Mccalla Visits D.C. for Award TO: the Student Body of Captain Shreve High School by Margaret Lindanger Secretary of Education T.H
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McCalla visits D.C. for award TO: The Student Body of Captain Shreve High School by Margaret Lindanger Secretary of Education T.H. and blue flag bears the Presi FROM: Sandra McCalla, Principal News Editor Bell presented McCalla with a dent's seal . ·The fanfare is still not over. flag which has " Excellence in Since this was McCalla's The President of the United States has formally commend Principal Sandra McCalla con Education 1982-83" written on it. first time to visit Washington , ed you for a job well done. On Sept. 28, 1983, at the White tinues to receive letters and tele In addition to the flag an honor she got in some sightseeing House, I had the honor of accepting a flag in your behalf. grams congratulating her and the ary plaque will be presented to after the ceremonies. She While we are all enjoying the exciting publicity that is Shreve staff for being selected Shreve from Dr. Jones, Under enjoyed viewing such places as coming our way, it is important to remember that our success one of the 73 "Outstanding high Secretary of Education, at an the Smithsonian, which she is an outgrowth of many people's pursuit of excellence over a schools in America" by the U.S. assembly if plans can be ar described as "outstanding "; long period of time. With the honor comes the responsibility Department of Education in ranged. Arlington Cemetary; Wash ing of _!Jlaintaining our commitment to excellence in all phases of June. Not only is Washington honor ton Cathedral; Georgetown; a school life. The latest formal recogni ing Shreve, but Byrd High session in Congress; and almost The National Commission on Excellence in Education not tion came Sept . 28 when Mc School has asked the Shreve all the other historical sights only designated model schools across the nation, but also Calla, along with Caddo Parish band to play at an assembly associated with the nation 's authored an important report entitled A Nation At Risk. It School Board President Gerald during which time Byrd will capital. McCalla was even given issues this challenge to you: "When you work to your full Nelson and Superintendent present Shreve with a plaque a special tour of the capital by a ~pacity, you can hope to attain the knowledge and skills that Walter Lee, visited the White recognizing the school 's academ former Shreve student, Rebecca w111 enable you to create your future and control your destiny. House where a ceremony was ic excellence. Hurley, who is now a law clerk If you do not, you will have your future thrust upon you by held to honor schools throughout Though the 4 x 6 foot flag is of Supreme Court Chief Justice others. Take hold of your life, apply your gifts and talents the nation that were classified meant to be flown, McCalla Byrd. work with dedication and self-discipline. Have high expecta~ - as "academically excellent." plans to eventually display it in Washington was nothing like tions for yourself and convert every challenge into an oppor tunity. n There, President Ronald Reagan an enclosed glass case in the McCalla expected it to be, but spoke to the educators and school foyer. The red, white, "much better," she said . r1se• Volume XIV Captain Shreve High School, Shreveport, October 14, 1983 Number 1 New tardy policy keeps students on toes by Linda Ledbetter a student-faculty board pulled his parents, appropriate school Assistant Editor together in last Spring by Mc officials and a Caddo Parish "The change really isn't that Calla to make suggestions for Central Office representative. drastic, but because we have implementing the Caddo Parish Keeping a running total on the someone keeping a centralized School Board Discipline Policy, tardies a student has throughout record, students are made to at Shreve. McCalla also felt a first and sixth hour and insti feel like it matters," said Princi change was needed concerning tuting a form of correction for pal Sandra McCalla referring to tard ies. "I observed last year and being late 15 or more times, the new tardy policy issued this was appauled at the lack of con "catches the student who has year. cern shown by students for four tardies in three of his Instead of teachers keeping a getting to class on time," said classes and three in one class tardy record on each individual McCalla. Some, after being late, but doesn't have detention," student in their first through made no attempt to get to class said McCalla. Also, all tardies, sixth hour class , they now turn as quickly as possible, while beginning this year, will carry in a composite list at the end of others who were already on over into next semester. the