The • r1se Volume XIV Captain Shreve High School, Shreveport, December 14; 1983 Number3

Budget to be cut by Linda Ledbetter Assistant Editor

Discussion continues today in the Louisiana Legislature over Gov . Dave Treen 's proposed across-the-board budget cut, which , if passed , will affect educat ion in Caddo parish.

If the legislature approves the 5.8 or 7 percent cut , Caddo Parish schoo ls will lose $3 .9 million or $4 .7 million, depend­ing on which cut is approved , of the $115 million alloted to the Caddo Parish school system by the state, according to S.L. Slack, director of finance of the Caddo Parish School Board. The school board will decide where spend­ing will be cut for the schools in the parish .

The cuts Treen is calling for as a result of the Louisiana law that says the state cannot be in debt at the end of the fiscal year. Treen has said based on the budgeted expenses , by the end

of this fiscal year , July 1, Lou­isiana would be in the red. In order to stay within the revenue the state has , Treen has pro­posed that all state-funded pro­grams take a budget cut of 5.8 or 7 percen t.

One plan the school board is looking into now in case the cuts are passed is a two week pay cut for school employees . With this cut, schools would be closed for two weeks allowing for two weeks without the usual cost of running the schools, according to Slack, because the majority (82 percent) of the school sys­tem's funds go for salaries . "It would be impossible to carry out such a large cut without taking from personnel," he said.

Alternatives to Treen's proposed cut that the legisla­ture is looking into are raising state sales tax, lowering the proposed budget cut and re­ducing state income tax .

'Vandalism hits Shreve by Margaret Lindanger News Editor

Four bf f ive teenagers are facing criminal charges for vandalizing both Shreve and Parkway High School Tuesday Nov. 29, according to Det. Dyson of the Bossier City Police De­partment.

After receiving leads from several individuals , Dyson and another detective worked 18 hours on the case before finally charging the teenagers .

Three were reported to be female and the other two male . Four were charged with felony and placed in jail, but the fifth is a minor and charges are still pending . All were former stu­dents of either Shreve or Park­way .

Not only are the teenagers .facing charges , but they or their p9rents must pay for the damage they caused to both schools.

Mini-poll ----(Editor's note: One hund­red seventy-three Shreve students were polled about the following subject. Their responses follow.)

The 1984 Presidential election is rapidly ap­proaching . At this time, who do you support for that office?

Ronald Reagan 58% Walter Mondale 6% John Glenn 11% John Anderson 6% 'Alan Cranston 1% Jesse Jackson 14% Gus Hall 4%

Reagan wins in a landslide .

Dyson reported $2082 worth of damage done to Parkway alone.

Shreve principal Sandra Mc­Calla said it cost hundreds of dollars just to rent a sand­blaster to cover the spray paint on the building and it is "very expensive" to replace the plas­tic on the front windows of the school.

Although this is not the first time Shreve has been vandalized this is also not the first time the vandals have been caught. Person or persons caught de­facing Shreve have received punishments such as suspension , failure for the semester, and paying the cost to repair the damage.

McCalla stresses the fact that vandalism at Shreve is "so seldom, but when it does occur, most people are caught," she said.

Elizabeth Harrison, senior, is one of the student selected to attend the Presidential Class­room in Washington, D.C.

Photograph by Jon David Hague

Shreve falls one short of dome by Scott Pohlkamp Sports Editor

The 1983 Gator football season started with a fumbled snap and ended with a batted pass, but in between, Shreve, to the dismay of many, had a fantastic season.

Although many favored Shreve as the district favorite before the season was under way, they expected it to be a very close race. That certainly didn't help an inexperienced Gator team very much. Well, after starting the season with consecutive losses to West Monroe and Fair Park, Shreve's roll was reversed to the underdog, a roll that coaches relish.

The Southwood Cowboys were favored to beat the Gators and keep Lee Hedges waiting another week for his

200th career victory , but it didn't turn out · that way.

. Hedges had his team well prepared and the result was a 20-9 shellacking . It gave Hedges 200 victories, but it also turned the season around for several reasons. (1) it was the first victory since last year; (2) it gave the players back the confidence they needed; (3) the offense opened up; (4) the defense began to gel .

From there things fell into place just like they would in a storybook. Shreve swept through the rest of the season with an unblemished district record . It would be good enough for some teams just to be able to overcome the adversity the Gators did, but not Shreve . They finished first in the district race and

Students to visit D.C. By Blake Kaplan Editor-in-Chief

Seniors Elizabeth Harrison and Mark Tisdale have been chosen to attend the Presidential Classroom for Young Americans, · a program designed for students to study politics and power in the

· nation 's capitol .

Harrison and Tisdale will journey to Washington , DC on Jan. 28 for a week-long program that focuses on the structure of the federal government. They will attend 15 classes with leading decision-makers from the three branches of government , the national news media, and forces behind business and labor. These conferences will be

followed by press conference type question and answer ses­sions held at the Capitol, the Department of Justice and the State Department. Through discussions with key officials , students learn first hand the pro­blems that face our society today. While in Washington, Harrison and Tisdale will attend a theatre production, see museums, and visit the Capitol and White House.

Approximately 400 students from all 50 states will take part in this program . Thfs year 's theme is "Great Expectations: Our Challenge for 1984."

Recent speakers at the pro­gram include the Honorable Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court Justice .

charged into the playoffs full steam ahead by reeling off eight straight victories . They (in the role of the under­dog) preceeded to knock off defending state champ Ruston , and a very large New Iberia team which gave reason for people to ask the echoing question "Who Oat. "

The season ended with a heart-breaking loss to Terre­bonne in a driving . rain storm, but even though Shreve didn't make it to the Super Dome for a long awaited match with Neville, Shreve should certainly be proud that they got as far as they did . The players as well as coaches schould be commend­ed for a job well done. It is fitting that this story and the season end with a resounding cheer, Chomp 'em!

Senior Mark Tisdale is another student who was selected to attend the Presidential Class­room in Washington, D.C.

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Ban would not help The use and abuse of firearms , particularly handguns ,

is a hotly contested political issue in the United States . The idea of gun control is a proposal by our government that shows little or no think ing on their part. We at The Enter­prise, feel that gun control will not work in our violent­natured society today .

A major argument for gun control is that bann ing handguns would reduce the number of murders of our nat ion . Probably , a handgun ban would have little or no effect on the criminals of our nation . If a ban were put into effect , how hard do you think it would be for a crimina l, if he really wan ted one , to get a gun? Do you th ink everyone of the 55 million handguns presently accounted for will be turned into your friendly police officer? And if they were , how· would we stop guns from being smuggled into the United States? Just think about it - marijuana is illegal too , but we haven 't stopped it.

Statistically, the six states which require a permit be­fore owning or buying a gun (North Carolina, New York , New Jersey, Michigan , Missouri and Hawaii) have con­sistently had higher homicide rates than the other states without bans. This shows that states with high murder rates have tried to lower those rates by handgun bans . But since that approach repeatedly fails , a high murder rate seems to coincide with handgun bans.

If you are still in favor of banning handguns, ponder on the words "the right to bear arms" for a minute. Owning guns is a constitutional right and that shoots any argument for gun control straight to pieces.

Count us out guys! Come on guys, hunting is for the birds ... Is there any guy out there that doesn't have an obses­

sion of the dreadful "wilderness life"? The obsession, which every guy gets at least once in his lite, is like an ill­ness and the only cure is to kill a 12-point buck . The age which boys get this illness is unpredictable. Some can start as young as age seven, and from there it's hard to say when they will recover while others have this obsession forever.

