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March 22, 1985

Volume XV Captain Shreve High School, Shreveport, La. Number 5

Showboat '85 emcees (I to r) Mike Wise, Jeff Abney , Spencer Reisinger, and Matt Vance will be together a lot in the next month to put together this year's talent show.

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by Sara Benecke Assistant Editor

This year's emcees have been described as a "Richie Cunning­ham " type, a "Sianky boy," a "Pretty boy ," and a "Smooth Talker with a DJ 's voice ." Well, the Showboat ' 85 emcee 's are Mike Wise , Jeff Abney , Matt Vance , and Spencer Rei­singer - you decide which is which .

To b-: a Showboat emcee, one has to prepare some kind (usual­ly humorous) of material to present before Key Club sponsor Jack Bogan , who chooses the four emcees for that years Showboat.

Besides being scary, it is hard to come up with one's own orginal material unless he is

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extremely talented or just naturally funny- both hel p!

But , aside from the formali­ties, what does it really take to be a Showboat emcee?

"You have to be a good stu­dent and you have to relate well to an audience," says senior Mike Wise.

"Controlled energy is a good quality," says Jeff Abney , who is also a senior and describes himself as a ham for audiences, which is one reason for his trying out.

Senior Spencer Reisinger tried out because it has been his dream since he was a freshman - ever since Screven Watson was an emcee. Senior and starting varsity basketball player Matt Vance took a stab at it "just for kicks ."

Mike, even though he 's acted in school p!ays, admits his nervousness because "being on stage is rehearsed - this stuff is just off-the-wall." Jeff was especially nervous trying out because " Mr. Bogan didn't really know me and I didn 't

ooi --lh1nk I had a very good chance of gettir>g it."

But, when the announcement came that Friday morning, both moans and excited cheers

·filled the air. Of the ten or so seniors that tried out, only four could get it and even those that d1d get it were they that lucky?!

Jeff Abney thinks both ways. "It's going to be lots of work but it should be fun ." Spencer feels the other guys are " real sweet" and is looking forward to all the work . Matt , the quietest one of the bunch , is excited yet quite nervous about the April 18 "opening night. "

Preparing material for the show consists of jokes and any­thing pertaining to the acts for the show. "Whenever I hear good jokes, I either try to re­member them or write them down," said Spencer .

Well , there you have it -your Showboat ' 85 emcees. By the way, one of the emcees is not exactly "slanky,'' he's "slim, trim , and physically fit. " Just call him "St ick."

Fourteen Shreve students who placed first , second , or third at the Region I Sc1ence Fai r last Friday and Saturday will go to Baton Rouge in April to com­pete with their projects at the state science fair.

Bill y Polhem us (behav1onal sciences) and Angie Keith (medicine and health) won first place in their categories. Those who won second place with their projects were Tammy Zachary (behavonal science), Cliff Cook (chemistry), Havard Lyons (environment), James Row and

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Ricnard W ong (computer science) . Geoffery Gilleland (m1crob1ology), Richie Roberts (medicine and health) , and David Monk (engineerinq).

by Sara Benecke Assistant Editor

Showboat a chance for amateurs to show their stuff , a chance to be recognized by students , parents, and possibly scouts from various talent organizations around town , and Showboat is a chance to compete against other groups and solo performers.

This year , Showboat will

take place April 18 and 19 with awards given out Friday night, April 19. Showboat ' 85 try­outs will be March 25 and 27, so all groups wanting to au­dition must polish their acts to perfection . All groups w ill be trying out before the emcees, Jeff Abney , Spencer Reisinger , Matt Vance , and Mike Wise , Key Club officers , and sponsor Jack Bogan.

Full week scheduled for March 25-29 by Stephanie Brown Reporter

Next week begins Student Council week . This will bring a close to the various activities Student Council has been responsible for all year. In addition to coordinat ing Home­coming activities, dances , and fund raisers , Student Counci l has planned a week full of ac­tivities. These activities include a treas ure hunt , blood drive , a dress-up day , and the Mike Mark Assembly .

The week will start off with the treasure hunt. Each day of the week a clue will be given as to where the treasure is hidden. The treasure is hidden on campus and the person who finds it wins a cash prize of $25. Then Tuesday, March 26 , the Shreveport Blood Center will . be here in the health room in the gym for the blood drive. For those who plan to donate some blood , students can go to the health room any time during that school day.

On '1f'le of the fnllowing davs . there wili be a dress-up day . The dress-up day IS JUSt a time for students to promote school spirit by dressing up to the theme chosen by Student Coun­cil. Student Council week then comes to an end with the Mike Mark Assembly on Friday, March 29 . At the assembly, the M 1ke Mark Award will be presented to the winner , who is selected by a comm1ttee follow­ing teacher nominations.

The week after Soring Break 1ncludes the Student Counc il off1cers' assembly . the cheer­leader assembly and elections for Student Council officers and senators , cheerleaders, and Prom Court , on April12 .

On April 12 the polls will be open at 7:45 a.m. and wi l l close at 1:45 p.m. The voting will be done on voting machines .

For Student Council offices , all ninth , tenth , and eleventh grade students are eligible to vote. The ninth and tenth grade students will vote during their ROTC or P. E . classes and the eleventh grade students will vote during their English classes . Any irregular student or one who does not have a P.E. , ROTC , or English class may vo te any time from 7:45 to 1:45 p.m.

