• Friday rtse March 22, 1985 Volume XV Captain Shreve High School, Shreveport, La. Number 5 Full week scheduled for March 25-29 by Stephanie Brown For Student Council offices, all Reporter ninth , tenth , and eleventh grade Next week begins Student students are eligible to vote. Council week. This will bring a The ninth and tenth grade close to the various activities students will vote during their Student Council has been ROTC or P. E . classes and the responsible for all year. In eleventh grade students will addition to coordinating Home­ vote during their English classes. coming activities, dances, and Any irregular student or one fund raisers, Student Council who does not have a P.E. , has planned a week full of ac­ ROTC , or English class may tivities. These activities include a vo te any time from 7:45 to treasure hunt, blood drive, a 1:45 p.m. dress-up day, and the Mike The Captain Shreve student Mark Assembly. body will elect 10 cheerleaders The week will start off with the for the school term. Each candi- treasure hunt. Each day of the date for cheerleader and AI E. week a clue will be given as to Gator will try out in an assembly where the treasure is hidden. by demonstrating a cheer. Al l The treasure is hidden on students except seniors are campus and the person who eligible to vote for the cheer- finds it wins a cash prize of $25. leaders and AI E. Gator. The Then Tuesday, March 26 , the court for the Jun1or-Sen1or prom Shreveport Blood Center will. be shal l be composed of three here in the health room in the senior girls, three senior boys, gym for the blood drive. For two junior girls, and two junior those who plan to donate some boys . The names of the six Showboat '85 emcees (I to r) Mike Wise, Jeff Abney, Spencer Reisinger, and Matt Vance blood , students can go to the boys and s1x g1rls from the both will be together a lot in the next month to put together this year's talent show. health room any time during that the JUnior and senior class with school day. the highest number of nomi- On '1f'le of the fnllowing davs . 'latiors sha" ~ ~~'!':""-=-~ there wili be a dress-up day. ballot to be voted on by members The dress-up day IS JUSt a time of their respect1ve classes. The • mon, lan -·· , king and queen are the senior r ooi -- for students to promote school spirit by dressing up to the boy and girl who receive the theme chosen by Student Coun­ highest number of votes . The cil. Student Council week then Identity of the king and queen emcees a variety co mes to an end with the Mike will be announced the n1ght of Mark Assembly on Friday, prom . Students who do not have by Sara Benecke extremely talented or just lh1nk I had a very good chance March 29 . At the assembly, a first hour on campus will Assistant Editor naturally funny- both hel p! of gettir>g it." the M 1ke Mark Award will be nominate during their fourth This year's emcees have been But , aside from the formali­ But, when the announcement presented to the winner , who is hour outside room 114 accord- described as a "Richie Cunning­ ties, what does it really take to came that Friday morning, both selected by a comm1ttee follow­ ing to regulations. ham " type, a "Sianky boy," be a Showboat emcee? moans and excited cheers ing teacher nominations. For all elections, the stu­ a "Pretty boy," and a " Smooth "You have to be a good stu­ ·filled the air. Of the ten or so The week after Soring Break dents receiving the highest Talker with a DJ 's voice ." dent and you have to relate well seniors that tried out, only four 1ncludes the Student Council number of votes will be winners. Well, the Showboat ' 85 emcee's to an audience," says senior could get it and even those that off1cers' assembly. the cheer­ In case of a tie in any election, are Mike Wise, Jeff Abney, Mike Wise. d1d get it were they that lucky?! leader assembly and elections for except cheerleader, there will Matt Vance , and Spencer Rei­ "Controlled energy is a good Jeff Abney thinks both ways. Student Council officers and be a runoff. If a student knows singer - you decide which is quality," says Jeff Abney, who "It's going to be lots of work senators, cheerleaders, and Prom he will be absent on the day of which . is also a senior and describes but it should be fun ." Spencer Court , on April12. a school sponsored activity, he To b-: a Showboat emcee, one himself as a ham for audiences, feels the other guys are " real On April 12 