 5, ' fix X f , ' ' at X ,l g . t f , ,V , Gilbert Culpepper, F. V ,,bV.. ' ' Taffy Culpepper, ' 5? 44 ., ,,.... i 2 I ', f Becky Cummings, Q h ' fi ' Nicchie Curlee, Ca- Q, 'E g i if thy Curry, Ricky f , , ' 1, A Cyrus, Dennis Dan- X L? ' , A ' ., iel, Kal' Danklefsen f 'V w ffiEi3if51if, .2-r Y Q 'f X Q 'ff . 'ff'ffEf?E5i'i ': , il ' Q Darron Daugherty, i 1 Albert Davis, Clint 4 4, Davis, Janette Davis, Q 5 if Ricky Davis, Cleta Vyggg 7, Dawkins, Tim Daw- A Soni Bettl' Dal' Sgy LPTZXA l 1 .a A if W Y . , r ' a Debra Deal, Danny A Dean, Lynn De Gar- 1 I D . V gy- r . mo, Nancy Disen, 5 ' Roy Disen, Arnold Donaldson, Lisa Dor- ' D .,, ris, Vicki Doucet 5 X W Y K f.., , . I vg Pam Douglas, Marvin Downs, Jackie Dud- ley, Eddie Dulaney, Greg Duncan, Kevin ,, Duncan, Kerry Dur- it ft bin, Brenda Dyke ',', ir if 5 I ,IA5,vV Q 5 H 2011! Sophomores XJ' 45 fr John Eaves. Kathy Edmondson. Bec- ky Edvvards. Debbie Ellis. Flonda Ellis. Sophs not permitted to drive on campus f .1 1' 'Q Patricia Elliot. Candy Elmore Moses Elmore. Ken Emory, Pat Epps. Denise Erwin, Darrell Etier, Flandy Evans. Bryan Fatheree Sam Ferrington. Jack Fleming. Dee Folds. Debbie Ford. Debbie Foster. Doug Foster. David Frazier Bod Freeman. Brenda French, Gerald French, Lori Frey. Mark Friend, Patti Frith. Sharron Frost Terri Frost. Darin Fuller. Johnny Fuller. Tony Fuller. Vicky Gaines. Debbie Garner. Earl Gainer Phil Garnett, Byron Gates, Flob Gatlin. Debra George. Micheal George. Pam George. Becky Gevvin Barbara Gibson. Barbara Gilbert. Brad Gilmore. Connie Givens. Kathy Glass. John Glennon. Lois Glover Theresa Goodwin, Anthony Green. Debbie Green, Jeff Green, Jerry Greer. Mark Greer. Linda Griffin Sophomores! 205 Kay Griggs. Mary Anna Griggs. Denise Gross. Julius Gross. Bobby Guilliams, Robert Guillot. Connie Givens Lanette Hale. Tommy Hales. Emma Hall. Karen Halley. Faye Hamilton. Karen Hamilton. Ladell Hamilton Lynn Hargrove. Melinda Harper. David Harris. Lance Harris. Stanley Harris. Tomeca Hart. Mark Hassion Sammy Hatten. Tommy Hatten. Cynthia Hayes. Billy Haynes. Sammy Haywood. Marvin Head. Debbie Hearold Joe Mike Hearld. Roger Hearne. Deb- bie Hembrey. Renell Hendricks. Carolyn Hendricks. Mark Hendricks. Alan Hendrix Judy Henry, Karen Henry, Paula Henry Karen Hensley, Audrey Hester. Terlina Hicks Mary Hill, Debbie Hines, Doug Hise RIGHT: Sandy Rawls preparing for an afternoon test, 2061 Sophomores IX 5 1 - , Q I 1 t, . I 4 2,59 . .f , amiga...-.4 f '-'gy':'Q,.s-,s- - vgv-ws af - Nyxax. .... , Y -I ..:i':gw.-. -.Q '---- mr Sophs represent clcisses in activities , , . A Nw f wr- ' ff Lorna Hobbs, Phil Hobbs. Rodney Hobbs. Tommy Hodge. Mark Hodges. Kay Hollis. Cindy Holloway Jo Ann Holman. Terry Holman. Jimmy Honeycut. Janice Howard. Randall Howard. Scott Howard. Dennie Hud- dleston Sophomores became a part of A Little Bit of Everything. For the second consecutive year, two sophomore girls represented the class on the homecoming court. One half of Rebelettes and Rebel Raiders consisted of sophomore girls. Participation and patience was required by the forty sophomore boys for JV football and the fifteen in JV basketball. LEFT: In order to improve their artistic ability, Mark Lenard and Randy Mercer schedule arts and crafts. Ronald Huey. Howard Hughes. Virginia Humble. Warfield Humphries. Mary Hutson. Tamara loteell. Jay fx . Jackson gg tj K 'i Sandra Jackson, Oliver Jarvis. Annie 5 Ngal .Q-5 Johnson, Gregg Johnson, Gwen T it' Johnson,JeffJohnson,Jody Johnson is l , iffx L., . ... i' It Laura Johnson, Mike Johnson, Deb- ' bie Johnston. Rickey Johnston. Joe - Jones, Marilyn Jones, Rhonda Jones vs. .R .V ,t QL ss ts it t. is x X qi Q . NE, t Q- is X i ' s' . R it , .-.sts c s Sophomoresf 207 Victor Jones, Willie Jones. Ginger Jordan, Larry Jordan. Sheila Kane. Kathy Keen, Melany Keeton Cris Kelly. Brant Kelly. Thomas Kelly. Annette Kesler, Amy Key, Suzanne Key, Steve Kidd Robert King, Ralph Kirkham, Billy Kirksey, Annette Knighten, John Knox, Ralph Kountz. Sandra Kyles Mona La Comb, Robin La Forge, Lar- mar La Grome, Karen Lasyme. Charles Lawrence. Karl Lawrence. Paul Lawrence New school mecins policies to be learned Ruth Lawrence, Bubba Lawson, Karen Lawson Mike Le Brum, Amanda Lee, Billy Lee Lute Lee, Shelly Lee, Tracey Lee RIGHT: The hall pass enables Denny Bonnett to be permitted to get out of classes. 