The Captain Shreve student body will elect 10 cheerleaders for the school term. Each candi-date for cheerleader and AI E. Gator will try out in an assembly by demonstrating a cheer. Al l students except seniors are eligible to vote for the cheer-leaders and AI E. Gator . The court for the Jun1or-Sen1or prom shal l be composed of three senior girls, three senior boys, two junior girls , and two junior boys . The names of the six boys and s1x g1rls from the both the JUnior and senior class with the highest number of nomi-'latiors sha" ~ ~~'!':""-=-~ ballot to be voted on by members of their respect1ve classes. The king and queen are the senior boy and girl who receive the highest number of votes . The Identity of the king and queen will be announced the n1ght of prom . Students who do not have a first hour on campus will nominate during their fourth hour outside room 114 accord-ing to regulations .

For all elections, the stu­dents receiving the highest number of votes will be winners . In case of a tie in any election, except cheerleader, there will be a runoff. If a student knows he will be absent on the day of a school sponsored activity, he may go by room 208 during first or fourth periods only and vote the day preceding the election day .

Students to elect 10 When you go "to the polls"

to elect cheerleaders on Apri I 12 , you ' ll have two more names to choose this year thanks to a decision by the Student Council to increase the number of cheer­leaders to 10.

Afte r a survey by our present cheerleaders to find out just how many cheerleaders other schools had, they decided to go with the trend . Head cheerleader Lori McCallister says there are

a tew advantages to this de­cision such as more people get­ting a chance to be elected , and maybe having a couple more voices out there will help get tr e crowd into the Gator spirit. "You can only do so much with eight ," she says. Since most of the other schools ha,;e more cheerleaders, why shouldn t we? Most other students , especially those trying out thiS year , feel that the extra two girls will help the school sp irit.

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Where do we put half hourt Yes, it's finally happened.

The School Board has passed the long-dreaded extra thirty minutes to the school day . Next , we face the problem of deciding where to put these "valuable" minutes . Some ideas that might help out in the decision-making process are what follows.

The most popular idea is to add the thirty minutes to lunch . In this way , students would have a full hour to try and figure out what they are eating. Another idea is to add the time to first hour so that there could be commer­cials on the announcements . Think of how that could brighten a student 's day . More importantly, think of the money that could be made.

An important part of the elementary school day is rest period. A thirty minute rest class in high school might

eliminate the problem of sleeping in other classes. Or a variation on things­we'- miss- from -elementary­school theme could be the old favorite : recess .

With a possible half-cent sales tax increase, the School Board could he I p us out by

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providing playground equip­ment. Why not combine the thirty minutes from one whole week and have school for two and a half hours on Saturday? The most brilliant idea of course, is to add five minutes to each class . This would give students five extra minutes to sleep , to finish writing a note, or to catch one last bit of a fascinating lecture that couldn ' t wait t il the next day .

Either way , we ' re sure the thirty minutes will really add to the quality of teaching and learning . How could any of these ideas miss?

Let's annex to Texas

Louisiana ranks almost last in education, amongst the top in reported cases of V .D. and illegitimate births among unmarried teens, almost last in qualities of its highways and first (according to our survey) in potholes .

We have been embarrassed by Louisiana for too long! Because of our Honorable Gov . Edwards' latest little fiasco, the mood is right for Shreveport to be annexed into Texas .

There are many obvious reasons for this move, not the least of which is sports. What football team do you support? Uh, yeah , we thought you'd say the Cowboys. No one in their right mind would pay to see the losers in the South , except . . . Honorable Gov. Edwards . Yes , the man who's been indicted on 51 separate counts, including racketeering, wants to use your money to keep the Saints in southern, excuse me, all of Louisiana. We admire a man with intelligence.

Another very good reason to

move to Texas is education. If Shreveport was a part of the Lone Star State , we could attend such fine institutions of higher learning as the Uni­versity of Texas, Baylor , TCU, etc. Also, we 'd get all of this at the lowest in-state tuition price in the country. Wouldn't it be nice to know you're employable when you graduate from college?

Education is a fine benefit, but it is only one of many. Consider amusement parks. Texas has Six Flags , Astra World , etc.; Louisiana has Hamel's, Ford Park and good old Bickham Dickson. Let 's go feed the ducks!

On a more serious note , there are no state taxes in Texas . We realize it would be hard to get used to not paying the state for such things as our wonder­ful roads, etc., but the adjust­ment could be made.

Finally, one last benefit of living in Texas: The only stripes their governor wears are on his pen-striped suit. Will our governor be so lucky?

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Support local pedestrians by Curt Brandao

My history teacher asked me what a cotton gin was . I told her it was a little like cotton vodka , but not quite as strong .

Y ' know, late Sunday around 10, we sometimes realize that most of our week­ends are a lot I ike second base. As soon as the pitcher throws the Monday morning bell we ' re off like a wildcat running and working as hard as we can to get to the week­end. And we slide into it so fast we forget about second base and start worrying about third .

The problem with public education can be summed up with only a few words , be­cause most people coming out of it have only that many to choose from.

It's fun writing a column in a paper making up jokes as you go along. You can almost always think up something funny after a few sentences. Usually .

All men are created equal;

then they are put into four categories - Honors , En­riched, General, and Basic -respectively.

I don ' t care how revolu­tionary some people thought ditto sheets were when they first came out , I'm here to tell you that , after a while all faded purple letters look alike.

It 's March , and it is a new paper policy that we must stay away from such run in the ground cliches as "Spring Fever" or "Senior­itis." Even though it just occurred to me that the phrase "run in the ground" is a run in the ground cliche . Gosh , I hope we can print this .

When I was a little kid I thought that pedestrians were a religious organization . When we went downtown and crossed streets , my mom would say, "It's okay, they have to stop for pedestrians," and I wondered if any of the drivers knew my mom was Baptist.

