r1se• Volume XIII Captain Shreve High School, Shreveport, La., March 11,1983 Number 5 Shreve selected outstanding school in Caddo Parish con­ by Linda Ledbetter nominate a high school, junior students; and positive school gation of the 70's, Captain filled out a lengthy form such as school News Editor high I middle school or both environment. Shreve offered high level aca­ cerning subjects which meets the criteria sug­ Composers of the program feel demic and experimental courses organizations, a homework pol­ Shreve has recently been gested in the guide, "Questions one of the ways to measure the - calculus, a team class in icy, and evaluation of teachers. by a selected as the outstand-ing high and Answers for the 1982-83 effectiveness of these character­ American studies, the novel, The forms will be reviewed school from Caddo Parish, Secondary School Recognition istics is noting the percentage of creative writing, computer panel in each state which will qualifying to compete with other Program." After studying the students in five areas of out­ science and others," said Lee. select five outstanding high comprehensive high schools, guide, Walter Lee, superinten­ come . They are the number of He also mentioned Shreve's schools and five junior high/ junior highs and middle schools dent of the Caddo Parish School students who go on to post­ "diverse" curriculum which middle schools. The forms of acr:oss the United States, for Board, chose Shreve to repre­ secondary education, training provides for several advanced these schools will be sent to 15 national recognition. sent Caddo Parish. Lee based his or who enlist in the military; placement courses and academic Washington where two The selection is in connection decision on Shreve's academic student participation in academ­ internship allowing for high member panels will select 50-80 with the new, national Secondary standards, the student leader­ ically oriented competitions; school credit. In addition to the schools nationwide. School Recognition Program ship and its academic learning performance on minimum com­ variety of subjects offered, After meeting on April 8, established by U.S. Secretary of climate. petency test and standard Lee commented on the academic they will have chosen a number Education, Terrell Bell. The pur­ achievement tests; and student excellence of the students and of these schools to be visited. the pose of this program is to ac­ To be taken into consideration drop-outs. the "committment to excel­ Site visitors will be visiting 31. knowledge a national group of when nominating schools were In the letter to the State lence" of the teachers. This schools from April 11-May been schools that are exceptionally 14 characteristics specified in Department of Education nomi­ committment has resulted in After their reports have panel, it wi II effective in educating their the guide, associated with the nating Shreve, Lee spoke of DAR awards, "Teacher of the viewed by the group of students. effectiveness of a school 's Shreve's numerous, academic Year" awards, and the PTA determine a final na­ In cooperation with Bell, Kelly program . Among these are clear attributes and its high acaoemic "Teacher of Distinction." schools to recommend for Each Nix, state superintendent, academic and behavioral goals, expectations in the past and tionwide recognition. a asked the superintendents of order and discipline; rewards present. "Even during student McCalla is one of the many school recognized will receive Louisiana school boards to each and incentives for teachers and unrest of the 60's and desegre- principals who has recently plaque from Secretary Bell. Council Week slated Student Council Week, an nations for the Mike Mark Award annual week observed by student were given by teachers. This governments across the state, I ist of worthy students was will be held at Shreve from narrowed down by a group of March 14 to March 18. teachers and students who Events scheduled include the reviewed each nominee's Blood Drive, Treasure Hunt, application. The twelve nomi­ the Mike Mark Assembly and nees selected for this year's "Student Council Works for prestigious award are Tim Me," contests. Bennett, Clay Bretches, Sean More information concerning Galen, Jennifer Holland, Nancy the Blood Drive is found on Horton, Becky Jackson, Sophia page 12. Kirkikis, Mike Magner, Robert Clues for the treasure hunt Martina, Cedric Thomas, Cindy ~' will begin on the March 14 Walker and Mark Young. Coach morning announcements. The Lee Hedges will announce this prize of an undetermined amount year's recipient. of cash will be hidden some­ Also during Student Council ,II where on school property. week students will have another ,_ ,. Bo Harris, linebacker for the chance other than searching the Cincinnati Bengals football and grounds for a hidden treasure, former friend of Mike Mark is to win prizes. During the week, scheduled