the polls will may go by room 208 during first has to prepare some kind (usual­ which is one reason for his sweet" and is looking forward to be open at 7:45 a.m. and wi ll or fourth periods only and vote ly humorous) of material to trying out. all the work . Matt, the quietest close at 1:45 p.m. The voting the day preceding the election present before Key Club sponsor Senior Spencer Reisinger one of the bunch , is excited yet will be done on voting machines. day. Jack Bogan , who chooses the tried out because it has been his quite nervous about the April four emcees for that years dream since he was a freshman 18 "opening night. " Showboat. - ever since Screven Watson Preparing material for the Besides being scary, it is was an emcee. Senior and show consists of jokes and any­ Students to elect 10 hard to come up with one's own starting varsity basketball thing pertaining to the acts for orginal material unless he is player Matt Vance took a stab the show. "Whenever I hear When you go "to the polls" a tew advantages to this de­ at it "just for kicks." good jokes, I either try to re­ to elect cheerleaders on Apri I cision such as more people get­ Mike, even though he 's acted member them or write them 12 , you ' ll have two more names ting a chance to be elected , and 14 to go to State in school p!ays, admits his down," said Spencer. to choose this year thanks to a maybe having a couple more nervousness because " being Well , there you have it - decision by the Student Council voices out there will help get Fourteen Shreve students who on stage is rehearsed - this your Showboat ' 85 emcees. By to increase the number of cheer­ tre crowd into the Gator spirit. placed first , second , or third stuff is just off-the-wall." Jeff the way, one of the emcees is leaders to 10. "You can only do so much with at the Region I Sc1ence Fai r last was especially nervous trying out not exactly "slanky,'' he's "slim, eight ," she says. Since most of Friday and Saturday will go to because " Mr. Bogan didn't trim , and physically fit. " Just After a survey by our present the other schools ha,;e more Baton Rouge in April to com­ really know me and I didn 't call him " St ick." cheerleaders to find out just how cheerleaders, why shouldn t pete with their projects at the many cheerleaders other schools we? Most other students, state science fair. had, they decided to go with especially those trying out thiS Billy Po lhemus (behav1onal Dates set the trend . Head cheerleader year, feel that the extra two sciences) and Angie Keith Lori McCallister says there are girls will help the school sp irit. (medicine and health) won first by Sara Benecke take place April 18 and 19 with place in their categories. Those Assistant Editor awards given out Friday night, who won second place with their Showboat a chance for April 19. Showboat ' 85 try­ projects were Tammy Zachary amateurs to show their stuff , outs will be March 25 and 27, (behavonal science), Cliff Cook a chance to be recognized by so all groups wanting to au­ (chemistry), Havard Lyons students , parents, and possibly dition must polish their acts to (environment), James Row and scouts from various talent perfection . All groups will be Ri cnard W ong (computer organizations around town , trying out before the emcees, science) . Geoffery Gilleland and Showboat is a chance to Jeff Abney , Spencer Reisinger, (m1 crob1ology), Richie Roberts compete against other groups Matt Vance , and Mike Wise, (medicine and health), and and solo performers. Key Club officers, and sponsor David Monk (engineerinq). This year , Showboat will Jack Bogan. March 22, 1985 2 Enterprise Mephisto Where do we put half hourt strilces Yes, it's finally happened. eliminate the problem of The School Board has passed sleeping in other classes. It's Academy Award time the long-dreaded extra thirty Or a variation on things­ again and as you probably minutes to the school day. we'- miss- from -elementary­ already know, we at the Enter­ Next, we face the problem school theme could be the old prise have conducted our own of deciding where to put these favorite: recess . little movie poll , with some "valuable" minutes. Some With a possible half-cent interesting results. Purple Rain ideas that might help out in sales tax increase, the School came in as the second favorite the decision-making process Board could he I p us out by 4 all time movie of Shreve stu­ are what follows.