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Business Managers Stephanie Brown

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Photographers Jon David Hague

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Reporters Melissa Abney Tim Harrington Sarah Robinson

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March 22, 1985

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It 's Academy Award time again and as you probably already know , we at the Enter­prise have conducted our own little movie poll , with some interest ing results. Purple Rain came in as the second favorite all time movie of Shreve stu­dents . It's no surprise , either , with the fine acting talents of that gifted performer, Prince. The depth and emotion that god of acting brought to the movie was unbelievable . Prince has attained a level of acting that only a select few performers have reached. He is in a class with such actors as Junior Samples , Chuck Norris and yes, I ' II dare to say it , that theatrical giant , Don Knotts . I ' II go one step farther, Pri nee is the black Don Knotts . I know people out there are thinking, " Is he crazy? Nobody has the sensitivity of Don Knotts," but I think Prince can fill this great man's shoes . As a matter of fact, plans are being made for an all black re­vival of The Andy Griffith Show . James Earl Jones has been cast as Sherrif Taylor , Aunt Bee will be played by Pearl Bailey and Opie will be por­trayed by that young talent, Gary Coleman . But , as of this time, no one has been slated to play Goober. Word is that the movie producers are looking for an unknown, someone has never acted before . Rumor has it that they've been scouting in the Shreveport area, and I think I know who has the talent to portray Goober Pyle. You all know him , and I think he 'd be perfect for the role. He has that certain something the part de­mands, he has a certain je nais se quais. No , on second thought, Mr. Horton would never be able to take all the time off from school that this big budget extravaganza will require .

Page, Rodgers create The firm by Tim Harrington Reporter

It 's been quite a long time since the last Bad Company or Led Zeppelin album. So, to the satisfaction of their former fans , two prominent figures of these one-time supergroups have combined forces to form The Firm .

Jimmy Page (Led Zep) and Paul Rodgers (Bad Company) teamed up with Chris Slade (drums) and Tony Frankl in (bass) recently and cut a hit album entitled "The Firm" . The most popular track on this album so far has been " Radio­ijCtive " . You 've probably seen it on MTV . The album sounds a whole lot like , if not better than , Bad Company thanks to Rodgers . There 's not too much Zeppel in sound even though Jimmy Page is with the group. Unfortunately , Page doesn ' t really let loose his remarkable guitar talent. As I listened to it, I sat there with impatient anticipation in hopes of hearing the real Page . Don ' t get me wrong , the album is great, Page just took it easy on this one.

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Students compete Shreve 'Academy' picks • w1nners by Sara Benecke Assistant Editor

The 1984 Academy Awards nominations are here. Since not many Shreve students have seen the nominated movies such as "A Passage to India" or "A Soldier's Story," The Enter­prise has conducted its own survey - our own academy -you could say.

Instead of asking students what their favorite movies of the year are, we asked about all­time favorites in categories such as best all-time movie, best ali­time horror, best all-time ac­tress, actor, etc.

Before you read the resu Its, make your own list of your favorite all-time movie, favorite horror movie, best actor and actresses, and most irritating actor and actress. See how your I ist matches up with other Shreve students.

Best all-time favorite movie: Beverly Hills Cop, Purple Rain, Animal House, Gone With the Wind, and An Officer and a Gentleman.

Best comedy: Beverly Hills Cop , Delirious, Animal House, 48 Hours, and Bill Cosby .

Best horror film: Friday the 13th part 3, Halloween, Chil­dren of the Corn, and Psycho.

Worst all-time film : Top Secret, Beat Street , Meatballs II, and Supergirl.

Best all-time actor: Eddie Murphy, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Jim Holland and Rob Lowe.

Best all-time actress: Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Sally Field, and Katherine Hepburn.

Most irritating actor: Mr. T, Steve Martin, and Burt Rey­nolds.

Most irritating actress: Bar­bara Streisand, Sissy Spacek . Brooke Sheilds , and Christy Brinkley.

The best all-time pictures chosen by Shreve students were not even mentioned in the nominees for best picture of the

year. Some of the movies nominated by the real Academy are Amadeus , A Soldier 's Story , and A Passage to India. Other movies nominated by Shreve students for all-time picture were Casablanca , the Indiana Jones series, and E.T .

The best comedy and horror films given votes from students were comedies such as Beverly Hills Cop with the first place movie, 48 Hours, bringing up a not-so-close second. The horror f i lms were the typical , bloody and garry films . Movies such as The Texas Chain Saw Mas­sacres , Halloween, and Psycho II.

The worst movies or the stupidest movies of all time were so many that not many got over three or four votes each. Some other movies that got votes were The Breakfast Club, Clash of the Titans, and Christine .

In the best actor category, Eddie Murphy took it away. The only actors coming close were listed above. The actors nominated for the real award are those that some have never heard of such as F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, and Jeff Bridges.

The most irritating actors were few. Mr. T and his muscles are just plain boring to Shreve stu­dents with Steve Martin seen as himself - a dumb jerk. Does

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Burt Reynolds ' being on this list surprise you!

In the best/ i rri tat i ng actress category , many names were given - some even correspond­ing with the real nominees. Could this mean that Shreve students only pay attention to the female leads and not male? Anyway , Sally Field , who is up for an Oscar, has also come in third place in our survey . Meryl Streep , who was most memor­able in Kramer vs. Kramer and Sophie's Choice , came in first place in our survey. Other actresses mentioned for best actress were Joan Rivers, Debra Winger, Jamie Lee Curtis , and Appolonia (Prince's supposed girlfriend). The most irritating actresses besides those listed , were Elizabeth Taylor , Jane Fonda, and loud mouth Joan Rivers, who was also given votes for best actress. Brooke Shields, who starred in all those cigarette and Calvin Klein commercial (how could we forget the girl with one eye­brow with cigarettes hanging out of her ears?), was voted one of the most irritating along with Christy Brinkley who will be getting married to Billy Joel in the very near future and starred in the movie Vacation.