208f Sophomores A new school to the sophomores means new and different. and perhaps difficult changes. Many of them find the operation of the staircase confusing. This is why. occasionally one sees a person ascending the middle staircase. which is packed with descending students. LEFT: Mike Lemoine. Jay Mitchell. Brad Whitfield. and Phil Garnett enjoy their new found freedom. the smoking ring. F at 1- 'l 15+-fin V Cindy Legget. Mike Lemoine. Dovieta Lenard. Paula Lenard. Randy Lenard. Steve Lenard Linda Leon. Joyce Lenard. Chuck Lewis. Eric Lewis. Gary Lillie. Cindy Little. Lynette Linder Butch Lively. Mark Lockard. Gary Loflih. Judy Lofton. David Loyd. Brett Lorett. Tommy Love Beverly Lyn. Ginger Mack. Tammy Mali. Teresa Malmstron. Willie Man- ning. Twyla Mansell. Joyce Many Scott Marlove. Connie Martin. Tricia Martin. Tony Massey. Amy May. Jimmie May. Karen May Pam Mayo. Valerie McBride. Beth McBroom. Boddy McCarty. Claytom McCarty. Becky McClain. Lori McClendon Keven McCoy. Nancey McDaniel. Mary McDonald. Danny McGrew. l Ronnie McManus. Nita McMillan Sophomoresf 209 Joan McMullen. Randy McNair. Flandy Mercer. Vickie Mercer. Stuart Meredith. Carol Merser. Sharon Meuvyly Mary Mills. Sheila Mills. Jay Mitchell. Donald Modicue. Larry Modicue. Bobby Moffett. Calvin Moore Otha Moore. Cindy Morehead. Greg Moorehead. Flicky Morris. Jack Moses. Joyce Moses. Mike Mulhearn Janie Murphy. Pam Murphy. Sally Muse. Johnny Myatt. Jerry Myers. Lynda Myles. Jerry Nall Floy Naaron. Carol Neel. Stanley Nelson. Angela Nevv. Tina Nichols. Delores Norred. Ricky Nougent James Odaware. Kim Olson. Bobbie Osborne. Jimmy Outley. Cathy Pace. Robert Pace. Natalie Pack Dennis Parker. Pandy Parker. Pauline Parker. Chris Patric. Sandra Patrick, Ricky Patterson. Karen Paukstis Cheryl Payne. Darrel Pearson, Gordon Pemberton. Finley Perkins. Wayne Petrus. Don Phillips. Flhonda Phillips 2 l Of Sophomores Sophs counseled For ccireer, college choices ,Ln ff WY -' ' ,. .1 xy ,t f ' tF'A ., at . z U l xl i.,! Q' . v, Q. 1 ' ' f '- . llf . ' f . :f fr W 1 g c gy .1 ' :g f f 'I '- ' UNGLTQ Debra Pickens. Laurel Pickens Jeff Pipes. Carol Pitava. Debbie Powell. Jamie Price. Lona Prlssock Raymond Rappold. Randy Ratclitt. Arnold Rawls. Sandy Rawls. Ginger Raye. Jerry Redding. Reggie Redding Keith Reeves. Betty Reynolds. lvllke Reynolds. Elizabeth Rhodes. Tracey Rice. Dennis Richards. Suzanne Richardson Plans for college or a career might have been considered topics for seniors only. but at Vvlvll-lS sophomores became aware of the need for early decisions. Individual meetings were scheduled by a guidance counselor with each of the sophomores to discuss student interests and plans for the future. LEFT: Sophomore students find ROTC new and exciting. BOTTOM LEFT: Karen Halley helps to promote school spirit by her cheer- ing. Sopl1omoresf2l I Cherie Richie. Ralph Riley. Lisa Riser. Evangeline Rivers. Carla Roberts. Ca- thy Roberts. lvlike Roberts Randy Roberts, Michael Robicheaux. Eyy Robin. Kenny Robinson. Liz Robinson. Marsha Robinson. Sandra Robinson Modular scheduling available in biology Dennise Rowland. Devvanda Rush. Kenneth Russell. Ram Ryals. Robert Sadler. Scotty Sanders. Tommy San- ders Donna Sanderson. Judy Sanderson, Brenda Sams. Cheryl Saacier, Karen Sawyer. Gary Savanna. Ken Savoie Raymond Scalia. Layne Schanks. Carl Sohtilke. Gary Seah John Self. Susan Sers. Bill Sham- burger. Lynn Sharp lVlary Shelter. Dale Shields, Lisa Shirley. Ladell Simmons Terey Simpson. William Simpson. Randall Sims. Ricky Sims RIGHT: Kathy Edmundson finds relief in a deserted hall. 2 i ZX Sophomores I gg Tammy Sims. David Smith. Lynn Smith. Roger Smith. Susan Smith. Lisa Soigner. Tammy Soileau Vicky Sowell. Liz Speights. Debra Spillers. Kenneth Spillers. Steve Squire. Reginald Stamper. Jerry Stansbury Barbara Stapleton. John Steinpech. Kelly Stewart. Robin Stiles. Paul Stin- son. Virgil Stokes. David Storm S tk! Paul Storm, Paula Stringer. Faye Stuckey. Tony Sullivan. Edaward Sweet. Ralph Swillie. Tessie Swiney IX, - r n T esl vyv . S 'tin S K., . A r ' fr 'if Lynn Taylor. Tony Teater. Scott Ter- Ji 5 4 ' 4 5 ral. Jerry Thacker. Sharon Thomas. Q . -A Betty Thompson. Carey Joe X U 'Q X ' gg ,Il Thompson . . 4 4 Q tx g k: zz ii nf . r 1 tt If l T T e . ' tt g y .. ... y .... 4 gt . .. ' ,. .. V Debra Thompson. Doebin Thompson. i J A ., -ff. 55. , 4 1, Duane Thompson md., tg, in-ul'v ' Teaching out of a module and changing teachers every nine weeks is the procedure of the biology classes. Sophomores no longer stay in the same room with the same teacher all year. Biology courses are divided into sections and each teacher teaches a particular section. This is the first time this has happened at VVIVIHS in sophomore biology in this system. LEFT: Biology students find the new teaching module interesting. Sophomoresf 21 3 Terry Tippet, Debbie Tisdale, Mike Tolbird, Gloria Toney, Dale Town- send, Ronnie Townsend, Mark Traylor Francis Trichell, James Truett, Greg Tucker, Terry Tucker, Gwen Vancil, Lynn Vancil, Fred Jarner Kenneth Varner, Kenny Vestal, David Vince, Charlotte Wade, Stephen Wade. Paula Wade, Cathy Wain- wright Darolyn Waldroup, Greg Waldrop, Cheryl Waldroup, Elvis Walker, Ray Walker, Rhonda Walker, Ann Wallace As every one anticipated the sophomore class was the largest ever. Five feeder schools contributed to the enrollment of 698 students. With such a variety of individuals, the sophomore class of 75 guaranteed a little bit of everything. RIGHT: Sophomores win third place in Spirit Spot contest. Ronnie Wallace, Steve Wallace, Roy Warlington, Lynn Ward, Terry Ward, Cindy Warden, Lee Ware Alfred Washington, Russell Watkins, Diane Watson, Shirley Watson, Todd Weaver, Randy Webb, Scott Webb 2 I Af Sophomores Hs' if N4 'Q ig' 1 if : . 