the----- ~, The Boston Strangler Enterprise Captain Shreve High School, Shreveport, Louisiana See p:~ge 4 Volume X Number 2 November 16, 1979 Students upset over grades by Vicky Nettles year, the·system will be in full Basic Phase Many juniors and seniors are swing, affecting all grades. A-3 points up in the air about the weighted The points given for grades B-2 points grade system because they feel received in the different phases C-1 point they were led to believe they are as follows: D-.5 points would be receiving weighted F-0 points grades in their phase classes this Enriched Phase These classes that will be year. However, the system only A-5 points weighted by the 1981-82 school affects this year's sophomores B-4 points year are the following: Phased and freshmen . C-3 points Courses-English I, English II, D-2 points English Ill, English IV, The system, designed to give F-0 points American History, Civics, more credit to the enriched phase Mathematics I, Mathematics II, because of the difference in General Phase General Science, and Biology. material presented, began with A-4 points Non-Phased Courses-Algebra I, last years freshmen. Every in­ B-3 points Algebra II , Advanced Mathe­ coming class of freshmen will be C-2 points matics, Biology, Physical receiving weighted grades from D-1 point Science, Chemistry, Physics, and Tommy Powell was recently promoted to assistant principal now on. By the 1981-82 school F-0 points Foreign language II, Ill, and IV. in charge of instruction and curriculum. Poole returns as teacher Powell takes office at CS by Missy Falbaum Other than that, it's still about It isn 't often that a previous the same." by Karen Coe are some mixed emotions, but I Captain Shreve student will Before coming to CS, Poole Tommy B. Powell took office think that I will enjoy it." return to his old alma mater and was working as a graduate assis­ Oct. 18 as the new assistant prin­ Powell has been with Captain become a teacher, yet one tant at Northwestern State cipal over instruction and cur­ Shreve since it first opened in Captain Shreve teacher did just University in Natchitoches. that. riculum after being appointed by 1967. Before coming to Shreve, There, he was involved in the Caddo Parish School Board . he began his teaching career at Martin Poole, who became a working with the track team. Powell's new job will involve Oak Terrace. In 1965, he taught member of the Shreve faculty Before that, Poole attended assisting the principal in investi­ algebra and was head coach at just three weeks ago, is teaching Centenary College where he gating, evaluating, and fulfilling Ridgewood Junior High School . Algebra II classes, having earned his undergraduate degree instructional changes on the In 1960, Powell received his replaced Tommy Powell who was in physical education and math recently promoted to assistant school level. He wi II also main­ bachelor's degree from Louisiana education. tain accurate records relating to Tech University in Mathematics. principal in charge of curriculum While a student at Captain curriculum procedures, instruc­ He received his master's degree and instruction. Poole is also the Shreve, Poole was on the track tional practices, and student in Administration and Super­ flead track coach now. team, which was then coached by records. vision from Northwestern State Former CS graduate, Coach A 1974 graduate of CS , Poole Powell. When Powell was asked how University in 1966. He has also Martin Poole, replaces Tommy says that the school has not really Poole enjoys Captain Shreve he felt about accepting this new earned thirty hours above his Powell as math teacher and changed much since he was here. and his classes so far. " It's good position, he said , "Well, there master's degree. track coach. "The only thing that has really to be back , and I' m enjoying my changed has been the faculty. job, " he said. Shreve's orchestra all 'strung up' by Dan Spivey with an enrollment of 1700 stu­ obtaining string players. Another organization such as the Shreve­ many more. Beethoven 's Fifth , The Bach dents has an orchestra of only 12 . reason is that the average port Symphony. As for an For an orchestra to be as Double, Tchaischovsky #4 , The The primary reason for this is student has from $400 to $1 ,000 orchestra for high school stu­ successful as the one at CS , a Boston Pops , and Leonard Bern­ that Captain Shreve has only two invested in his instrument alone, dents outside of school , there highly qualified director would stein . A familiar sound to "feeder" schools , and the therefore making it rather costly aren't any regular organ izatons be necessary. Janette Parker is familiar people at Captain majority of orchestra members to simply put it down never to as are for the band . However, the such a person . She started Shreve? Probably not. are students who participated in play again. However, one of the orchestra does participate in playing the violin in the seventh These terms and people are the program in junior high. principal motives for continuing many programs and some out-of­ grade, and has since continued. primarily the subject of the According to Mrs. Janette to play may be as Parker replied , state competitions. One such This talented instructor has a twelve people who make up the Parker, orchestra director. "When you have as much blood , competition will be the first week major in music education and has CS orchestra. The members of approximately 95 percent of all sweat , and tears in orchestra as in May in Audubon, Canada, at performed in the Shreveport the program spend many hours transferring orchestra students these students do , it's worth con­ which time the orchestra will Symphony for seven seasons , practicing the . works of these continue for four years. The tinuing ." compete as wi II the CS choir. therefore, demonstrating her famous people to make the remaining 5 percent do not con­ But how did these talented Furthermore, the orchestra ability. Parker commented that orchestra the outstanding tinue in many cases due to students learn to play symphonic has a number of performances most of her I ife is centered _ organization that it is. schedule conflicts upon entering music? The majority began scheduled locally. The organi­ around orchestra as would be The orchestra of Captain senior high. taking lessons in junior high and zation is scheduled to play, as is only natural after continuing for Shreve is composed of four basic Many people may be curious continued after transferring . to the CS band, on Nov. 19, for the this length of time. instruments. The violin, viola, as to what orchestra students do CS. Although to some, learning Louisiana Bandmasters conven­ For apparent reasons, Captain cello, and bass. Each student is after graduation. Does he or she to play an instrument may sound tion in connection with the Shreve has an outstanding required to practice a minimum continue with orchestra or drop it like an impossible task , Parker Louisiana Teacher's convention . orchestra well worthy of recogni­ of five hours a week, and of entirely and never play again? says, "Anyone can learn to play For those anxious to hear the CS tion . So next time you have the course , the more one practices, The answer to this is yes, an instrument." orchestra, they will have the opportunity, attend an orchestra the better he becomes at playing. most students continue and for In some instances, orchestra opportunity on Nov. 13, at which performance and you may soon In addition , about 50 percent of many reasons, too. One of these students continue through time the orchestra will present a be familiar with Beethoven 's the students in the program being that many colleges and college and earn a major in concert at CS . These are only a Fifth, The Bach Double, and receive private instructions out­ universities offer scholarships for music. Some are even serious few of the events scheduled for Leonard Bernstein , as are the side of school. outstanding orchestra students about partaking a career as a the orchestra; however, the twelve people in the orchestra One may wonder why a school because of the difficulty in professional musician in an orchestra plans to participate in here. CONCENTRATION! Members of the orchestra pre­ pare for a "session" with CS students at a recent pep rally. (Right) Orchestra director, Mrs. ~ Janette Parker often practices along with her students. 2 opinion The Enterprise/November 16, 1979 AHendance policy aids students Because of the excessive tardies at the beginning of the school year, an absentee-tardy policy was put into effect Oct. 8 at Captain Shreve, in an attempt once more, to alleviate the problem . Because of this policy, there have been many unanswered questions among the student body as to how the system has been operating . Under the new system , teachers are to report all tardies and absences for each of their class periods the following day. On the reports, it is designated besides the student's name, as to whether that student was repoted as being absent on the absentee-check-in sheet, the day the report is filed. Each absence and tardy, (excused or unexcused), is recorded on the student's absentee-tardy fi Ie . If a student is absent during a class period and his name is not reported as being absent on the absentee sheet the following day, it gives the teacher reason to believe that the student has been Letters to skipping .