What is the big deal in killing animals? This obsession affects guys in weird ways . Guys obviously do not know what it is like dating someone who would rather spend the night in the woods, in 20-below weather, sitting in a tree with 100 different types of insects, waiting for the sun to rise so he can kill every little rabbit or squirrel that happens to hop by, rather than spending a quiet evening with a girl by a nice warm fireplace? For girls, being rejected by a guy because of another girl is bad , but being rejected because of animals is worse.

Being rejected is just one bad thing which comes from hunting. The second bad thing is those dreadful "hunting stories." Every time a guy goes hunting, he always comes home with wild stories of how he almost killed a huge deer.

When we start to complain and try to explain to guys that we feel left out at times, they say, "Well then come along next time . " Sure, they ask us to come along. But only because they know we ' ll say no! But girls, just once accept their offer and see what happens. That will be the week that their gun happens to break or something just suddenly comes up and they can't make the hunting trip. Even though you have no intention on going, say yes . Just seeing their mouths drop might be worth it.

Nothing can really be done, except just go along with their silly hunting obsession , and if you can ' t do that, then take some advice and don ' t date a guy during hunting sea­son (November-January). It seems like a long time, but it might save you some heartache.

Enterprise EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Blake Kaplan

ASSISTANT EDITORS Linda Ledbetter Macie Mcinnis

NEWS EDITOR Margaret Lindanger

FEATURE EDITOR Elizabeth Spaht

SPORTS EDITOR Scott Pohlkamp

AD MANAGER Kathy Willis

PHOTOGRAPHER Ross Smith

ARTIST Shayne Zionts

TYPIST Cheryl Miller

STAFF REPORTERS Pam Benecke, Mark Dyba, Helen Haley, Elizabeth Harri­son, Fred Holland, Lisa Norman, Jennifer Smith

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All-American kid not all 'apple pie' Remember the fine, upstand­

ing high school boy with blonde hair, blue eyes , and freckles? You know, he eats hot dogs, plays baseball , and drives a Chevrolet. This Richie-Cunning­ham-apple-pie-face myth of the All-American kid is rapidly being replaced by a brand new phase that America will probably be ashamed to adopt.

Let's start with vocabulary . The All-American kid has, up to this point, been polite and grammatically correct . "Pleased to meet you," "May I take your coat , " and "Thank you very much," all statements of the past have been replaced with "Killer dude, " "Yo ' mama," and "acid makes the world go 'round ." Kids today don't seem to remem­ber when "Killer dudes" got the death penalty, it was an insult to talk about someone 's mama, an acid was a laboratory chemi­cal. Oh , and who would na~:!

ever thought that the word "Hi" would change from a simple greeting to a state of mind?

Clothing has taken a drastic dive compared to those of the

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original American kid . Tweed jackets, silk ties, and argyle socks just don ' t fit the pattern anymore . Who wears socks? So your feet sweat and athlete 's foot grows and eats your foot from heel to toe . Who cares? The "thing" now is to see who has the hairiest ankles and feet. And since when have those cute little lzods on those cute little belts been disposed of for shiny link chains? In the past, chains were only found on bicycles and dog leashes. Well, those dog leashes are now being worn to schools and social functions of all kinds . Self protection is an important part of today 's world , but isn ' t it a little ridiculous to decoratively wear your weapons on a day-to-day basis?

Entertainment for the Ameri-

can kid today is a farce . Remem-. ber when Perry Como singing

Christmas Carols was the most romantic of all evenings spent by the fire with the one you loved? Well, it seems that good ol ' Perry has been benched -for ttie Psychodelic Furs blaring over 2000 watt ghettoblasters! Wou1a someone please explain who would name a rock group some­thing that best describes cats that were colored with pink and green crayons!

And whatever happened to · baseball, the All-American sport? If a kid today plays a sport then it's something de­structive like trying to see who can endure the most shots of tequilla or beating each other over the head with a lead pipe!

The Alt-American kid today has changed drastically from just a few years ago, but who knows about the kids in the future? Clothing may be all silver, sports may include dueling with light sabers, and "Shaz-batt" may become a com­mon word in the American vocabulary!

Rain in Spain falls on the plains What would happen if you

stood up in the quiet part of church, and yelled at the top of your lungs : "The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plains?" Certainly , the men in the white coats would be coming quickly, but the look on the preacher 's face, not to mention the congre­gaiion's , would almost make it worth the trouble .

Ross Smith

I can ' t speak for anyone else, today . " HOW DOES HE KNOW but personally , there are a lot of THIS!?!? Did he used to work at things I wonder about in this Pancho 's Mexican Buffet? I weird world of ours. · don't want to offend anyone,

Several things come to mind . but what kind of person would- .. . Just what exactly is the elec- I think I 've made my point.

tarat college? Are they a bunch 1 would never question the of old men that run around - integrity of advertising, but, voting on things? I certainly does Orson Welles really keep hope not, but heck, why name his money at the First National something a college when they Bank? Does Bruce Jenner get up don't even have a football early every morning and eat a team? • big bowl of Wheaties? And let us

Now I know that the world is try and be a bit realistic ... how filled with a lot of funny peo- many people do you know that pie, and some of those people run through the streets singing have funny jobs , but I would like out that they ' re a Pepper? to meet the guy on the commer- Since we're on the subject cit cial that says , "Purina is the best people that don't have both oars tasting dog-food on the market in the water, how about the guys

that write the tntroductions and forwards to all of our textbooks. Do they really think that students will read them? The only people'

that I could even guess would read them are the kids that will grow up to write them, or the, mothers of those writers that have written them .

What about dumbbells? Are they dumb? Are they bells? Do they look like bells? The guy that writes the text introductions probably invented that intellec­tual term .

Sometimes I wonder how to find the answers to all of these profound, probing, and probably pressing predicaments. Maybe there is a book in the library with the answers. If you can figure out who Mr. Dewey was, and what was in his mind when he arranged our books in a process he cleverly named after himself, then maybe you will find the answers . If you do check out that book though, don't try to return it through the "BOOK RETURN SLOT" , because they welded it shut. Sometimes I wonder .

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'Give us a break,' they say Dear Editor,

This letter is to all of the people who don't know that there are two sides of the stair­cases. At Shreve we have a system with the staircases - you go up the right-hand side and down the left-hand side. Un­fortunately, some people don't know this and continue to run into the people going the right way. If you don't know which way to go, follow the majority of the people, please!

Jennifer Keith

Thanks, girls Dear Editor,

I would like to thank eight special girls for all the kindness and love they have shown me this year . I enjoy working with everyone of them. They have made my senior year the best anyone could ask for. I would like to tell the school that they have the best cheerleaders in the

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history of Captain Shreve. I see that Gator Spirit deep down in their hearts. I would like to thank each one for great memories that I will cherish forever.

AI. E. Gator (Carl Costanza)

Sibley's good Dear Editor,

It's time for the kids at Shreve to grow up and recognize a fine, well-informed and worldly teach­er at Shreve when they see one.

I look forward to the hour that I have Mrs. Sibley because I know that I'm going to hear something meaningful and logical. Whether it concerns a novel or just an event of the day, Mrs. Sibley always has some­thing inspiring to add .

Sophomore Gators please

wake up and start appreciating a great lady.

Name withheld by request

Quit crowding Dear Editor,

I'm a junior at Shreve and I'm sick of the crowding of the school. The hallways are so crowded that you practically have to fight to get to each class. I believe we can make this easier by getting everyone to move at an even pace. Some people tend to want to collect in the halls and block the whole hallway. These groups usually collect right by ·the stairs and when you try to get by, they get angry and start pushing. I'm sick and tired of it and plenty of others are, too! Something needs to be done about this problem .