1- if l .5 ..,, J I fi Y itil 3 'fr E: K Y . ' ,V gi, A. 'N li: v 'W , ' V X if 1. M- l I 'K ri 5 - X.. J il XA! 2 A' 52 .lg rl. rf-lla fi' an Y 4 . ,gf Claude Welch. James Welch Rhonda Wells. Denise West. Donna West. Tammy Westbrook Lisa Whatley. Kathy Wheelis. Jimmy Wilbanks. Cherri Wilhlte. Linda Wllhlte. Cindy Whittington Jean White. Lewis White. Brad Whitfield. Rhonda Whitman, Wanda Whitman. Alton Whittington James Whittington. Vicky Wilds. Carl Willet. Donna Williams. Janet Williams. Jean Williams LEFT: Darrie McLaughlin. Kathy Curry. Juli Armstrong. Lynn Goodwin. and Lori Zimmer env joy a break in their daily routine, Enrollment reaches highest ever for sophs An I A ,fm ,, U, 'ff x -M Kelly Williams, Leonard Williams. Mike Williams c -V 4 if X ', J Q, k f.xf.yE,U , 'Q fy, TN X1 qu' 1,1 g ,, f V fl, . l Scott Williams. Steve Williams. Scott Williamson. K 'I A , ' ' Cheryl Wilson .4 if .r J , af rf f - . if i I ' '5' lil .. J at Sophomoresf 2 I 5 Cindy Wilson. Danny Wink. Sandy Womack. Jimmy Womack Gary Wood. Cathy Woods. Jim Woods. Sara Wright Jimmy Wyles. Freddie Yates. Sharon Yeager. Tommy Younse George Zimmer, Ava Zuber. Hayward Beeson. David IVlcGrew Learning our way around, becoming adjusted to new rules, meeting new people, and finding our identity was all a part of being sophomores of 75. The day the school year ended, the day we would become juniors seemed like an eternity, but we knew we could make it by sticking together as the sophomore class. RIGHT: One of FCA's projects was selling cokes at the homecoming work day. 2 l6fSophomores Pauline Parker. Randy Parker. Bill Perkins. Sandy Traylor lx! I am the light of the vvorlcl: he that follovveth me shall not walk in darkness. but shall have the light of life. ll John 8:12 iq Q ' ix , l i i 5 i l il t l i ii il i ii i i ii A N A. Ui l Y S i li i i .XX Mrs. Sarah Helen Griffin Randall Crusenberry Sharon Simpson MemoriomX2 I 7 2 I 8X Advertisements pg-ff f ' nd, X0 -fs ' A -WW? 4.5 , Rv Qt, .nm Q -v1 '-v'uV'- f 1- ,of- an Adverfisementsf 2 I 9 MERLE NORMAN COSMETICS AND BOUTIQUE is the place to go not only for makeup but also for stylish hats as seen in the reflection of Cathy Wilbanks. Located 2306 Cypress in West Monroe. If you need help in choosing shoes at NORRIS STYLE SHOP just ask Mr. Norris. Go in and see Mr. Norris. 106 Cotton St.. West Monroe. and look at the many styles. not only in shoes but also in fashions. MARY LOU YOUNG SCHOOL OF DANCE offers instruction in dances from ballroom dancing to modern jazz at 200 Clayton. West Monroe. Christy Parnell practices ballet exercise at the parallel bar. Sherri Self tries on a jacket from the wide selection of merchandise at BEALL'S in the McMillan Mall in West Monroe. 220K Advertisements Students patronize local firms v. I V Syjfl Church, club octivities involve WMHS students Mrs. Jo Anne lvlansur contemplates ideas for the INTERACT homecoming float. which took top honors. The Now Generation. the youth choir from MCCLENDON BAPTIST CHURCH believes in getting involved. At lVlcClendon the spiritual program is first but the musical program is also a very vital part. The most recent project sponsored by the youth choir is a janitorial service for the churoh to help raise funds for their trip to Glorieta. New Mexico. this summer. Advertisements X 22 I Looking for a bargain in a powerful PRENTICE LEE TRACTOR CO. on motorcycle? Do as Dee Bryan did and goto Hwy. 80, Phone 325-7345 always has a JORDAN'S SAW AND MARINE, lo- Selection of Fergenson tractors. and New cated on Trenton Street, Holland farm equipment for every need. WESTERN HILLS specializes in dou- ble-wide trailors from LaSalle Homes. Lo- cated on the 165 By-pass in Monroe. Western Hills can custom-order a trailor to suit anyone. E- - tiitt.ti or A ir . 'M . f i 'fn , ,, , -.,. ,c,,.., . f , A, V I E ' ,r,tt L it ' .. A' R MM, J,.. ' ai my tt1--' f Y ,, ,,,,,,, . , I V W I K - V X K I W K ,,k,., Q 1 3 A 1 'A A 5 rf 5 Q t , 1 f' ' W -f't' A 5 it it 222K Advertisements 5 E 5 E 2 Z 1 i i s 1 i I Firms offer voriely for consumers S... WM -.. .M,,,m..,, LOUISIANA BUSINESS COL- LEGE on Louisville Avenue trains men and women for careers in business. Courses in speedwriting. typing. and shorthand are offered. Need something to fix up your car? You'll find everything you need at reasonable prices at BERGERON AUTO PARTS, 208 Pear St. in Monroe. Phone 387-7043 or 325-1177. FIELDS, the today store. offers a variety of styles for every school activity. Lori Poche and Joan Furr find clothing they like. To go along with wide range of prices and selection. there are four convenient loca- tions-l-lighland Shopping Center, Twin City Mall, Downtown, and Eastgate. Advertisements! 