If we didn ' t get you for the survey, sorry - maybe next time! Hope some of these responses matched up with your own choices .

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in literary rally by Saundra Bell Reporter

Students who participated in 33 categories in the literary rally last Saturday in Natchi­toches will soon know the re­sults of their performance .

Teams of students who par­ticipated were in Advanced Math - Demmye Booras, Troy Schulman , Dede Wilburn; Algebra I - Kathryn Chase , Sharon Masi , Louise Thompson; Algebra II - Cynthia Brooks, Joseph Novak , Suzanne Scares; American History - Margaret Bundrick, John Harper, Toni Harper; Biology I - Michael Craddock, Geoffry Gilleland, Julie Jangula;

Biology II- Douglas Durham, Nancy Googe, Paul B. Wil­liams; Bookkeeping - Kimberly Chase, Lisa Eiland, Sherri Wil­son; Chemistry Theresa Barber, Joseph Novak, Carranza Pryor; Civics - Roland Miller, Kenneth Monk, David Scates; Clerical Practice - Jewel Mack, Susann Mumby , Sherri Wilson; Economics or Free Enterprise -Anne Acheson , James Hawkins, Tammy Zachary; English I -Michael Craddock, David Maisch , Freda Spears;

English II - Derek Duncan, Lori Perry, Coty Rosenblath; English Ill - Margaret Bun­drick , John Harper, Richard

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General Business - Kalecia Caldwell, Susan DeGroff, Jan Mercer; General World History - Charlton Lyons, Carranza Pryor, Coty Rosenblat; (General) Journalism - Spencer Reising­er , Shelia Sherman, Dede Wilburn; Geometry - Kenneth Monk, Paul B. Williams, Geof­frey G i I leland; Health Education­'Jancy Googe; Consumer Home­making I - Georgia Beckham , Ann Hullaby, Elizabeth Rogers; Physics Susann Mumby, Alan Seabaugh, Scott Stinson; Physical Science Andrew Causey, Henry Hubley, Gregg Jackson; Sociology Lisa Hoppes, Charles Phillips, Michael Wise; Spanish I Stephanie Grayson, Scott Law­hon, Chris Wynn; Spanish II -Demmye Booras, Wendy Jones, Jennifer Moore; Spanish Ill -Melissa Beadles, Sonia Her­nandez, Chad Culotta; Spell­ing - Lisa Allen, Joseph Scar­pinatto, Milton Smith; Type­writing - Edie Kester; World Geography Brian Barber, John Gilmer, Patrick Thomas.

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by Melissa Abney Reporter

Many of us would rather tell our ACT scores than reveal the "stupid" things we used to do as k1ds. But, as "childish " as they may seem , we often laugh when someone brings up the question "What ' dumb ' things did you do as a kid?"

Although many decided that they had never done anything st upid in their life, a few Shreve students were not afraid to tell:

Jeremy Werfal, 10: "I used to go fishing with my dad and when :1e'd catch a fish, I'd throw it

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back in the water ." Heath Elliot , 10: "When I

was five I would follow the mailman around and say ' Hey Stupid .'"

Connie Edgar, 9: "When I was four, I was always getting bossed around by sister , who unfortunately shared a room with me. She divided the room with tape and told me I had to use the window to get out of. The only time I could use the door was at night."

Kim McBride, 10: "Once I chased my babysitter around with a razor and told her I was going to kill her ."

Bruce Spence , 12: "We used

to catch bees and pull tt'leir wings off."

Toynia Bianchin i, 10: " I used to lock my sister in the closet for hours."

Rachel Reeb , 10: " Me and a friend of mine used to write notes that said we were running away and then hide in my closet and wait for my parents to find it (the note). That always made ' em feel bad."

Jeff Abney , 12: " I used to see how many pennies I could stick up my nose."

Henry Broom , 9: "I used to eat Comet. "

Chris McDaniel, 9: "When I was about 4 years old , I locked

my Mom out of the house and set the bathroom on fire."

Sarah Robinson , 10: "When I was 2 I drank a glass of water that , .unaware to me at the time, had tadpoles in it. I got really sick and after about a week I had given my whole family Salmonela. "

Christy Armstrong, 9: "I used to stand on street corners and flash people as they went by ."

Shei Ia Sherman , 12: "Me and a group of girls used to play Charlie 's Angels ."

Jeff Roberts , 9: "My mother used to tell me to answer the phone for her so I 'd tell whO­ever called that my Mom was dead."

Marilyn Procell , 12: "When­ever my family and I would go out we had so many kids that we 'd tell everybody we were the Osmond Family ."

Katherine Lee , 11: " When I was little we had this club and we'd pretend like we had the powers of the Universe."

Andria Duet , 10: " My brother and his friends used to play football and I was the football."

Brian Nesbitt , 10: "I used to get an umbrella and jump down off the swing set."

• • • and teachers do weird things-, too! Shar i Schultz , 10: "I locked

myself in the dryer."

Missy Tilton , 10: "When I was little I had really long hair and my Mom would never let me cut it, so one day she had put it in pony-tails. I went and got the scissors and cut off one of my pony-tails.

by Saundra Bell Reporter

Today 's average teacher is thought to have spent his spare time, during his teenage years, reading the latest science­fiction book on "The Blob, '' listening to Beethoven 's Fifth Symphony on his phonograph, or going o the nearest library an see1ng how many books he could misplace while watching for the "knight on the white horse" or the "chic of the de­cade" to waltz through the door.

Contrary to what many stu­dents believe, teachers also did some "wild" things as teen­agers (and younger).