Name withheld

Blankets, d.j. 's bring back memories I remember when I was young

very clearly . You know how most kids have security blankets (like Linus)? Well, I have a security stuffed toy cat. I must have been two years old when my grand­parents gave it to me. I prompt­ly named it "Peanut Butter" (probably one of the few words 1 knew) . It was plush , white and four feet tall. I, on the other hand, was scrawny, little and about 2'4 ". I dragged it with me everywhere until it met its untimely death , when an ele­vator door shut on its head . No amount of sewing could save "Peanut Butter" from the gar­bage .

I always thought that when I listened to the radio that all the rock groups were at the radio station , standing in line, waiting

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for the d .j. to say "Okay, who's next?" and then they would play their music . Boy , was I dis­appointed when I found out what a record album was .

Also , can you remember the first time you found out that your parents were once I ittle? Your first reply was, "You were lit.tle like me? No way!" I always though( parents were born parents. Could you imagine walking up to the hospital nur­sery and hearing , "Congratula­tions , your wife just gave birth to

a 10 pound mother"? The sa111e goes for teachers . The first time I ever saw one of my teach­ers in a grocery store, I asked my mother , "Mom, what 's Mrs. Jones doing away from school?" How was I supposed to know teachers had families too? I thought teachers were born teachers .

In kindergarten , some kid broke a Mardi Gras necklace with the big colorful beads on it. Well , we told him to pick them up and stick them in his nose. He did - and had to go to the hospital to get the Mardi Gras beads removed from his nose .

I'm sure we can all look back at our childhoods and wonder how in the world we turned out like we did . Oh well , nobody knows for sure.

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Exams anyone? How Important Is It for the administration to Immediately change the present exam schedule to two exams rather than tllree exams dally?

Sara Benecke, sophomore "It is very important because kids will study more. They will get more studying done if they only have two exams daily."

Anthony Lawrence, senior "It should be changed because it's easier for someone to study for two tests instead of three."

Brian Phillips, junior "I think it's very important because it 's very stressful to study for three tests in one day ."

Travis McGraw, freshman "It's very important. I think it's easier to study for two exams instead of three. I also think it will be easier to make better grades."

Jane Drake, teacher "I really prefer having three exams daily so it will only take two days to issue exams ."

Kay Ia Ivy, junior "There should only be two exams daily because you hardly get enough time as it is to study for just one exam ."

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·'Rumble Fish' lacks all If all trash was meant to be

burned, Rumble Fish would be at the top of the heap, but that is the only heap it would top. This new Francis Ford Coppola film release starring Matt Dillon could be a delightfully stunning movie if the entire plot and act­

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ing efforts were removed from a simple two-minute plot men­the screen . tally designed for toddlers into a

In Rumble Fish, Dillon is two-hour psychological . adult given yet another chance to movie? It just doesn't come flaunt the talent he does not have across as believeable . by portraying Rusty James, a The only aspect that saves rough , tough high school punk Rumble Fish from falling into who lives off of his big brother's an endless pit of despair is the image - the Motorcycle Boy . cinematography. Stephen H. This violent gang-leader-type Burham, Director of Photo­character that Dillon once again graphy, uses excellent camera rips to shreds is becoming rather angles that greatly parallel those stale in S.E. Hinton's adoles- used by Alfred Hitchocock in the cent novels. In each new Hinton/ black and white classic, Psycho. Coppola film, Dillon seems to The fact that Rumble Fish is think he is doing the audience black and white also gives a a favor by flashing his pretty- slight sense of intrigue to the boy face across the screen, while otherwise distasteful film. moviegoers are actually com- On the whole, this unbeliev­mitting an unpardonable sin by able, worthless, garbage-ridden paying to view this filth! movie is not suitable fer any

The movie opens in Benny's audience. The over-use of Billiards, the local hangout ·1n. :· profanity and vulgarity only this highly predictable fairy adds to the film's immaturity tale, and it is here that Rusty level and the attempt to turn it James, Smokey, Steve, and the into an abstract and symbolic rest of the "gang• meet to dis- work of art simply makes cuss extremely crucial moral and Coppola appear a fool. The only political issues such as fighting, reason·that could possibly justify girls, drinking, girls, killing , and the making of such a movie is once again, girls . The major using it as a torture method. question that surfaces time after But even the world's mo-sf·evit time in the dime novel story is villains don't deserve such ·a why would such a professional horrible fate as to be made to director as Coppola try to stretch watch this trash!

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Freshmen turn pollsters to question area citizens

People who went shopping one weekend in Novem ber got a little more than they originally weni after when they were approached by a few teenagers. They got a chance to see just how much they knew or didn't know about Louisiana politicians that represent them in Washington , D.C.

Shreve Civics teacher, Dessie Adger, sent nine of her ninth grade Civics students out into shopping areas to conduct a survey to find out if area citizens · knew who represented them in Congress . If you're guessing, Buddy Roemer is this district 's U.S. representative and Russell B. Long and J. Bennett Johnston are U.S. senators.

Out of the people polled, 58

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percent could recall Roemer 's name while 52 percent knew Long . Less than one-half of those questioned, only 47 percent , could name Johnston . Eighteen percent offered no comment to the students , while five-tenths of 1 percent knew others.

The ·students conducted the surveys at Shreve City Shopping Center, Mall St. Vincent, Brook­shire's on E. King's Highway , Highway Clinic and Pierre Bossier Mall. Students who participated were Kevin Cunn­ingham, Pam Henderson, Cary Hilburn, Jolie Maquin , Charles Moore , Charles Mullins , Brian Pardue , Shari Schultz, and Michael Smith.

Fifty-five percent of those polled were female while 45 percent were male; 54 percent were over 30 years of age and 46 percent were under 30; 59 per­cent were white, while 41 per­cent were black.

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a.uiz Bowl .team (from left): Steve Barnett, Blake Kaplan, John Harper, Scot Stinson, Mark T1sdale w1th teachers Jo Amy Wynn and Diana Ely for upcoming competitions against other schools in the Ark-La-Tex. The first round will take place Jan. 14, at Centenary College, sponsor of the Quiz Bowl. If Shreve wins there, they will advance and subsequent rounds will be aired on KSLA television. (Photo by Jon David Hague)

All-male team to compete in Quiz Bowl by Pam Benecke Reporter

Starting Saturday Jan. 14, 1984, Shreve's new Centenary Quiz Bowl team will challe_nge different schools in the area by answering trivia questions in all subject areas during the quiz bowl competition.

The Centenarey Quiz Bowl is designed for a team of students to challenge each other by an­swering questions quickly and accurately, according to Blake Kaplan, team member. Shreve will face many area schools during the competition, hope­fully to come out on top.

Returning this year is junior

Scot Stinson with his knowledge in the sciences. Senior Blake Kaplan will represent Shreve with his subject area in sports. John Harper, sophomore, will balance out the team with a general knowledge of every­thing. Mark Tisdale will repre­sent Shreve as the alternate. Steve Barnett, senior, is captain. His subject area is in the history and literature division . Barnett, who is "cool-headed" and able to answer bonus questions ac­curately and calmly is like the model captain that the coaches are looking for. He is aggressive and quick to answer, and able to "keep his head," according to Diana Ely, team coach .

Coaches Jo Amy Wynn and Ely have chosen this year's team members to produce a well­balanced team. The coaches seem to think they have chosen the team right, considering the many run-offs because of the competition between the stu­dents during the try-outs .

To get on television, every team must , play one game at Centenary (Jan. 14) with single elimination from the whole competition. Every one on _ Shreve's team is hoping to win Saturday, but according to Ely, "The competition gets stiffer every year and the East Texas • teams are usually pretty strong."

L'Esprit announces final deadline Feb. 13 is L'Esprit's final

deadline for all artwork, photo­graphy and literary works such as poems and short stories.