223 , iti g,: AXA f A sr, T : fghff A f so Hobbies, home improvements interest youth Besides finding art supplies at COL- ,,,,,..pns- fp -gf: ORIZER ART AND PAINT CENTER, 1300 Cypress. Dick Cambell also snows at- . ' tractive picture frames. f Tv' E Janice Cook knows she can buy quality ' paint from DELTA PAINT CENTER, . distributors of Napko paint. The new Ioca- f tion is on Cypress St, DeVVanna McGrevv examines eye-level oven at FRANTOM APPLIANCE CENTER, 1020 N. 4tn. West Monroe. I .. M . ,, , , X 2211! Advertisements 3 'Z' v pau Dt SCO rt HE ENTIR Q' M mf' H -ffff.. ,mf , gg , H V , -fm: ' atm Hi' : 11 ggs- 2122 1920 ,23 Careful shopping essential today tor good bargains Anyone looking for high quality furniture at moderate prices will find just that at TOM PETER'S DISCOUNT FURNITURE in the Highland Shopping Center. West Monroe. Sally crensnaw thinks IRA'S DISCOUNT, 105 Louisville, is number one for ladies' and childrens clothing. MOCK'S PHARMACY offers much more than dependable medical services as Denise Miller discovers while looking through the wide selection of gifts. Mock's is located on Arkansas Road in West Monroe. Bill Brown recommends POWELL TIRE SERVICE, 3201 Cypress, West Monroe, for oil and lube jobs, front end alignments, and radial tire deals. Advertisements f 225 Bobby Lciwrence cissists in tcimily businesses NORTH CENTRAL uTiLiTiEs, M l INC., 400 Circle Dr., West Monroe, is a group of contractors who lay utility lines, water lines, and build tanks. The phone number is 387-1031. EASY MAID COFFEE SERVICE makes coffee makers for Nix-Cage Drugs, Office Supply, and Wallace Plumbing. i l l W7 l 2261 Advertisements Consumer interest served locdlly by merchonts The STAG SHOP has some name brand suits, shirts, and slacks, and an outstanding selection of Levi's, Lee, and Wrangler jeans. Billy Lockard selects a casual shirt at the Stag Shop, Outfitters for Men, located in Highland Shopping Center. With three locations to serve, WEIL CLEANERS is the place to go for fast, quality service. If it's worthwhile cleaning, it's worth Weil cleaning. Locations are 508 N. 4th, 2004 N. 18th St., and 2503 N. 7th, All the quality materials once purchased at MONROE TENT AND AWNING can now be bought at MONROE CAN- VAS AND AWNING. Both names are of the same store located at 3001 Cypress in West Monroe. All gardening supplies, plants. seeds, and fertilizers are available at TYNER PETRUS. Bobby Pace finds all the tools he needs at TYNER PETRUS, 100 Mill St., West Monroe. Advertisements X 227 1 ' 'W' ' at V- . ,vw f - t A. ,, 'V' -....n.'t- - ' Every need con be found ot locol firms BAMBURG STEEL BUILDINGS, 700 N. 7th St., West Monroe, constructs sturdy steel buildings for businesses in north Louisiana. CONTEMPO APARTMENTS the finest in luxury living. Located at 201 Contempo Avenue. Phone 387-1674 and speak to the manager about their reasonable rates. For life, health protection, hospitalization, or disability insurance, visit AARANT INSURANCE AGENCY, 612 N. 7th St., West Monroe. One of the many famous brands to be found at SHARRON'S, ,1123 Forsythe Avenue, as selected by Becky Ponder. 2287 Advertisements 33 2. Ralph Ward is the new manager of DAIRY QUEEN on Cypress St. Among the West Monroe High School students who work there are Terry Ward and Sheila Moody, who serve the Scrumpdillishus Dairy Queen Brazier foods. Spiritual guidance is found in many places as in The Freedom Singers at FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, soo Pine St., West Monroe, in the heart of the twin cities for the hearts ot the people. Working, singing require student time H ' - ' N ., 1 me ' A .fir W, Advertisements X 229 'Q gl Q 0 O .g C S ' gli .1 5 U 'fa A gs 9 'Q' 0 ' ' 0 O 0 s Q 1 ' . l . Q I ... . . Li Q .1 in 9 V J '.- J ti 1 o ' , s K' , Z' V 0 sg 59 A , I 5,5 8 5 , H .1.,, .544 . LLVV V , . ' Merchonts promote top quolily products Terri Hoover looks over one of the many ceramic figures displayed at PAULEY'S ART PLASTER, located at 231 Trenton West Monroe, Phone 322-1165 For jazz, tap, or acrobatic dancing, try LINDA LAVENDER'S SCHOOL OF DANCE, 214 Haynes St., West Monroe. lf you like the look of the new carpet in the office, and home ec department check WHITFIELDS, for good looking, quality carpet, reasonably priced, located on Natchitoches St., in West Monroe. Phone 387-3131. 