to speak during the two days will be designated, assembly. Mike Mark was a "Student Council Works for Me" 1971 graduate of Captain Shreve days. On these days, Student who was killed in a training Council senators and officers flight over Germany. will be wearing green student As an outstanding student, council T-shirts and will be Mark was president of the stu­ given a secret number. If you dent council and varsity base­ happen to be the lucky student ball, football and track letter­ who says, "Student Council man. He was selected for the Works for Me" on the desig­ Captain Shreve players, senior Nancy Horton and juniors David Reeb and Don Middleton all-district football team and nated number, you will win a perform a scene in the recent production of the "Bad Seed." all-state baseball team. Nomi- prize. Dubois by Cheryl though the group initiated with a moratorium on it until I can McCalla receives laws Reporter Enterprise six to twelve students, the last get together with the people The materials regarding the meeting on Feb. 9 contained a involved (senior Amy Newman; laws that McCalla received con­ Although the Wednesday larger group of 20 to 25 students. Broadmoor Baptist youth direct­ tain information regarding Bible morning Bible study services, or, Tom Harrison; and McCune) studies in other states and though many rumors which have been held in Room Even and work something out," she their problems. For example, spread around Shreve con­ Bible study 112 and most recently outside have said. a group of students in New York the gym walkway by the Busi­ cerning the cause for postponing also wished to hold an interde­ a ness Center at 7:15 a.m ., were the Bible study, McCalla said McCalla recently went to a nominational Bible study before ,. held, postponed for three weeks by principal's meeting was professor at LSU-S for some school on the school grounds; resumes after of Principal Sandra McCalla, and Cecil McCune, director information regarding the laws however, their wish was denied services resumed schedule Wed­ student affairs at the school of church and state. by the school board. Also, in each nesday morning in the audi­ board office, informed California, students wanted to to check on the Bible postponement torium. principal After McCalla read and form a student Bible study club studies at their school to see if studied the material she re­ and conduct its activities on The services were originally they were within the law. started last school year when a ceived, she made her decision campus during school. Again the group of seniors felt they needed "It hasn't been. cancelled," to resume the services outside request was denied; however, a "I ift for the day" and had the McCalla said before the deci­ the Learning Center as long as this time by the Court of Appeals idea approved by McCalla. AI- sion was made. "I've declared they are student directed. of California. 2 THE ENTERPRISE ------------~~~~---------------------------------------OpinionMarch 11, 1983 What is so great about the Magnet? If ever one topic was more overrated and overpublicized, it would have to be the Magnet schools. Everywhere you look in all forms of the media, you are constantly being bombarded by some­ thing that a wonderful Magnet student has done. Take for example, a recent article in the Shreveport Times featuring Magnet school fashions. Why center it around one par­ ticular school? Are they the Shreveport-style vogue trendsetters for high school students? Just a visit to the Shreve campus would be enough to show anyone that Gators are also very fashion con­ cious. Nike, Calvin Klein, Lee, Polo, Gloria Vanderbuilt, IZOD, and Tretron; yes , all of these labels can be found in Gatorland, too. Granted, the Magnet school does have some outstanding points that should be recognized, such as their fine Debate Team that has won numerous awards, and a commendable fencing club that recently competed in Florida, and this is all well and good. However, Shreve and other schools have many fine qualities that set them apart from the rest, but which have been buried lately under mounds of Mustang news by local newspapers and television stations. T here are many outstanding features at Shreve that have been overlooked . For instance, our Drama Club is one that can be compared to neon in the area. Each year they put on professional shows ranging from their recent production of the mystery, " Bad Seed, " to last year's energetic musical "Fiddler on the Roof." Many long, dedicated hours are spent working on each performance and it certainly shows. Scholastic ability at Shreve cannot be overlooked either. Last year there were four National Merit Finalists with 1982 graduates earning over $3000 in scholarships. Gator teachers are also an asset. In two out of the three years presented, the Poor Man's Supper Louis Seiber Educator Brother­ hood Award went to a Shreve faculty member.