L' Esprit, Shreve's literary magazine published once every two years, offers students the chance to show their literary and artistic talents. Two years ago , the first edition of L'Esprit won the All-American Literary Maga­zine Award by the National

Scholastic Press-Association Gannon. (NSPA) for its originality, organi- Members of the staff are Sara zation, design, quality of writing Benecke, Elizabeth Spaht, and creativity . Margaret Lindanger, Kathy

Students who are interested in Willis, Carie Starr, Angie Myers, submitting entries to L'Esprit Marla Greenberg, Lisa Ward, should pick up an entry form Dana Velverton, Ann Hullaby, from Room 202 or from an and Leatha Brown . English teacher. Rules for sub- Staff members have been mitting entries are available raising money to pay for the from English teachers. magazine, which will cost at least

Co-editors of L'Esprit are $3,000. Most of the funds will Jenny Keith and Pam Benecke. come from business contribu­Supervisor is freshman English tions, but they will also sell and journalism teacher, Gaye 1 candy and have car washes.

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Seniors Kim Allen and Kay Moore and junior Carrie Dupree show off the new fall fashions.

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'I have a Dream' topic for PTA contest

Students wishing to enter their art or literature in the PTA cultural arts contest, Reflections, have until Jan . 30 to turn their entries in to their English tea­chers .

Entries may be in the form of visual art , literature , or music and must be the work of one student. Paint ings, drawings , prints and photographs should be submitted in the visual arts divis ion; poetry , prose, drama in

the literature division; and scores of original composition, with or without words, in the music division .

All entries must be directly related to and expressive of the theme " I Have a Dream ." Unless the work includes speci­fic reference to the theme , the title must include it. Students enter ing an art piece also need to read the specific rules for the division they enter . All entries

47 students ready for D.C. Forty-six students and two

teachers will leave Jan. 28 for a week-long look at the nation 's government as participants in the annual Close-Up program in Washington D.C.

The students attending Close­Up this year are Ann Acheson , Brian Barber, John Barthe, Pam Benecke, Diane Blow, Bobby Brice, Leatha Brown, Cindy Chreene, Jeanne Dunn , Lisa Eiland, John Evans, Marla Greenberg , Karen Harmon ,

Lauren Hayes , Terry Hoyt. Melissa Hudson , Ashley

Hullett, Stephen Hullett , Casan­dra leviston , Wendi Marrus , Shawne Marsala, Debbie Matthews , Lori McCallister , Christy McChesney, David Monk, Jeff Moore , John Moore, Reene Myers, Michael Newell.

Lisa Norman, Brian Phillips, Scott Pohlkamp, Mitch Rambin, Spencer Reisinger , Wendy Roberts , Rebecca Ruffin, Troy Schulman , Alan Seahaugh,

Rifle Team hiHing bull' s-eye Shreve's Junior ROTC compe­

titive activities won five first place, one second and two third place awards at the Arkansas Tech University (ATU) JROTC Extravaganza Nov. 22 in Russell­ville, Ark .

Shreve 's Varsity Rifle Team won the first place team trophy, Color Guard won second place Color Guard competitions , Gator Drill Team won third place overall team trophy , and Gatorette Drill Team won third place precision drill trophy .

Team, this could poissible, with a little luck , be a banner year for the Shreve Rifle Team, despite rumors that the team cannot produce because of inexper­ience.

· Take my adivse, the · Rifle Team is lead by Roger Williams and his exper ience and excel­lence in handling a rifle should and will "rub off" on the younger competitors .

should have an entry form attached, which can be picked up along with specific rules from any Eng I ish teacher .

All entries from individual schools will be judged and school winners will progress to the dis­strict level. Judging will be based on evidence of creativity and expression of theme. Each school d istrict will select 15 entries to send to the state judging, then state winners will compete in the national competi­tion , the final level.

The purpose of this project according to the national PTA is " to encourage creative expres­sion amond children and youth in the form of visual arts , literature and music ."

Sheila Sherman , Kim Snelling , Greg Thatcher , . Pat Thomas , John Turner , Paige Whitley, Dede Wilburn , and Paula Wright.

This is Shreve 's ninth year to participate in the program . While in Washington the stu­dents will hear many influential speakers such as senators and representatives . Teachers Georgie Lee and Jack Bogan will accompany the students to Washington.

Merry Christmas

Mrs. GannDn love ya,

Margaret

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Drive ends Dec. 1S Dec. 15 is the last day of the Freshman Class clothes

and toy drive that started Dec. 5. According to Todd Fitzgerald , president of the Fresh­

man Class, all students have been asked to donate used or new clothes and toys to benefit Sister Margaret's Christian Services . The goods should be boxed and put in the Fresh­man sponsor's rooms .

Students aHend workshop Caddo Career Center and Shreve student Paul Cox

attended the fall Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA) Leadership Development Workshop in the auto mechanics area as representatives of the Caddo Career Center .

The workshop was held in November at the State Edu­cation Camp in Bunkie . Forty representatives of VICA at the Caddo Career Center were in attendance , making it the largest group from any school in the state .

VICA is in the process of growing and enlarging in Louisiana . Career Center studens will have the opportunity to participate and compete at a regional meeting in March and at the state VICA conference in April .

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She'll miss the U.S., but Germany's honie by Macie Mcinnis Assistant Editor

December 14, 1983

Her short, punk-like hair. gives r"r a sporty look that illustrates the styles in West Germany are not much different than those in America. Her self-made sweat­ers and scarves , knitted with care, and hand-painted frames surrounding pictures of her familv more than 5,000 miles away: indicate her love and talent for using her hands skill­fully . There is a glint of excite­ment in her green eyes when asked to "tell me about your­self." It is evident Kira Benner has a lot to say about herself, her · country, and America, the land she has wished for so long to see.

inv ited Kira to live in the1r home and go to an American school for one semester . Kira waited until she finished her tenth grade year, which is a "type of graduation in Ger­many, " she says .. Then she was ready to take that long-awaited trip.

Coming to the United States was exciting . "You get excited about seeing new things -things you want to know more about ," Kira says. When shear­rived in America, she discovered quite a few differences and simi­larities to the home land she left behind.

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Kira Benner, a German student visiting America and attending Shreve for one semester, shows many facial expressions while talking about her family and comparing America to her home country. From left, she talks about Germany, that "will always be home," special times with her family, and the school systems of the two countries.

Making a move from West Germany to the United States was a step Kira Benner was more than willing to take. She had always dreamed of visiting America, but the chance to live here for · six months was even more of an opportunity than she could imagine. "You hear so much about America. It 's so free, • Kira says, referring to her reasons for wishing to come to America.

One thing that surprised Kira was the Cokes in the United States. "You have to pay so much for Cokes in Germany that for some reason, I thought they would taste just a little bit better in America," she says. She has also had to get used to drinking beverages with ice . "I've learned to like it. When I go home, I'll have to get used to no ice again."

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on to honor-enriched type classes and graduate eligible for higher class jobs, both Kira and her two brothers being eligible for this class.

Those students making a "B" are eligible for enriched classes, but go on to work at a slightly lesser class job. Those students who don't do as well work as manual laborers . · With the holiday season ap­

proaching, Kira has realized that there is quite a difference in the attitudes taken towards the true meaning of Christmas. She has found that most businesses are set out to do one thing - sell their products, and the people are only set out to buy them.

Christmas in Kira's family is

a very special occasion. On Dec. 23, her family goes on a walk through snow-covered woods to look for a Christmas tree. Kira's love for nature makes this walk twice as mean­ingful to her. It is a tradition to decorate their tree on Christmas Eve, which is something that most Americans don't do. It is also a tradition that all presents are opened on Christmas Eve. Looking back, Kira realizes that spending this special holiday in America may be quite a change from what she's accustomed to.