23Of Advertisements Specialty shops accommodate student interests i y. , , :S s . tx, if S4 it 2 S lf QQMAHQ DEVCON, is located at 1509 N. 7m Street in West Monroe. Phone number is 387-2710. They specialize in residential, commercial, subdivision, and industrial construction. Scott Hendricks, a tennis enthusiast, finds superior rackets and a good selection at BOB'S TENNIS SHOP on Trenton Street. Looking through the many styles of pants, Laurie Pruett finds all the clothes she needs for school, leisure, or traveling at PAT'S FASHIONS in the Westgate Shopping Center. Advertisements X 23 I f if Q lil W'lElllSlliTli.l'flllfllliifflllS'lffffXl 1'fQNl' IK -ii? A A If il A- V4 ' in ummm? A1l1irl2'XlC lm' A A I I I U If GUARD Dol 1' Cars and Truvks WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO BE INDEPENDENT NOW W 'ig u THAT YOU'RE GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL? fA03Qm'1'Q,fL':jbfgij,j1'Qgjl1j f- A GOOD START WOULD BE TO TAKE A FINANCIAL L ' 'I J LOAD OFF MOM AND DAD. YOU CAN DO THIS BY li05'11l,'l'0y0l11.lm: JOINING THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND TAKING 'Own' ADVANTAGE OF FREE COLLEGE TUITION FOR UP lm- 1f3dw1.rd,,lm, TO FIVE YEARS. AND YOU WILL GET A PAY V0 NV11r'1 Too' FROM' Monroe- Linvolnf-Mvrcurv lnc. v ' , L. l,im-uln-lXlcroury' . , V liilvy lll1ick,lnr. I 2,5 LA l5uick,0pe-I I i llivcrslforrl Inc. 1 A - , l'l0I'1lC2ll'S1lIlIl,'llI'llCfl'iS I O in The Guard Ohfll2l'.filllillfili''liflgks i I 'Sy Scott 'l'r111:lin4::l:Illzurfnr CompanY fi . Q1 , Soullwrnflllrvsle-rl'lvm0ull1,lnr:. , Lhrysler, Plylnoull1,4I4'4'p, Rambler Maybe you H I -A - V A lwm Lily l '0Illlill'. lm: ' Q U l' ll -, Sul z ru Sl: r A 'Z' on I ll ll 1 S23 ...Au ' -, -1 Qv, . .. ,uf Van-'l'row Ulclsrnohilv- Cadillac 'he flldSll'l0llIll', Lalllllaur, l' Iill Complimenfs of OOPES I-zo Nix-CAGE DRUGS Go Randolph Cage R. Ph. Sap of 7cke Dug! Downlown 2nd Wes? Monroe, Louisiana 232 X Advertisements McDONALD'S Your Kind of Place Guarantees Their People. 202 Thomas Rd. West Monroe lgfldud Sll'ff7fL'K'iL' l No. 1 Gross Street West Monroe, La. 71291 Phone: 13185 325-1168 LENARD F-'OLDS Industrial District Manager Bowman Products Division 850 East 72nd Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44103 Associated Spring Corporation CREW CONCRETE Anchor Club Susie Humphries President Congratulates Cathy Alfred Vice-President The Jamie Simpson Secretary Joy Batson Senior Director Lisa Liner Senior Director 1975 Cindy Sanders Junior Director ROY9,S F3bl'iC Marionneux CGHTGT Insurance Supports The Congratulates RSifJ9iSi Rebels 301 srerimgron nd. 325-1763 On A Good Year' Advertisements X 233 n Your One Stop Supply Shop FOR RIVER CITY TOIVVS UILEIIIE III REM ELIIEG SALES Bl-Q A ggluifggl HAHKQQI qQ!:.AA?lV me irh :A , ,: zt i Q-xwifx Patrick Anderson DISII I DUIOI -- 'fwkmgzri I' S I ! suurmzs Phone 322-5590 I i, I,E'a2:.':,S5S CASHASVCEBFY 504 South 2nd 'SESS H232 n nA X K- M MINI - Monroe, La. 71201 I ' OLD NATCH CHES ROAD, WEST MONROE 7 BOB I-GVVE S LUIVIBER- SALE INN of IVIEN'S CAIVIERA OF WEST SUPPLY CO SHOP MONROE THINGS Congratulates Says Supports the In The IVIClVIiIIan FZEBELS SENIQRS Mall Go Rebs! Naonitoones I I 111 North 4th 388-1906 Street I000 I-OUISVIIIQ Monroe W. Monroe 322-3425 388-2900 323-5146 2311! Advertisem t IIIIII IANSEEEIR lacks' COMPLIMENTS Channel 14 of KALA Supports The KEN CONRAD REBELS d X KELLEY'S PHOTOGRAPHY 1315 Cypress 323-4241 Name Brand I Furniture 0 'J fin, 0 TE W 1, H1 , BRAKEFIELD-SACKMAN P 1 very mg 'or e A-ia ffri:2fiedl.i1k+yf Y , INSURANCE if A l.T2?r'Si. e ,ll ' ,,. AGENCY, INC. tl See'L.Q..... Says E? Z Fre nh P vincial LGU 'ggi I ' Thiajizfonai X: Colonial I lf - C ' 402 Fairfield 4 337-4711 West Monroe 1 I llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 325-0473 um1turc li ' VVALSVVQRTH The Best Used Cars ln Town, FURNITURE MID-CITY MOTORS, INC. AND Across From Monroe Lincoln A I Mercury NT QUES 1208 Louisville Monroe, La. 225 TRENTON 120 COTTON phone 387-0613 325-3123 Monroe, Louisiana WEST MONROE, LA. 71291 H. V. Jones--Owner Jucly's Farmhouse Says Congratulations Show Your Car You Care! I S ! Acigligilgggriiyuigrai,O-szslsrigpecizts MOTOR SUPPLY M M ll 'V' ll 387 0470 2920 N .rm Street 322-7144 vveer Monroe, La, Advertisements X 237 i , S M George B. I t Daniels, . A t Humphries-Anderson gen AQGHCY ll1SUl'HI1Ce Auro, LIFE, HEALTH HOME, BUSINESS The Home of Complete P I I' THE 9:3 eil' UNION 512 Stella pp OIL MILL w. M. The INC. 323-0117 Congratulates REBS Seniors 1410 Cypress 323-6678 520 Tl'el1l0I1 323-6657 REBELETTES X I II I I President ........ Lisa Gilbert Vice President .... Lisa Liner Secretary ........ Joy Batson Treasurer ...... Tessie Barton Chaplain ........ Lisa Steele Historian . . Deborah Bearden SIG LETT INS. AGCY M I The Sherwin-WIiIIams 4 L II B It Co. l3l Comme B D 'd 1O0WeS'tLinCI 221315219 WCHM B h M g r West Monroe L FI 375 5048 Phone: 325 4648 238K Advertise t 3 Q R ar -f , , gli... -gsfislj , v ,e Q f - J2- 3 9 Q if , Joe Slavant Bill Tucker Tm CAR TowN- V' Fmms TRUCK TowN X 1 ir Neem 5 Fine Used Cars 81 Trucks Business Phone Compliments of 387-3952 1811 Louisville Ave. FOREMOST DAIRIES Monroe, La. m1IFEIN'iNN Open 6:00 a.m. to I2:OO WESTSIDE FLOWER SHOP Says GO REBELS Cuachita Cigar Sun.