day of all their students campus were still late to their Students also may not realize arriving late during the day. first hour class . that three unexcused tardies Every Shreve student has an count as one unexcused ab index card on file on which when After a student has acquired scence . Excused tardies are he is tardy, the student 's name, three tardies to a single class, those caused by personal illness along with the class he is late in the teacher notifies his parents; of the Faculty or administration. Newly elected class presidents are (from left) Freshman and minutes tardy is recorded by five tardies result in detention. All tardies are recorded on the Todd Fitzgerald, Junior Terri Bush, Sophomore Margaret Bonnie Coaxum, teachers aid, When a student has accumulated student's card but McCalla says Bundrick, and Senior Lifford Jackson. during first and sixth hours. Also 15 tardies from one or a mixture excused tardies will not accumu different this year, students of his classes, John Horton, late resulting in detention. tardy to first hour must go to the assistant principal, will contact However, if a student acquires tardy desk in the gym foyer the parents informing them of an excessive number of excused Students elect class officers before going to class to receive the problem. The student will be tardies and a "pattern begins to by Lisa Norman president; Jennifer Heno, secre an admit. suspended for one day after develop," said McCalla, the stu Reporter tary; Kevin Cunningham, The change in policy is the re being tardy 20 times. The next dent will be asked to bring a Lifford Jackson, Terri Bush, treasurer; Julie Butcher, girls' sult of a recommendation by the tardy will constitute a school doctor's note each time he is Margaret Bundrick and Todd senator; and Carranza Pryor, Shreve Discipline Committee, board hearing with the student, late due to illness. Fitzgerald were elected presi boys' senator. dents of their classes. Along with Jackson as presi This year's presidents, which dent, the Senior Class officers have all been re-elected, ex are Karen Law, girls' vice presi cluding the freshmen, from the (Editor's Note: This "mini" poll will be run every issue dent; Merritt Johnson, boys ' same position as last year, will with student's opinions on important issues. This issue, we vice president; Carol Lindsey, be responsible for leading the look at the governor's race in Louisiana.) secretary and Candy Capelan class in fund raisers and repre will be serving as senior class senting the class in numerous If you were a registered voter today, which candidate for treasurer. activities. The vice president's governor would you VQte for? Joining Bush, the Junior Class job will be to help lead the officers are Lisa Woodruff, class and take the place of the Edwards Treen Undecided girls' vice president; Troy president jn case of an absence. Schulman, boys' vice president; The secretary's job is to take the Seniors 39 42 10 Casaundra Leviston, secretary; minutes and to keep track of all Mini-poll Juniors 11 40 8 and Patrick Thomas, treasurer. correspondence. The treasurer's Sophomores 3 8 2 Leading the Sophomore Class job wi II be to keep track of all Freshmen 18 41 3 " along with Bundrick, the offi money raised during the year. cers are Jeanie Sullivan, girls' The senators, which were only vice president; Steven Booras, elected in the Freshman Class Totals 69 131 23 boys' vice president; Karen will serve and represent the Fertitta, secretary; and Courtney freshmen on the Student Hanna, treasurer. Council. Percentages 31% 59% 10% The newly elected freshmen One of the maj9r events this officers along with Fitzgerald year will be the Junior-Senior Treen wins almost 2 to 1 are Beth Bain, girls' vice presi- Prom which will be handled by • dent; Allen Fleishel, boys' vice the Junior Class officers. THE ENTERPRISE October 14, 1983 2 Editorials _____________, CAPTAIN SHREVE- what we deserve as #11! Free reading threatened When basic concepts of American education are threat tened, we feel it is time to speak out. The crusade to ban books is rapidly spreading across the nation. A recent hit list of questionable books included one that had 39 "object ioable" words. That book was the American Heritage Dic tionary. We feel that banning books defeats the purpose of public education. Is not public education intended to expose young people to new ideas and to provoke individual thought? Or should we just be exposed to one-sided biggoted views and think like programmed machines? Challenges to books numbered up to 300 a year until 1981, when it plunged upward to 900. "It looks like the trend will continue," said Robert Doyle of the American Library Association in the March 20, 1982 edition of the Times And you think Picuyne.