When not concentrating on maintaining a 4.5 grade point average, Kira spends some of her spare time participating in the Shreve Band. This is quite

an honor for her considering, "No band in my hometown will take a girl," she says. Being in the band gives her a chance to attend football games, which she has learned to enjoy in the place of well known sports in Germany such as soccer, hand­ball, and table-tennis .

Kira misses Germany, but has adapted to her temporary home. She says she has made new

. friends and would like to "thank all those who have helped me here in America and at Captain Shreve." "I will miss everyone," she says. But in the meantime, she will continue to establish lasting friendships and brighten those around her with her friend­ly smile.

Kira was luckier than most people who wish to visit another country. Shreve ROTC Sgt. Maj . Henry J. Chiasson and his wife lise, relatives of Kira's family, visited Germany, then

Something else Kira found surprising was the price of get­ting a driver's license in America. "It costs close to $700 to get a license in Germany. • "All driv­ing lessons are private. You're required to have at least 16 hours of driving in your les­sons, • she says. Even with a license at such a high price, Kira says most families have one car.

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In reference to American schools as compared to German schools, Kira says that it is much harder to go to college in Ger­many, especially on a scholar­ship. A test taken after nine years of schooling determines whether or not a German stu­dent continues his education . "The grade you make determines your future," she says. Students making an "A" on their test go

by Elizabeth Spaht Feature Editor

Embarrassment, ridicule and slothfulness will at last take on no shape or form in Shreve's flag girls. Instead, they are molded by determination, dili­gence and responsibility.

Practice produced the im­provement. Bill Causey, band director, had people from drum corps come during the summer to

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help train and teach the girls new routines and motions. Besides working with the drum corps, the girls also attended Shreve "flag camps" with people who have previously been i'n flag lines, for two weeks at a time. These flag camps provided constant workouts and de­manding practices which took a while for the girls to get used to, several of them said.

However, for the new mem­bers , acceptance of responsi­bility came a bit later. At first they were "lazy" and they "griped," Captain Cheryl Semon said, but as time passed, they realized it wasn't going to be just

fun and games, so they started really working.

Semon thinks the hard work has been worth it because "last year no one would watch," whereas, this year students and parents "come to watch" and enjoy what they see.

The main person responsible for "what they see" is Causey, who wanted the girls to have a better reputation, as well as being more competitive. And when Causey granted the girls their wish of obtaining new flags, he .also granted them more of his "attention" and "expectations," said Semon. Certainly he hasn ' t been dis­appointed.

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Mexican appreciates America, but remembers his homeland· by Elizabeth Spaht Feature Editor

Born in a small Mexican town lacking in modern day conve­niences such as telephones , tele­visions , and most importantly, valuable schooling, freshman

"' Sergio Hernandez has a great appreciation and love for America.

His love and appreciation for America are not as deep as his love and appreciation for one man however, Father Clayton of St. Joseph's Church. Since the age of 5 Sergio has lived with Father Clayton who has been more of a dad to him than his biological father. Sergio admires Father Clayton more than any­one else wfor what he's done for me."

Just what exactly has he done for Sergio? He gave him love, a new family, an education and even a television set. He has taken Sergio in, along with three other boys, as his own son and has been a caring father to them all.

The reason Father Clayton brought Sergio from Mexico to America was to cure his club

4 foot. After Sergio spent a year in the hospital, his foot was finally repaired. Since that time, Father Clayton has kept Sergio in America so he can pursue his education. Every summer Sergio goes back to Mexico to visit his mother, father, and four younger sisters.

While back in the states, Sergio still has his problems. "I don't believe in myself. I just can't," says Sergio, in a matter­of-fact tone. Although Father Clayton urges him to be posi­tive, assured and confident about himself, Sergio is unyielding to the advice.

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"I think he can keep me and help my mother and father and be­cause of how he's helped me so far , " he says . He prays that God will continually help him and his Mexican family .

Sergio not only asks for help, he gives help . After his gradua­tion from St. Joseph 's he worked for a year at Johnny's Pizza in order to buy his family a bigger home. His four sisters are getting older and he feels they should have more room . This month they will be moving from their one-room home to a five­room home. Previously, all seven of them crowded in this one room. His whole family takes pride in the home and the help they would not have had if it weren't for their son Sergio.

Sergio values help and ad­mires it in other people. In fact, one of the reasons he likes Shreve is because of the help he receives from the teachers here. He claims teachers at St. Joseph's were rather calloused towards him. But Sergio realizes it wasn't totally their fault. At times he would back talk and sass them. A habit he says he has dropped since entering Shreve.

It's extremely unusual that Sergio would even consider backtalking anyone. He is so calm, patient, and easy-going. wl 'm a quiet person," Sergio says with a slight laugh. But back­talking a teacher is an emotion Sergio cannot hold in. "I have a bad temper. I can get mad easy," Sergio declares in an 1 I 1 II getcha 1 tone of voice, unlike his normal tone. "Mostly anything

will get me mad ," he continues . Sergio is by natu re reserved and very shy , but when anger comes , shyness goes.

Sergio hasn ' t yet decided about college or a career, but he does know of one thing, and that is his desire to help his people . After his education here, he will leave America and go to Mexico, eager to assist in any way he can. When this happens Sergio may have to miss out on our modern day conveniences such as tele­phones and televisions, but it won't matter. He remembers where he came from.

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(At Shreve) Lifford "Action" Jackson danced and bolted his way to four touchdown runs, the last one coming with 12 seconds remaining in the game as the Gators upended the defending state champions 28-21 .

Interceptions by I i nebackers Chris Fitzgerald and Manuel Law

set up two scores . Wide receiver­safety Donnie Powell played a big role in the game. Not only did he block an extra-point at­tempt but he also set up Jack­son's winning score with a long pass reception . The victory ad­vanced Shreve to the quarter­finals .

Shreve 17 New Iberia 7 (At Lafayette) Shreve cata­

pulted' into a semi-final matchup with Terrebonne led by a stingy defense and touchdown runs by Duke · Ehrhardt and Jackson plus a field goal by Craig High helping .the Gators to an im­pressive 17-7 victory.

The defense was truly playing to theiT full potential causing a few fumbles and intercepting three passes (two by Fitzgerald and one by defensive back Mark Cooper) . They held a potent New Iberia running attack to under 100 yards .

Shreve 14 Terrebonne 21 (At Shreve) The Gators

couldn't' move their offense in a rain storm that produced a swampy field and Terrebone used an awesome running attack to penetrate tlie Shreve offense enroute to a 21-14 Terrebone semi-final victory.

Terrebone, which had racked up an incredible 300 yards rush­ing a week before against John Ehret, ran for 206 yards and was never behind Shreve .

The Tiger~ took a 7-0 lead in the second only to see Shreve fight. back . The Gators marched 70 yards ending with a 19 yard touchdown run by Jackson on the fourth down . The Tigers answered back in the third quarter .

Shreve muffed a punt and Ehrhardt was tackled on the Shreve five and Terrebone went in from there. Faced with a third

down and under three minutes left in the game, Ehrhardt threw a screen pass to Steve Gouthiere . Gouthiere, with a wall of blockers in front of him , thundered 66 yards for a touch­down. High's kick was true and the game was tied. But Terre­bone wouldn't be denied . They returned the kickoff deep into the Shreve territory and scored on a fantastic fingernail catch for a close victory .

Terrebonne went on to the Super Dome where they played Neville. Neville, ranked as one of the top teams in the state all year long, crushed Terrebonne 40-14 behind Jerry Fay 's three touchdown runs. Neville rolled up 180 yards on the ground and 98 in the air, 67 of which came on two touchdown passes . It was the biggest margin of victory in a Class AAAA high school champ­ionship in state history.