-Thurs. Friday and Saturday nite 8' un zzoo a.m. T0baCC0 'nc- Noon Buffett 118 N. Grand 322-6179 Advertisements X 239 Compliments of Embers 1 1811 Auburn Ave. 323-1361 BOOSTEF-IS Phillip's Crossroacl Monroe Travel Senrioe 1908 Graham Metcalf Grocery Highway 80 Buth's Beauty Shop Blazier Lane Lee's Curb Market 3101 Cypress Mr. 8 Mrs. J. V. Simpson Arkansas Boad Mr. 8t Mrs. Bob Carroll Teakwood Dr. Mr. 8t Mrs. J. V. Garner Benton Drive Mr. 8t Mrs. R. J. Poohe Norris Lane U-Pump-it North 7th The Bridal Shop 8 The Other Half Twin City Mall 240K Advertisements THE - Mio cm' PLAZA ' .?eaple'o LOAN IERVICE .7 IIC. DON MCCANDLISH - Manager o 18th and LO UISVILLE Your Headquarters for Junior Fashions. The Most Beautiful Bridal Wear! 113 COTTON STREET WEST MONROE, LA. P. O. BOX 1176 323 4491 O. H. Taylor ,,,,,, ,ARM STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES ' Home OFFICE - BLOOMINGTON, 1L.1.xNols e INSURANCE S Q upports JAMES E. MOCK The O . S . Rebels R P 323 6632 WEST M0 L 71291 Vancil Road 396-2618 SOUTHERN P. O. Drawer 457 Wes? Monroe, Louisiana 7l29I COMPANY, INC. Advertisements X 24 I I Congratulations Seniors 1 973! . and best wishes in future years. DLINKRAFT Q 1 ,gf ID -39 Y Education i Should Be As Gradual As the Moonrise, r Peroeptible 1 Not in Progress But in Result Gt'Ol'K0 John Vhyll' - Mvlvllll' 4 1 P 2112! Advertisem t COIVIPLIIVIENTS OF COUNCIL U ACME TUXEDO Susan Madden-President Cathy Alfred-1st Vice Presi- Larry RENTAL dent .rlloy Batcsgoln-2nd glice President Cash 403 Cypress St. aomi i more- ecretary . . West Mgnrge Lori Poche-Treasurer PHIHUHQ Joan Furr-Parliamentarian and Phone Johnette Mitchell-Historian D t. 325-7704 Butch Savoie-Secretary of Stu- ecora mg dent Guidance Advisors: Agnes Shaw SA YS Mary McCoy Mallory Banister GO REBS Sarah Allen United States Marine Corps ' Ne Free Checking Backing me Picture Checks REBS Extended Recruiting Station - 3217 BHHKIUQ Louisville Ave. I MemberFDlC . Phone: 322-9878 JOHNNTS, 4 PlzZA+HOUsE No.1 No.2 C 1 v ivi gogggig N'-H giglfgggggngif , 2fl!l.Ml'ht.1l.l MONROE-WEST MONROE Advertisements X 243 Just about everyone in Louisiana 9 listening or looking... chooses a NOE station! in MONROE . . . it's T tte' 1 ON YOUR IJIQXI A5000 WAT 7.16-NFXYSA IOH I. HFPO 510 1 , v f 'TS NilS11',f' SJ S , RTS 7-1e1lOlllN 1It1dN KNOB F FM-102 6200 A.M.to1:O0 A.M. KNOE TV CHANNE18 1,1 ' CBS Television 'Network Q 100,000 WAT-TS FULL-TIME STEREO MUSIC AND NEWS - Affllla Pl with 0 and thousands in other states, too! THE JAMES A. NOE STATIONS in NEW ORLEANS...it' 1060 ON YOUR DIAL-50,000 WATTS MUSIC-NEWS-SPORTS REPORTS WNOE-FM STEREO 101.1 MEGACYCLES ON TI-IE FM DIAL 100,000 WATTS FULL TIME STEREO MUSIC 24 HOURS A DAY CO UNTR Y POLITAN MUSIC 2411! Advertisements it L Western Bowling Lanes Q, I gk' tr ? 5-it fist 'YW A 'iff -it -' 3ooN inns fx -4 , vv M L 7 291 Superior Tire Ph 3251775 Compliments The Of U. S. NAVY ROYAL CROWN Wants BOTTLING YOU Call 322-8840 is f,, K Fas' ' df f ffo f FIRST A rrerq :gif if 1.1 nf 1+ 1 ifwf .2 x Qygfgam HOWARD BROS. JEWELRY Twin City Mall 325-4505 Advertisements X 245 DRENNAW5 PRICES TO PLEASE JR HENDONS CIVITAN DRUG MOB' LE STORE, HOMES Supports ' The Sffe2l1.3'UvfffQ2tf , R. P. Pete Hendon T l9phOrg-5.323 5157 2410 N. 7th Rebs! C GPO d t West Monroe, La. 5251235 yph GO REBS! Pu-HLLIP EOSAMOND Smffh DRILLING CQ- Jr. CIHSS ghoe Pres.-Gary Maxey t e V. Pres.-Marcia Branch 500 Naohitoohes Sec-42ynfhiaGt In Treas.-Dana D West Monroe R p tu S- Shopping Congratulates T ,J i Q Came, SENIOR CLASS OF '75 Z., fi' .Z C. Says J dyM dd F53 E, Ad.-R If R1 y 323-7736 323-7538 REBS 2116! Advertisem t xR l1'xNW'Mx it Rl' w1-eww Q' Advertisements I 247 It's the real thing Coke. Trade-mark QD Uv451,.J l W S ONROE S FINEST SPORTING GOODS 2200 N 7TH ST. WEST MONROE LOUISIANA 'gil I ii Compliments of Howard Bros. Pharmacy 44 QUTCH, ,-42 SS 323-6 10 Compliments , of PRINCSTING UUACHITA ELECTRIC LITHOGRAPHING COM Supports .' West Monroe, La. The I oo WITH 1 HE 1973 Rebels CHADUATINC SENIORS Camern n MAF?Y'S FLOWER COrnplIITl9I'lfS SHOP, INC. of Cut Flowers Bloomin Plants Funeral lowers H Green Plants We Wire Flowers-FTDA 318 N. 2nd 323-3494 If NO Answer Dial 323-5486 Swanner's Tall Fashions tWomen's Apparel! Wishes SENIORS Well 702 wood sr. 322-5613 West Monroe SENIOFIS 1975 President ................. Jay Beebe V. President ............ Pam Rhodes Secretary ............ Jamie Simpson Treasurer ................ Lisa Gilbert Representative ....... Sam McGough, Kay Brown, Charles Wade, Bobby Lawerence, Susie Humphries FAREWELL WMHS! Advertisements X 249 fs I, AB MUFFLER SHOP f ' ' NDIT-WE CAN BENDIT FOR VOU IF YOU CANTFI mfr' ,5:'f.