For instance, could you see your teacher in the local " DO" (Dairy Queen) sipping a vanilla Dr. Pepper with a slice of dill pickle on top while listening to "Sam the Sham and the Phar­aohs" on the jukebox? Or what about when our teachers put the " we accept green stamps" signs on the front lawn of the nearest funeral home.

Can you picture your teacher jamming out in their bobby socks and saddle oxfords to " Herman and the Hermits" or "The Lettermen."

There were also the nights when our teachers would take the night off and not be so "wild and crazy." Those nights when instead of watching MTV or Dallas . they would watch "My Little Margie" or "The Ed Sullivan Show" or "Dragnet."

Yes , those were the "good ole days" for the older set at Captain Shreve . But they had even better days! For instance, there was biology teacher Laura Stratton , whose weekends used to be the highlight of her life. She and her friends would "cruise the drive-ins - all three of them. " Other teRchers would have fire­cracker fights, or as Judy Lang­ley , English teacher , stated, "We would climb trees, play softball and basketball, ride bicycles , roller skate on the side­walks , throw rocks at passing cars , play cowboys (we were always outlaws), play hopscotch, jump rope , play putt-putt, badmitton and croquet."

Eng lish teacher Diana Ely added to the list of "fun things" they used to do - like play tennis, cards and board games like monopoly , or dance or listen to records .

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This all seems like simple , everyday "fu n," but for many teachers life was much more "interesting. "

Take Mrs. Stratton for in­stance. "During the summer at around dusk, 11 was great fun to nde our bikes and run over the little toads crossing the road, just to see their guts ' squ1sh ' out of their mouths. "

Stratton 1s not the only teach­er who liked to do gruesome things, though. Journalism teachet Gaye Gannon said she used to I ike to "go to the barn with my brothers and hunt for newborn rats , put them on a brick and ' squash ' them with a hammer to watch them go ' splat. '"

Another thing Langley and her friends used to do is sneak into the old Sunset Drive- in. They would hide two or three people someplace in the car and get five in for the price of two. For Ely , going to the ceme­tary on Friday or Saturday nights was fun.

And for many of the teachers who responded to a survey, cherry cokes were the big thing!

Inspection over On Wednesday , March 6 Major Braudhurst , a pro­

fessor of military science at LSUS, gave Shreve 's ROTC General Inspection .

Mitch Rambin , Caddo Parish Core Commander , said the inspection went fairly well. "The inspection was basic­ally fine , but the drill phase wasn ' t that good."

In the inspection students ' uniforms were checked and they were asked questions pertaining to ROTC.

Shreve's unit was the first to be inspected . The results will be announced sometime in July .

The ROTC is hoping to receive a grade of " Honor with Distinction." If they do it will be the eleventh year in a row they have received it.

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March 22, 1985

A change of pace for Shreve by Curt 8 randao Reporter

If som eone has ever seen anyone walking around with his feet in his mouth , chances are it was Phillip McEachern.

at least shake them off their foundations."

Ph i llip 'grew up in Rus ton and came to Sh reveport in the 6th grade. And here his off­color v1ews drew quite a differ­ent reception. " Back then I was just a hyper-kid."

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By any general gauge of sanity , Phillip is a very strange person. His first impressions could leave one walking away with bruises . He can be seen spastically yelling confusing messages in the school halls , flopping on the floor in jerking, but playful convulsions , or per­haps stealing a trash can lid that strikes his fancy.

Hearing it from his side, though , one might learn some reasons for his insanity . "When­ever I see a depressed friend, I always try to get their mind off it and, if not cheer them up ,

In trying to cope with the new surroundings, Philli p found him­self living in a shell . With a smirk he explained that , " they picked on me for my J .C. Penny Plain pockets. "

Phillip explains the distinct difference between where he grew up and where he is now. " Ruston was not a very trendy place- it wasn ' t a contest to be accepted - here it seems like at school everyone puts on their little mask , everybody plays the little game of being accepted . I

think 1t 's a stupid game." Nevertheless , Philli p seems

very comfortable about where he is now . " I 'm a nonconformist , an observer - I wouldn ' t like being popular . I like watching people. "

Ph illip is an artist - both in music and poetry. He plays keyboards for a band and his talent comes from nine years of practice on the piano .

In writing , Ph illip's poetry contains a powerful if not popular or optimistic style. Samples of his poetry will be in Shreve 's L' Esprit magazine . He was infl uenced by "bizarre music " that he started listening to in the 7th grade . " I began to copy the lyrics and slowly I developed my own style.

hard time concentrating , and grades have never been fT1 y highest prionty. But writ1ng ... I can write anytime ."

Uncertain about his future , Phill ip can only say he thinks it lies in writing . "Something 1n the literary field , I guess ." Unless he gets rich on hot , second-hand trash can I ids, that is . . . who knows

Wenk­a different

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If you could sit in on one of his classes , you 'd probably get used to hearing the line:

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Lloyd Wenk, the most recog­mzable substitute around school these days, seems tohave taken over the JOb Brooke Capps left behind.

Not only IS Wenk a substitute here most days of the week, but he also sells real estate and insurance .

"I'm trying to cut down on substituting now, because I

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I enjoy sharing my thoughts through writing. Often I have a could be .

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In the little spare time that he has , the enjoys hiking , play­mg tennis , and spend1ng time with his family. " My fam1ly is the most important thing in my li fe . We try to be courteous and lov1 ng, because k1ds need to know that you respect them. My k1ds know that I love them." H1s children range 1n age from 23 to four. Four of h1s seven Lhil ­dren have graduated from Srreve.