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Mitch Rambin (64), Mackie Slocum (72), and Mike Toys (52) whoop it up after Shreve's 28-21 upset victory over Ruston. (Photo by Jon David Hague) ·

David Boydston-the man behind the tradition by Fred Holland Reporter

When someone mentions Shreve sports, the tendency with most is to think of football and the almost legendary Coach Lee Hedges.

However, if they were to penetrate the overwhelming · coverage given to the always excellent football team, they would realize that there is another dynasty brewing with a quiet , friendly man leading the way by the name of David Boydston .

Boydston , who has been ·

coaching basketball now for too many years to count, has once again brought to life what very well could be his best team yet.

Boydston says throughout his talent-studded team he has yet to find someone "to .be the team leader" and attributes this to his team's two losses toW . Monroe.

Nevertheless, Boydston has guided his team to four wins over BTW, Bossier, Huntington, and Woodlawn. Boydston gives . most of the credit to the college­bound center George Jones, power forward Daryl Benson, and

to first year starter William Young " ... when he can stay out of foul trouble," Boydston says jokingly .

Jones and Henson , who both avg. apx. 15 points per game, were picked by all as preseason superstars, and have thus far lived up to expectations .

Boydston says that the De­Ridder Tournament , which is slated for Dec. 15-17 and will host four Louisiana teams and six Texas teams, should bring some good competition to his already tested Gators .

Hedges, Jackson, Air Force winners by Scott Pohlkamp Sports Editor

Preceeding the 1983 Indy Bowl was the annual Minute Man Luncheon which attracted 3,000 people. At the luncheon Lee

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Hedges received the National Football Foundation area chap­ter's award for contribution to amateur athletes and Lifford Jackson received the 1983 Scholar-Athlete Award repre­senting Shreve . They received the awards among some pretty fair company . .. Bob Lilly, Freddie Spencer, and Hal Sutton.

Addressing the luncheon crowd was Air Force coach Ken Hatfield who said, "I hope I

speak like the cross-eyed jave­lin thrower. He didn't win any prizes but he sure did keep the crowd alert." Well , Hatfield's Air Force Falcons kept the soggy Indy Bowl crowd alert with a 9-3 victory .

Despite a heavy downpour that pounded the field all day, Air Force used a thundering running game that produced 277 yards to dismantle Ole Miss, who could only muster a second­quarter field goal.

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Cross Country wins district by Fred Holland Reporter

Once again the Martin Poole Cross Country Track Team was a dominating force in the local track arena .

With an overall standing of 11th in state and a district

championship, the runners are very happy about the teams suc­cess this year.

Poole, who also coaches track, urges all people who are interest­ed, especially freshmen and sophomores, to contact him as soon as possible in room 309.

Rifle team hiHing bull' s-eye "When they hear we're shoot­

ing it fans 'em out" says com­mander of the Shreve Rifle team Roger P. Williams.

Williams is joined by Darren Brown, Toni Harper, Per Ceder­born, Gwen Harvill, and Paul Scarbro.

"We've won state the past ... I don't know how many years" but this is a "rebuilding

year," says Williams in reference to the team's overall young age, and to their record thus far in the season (which happens to be above . 500). ·

With only three matches to go, Jan. 2, 9, and 16, it is almost a "shoo in" that the team will continue their dominancy in state competition.

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'A humorous liHie sports writer he is' by Scott Pohlkamp Sports Editor

As Nico Van Thyn walks around the Shreveport Journal newsroom , he· blurts out a few wise cracks to his co-workers. The Holland native and Wood­lawn graduate has an ever­present smirk on his face and its sometimes hard to tell if he is serious in conversation, but with a job I ike Executive Sports Editor there is not a whole lot of time for fun and games.

Van Thyn has never really had a lot of time for leisure. At Woodlawn he was too small to play sports (and still is) so he kept himself busy by editing the sports for the school newspaper, doing the same for the school yearbook, and on top of that kept statistics and managed the foot­ball , baseball , ·and basketball teams. At Louisiana Tech he was sports-information director . Since his days at Tech , Van Thyn hasn't had time to settle down at any one place. His

journalistic career has dragged him all the way from Baton Rouge to Hawaii.

Now perhaps he has settled down at the Journal with an important job. "I make the decisions," he said confidently. "I direct the staff, decide what we are going to cover , and decide what is going in the paper," he said. "I'm not a power boss though," he was quick to point out. "We've got such an out­standing staff that I don't need to be on them," he said.

If someone is looking for him best chances are they'll find him at his desk downtown or in a pressbox somewhere in the Southern portion of the United States. It is not uncommon for him to be at work from 5:00a.m.-5:00 p.m. on a regular work day ... and that doesn't include sporting events he has to cover some nights. "I wish I had more time with the family. I like to get home to play with kids," he

Horton-a big surprise by Fred Holland Reporter

"Wendy Horton is a big sur­prise this year," says veteran coach of girls basketball Alma Moore .

Horton, who avg. seven points per game this year, has to be a very pleasant surprise.

Joining Horton is returning starter and team captain Jenni­fer Smith. Other starters include Anita Horton, Terry Bush and Sonya Prim.

Moore says that . Bush and Prim are special cases, in that they play with "more" (no pun in­tended) heart than anyone else on the team.

Moore concedes that with just a little more experience Bush and Prim could very well be budding superstars .

The "Lady Gators" next contest will be the "Red River Classic" basketball tournament, scheduled for Dec. 15-17.

Moore labels this tournament as "a big all-girls tournament."

Along with playing in the Red River Classic, the Lady Gators should also be playing in several more tournaments this year, but

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their dates are not yet secured because the schedule of all the teams involved have not been checked out.

Other teams that should be competing against the Lady Gators in tournaments and regular season this year are West Monroe, Airline, Hunting­ton, Parkway, Green Oaks, and Natchitoches-Central just to name a few.

Taking all factors into con­sideration, the girls team should be outstanding, and as usual, give Shreve's athletic depart­ment a name that is second to none.

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Sports obviously is a big part of his life. "I'm a sports fanatic , and you almost have to be one in this business, " he said with an ear to ear grin . A guy that prac­tically worships the Dallas Cow­boys , New York Yankess , LSU Tigers , and Dutch National Soccer Team and defends them like a lawyer in arguments must be a fanatic. A humorous little sports writer he is , but a busy one at that.

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George Jones (1144) powers inside for two points in a recent game. Off to a fast start, Jones has even poured in 38 points in one game as Shreve continues down victory lane.

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'Big George' dreams of day in NBA by Jennifer Smith Reporter

When- basketball comes up in a conversation at Shreve the name "Big George" is sure to be heard. One of the most val­uable players on the team, George Jones stands at a tower­ing 6'6".

Jones, known as "Big George" by his friends , has been playing basketball since ninth grade. Even though he played foot­ball all of his junior high school years , he decided to turn to basketball . "Sometimes I wish I had continued playing football, but now that's all in the past because I'm doing so well in basketball," Jones says. As of this writing he has received

letters from Northeast, Louisiana Tech, Tuland, Texas Tech, Centenary, Oklahoma City, Washington State and Indiana

' State. At the moment he is undecided as to which to attend . He is yet to receive a letter from the University of Houston, where he would most like to play.

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Jones believes that with a I lot of practice he should be able to play professional basketball. His favorite NBA team is the Philadelphia 76ers , and his favorite player is Moses Malone, because he is considered to be one of the top centers in the NBA.

Jones enjoys playing basket­ball with his teammates and feels

that they have a very good team this year. •we play team ball and we are confident in what we are doing," he says. Jones alos adds that "there is more talent on the team this year than Shreve has had in a long time."