- 1' ,Q I ' Vx Q DUALS - CUSTOM - STOCK tl 1- The Complete Electrical Distributor E ' SQQQUP 'COMPETITIVE a t 'TOP LINES J 'BEST SERVICE EAGER TO HELP YOU! ALBFZITTON- SOUTHERN TRY US! 0 oooooooooooooooooooooouoooo 1416 North iam Street '?w'hi,:!gW:3? :- Monroe, Louisiana ' Joe Albritton - Gene Southern - Secreta Bus. 387-7743 C0mPZm9'7fS 5 V., V gy, 34.9 L . 5 ' ul , . 1 ' , jf Monroe Tomato Repackers, Inc. St. Paschal's Father Pat O'Brien Specializing in Tomatoes Call Monroe E t ' ' P.o. Box 4634 X3Zrg'gg2g'n9 Monroe, La. 71201 ' 25O! Advertisements Nuclear t o Power More than ever, lt,S necessary l i , asv ,---------'-QW-a - made one. thin wry Cleirz the importance. of nuclear povxer. lt Cin lessen our clepenclency on rut ls in short supply like natural and oil. Wittrtorcl 3-eLP84L S nucileir power plant tl it will . Uuilt 23 miles ' from New Orleans-is 'in important Steep in this ' ctition. it'S xitilit nut ' so tlrit LPAL can Continue to niuot your electrc neecls. e C'l f i np If LoulslANA POWER S LIGHT X . Y. , - . X fl 4 ., b inwzznannwewnvixoaxuam-ulr xx 'Q ' ll lllllll W' We x WJ iw X . V Viv mr : il E , . .. , vis I 2,1 qi,-Y .v if-il E LE , x . 0 'S gi . 'wmv I ii- A I . N X '- ,II-.,. vv - '-.. - 1 ,f Y, ,Tit diiwn . First Federal Savings 81 Loan of Monroe Phone: 325-7361 North 2nd 81 Breard St. y I Y f g 1 C J g f X l I ,C i . 1 fl C 1 0 x f 1 c L Q35 c X X x, c ' X Tc ' be l ' X upiivcii L X dirt fc tiled C 7 X X X i X X T' V i ,Q ull m.,m,m' F' 'N il-l Ti I wlt ., mx Nm MN lmmlm Vt Th mn Energi Cm .ini LE SOUTH TIESSVSTEM X -: - SUPPOR TS THE REBELS! Advertisements! 251 jane 05121 W S ff ' MEMLLLAN MALL Q T,- M as1-2111 1 1 McLEMORE 'A l SHOPPING CENTER 323-6453 WEST MONROE, LOUISIANA , A2 ,, . . . ,. ilu- Basis Oi Any Mull ii1'?2fliiSxvIiil CLOUD NIHLYI' Shop Iiflllz lm For -IH Your Twvds May Foods Corner Kiroli and Arkansas Roads Opvn Wm'1'kclayst'1fX.Ni.-9P.Ni. Open Sundays 8 AM.-8 P.M. . 322.222222225322215152Qeslsaiissieieii-332323222222222222222?, J: :S N L TED 3 L X Q AIR. FORCE Q RECRUITER T E CBY YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN 17-27 YEARS OF AGED ' X ash' ',g.,f W X 55' ' im L X if i A Li 'S S This man is x If whereabouts ' Q ARMED with facts A-3? are unknown, about the ,ws nfl consult phone R T 'Q Air Force. Cali 9 book for clue. Q Q E TSGT Jim Tarvev' . Q 3 T S ' 325-2746 5 d . th- , L -- Q 1' wa X N 'MQ 11195 HOU U- Q BEWARDCSJ Q Q O SUPERJOBS Cin medicine, electronics, mechanics, finance, Q S photography and others? O ENROLLMENT IN THE S Q COMMUNITY COLLEGE or THE AIR FORCE Kgives academic Q Q credit for training? O GREAT PAY O MEDICAL 8: DENTAL CARE X MONROE 0 WEST MONROE S 0 WORLD TRAVEL o so DAY ANNUAL PAID VACATIONS Member FDIC Q X X X VNULNTED X X ,,D. t,,, E X X X -------------'-'------A ' ' A ' E 252K Advertisements WEST MONROE THE CITY OF PROGRESS PEPPERIVIINT PALACE CHILDREN'S FASHIONS Inside Phone McMillan Mall 322-1032 Compliments of WEST MONROE TRU CKI NG COMPANY, INC, 501 Trenton 322-5191 West Monroe 323-1932 PoweIl's Garage 81 Service Station H ,A I M E M B E R A. B. Powell ' 24 Hour Wrecker Se ' 1107 Natchitoches St Dial 323-4323 Nite 323-9067 Compliments of CARTER L. GILIVIORE MODERN FABRICS Hogan's Shopping CCMMERCIAL SECURITIES Center 1: Since 1919 Butterick P nal Loans-Financing Mccalls Vggue 2807 Cyp S W M L . 71291 387 3163 CONGRATULATIONS sEAFooDs SEN I GRS B OvsQr!3rE?lI:e Ha?ghell llA5S5Il22ST?e?nff!S.5CiiQ YOU R ltl SldBI Sh pDlgh F. I WEST MQNRQE g?1?CiE3I'j'lEgTgSIiS-M Sltdirglsgzfg. L I C E Dial No. Below D EPARTIVI ENT 322-5481 or 322-9275 MOHAWK TAVERN 704 Louisville Ave. 254fAdvertisem t Magnolia Fronust AND GIFTS FLOWERS THAT ARE SPECIAL FOR EVERY OCCASlON 2909 Cypress St. West Monroe, La. Phone 387-2403 Day Phone CERT-64425 Night Phono FA 2-8038 Molmilm- Phone 325-08234 Salley Transport Co. w w ' .- - l,,I'.b.f.. NO.oll1-A Ylll'lltflQ-ll0ilVy Nlolor Cram-s llvuvy Hauling Free Delivery Flowglffxlggivhere nuunku Mm sign. gilt-5? MRS. PAT STARLI NG UWM V NWS: llunnmg, Lousiana Curry Uul or lful ln - , Congratulations Pizza hm fo Home of the.Giant Pizza, '75 No. 1-901 Sterllngton Rd. 4 5 N 387-5531 kgs From . 