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When asked what he con­sidered the major difference in teenagers today , he said that k1ds today "are much more close with each other , although their sense of value isn 't as great as it used to be "

Wenk said the main reason he substitutes IS because of h1s love for children. Altnough he doesn ·t have any k1nd of preference 1n classes , he d1d say that enriched classes "are much eas ier to teach and have more of a des1re to learn ."

He describes h1s method of discipline as "fair but firm ."

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Shreve neHers ace opposition, look strong by Scott Pohlkamp Sports Editor

The 1985 State Tennis Champ­ionship will be played at the Shreve tennis courts and if the Gators and Lady Gators can re­peat its 1984 performance they w ill have the home-court-ad­vantage .

Senior Shawne Marsala has been a dominant force for the Ladies and returns after mak ing it to the state finals last year in singles. Joining Marsala in

singles play is Stacey Kelley who also went to the state finals . The top two doubles teams are Jennifer Heno-Kim Riser and Kim Chase-Beth Bain. Heno and Riser were state champs last year and recently won the Texas High Tourna­ment. Julia Manson and Bain recently got to the finals of a tournament in Marshall, Texas . Coach Lee Hedges said , "We 've got a great chance to win the girls' championship again ."

The Gators are led by 1984

state finalist Richie Roberts who won the Texas High Tourna­ment. Burt Allen is also a strong sing les player and is ranked second on the team. The doubles team of Martin Lattier and Kirk High made it to the 1984 state f inals and look forward to another big year.

Overall Shreve has started the year off strong by winning a dual match over Southwood 15-0, placing third in the Texas High Tournament , and winning a tour­nament in Marshall, Texas.

Golf Team chips in wins, starts fast by Scott Pohlkamp Sports Editor

The Gator Golf Team has teed of to an impressive start behind the play of a golfbag full of underclassmen who are coached by Alden Reeves . The Gators have won five of their first six matches they have par­ticipated in and have also placed fifth out of 19 schools in a recent tournament in Texar­kana.

The "A " team is made up of six players , all of whom are close in total scores . They are Chris Bianca , Russell Adams, Cliff Cook , Gerald Adams, Rick Kimmel, and James Hunter .

Bianca and A. Adams both return from last year 's team that won 10 of its first 14 matches , a mark that may be easily be eclipsed by this group of strong golfers . The " B " team , wh ich has also done qu ite well , is

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made up of Cary Hillburn , Chip Miller , Todd Ford , Jeff Richards , and Jeff Walker .

Reeves said that "we should have a state championship by the time this team graduates ." Reeves is high on this young team , and they have given him good reason to be . Following the regular season the Gators will participate in the Regional Tournament and then hopefully qualify for the State Tourna­ment.

Gators shoot down Flyers, smash BTW to even record

by Scott Pohlkamp Sports Editor

With a crack of the bat and pop of a catcher 's mitt the 1985 Gator baseball season is under­way . The infield grass is coming around as are the Gators who sputtered to 3 straight losses , then reeled off 3 straight vic­tories .

Veteran Head Coach Albert Leviston and his troops made an about-face against the Loyola Flyers in the fourth game of the season . "Since the Loyola game the defense has been consistent . We just made one error in that game," said Leviston . A strong defense combined with effective pitching and solid hitting has provided Shreve with an 8-3 w in over Loyola and w ins of 23-8 and 14-1 over Booker T . Wash­ington .

Jim Hawkins , a starter last year , leads a young pitching staff of which he is the only returner from last year. Hawkins has a 2-1 record in 3 games pitched with a lofty 7.35 ERA .

The pitching staff has trouble in the early going which explains a team ERA of 8.06. With such a high ERA it is hard to believe that Shreve has a 3-3 record , but one must look

at the offensive statistics to see why . Leading the team in most every hitting category is center­fielder Derrick Douglas . Douglas leads the team in hits (8) , doubles (2 , tied) , runs-batted­in (17) , homeruns (3) , and also has an impressive .421 batting average . Other starters and their batting averages are Jeff Moore (.385) , Bobby Brice (.176) , Brad Gasaway (.412) , Stacy Long (.333) , Steven Booras (.455), and pitcher Jim Hawkins (.250. Coach Leviston has been ex­tremely pleased with the pro­gress of Moore . Moore , who had knee-surgery last year , is playing in his first year on the Gator team and swings a potent bat , a good reason why he is the leadoff hitter . Gasaway moved from Arkansas and moved right into the starting lineup and has helped sol idify the infield .

The district race should be a tight one as far as Leviston is concerned . "You can tell it will be close. Airline and Bossier are tough. Natchitoches Central usually has a good team also , " said Leviston . He f igures Shreve to be involved in the race for the district championship. After all , Shreve has been to the state playoffs 2 out of the past 3 years .

Rifle Team takes State The Shreve ROTC Rifle Team ,

coached by Sgt. Maj . Henry J. Chiasson , wrapped up the Louisiana State Championship the weekend of March 7 at Nichols State University in Thibodeaux , La ., behind the shooting of Bryan Marts .

In help ing Shreve capture its ninth state championship and eighth district championship in 18 years , Marts won the Indi­vidual State Championship by racking up 269 points . In addi­tion , he won the state high standing and kneeling trophies . During the course of the season Marts shot for an average of 260.3 out of a possible 300 with a

high score of 280; that total was just 5 points shy of the school record. Joining Marts are the following Gator Rifle Team members : Darren Brown 248.2, high of 261; William Stuart - 243 .6, high of 257; Ricky Kimmel - 242 .5, high of 259; Mitch Rambin - 234.8 , high of 254; Paul Scarbro -233.3, high of 260; and Per Cederbom - 228.7, high of 250.

This year 's Team Manager was Kelly Kyle . It was another outstanding season for the rifle team which has established quite a reputation around the state for being winners .