When Jones isn't practicing he can often be found at Chuck E. Cheese's, which is where he is currently employed. On week­ends Jones enjoys going and dancing at the Ramshack with friends. According to Jones, when he is not at work, prac­ticing, or dancing, he likes to sleep.

Jones who has aspirations of playing in the NBA , confidently says, "Basketball is an important part in my life and one day I will be the best at it. "

Harrell--next 'Charles Atlas'? by Ross Smith Reporter

Body building . The words bring to mind many different conotations and visual images, to many different kinds of people. To junior Jim Harrell , though , body building means many long hours of work, prep­aration, and persistence, that combine to form a way of life all its own .

" It 's not just something you do when you want, " says Harrell. " It 's a lifestyle. I 'm conscious of all my actions 24 hours a day : how I eat, how I move - it's all a state of mind. "

Although Harrell has only actively pursued body building for about two years, he has been health conscious since early childhood .

"I 've been raised to believe that a healthy body and a healthy mind run together," says Harrell. "You would probably be raised that way too if your dad was Mr. America twice and had America 's largest arms for three years in a row ," he smiles . as he explains.

Harrell firmly believes that a healthy body is determined largely on what is fed to it , and he feels that today 's youth are not properly educated in that area.

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Harrell has only entered one body building competition, where he placed 3rd in the Mr. Teenage Shreveport competition . He plans to enter more, and take the sport to its "fullest poten­tial, " but he maintains that it will only be a hobby. .

"Collecting body building trophies will be my hobby," says Harrell , "but I 'm going to be a chiropractor."

With A 's in science and biology through high school , and coming from a family filled with chiropractors, Harrell seems to be well on his way .

As far as the training aspect of body build ing goes , Harrell puts in an average of two hours a day, alternating which parts of his body he trains with .

" It's a proven fact ," explains Harrell , " that if a muscle is pushed for two days in a row , the muscle will tear down . I ' ll work with the upper body one day, the lower body and legs the next and so on ."

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plenty of time for recreation . "I still have fun ," says Harrell ,

"you don ' t have to give up that much to be healthy , and the benefits of feeling good physical­ly , and with yourself are worth more than anything you might have to give up ."

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Shoplifters cost consumers millions as they take to please

receive a $50 to $500 fine or six months in jail , whereas, a juvenile might receive a $10 or $15 fine , a jail sentence or a simple probation," said Captain Robert Merolla of the -Shreve­port Police . An individual will definitely be put on probation for six months to a year depending on the severity of his act , if he 's a first-time offender with a clean record . But if the shop­lifter has shoplifted before and pulled other deliquent stunts , he is likely to be sent to the Louisiana Training Institute (L Tl) . He will not be the only one suffering for his action though , Merolla said .

by Elizabeth Spaht Feature Editor

The number is increasing. Recently in New York City

500 shoppers at a mall were followed at random ; one of every twelve was spotted stealing . Shreveport is certainly not New York City , but we have our thieves as well. 924 adults and 282 juveniles were arrested last year alone .

From 1967 to 1973 the number increased three times that amount and after 1977 the num­ber increased to over four million . The number of shop­lifters is undoubtedly increasing .

These arrested are simply that - those arrested . They are not the only ones who have stolen though. In fact, only one of every four shoplifters are ever prosecuted and sent to the Shreveport City Court. This is because many owners, managers and merchants simply will not press charges for reasons of law

suits , if they are somehow wrong and the simple hassle of the whole thing .

The few merchants who do use their legal rights to press charges must abide by a few restrictions . For example , they are allowed to hold the shoplifter for question­ing by force if it is "reasonable force , " they may keep him for no longer than 60 minutes and must wait for and show proof to an officer before taking prosecuting actions.

The officer then is free to arrest the shoplifter if he be­lieves in his guilt. If this occurs , the merchant has obviously con­vinced the officer of the man 's guilt and now both the merchant and the officer are subjected to severe liability if they are wrong .

If they are right the shop­lifter is the one subjected to the punishment, which depends and varies greatly according to the judge involved. "Adults may

Raising the prices is the only way a businessman can make up his stolen loss . Therefore, honest public must pay when the thief gets away. Businessmen lose millions annually to theft and it is estimated that Lou­isiana alone loses $300 million each year . Apparently inflation isn ' t the only reason for the "high cost of living."

All kinds shoplift Shoplifters have very little

in common , meaning they come from all walks of life - young , old, rich, poor, white and black .

Cameras, mirrors, . guards-­nothing stops 'sticky fingers'

Though it is impossible to determine what stores will and will not be shoplifted in, there are factors which make some stores easier targets than -others. Stores that have their racks close togehter or close to the front while the cash register is in the rear of the store are more likely to have a higher rate of shoplifting than a store which has its cash register(s) up front . Also the size and shape of the store makes a difference. If the store is rectangular and fairly small, the salespeople are able to view the area easily but if the store is big and sec­tioned off, it is difficult to watch. Those clothing stores whose dressing room doors touch the floor will have a harder time detecting shoplifting than those stores whose dressing rooms are at knee level, enabling sales­persons to tell if someone is trying to conceal any clothing

by Margaret Lindanger and Linda Ledbetter

Have you ever walked into a store and seen something you really liked but didn't have the money to pay for? Or maybe you had the money but felt it wasn't worth the price the store was asking.

Whatever the reason, many shoplifters don ' t realize that taking one item can cost a store a great deal of money . Even if every shoplifter took just one item, all of those items added together total millions of dollars lost each year. Most shop­lifters aren't going to take just

one item, anyway . There have even been incidents where people have stolen whole racks of clothes, according to one local store manager.

Not only do stores have the expense of stolen items, but also the expense of various methods to prevent shoplifting . For ex­ample, Sears department store in Mall St. Vincent spent $20,000 this year on a closed circuit video system (cameras and monitors) to help prevent shoplifting. They also spent $30,000 on the Sensor­matic system (white tags that are tacked on clothes that beep when they are taken from the store) .

r-------by Ross Smith a few at Shreve who find work

Students work for

• var1ous reasons

Reporter just as necessary as school. There are basically three While most at Shreve who work,

different types of money spend- do so only to gain spending ers here at Captain Shreve. money, there are a few that must Each has his or her own way of work to help buy food and clothes obtaining and spending their for their family. money. Sally will be our first Captain Shreve principal, example. Sandra McCalla, believes that

Sally : (yelling) Mother!? students in high school should . I'm going shopping, and I'm not work unless it Is to feed

taking the Mercedes and your themselves or their family. checkbook. "Other than thatm" said Me-

Mother: Yes dear. Calla, "students have a greater Our second example will be responsibility to school than they

Johnny. would, or should have to a job . Johnny: Hey Dad, ol' buddy, I've seen too many .students

'ol' pal, ol' friend of mine . neglect their schoolwork, Do you think that maybe 1 could because they were more con­possibly, sort of borrow the car cerned with their job, and tonight, so 1 can wash it tomor- making money . It just shouldn't row and fill it up with gas for you be like that. • on my way to a small party I was There are, of course, many invited to? And, if you could different motivations for find it in your generous heart to high SChooler's to work. let me borrow twenty dollars, I Ricky Lucas, grocery manager would be eternally in your debt. · at Albertson's., disagrees with

William will serve to wrap up McCalla in one respect, yet our third example. agrees in another. "I agree that

William: Guess what Dad!? In school should be number one in a about three weeks I'll have saved student's list of priorities, but if up enough to buy those boots a kid gets out of school at 2:15, I've been wanting. and goes to bed at 10:00, that

While a privileged few belong means that he has over 35 hours in Sally's arena, and a lot belong during the schoolweek that he

"------- in Johnny's category, there are isn't at school. Take out an hour

They do, however, steal pre­dominately the same things -small items such as jewelry , perfume and cosmetics. In fact, more than half of the · shop­lifters in Shreveport are women stealing these particular item~ and most of these women are hosuewives who have plenty of money , Merolla said.