2-1312 L ' '11 A . Sgving Buffet e All you can eat ' Mfr1mii31i3?Y 0g:1i:f1,,Z','I:2:i,.Z,.,.,',.1 GROCERY MEDIC 4 O Mmm- PHARMACY INC. 325-7954 325-8291 ELlAS'. . .EASTGATE SHOPPING CENTER 2934 Cypress St. West Monroe, La. HAND MADE McKee, Inc. GIFTS Professional Holp At All Timo! .gl if N j ' X I ,, : fj Y . I ' ' I Supports K K J I lmoorted and Domestic Jargs Need egfllgllmel Srlgvlgupilllesrol ery Dial 322-5981 MRS. BARBARA RYALS 1207 Cypress Owner WEST MONROE, LA. 71291 1 0 Advertisements X 255 HARDWARE AND SPORTING GOODS 323-9689 '1hl?BfX2.I.,?.: BOB MOSS CARPET S. D 1 fi 1 415 Pme Phone 323-3321 Ph 387 6929 111 St I ySt t MONROE LOUISIANA 71201 Used Cars With Many Unused Miles W 7. PHARMACY PAILETTE usED CARS a t 1820iiSYTHE Avenue BUYTSGH Of Trade 4 PHONE 387-0194 MONROE' LOUISUWA 1708 Louisville Avenue Monroe, Louisiana 71201 323-5910 James Oglesby 322-5211 Quaker State Your Car To Keep It Running Young. xx Two Minutes from Rodeway Inn CLYDE'S SEA FOOD RESTAURANT Catfish, Frog Legs, Oysters, Shrimp, Steak, Hamburgers Robert Fowlkes-Represematlve No. 2 Dawn Lane No. 1 Winnsboro Rd. West Monroe Monroe 388-0058 325-4770 Compliments of Cloycl's Packing House Old Natchitoches Rd. 322-5344 JERI-LOU'S DRESS SHOP 229 Trenton 322-6567 256K Advertisements t CAMPING CENTER Interstate 20 at Cheniere Exit 318 396-2225 Shasta - Apache - Scotty - Mobile Scout Sightseer and Mobile Scout Motor Homes ul ' cr, President Lai! W C Compliments EAVES GROCERY of Congratulates Downing Pines SENIQRS '75 Trailer Park Daisy Anding Mitchell Welding MFA INSURANCE gi HALES 8. Marine Ways RICHARDSON and 2205 Justice Mitchell Radiator Shop, Inc. 337.4055 Advertisements X 257 1 X Lee's Jewelry Store Compliments SW! of 222 Trenton St. 323-5380 West Monroe Louise, Bill lll, Lots A Luck Jim, and Lisa Semors NORRIS THE SHARPS Photography by 'lobe Calverts Drug 308 Trenton St., phgfgdflggggng Robertson's Exxon - 701 Stella St. parties Speclal events Mr. 81 Mrs. Jack Ponder 1609 North rm 807 N- 3'd Across from W. Monroe Wisdgmi Tgf Sirvice Jr- te 3 fee 325-3333 2581 Advertisements 1 ,, -.'.-- fy 1 AH .fff-.,,, ,t COUNTRY Music 1 ,w 3 :fp sox sus fb SSE monaoi, l.A.11zu1 7 35 5 : ' V v' '-Y los.: 1 I V l,',,, I E.,- 'H :m,ooo wA1 rs I BROADCASTING REBEL FOOTBALL FOR OVER 5 YEARS BILLY HEOKFORD PHOTOGRAPHY 318 Trenton 396-2504 I Advertisements X 259 Mrs. McKee lives own philosophy Everyone is created equal, but it's what one does with his own life that makes him different. This philosophy, an extension of that written in the United States Constitution, has prevailed in one classroom this year as students were treated according to their per- sonal accomplishments. ln her thirteenth year at WMHS, Mrs. Margaret McKee has con- tinually shown her interest and sup- port in students. Sponsoring Rebelettes six years, Mrs. McKee has taught government and eco- nomics, and this year she taught sociology as well as serving as Senior Class sponsor. Her warm smile, friendly attitude, and genuine concern have en- riched the lives of all those she has touched, thus making her own life meaningful. For these reasons, we dedicate the 1975 Rebelaire to you. ABOVE AT RIGHT: With a belt in her hand, Mrs. McKee warns Flicky McNeal what could happen to him if he doesn't behave. ABOVE AT LEFT: Having been moved from 110, Mrs. McKee sets up her desk in room 305. RIGHT: Mrs. McKee cautions homeroom students about the three-tardy rule. 26OfDedicofion Mk .,.. s, ........ W3-s.f,.,1..:4.-tses S X N W E . 1 ww ga Qs .... -S ....s .X A -+ ., f-: i TOP LEFT: Seniors with a B average will be ex- emot from finals. Mrs. McKee makes certain government students happy by reading off the list of students exempt from the final. ABOVE AT LEFT: Going to the guidance office to check on schedules, Mrs. McKee stops to talk to a coun- selor ABOVE AT RIGHT: Showing off her dress, Mrs. McKee participates in Nostalgia Day. Dedication! 261 Hoping we con go into the world with o better understanding of life, 262K Conclusion LEFT: Glen Copeland needs a hall pass to get assignment out of his locker during class. ABOVE CENTER: Susie Humphries, Dawn Sikes, and Linda Garner discuss copy for picture identification forthe yearbook. TOP RIGHT: Edwin Sinclair leaves the Basketball game. ABOVE: Roland Sims and Jimmy Hines share a joke during English class. .:,':-zz! , QW? -f , , ,,,, 'sw 1, 'xiii 'iw 5 f f KM 'sxxjrx M' E' I L xxx l X x X N ' r f. iii' K , , , 'M , TOP LEFT: Jack Gaston prepares to take a pic- ture of the opening tip-off of the Bearcat-Rebel game. TOP RIGHT: Sam McGaugh and Larry Crocker try out some new special effects in speech class. ABOVE AT RIGHT: Choir students head for the music room to practice for the Christmas concert. ABOVE: During pleasant weather, the oval area provided a place for stu- dents to relax and talk. 5, , 4, :,i. tx ,E Q' L V gt rlllal J - ,,,E,,m,,,,5, x Z . qw-g ,rf ,Q , ,I ni if 'cc Y' i A '5 i 4,m1 L , emiwggfv ' Q za -gvzafffggf W li 3 , fi V .,' ,iiimm-4-1 , H 'f' Lazy,-args- ' 1 '::sf?E:?7 '- ' K l ,.. I , . , ., . I YY- if ,, Q N g. F . Q ' Y ' ourselves, and each other, because we've been exposed to . Conclusion! 263 A A Little Bil of Everything ABOVE AT RIGHT: Sports editor Jimmy Henderson decides to end it all for Linda Garner. ABOVE A1 LEFT: Flebellettes find the time between games a good time to visit with one another. ABOVE: Flying proudly in front of WMHS is the American flag. 2641 Conclusion ,f 4 ' f t ',l,W9 twig' wwf fm me