March 22, 1985 Enterprise

Marathon men Allen and High lead Gators 7-­

MISL spells f-u-n in St. Louis by Scott Pohlkamp Sports Editor

" If our polevaulters can come around and we get our one­two finishes in the mile, and our relay team finishes strong we have a chance at district. " These are the words of Gator Track Coach Martin Poote when asked what the outlook of the team is . It sounds like a lot of "if's", but in reality the Gators are not that far from reaching that goal .

"We're not as strong as last year," said Poole. But , for having lost the stars that they lost from last year 's team , this team is not weak. Thus far the Gators have participated in the Gator Relays and the Cowboy Relays and have flexed their muscles . The team

finished fifth at Sh reve out of 13 teams and fourth at South­wood.

Leading the team are long distance runners Kirk High and Burt Allen. High finished second in the mile run and third in the two-mile run at Shreve , then took first place honors in both cate­gories at Southwood . Allen is close behind having finished third in the mile run and fourth in the two-mile at Shreve and two second place finishes in the same categories at South­wood. Leaper Sammy Ester placed second in the triple jump at the Gator Relays . Another strong point is the sprint relay team which is continually im­proving and consists of John Samuels , Sammy Ester , Derrick Douglass , and Mallory Mitchell.

Polevaulters are Larry Agee and Chip Nelson.

The Gators are young and in­experienced, but experience or no experience, this team is in the race for the district title and a few of the members have a solid shot at taking part in the state tournament.

The Lady Gators have par­tici paled in the Gator Relays and Cowboy Relays. Long distance runner Connie Taylor returns from last year and has run well. Rhonda Lallier and Terri Bush have also been impressive. Bush is new to the team , having not run in her previous 3 years at Shreve. She has gotten off to a strong start by winning the high jump competition at South­wood .

by Scott Pohlkamp Sports Editor

The ball rolls along the astra­turf . A short player flashes by and kicks it sharply, but it carooms off of a wall to the center line . Obviously this isn't a description of a normal soccer game as most would envision it. Instead it is MISL (Major Indoor Soccer League) action.

Lady Gator softballers work to win

The M ISL is a professional soccer league consisting of 12 teams , all of which play indoors , on astroturf , on fields surround­ed by walls . Unlike soccer games most would relate to, each M ISL team has just five players and a goalie on the field at one time. I recently attended an MISL game between the Cleveland Force and the St. Steamers in The Arena at St. Louis. Surprisingly The Arena was packed with wild, die-hard Steamers fans who loved to scream, and they had reason to. It was a fast tempo game that produced 15 goals.

cheer on the Steamer players . "Hey, this isn't just any borng soccer match ," I said to myself , "this is actually an excitmg match." My thoughts weren ' t alone . One fan stated "I love these games. They are a lot different from outdoor soccer games because more goals are scored." The fan slao said that one can usually expect to see 15-20 goals scored in most M ISL games. Steamer-mania was alive and well as fans would jump with fists clenched wear­ing light blue Steamer shirts :1nd yelling. I even caught myself on my feet yelling after the Steamers scored four goals in four minutes enroute to an 8-7 victory over the Force. The match provided professional entertainment and at just four dollars for rafter seats and eight for front row seats behind the plastic walls that protect fans from flying balls, that is not bad at all.

I wouldn't suggest driving 11 hours to St. Louis to watch a match, but I would suggest taking a peak at a match tele­vised on ESPN. It is worth a look and may get you hooked. Give the MISL a fighting chance.

by Bubba Roark Assistant Editor

This year's Lady Gator soft­ball team is off to a slow start but hope to be working out this problem with every proceeding game. "The kids work hard and they have a good attitude," stated Joyce Jordan, one of

Dr. P's Top 20

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this year ' s coaches. Freshman pitcher Brenda Dawson is one of the bright spots this year along with the strong hitting of the Gators . The Gators are half way through their 10 game schedule with a 1-4-1 overall record and 1-2-1 district record. When district play is over a

Now that the regular season and conference tournaments are over, Dr . P. has made his final top 20 of the year. The NCAA Tournament is still going on, but Dr. P. feels that a valid final 20 can be made without knowing the final results of the tournament. The state of Lou­isiana is represented well by La. Tech and LSU. By teams won ther respective conferences. Here is the top 20 ...

1. Georgetown (30-2) 2. St. Johns (27-3) 3. Michigan (25-3)

post season tourney will be played to see who advances to the state playoffs. The Lady Gators seem to be a typical Shreve team as a slow starter and a fast finisher . The Gators are a young team with only one senior on a squad which re­turned eight starters.

4. Memphis St. (27-3) 5. Georgia Tech (21-7) 6. Duke (22-7) 7. Oklahoma (28-5) 8 . Illinois (24-8) 9 . North Carolina (24-8)

10. Kansas (24-7) 11. North Carolina St . (20-9) 12. UNLV (27-3) 13. Tulsa (23-7) 14 . Syracuse (21-8) 15. La. Tech (27-2) 16. Virginia Tech (20-8) 17. Va . Commonwealth (25-5) 18 . Georgia (21-8) 19 . Loyola, Ill . (25-5) 20 . LSU (19-9)

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Senior alert Counting down -- 10,440 minutes to go by Marla Greenberg Editor-in-Chief

Once again spring has returned and as the senior class nears its graduation, the question has arisen , " Have senior attitudes changed?" ,

Through careful observa­tion typical senior attitudes can be noticed . Most conver­sations consist of:

"I heard they 're making the tardy pol icy harder. " " So what? I'm a senior. I graduate in two months ."

"I heard they ' re shutting downtown for nine months ." " So what? I graduate in two months."

" Inflation 's getting worse." " So what? I 'm a senior . I graduate in two months."

