The r1se• Volume XIV Captain Shreve High School, Shreveport, December 14; 1983 Number3 Photograph by Budget to be cut Jon David Hague by Linda Ledbetter of this fiscal year, July 1, Lou­ Assistant Editor isiana would be in the red. In Discussion continues today in order to stay within the revenue the Louisiana Legislature over the state has , Treen has pro­ Gov. Dave Treen 's proposed posed that all state-funded pro­ across-the-board budget cut, grams take a budget cut of 5.8 which , if passed , will affect or 7 percent. education in Caddo parish. One plan the school board is If the legislature approves the looking into now in case the cuts 5.8 o r 7 percent cut, Caddo are passed is a two week pay cut Parish schoo ls will lose $3 .9 for school employees. With this million or $4 .7 million, depend­ cut, schools would be closed for ing on which cut is approved , of two weeks allowing for two the $115 million alloted to the weeks without the usual cost of Caddo Parish school system by running the schools, according the state, according to S.L. Slack, to Slack, because the majority director of finance of the Caddo (82 percent) of the school sys­ Parish School Board. The school tem's funds go for salaries. board will decide where spend­ "It would be impossible to carry ing will be cut for the schools in out such a large cut without the parish. taking from personnel," he said. The cuts Treen is calling for as Alternatives to Treen's a result of the Louisiana law that proposed cut that the legisla­ says the state cannot be in debt ture is looking into are raising at the end of the fiscal year. state sales tax, lowering the Treen has said based on the proposed budget cut and re­ budgeted expenses , by the end ducing state income tax . 'Vandalism hits Shreve Shreve falls one short of dome by Scott Pohlkamp 200th career victory, but it charged into the playoffs full Sports Editor didn't turn out · that way. steam ahead by by Margaret Lindanger Dyson reported $2082 worth of reeling off The 1983 Gator football . Hedges had his team eight straight News Editor damage done to Parkway alone. well victories. They season started with a fumbled prepared and the result was (in the role of Four bf five teenagers are Shreve principal Sandra Mc­ the under­ snap and ended with a batted a 20-9 shellacking . It gave dog) preceeded facing criminal charges for Calla said it cost hundreds of to knock off pass, but in between, Shreve, Hedges 200 victories, but it defending state vandalizing both Shreve and dollars just to rent a sand­ champ to the dismay of many, had a also turned the season around Ruston Parkway High School Tuesday blaster to cover the spray paint , and a very large fantastic season. for several reasons. New Iberia team Nov. 29, according to Det. Dyson on the building and it is "very (1) it which gave Although many favored was the first victory since reason for of the Bossier City Police De­ expensive" to replace the plas­ people to ask the Shreve as the district favorite last year; (2) it gave the echoing question partment. tic on the front windows of the "Who Oat. " before the season was under players back the confidence The After receiving leads from school. season ended with a way, they expected it to be a they needed; (3) the offense heart-breaking several individuals, Dyson and Although this is not the first loss to Terre­ very close race. That certainly opened up; (4) the defense bonne in a driving another detective worked 18 time Shreve has been vandalized . rain didn't help an inexperienced began to gel . storm, hours on the case before finally this is also not the first time the but even though Gator team very much. Well, From there things fell into Shreve charging the teenagers. vandals have been caught. didn't make it to the after starting the season with place just like they would Super Dome Three were reported to be Person or persons caught de­ in for a long awaited consecutive losses to West a storybook. Shreve swept match with female and the other two male. facing Shreve have received Neville, Shreve Monroe and Fair Park, through the rest of the season should certainly Four were charged with felony punishments such as suspension , be proud Shreve's roll was reversed to with an unblemished district that they and placed in jail, but the fifth failure for the semester, and got as far as they the underdog, a roll that record . It would did. The is a minor and charges are still paying the cost to repair the be good players as well as coaches relish. enough for some coaches pending . All were former stu­ damage. teams just schould be commend­ The Southwood Cowboys to be able to overcome ed for dents of either Shreve or Park­ McCalla stresses the fact that the a job well done. It is were favored to beat adversity the Gators fitting that way. vandalism at Shreve is "so the did, but this story and the Gators and keep Lee not Shreve. They Not only are the teenagers seldom, but when it does occur, Hedges finished season end with a resounding waiting another week for his first in the district race cheer, Chomp .facing charges, but they or their most people are caught," she and 'em! p9rents must pay for the damage said. they caused to both schools. Mini-poll ---- Students to visit D.C. (Editor's note: One hund­ By Blake Kaplan followed by press conference red seventy-three Shreve Editor-in-Chief type question and answer ses­ students were polled about sions held at the Capitol, the the following subject. Seniors Elizabeth Harrison Department of Justice and the Their responses follow.) and Mark Tisdale have been State Department. Through chosen to attend the Presidential discussions with key officials, The 1984 Presidential Classroom for Young Americans, · students learn first hand the pro­ election is rapidly ap­ a program designed for students blems that face our society today. proaching . At this time, to study politics and power in the While in Washington, Harrison who do you support for that · nation 's capitol . and Tisdale will attend a theatre office? production, see museums, and Harrison and Tisdale will visit the Capitol and White Ronald Reagan 58% journey to Washington , DC on House. Walter Mondale 6% Jan. 28 for a week-long program Approximately 400 students John Glenn 11% that focuses on the structure from all 50 states will take part John Anderson 6% of the federal government. They in this program . Thfs year 's 'Alan Cranston 1% will attend 15 classes with theme is "Great Expectations: Jesse Jackson 14% leading decision-makers from the Our Challenge for 1984." Gus Hall 4% Elizabeth Harrison, senior, is three branches of government, Recent speakers at the pro­ Senior Mark Tisdale is another one of the student selected to the national news media, and gram include the Honorable student who was selected to Reagan wins in a landslide. attend the Presidential Class­ forces behind business and Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme attend the Presidential Class­ room in Washington, D.C. labor. These conferences will be Court Justice. room in Washington, D.C. December 14, 1983 2 Editorials--------____, 5om~-\-\N\e. ~ +he.~s a +·, f1' e.. "I.. Ban would not help W\'&n 'ne.. The use and abuse of firearms , particularly handguns, is a hotly contested political issue in the United States. The \\/o0.\6<"'l+ Ca.\\ idea of gun control is a proposal by our government that II 0 e_e_{"" " • shows little or no thinking on their part. We at The Enter­ prise, feel that gun control will not work in our violent­ natured society today . A major argument for gun control is that bann ing handguns would reduce the number of murders of our nation . 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 criminal, if he really wanted one , to get a gun? Do you think 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 be­ fore owning or buying a gun (North Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Missouri and Hawaii) have con­ And you think sistently had higher homicide rates than the other states you 've got problems 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. All-American kid not all 'apple pie' If you are still in favor of banning handguns, ponder on the words "the right to bear arms" for a minute. Owning Remember the fine, upstand­ can kid today is a farce. Remem- guns is a constitutional right and that shoots any argument ing high school boy with blonde . ber when Perry Como singing for gun control straight to pieces. hair, blue eyes , and freckles? by •' • Christmas Carols was the most You know, he eats hot dogs, romantic of all evenings spent by plays baseball , and drives a Elizabeth the fire with the one you loved? Count us out guys! Chevrolet.