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ID's _now important Citations to be given by police by Cheryl Dubois grams, attend School Away from Bureau within 72 hours. If Citations are now being issued School or Caddo Career Center contact by the parents is not by Shreveport pol ice officers to ~ or participate in academic made, the bureau will call, students walking the streets internship, special education write or visit the parents. during school hours without workstudy or other programs If a student is then given a proper identification, as a result have had special codes added second citation , it is required of a new plan designed to keep to their ID cards . that the parents bring the stu students in school. Any student out of school dent into the bureau for counsel Shrev.e students leaving because of illness nr who have ing. A third citation automatical campus must carry their ID cards had permission to leave school ly refers the student to Caddo on which special codes have early for other reasons must Juvenile Court. been added onto those cards carry the permission slips given When asked his opinion of the of students leaving for school to them through the office. program, Shreve's assistant related programs. The first citation issued to a principal Donald Horton stated, Shreve students involved in student will require the parents "I think it's another way of trying the Cooperative Education and of the student to contact the to help students" help them Distributive Education pro-_ Police Departm~~t ' s Juvenile selves. I think it's a good idea. " · the Volume XII Jimmie Russell is the new receptionist in the front office, Number3 having taken Jo Ann Goodwin's place after she was pro Ente-rprise moted to registrar of the school. December 11, 1981 Captain Shreve High School, Shreveport, Leulslana New secretary proves friendly by Bobby Nolte "And there's not too many quiet Jimmie Russel , mother of times." Weighted grades Captain Shreve student Melinda "I like my work," the short J Russel, was transferred to haired, petite secretary stated. Shreve secretary as of October "I love kids and I think working 28. with young people helps to keep Coming from Youree Drive you young. It's also a lot of fun NHS tightens Junior High School across demands the to be around such enthusiasm ." highway, Russel has worked as a "I'd like people to think of me Captain Shreve students look classes at Shreve, compared ter," accord to tr.~ .to chapter spon secretary for a total of seven as dependable, helpful, and ing to get into the National the 4.0 scale which sor Jo Amy Wynn. was used up In addition years . This includes serving as happy," she said . " I think that Honor Society this year will until last year . to the 3.8 required grade point office clerk at Youree. She also I'm dependable, and I do my find that the requirements The graduating class average, members of 1982 must have worked as a teacher's aid for two best ." According to a few which perspective members is the first class earned 10 or to be exposed to more credits. years. Russel is a graduate from students she is nice and friendly, must comply with have been the 5.0 grading scale in Members are also required their to trade school . and one of the office ladies said raised to a higher standard. enriched classes . Of course earn two credit , due points in service that she was dependable. So Namely, as opposed to last to certain required leadership courses, areas. One point is vvnen asKed what her first apparently she is already doing a year's 3.3 grade point average which are not awarded phased, such as for active membership impression of Captain Shreve good job. required of Honor Society P.E. and Free Enterprise in a Shreve , it is organization as well was , she remarked , " It's big and Russel attended LaSalle High inductees, this year's members impossible for as a student to one point per office held in a busy, and that 's all I can say School that consisted of students will have to have a 3.8 grade achieve an overall Shreve 5.0 grade organization . To add to about it." The student popula from three small towns. In her point average due to the new averag~. thus, a 4.85 the previous grade point requirements, per tion of approximately 1400 here spare time, she likes to sew cur weighted grading system adap average is the spective highest average members are rated for is somewhat larger than the en tains, bedspreads, and clothes, ted by Captain Shreve. Students attainable. character by faculty members rollment at Youree Drive. lhe decorate, visit her family's have an opportunity to achieve a Inductee's must also on a four "satisfy point scale and must faculty here is also larger. Not farm - a piece of land and possible 4.85 grade point aver requirements of scholarship, achieve a minimum average only does she have to handle . cows, and she enjoys camping. age by taking enriched phase service, leadership, and charac- rating of 2.8. · the "check-ins" and "check-outs" So from now on when you of the students, but she has to come into the office to check in answer the telephone, make or out or bring in a forged excuse calls , handle the macbee cards , about .why you were late to watch over the student workers, school, you' II have to deal with and other things. "There's never Mrs. Russel instead of Mrs. J . \ a dull moment," Russel said , Goodwin. I : ! ! louisiana Assessment scores slightly·tower Scores from the Loui.siana emphasize the importance of the Assessment test, which was test to students. taken last sprin·g by the tenth By state law , the state of graders, have come in, but Louisiana is required to give there is a slight decrease over this test. The Shreve test scores the previous year. showed in reading, 78.77 per The Louisiana Assessment cent, while parish-wide the score Test, a test administered by the was 74.49 percent. Mathe counselors to sophomores, matics test scores were 47.49 measures the capability of stu percent for the school, and dents in mathematics, reading 71.51 percent in the parish. and writing. In previous years Writing scores measured up to · the juniors were required to 70.32 percent in the school, and take the test, but last year it was 65 .91 percent for the parish. changed so that the sophomores The School Board plans to have had to take it. The change in a meeting with the teachers this grade levels accounts for the year to discuss the specific - ··--- - slight decrease in both ·parish areas of weakness and concen and· school, according to Assis trate on those areas in order to tant Principal Tommy Powell. receive better test sco res next The doors were locked Powell added that next year year. they could probably see a gain, This test is given to each because they are going to try to public school. in the parish. 2 opinion THE ENTERPRISE/December 11, 1981 the Enterprise Regression in America ts America regressing? Hopefully not, but several major trends in this great land of ours seem to be suggesting just that. The fashion mode of an era's youth is usually pretty parallel to their social and political views. That "prep" look of today is the same look of the 1950's, when most teenagers weren't concerned with starving children in India, just as a majority of today's youths don't seem to be concerned with anything other than Luke and Laura anti Noah Drake. • Much more important than teenage fashion, though, is the seeming lack of concern for the genuinely poor and underprivileged of this nation. With the recent swing of power going towards the BACKT ALK: Do you believe seniors should have certain priorities Republican B ultra-right, many programs k for these lk people will or al- over underclassmen at specific school events? (Example: picture ready a c have been Ia cut. Sure, many are ripping off the government lines at dances) -those who really don't deserve welfare - but why should those who are innocent have to pay , or should we say be more deprived? Put some smarter people in the welfare department who can detect the fakes. It seems almost all the compassion it took 1 ,000 years for Robert Jackins, senior: "Yes, humans to discover is slowly starting to diminish. we should get ours first. Tl;le inteiHgence of American voters, r.egarding this last presi We've been through this every dential election, must also be questioned. The fact that a third-rate year, so we should get top actor can convince 44 out of 50 states that he can cut taxes and priority." increase defense spending while still balancing the federal bll(fget is concrete evidence that our inteiHgence migl;lt be sUpping. Antq.ne· Tod McNaughton: senior: wNo, past the age of five with normal ·cerebral development could .. see I don't think they should be that this is virtually impossible. Now, one year after the election cause seniors aren't any everyone xnows of the projected federal deficit for 1984, and 1he better than underclassmen. voters. [~aUze . ~tl~lr mlslfike. Also, . When the President's fb~~get Also some seniors would take director; DtivldStookmaf); said thafthe enU(e package of Aea9~n~s advantage of that privilege." ;tax anq ,supply-slde economic Pla.rts are designed for the upper: class of America, he's added Insult to injury.