In the middle of class a senior may be seen frant ical ­ly working a higher math problem. He smiles at the results . " That ' s it! 56 ,160 minutes left til we ' re out of school . "

But one student walks around the hall in a daze convinced that because he made a C on his last test he won't be able to attend the college of his cho ice. Others become resourceful:

"I don ' t need this class to graduate. I took an extra year of P.E ."

Some are thrilled : " A C! And I 've had four

hours of sleep in two weeks ! My grades are improving ."

St ill others have given up: "I 've finished my research

paper. I've finished my Sc ience Fair project. Right now I ' m just filling up time til graduation."

There are sti II those stu­dents who have not yet re­covered from the dreaded college applications disease . "Hi! I ' m Sue Senior , Social Security number 555-44-3321 , my favor ite hobbies are free­lance brai nsurgery, ice hockey , working with the handicapped , and hanging around the library . If I could spend an evening with one person it would be the Dean of Admissions because I've heard what a wonderfu I per­son he is ."

Other upperclassmen have no t ime for studying. They are making plans. Big plans. "OK - we ' ve got a three-day weekend coming up. I figure we .can drive all day Friday , be in Florida in pretty good time , spend all day Saturday on the beach , and come home Sunday. Or maybe we should go to California . There 's more sun there because the sun sets in the West. "

Unfortunately , a few seniors are getting cruel and unjust , if not hostile. "Thirty minutes more next year? Oh , what a shame. I think I ' II talk to my School Board representative. That 's not nearly long enough. At least add an hour."

Lunch skippers taking a risk feeling among students who leave school without passes. On most days, there is usually only one faculiy member watching both parking lots according to Assistant Principal Tommy Powell . Since they can't be both places at once, students drive past the parking lot a teacher happens to be in and parks in the opposite one.

by Jeff Abney Editor-in-Chief

You 're tired of cafeteria food , the lines are too long and you don ' t iike anyone on your lunch shift . What can you do? Many students have decided on an alternative to all of the above , leaving the campus to go eat somewhere other than the school cafeteria.

For years , a lunch pass has been seen as a magic token , a passport to lunchtime free-

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dam. Unfortunately , a lunch pass only entitles you to go home, it is not supposed to be used to go to a restaurant . The rules for obtaining a lunch pass are relatively simple , according to secretary Jimmie Russell. "One , you must have a doctor's wri tten excuse saying that you have to go home to eat for health-related reasons , and , two, you must have your parents permission on file in the office." This sounds simple, but some

by Sarah Robinson Reporter

The proposed half-hour school day extension was approved the last week in February by the Louisiana BESE Board with a vote of 6 to 3.

The extension , effective next year, affects all publ ic and pri­vate schools throughout Lou­isiana.

Principal Sandra McCalla descnbes what she felt the public response was. "The general concensus prefers the present status quo." She was against the proposal . McCalla explains, "I don ' t feel the ex­tension .will affect the school day that much or change the responsiveness of students ."

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As stated earlier , once you get the pass , you ' re supposed to go home . If a member of the faculty catches you at a restau­rant, you will be accused of skipping school . Most students who go to I unch , don 't bother with a lunch pass, though . "It 's so easy to go to I uch , why bother with a lunch pass, " one unidentified student said. This seems to be the typical

McCalla said that the half hour extension could possibly be used as a seventh period or an addition of five minutes to each period .

McCalla also said that a defi­nite decision concerning this issue has not been made yet. There is a possibility it could be left up to the school.

McCalla said sh e is more inc lined to the five minute addi­tion to the standing six periods because of the confusion a change to seven classes would cause.

M i It on Hamel , G Ioria Harri­son. and Keith Johnson voted against the proposal. Hamel , owner of Hamel 's Park , ex­plained his reasons . " I feel that

Many students who go to lunch are the ones who haven ' t been caught before. This is because the policy regarding lunch skipping is set up to discourage second offenders. If a student has a clean discipline record is caught for the first

if a change of this nature will affec t many people's I ives and not make a big difference it is not a good one . The 360 minute day has been around in parts of Louisiana for 20 or 25 years. I have no reason to think be­cause these school systems have longer days , that these systems are any better than ours ."

Hamel said that he felt the way to improve the school sys­tem is to have good teachers and principals .

Concern ing what to do w ith the extra 30 minutes Hamel said , " A seven period day would be more beneficial to students than a 60 minute class . If seven periods were put into effect it

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Of course seniors in danger of being on the five-year plan remain silent in this area.

College , however, is a touchy subject.

"Where ' re you going? LSU?"

"It's only March. Maybe I want to wait. Maybe I want to examine carefully every institution of fine learning and then decide. Maybe I 'm at the point of narrowing down. Maybe I ' m still specu­lating.

"Yeh , maybe. So you ARE going to LSU ."

"Yeh. " Are senior attitudes chang­

ing? Nah , I 'd say they were always like this. But what do I care? I ' m a senior . I grad­uate in two months .

time going to lunch, the pun­ishment is usually three days in detention. A second offense re­sults in a one day suspens ion and , according to Principal Sandra McCalla, "a third time doesn't happen ." McCalla said that the punishment also depends on the student 's be­havior on being caught. If he tries to run and hide, or uses profanity , the punishment is more severe .

Reasons for going to lunch are obvious, but according to Powell , " You are taking a risk every time you leave the camp us ."

would result in 20 more minutes of instructional time rather than 30. Students who don ' t have enough credits to graduate could make the required 22 . Students would also get to take more courses they desired."

Hamel described what he felt the biggest disadvantage was. " Teacher moral is lower than ever and the teacher short­age could possibly 1ncrease, especially in the math and science areas. "

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