The majority of shoplifters nationally , are between 18 and 25; locally they are 18 qnd 19, said Merolla. Police Sgl . Ron Tyler said some of these teen­agers actually want to get caught to embarras their parents or to get recognition from them; other teens do it because of peer pressure , or for no reason at all. The kleptomaniacs do it because of a sickness, and the needy do it for surviva l. Nation­ally, 62 percent of the male shoplifters and 51 percent of the females are employed . It is usually only the people who have never stolen before that get caught, while the every day theives escape quite often, Tyler said.

Although shoplifting is ever increasing the security and pun­ishments of it are also increas­ing . There is no more "give me

under his own, says the manager of a local retail outlet.

But whether stores decide to prevent shoplifting through hiring more employees or through investing in additional preventive methods, there is still a high cost to pay __: a cost which according to a study done by Arthur Young, consulting firm and the president of a retailers' group, has increased by eight percent since last year.

Other stores choose to rely heavily on sales personnel. If a store does not have alert sales people , then shoplifters can find a way to get around the other preventive devices . Patrolman A .J . Price, who helps with security at Sears, says, "Overall it falls down on the employees; they must b!'l alert. •

Though stores lose money , "A store has to make up for the losses somehow, so what better

a day. for homnework - and most kids don't even study that much - and . that still leaves around thirty hours a week of spare time. Why not spend that time gaining work experience?" · Barbara Wiles, also a manager of Albertson's, states another view. "If a kid doesn't want to study, whether or not he's 'work, ing doesn't make any difference. · If he's not working and doing something productive, ·he'll just find something else to do that's not. •

The camera department mana­ger at Wilson's, stressed the practical value of working on a job, as opposed to school. "You learn -things on a job that you just don't learn in school. Having a job in high school helps prepare you for life outside of school, because most of the · _ rules and standards learned . in school don't amount to hardly . anything in the real world. •

Overall, the employers inter­viewed. believe that students should work, while the majority of school officials support the contrary. Looking at it from the viewpoint of the student, though, senior Martin Milner probably said it best when he remarked, "I just need th_e money . "

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one more chance . " Once prose­cuted - punished. As for the security , remember when a person could take as many clothes in the dressing room as he wanted to, even leave some there and go get some more? Now people are allowed only two or three garments at a time which have all of thos~ over­grown "paper clips" on them .

way than to make prices higher," Price safd. This is when the innocent are punished and not the guilty. Price also added that in all of his time dealing with shoplifters, he has discovered that the needy do not often shoplift; it's all the others. "I have yet to come across some­one who is needy, • he said . "Nine times out of ten they have the money to pay for it. •

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What don't you want? by Pam Benecke Reporter

Everyone knows what they want for Christmas , but wh~n the infamous Enterprise asked "What don't you want for Chnstmas this year ",'' the answers were various. The Enterpris~ received answers telling what Shreve students and teachers don t want for Christmas or any other time for that matter . Elizabeth Spaht (12)- "an apple Macie Mcinnis (12) - "switches in the foot of my stocking ." from Santa Claus" Lisa Porter (11) - " my little Helen Haley (12) - " I don 't brother " want anything but Michael."

_ Karen Harmon (12 ) - " to be Jonathon Matkins (12) called "Ms. Hormone " anymore " "Advanced Math and Computer Cheryl Miller (12) - " to figh t Science with Kathy Harrison " with Warde anymore" , . Gaye Gannon (teacher ) "if Cheryl Walker ,!1 2) - anythmg another person gives me a pai r of that IS pract1cal earrings ... " Steve Barnett (12) - "I don't wan t another VW , two 's enough" Ronnie Cook (12) ~ ,;' my car to Kendall Hanna (1 2) - "another break down .. . agam hour of Advanced Math or a Cathy Googe (12) - "to wait 5 Shelley Rosson (12) - "a home months to get to Baton Rouge" chemistry set " Kathy Harrison (12 ) - " pounds " Michelle Lippard (12) - "1 Martin Poole (teacher ) don ' t want Jay to go back to "tickets to the Sugar Bowl or school or another speeding home movies !" ticket"' Lenny Wells (12) - "I don ' t Bobby Nolte (12) - "G .I. Joe want any homework or K-Mart latrine kit and I don ' t want a toys." long-playing album of Johnny Becca Davis (12) - "anything Zero in concert" that is not a surprise "

Shreve resolutions made by Lisa Norman Reporter

January 1 should start a new and exciting year for everyone. Around this time each. year, people begin to think of how they could make the coming new year better than the last, so they make a traditional New Year's Resolutions . Here are some resolutions made by Shreve students.

Kelli Miller (10) - "To make better grades and have fun my sophomore year." Donnie Powell (12) graduate. "

"To

Mark Dyba (12) - "Make my post high school life as success­ful as possible and to quit smoking ." Shayne Zionts (11 ) - "To get taller ." Julie Butcher (9) - "To save my money for a car. " Tiffany Merrill (12) - "To do good at Tech and to get along with Lee. " Cheryl Miller (12) - "Stop getting mad at Scott for turn ing in late stories to be typed." Macie Mcinnis (12) - "To have a better relationship with D.J ." Richie Roberts (10) - "To stop dreaming about tennis balls ." Dede Wilburn (11) - "Not to

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Spencer Reisinger (11) - "To meet more girls. " Suzanne Reardon (12) - "To never have to buy another spi rit tag." Jenny Keith (12) - "To learn how to sail and to get my mom up in an airplane." John Turner (11) _:_ "To stay ou t of trouble. " David Martin (11) - "To do good on the ACT and the SAT." Ruth Cornier (1 2) - "To lose we ight. " Blake Kaplan (12) - "To bring Johnny Bench out of retiremen t and to ride the winn ing horse in the Kentucky Derby ." Donny Cleveland (10) - "Make better grades ." Troy Schulman (11) - "To have fun on Close-Up ." Jeff Walker (10) - "Spend more time on the ski slopes . "

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THE ENTERPRISE December 14, 1983

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Where does Santa come from? by Helen Haley Reporter

Good St. Nick . St. Nicholas . Santa Claus. All of these are the same

person. Whichever name you call him , you naturally think of Christmas, but where do all the ideas for this and other Christ­mas come from?

Santa Claus is the patron saint of young people. Originally his name came from Latin -·sanctus Nicolaus - and de­veloped through the years to the German version, Sankt Nicko­laus, to the Dutch , Sinter Klaas, and eventually to the American version , Santa Claus. Most people believe that St. Nicholas is just a make-believe character .

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Santa got his reindeer from the popular Christmas poem "A Visit From St. Nicholas" by Dr. Clement C. Moore. Moore had heard a short , fat Dutchman with a long white beard telling a story to some children about St. Nicholas. This is where Moore got his image of St. Nick. Then in 1863, the well-known political cartoonist , Thomas Nast, drew Santa for Harper's Illustrated Weekly.

Many countries have made contributions to our conglom­eration of Christmas traditions . Germany has given us the carol "Silent Night, Holy Night" and their Kris Kringle. Germany 's greatest gift is the "Tannen­baum ," or Christmas tree. They also started giving toys as Christmas gifts . Denmark --,

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started the tradition of feeding the Saints f igure , and England gave us the yule log tradition , a practice no longer common here . England also originated caroling at Christmas time .

Holland gave us the tradition of stockings , except the children over there lay out their wooden shoes to be filled. Switzerland gave us the idea that Santa carries his gifts for the people in a large bag, and from Mexico came the traditional Christmas flower- the poinsettia.

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