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PERMIAN HIGH HAS MEMO TO. . . First Rating Again
MISS PAT BLANKS
AND STUDENTS
FIRST HOMECOMING S i n c e r e congratulations on Won By PHS Band
your plans to take one small step
By K. Bunch
to make this a better world!
A huge bonfire and pep rally You may think . . . and many Typical of t he outstanding
Thursday night were the first of people will say . . . that a little reputation which the Perm ian
many events planned by the band of high school “kids” and High M arching Band has built
Student Council for Permian’s one young teacher m ight not up in its tw o-year history, is the
first Homecoming. Tonight at am ount to much in the over-all 1st Division rating which the
W. T. Barrett Stadium, the Pan scheme of things. But the long group won in the region VIII
thers take on their home-town est trip ever taken began with Contest on December 3.
rivals, the Bronchos, for Per one first step. And along with
mian’s Homecoming game. The that cliche, add this one: the first Every band in the region com
half-time ceremonies will in definite action which started this petes in this contest and is judg
clude the introduction and pre great country on the road to in ed on required m aneuvers, play
sentation of the six attendants dependence was carried out by a ing, uniform ity, a n d general
and the crowning of the Home sm aller group than yours will be. effect. The bands are not aw
coming Queen. Jerry Lefever, Your infant organization, to be arded places, but are given
the president of the Student called “Youth For Freedom ,” their ratings in divisions ac
cording to a statewide standard
Council, will crown the queen. may cause a spark which could set for every band.
The seven nominees for Home become a mighty blaze in the
coming Queen are Loubeth San hearts of patriotic teen-agers all Mr. J. R. M cEntyre was ex
ders, Paula Teeter, Beverly Win over the world. trem ely proud of the job the
kle, Gay Gillespie, Sharon Beene, It’s a fine thought. Stay with band did despite the hardships
Bary Kay England, and Kathy it! of drilling in the biting cold
Bunch. The identity of the queen and having people drop out due
will not be revealed until half to illnesses; he said that this
time at the game tonight. year was the first time his band
After the game, there will be had received no adverse criti
a dance for Permian students cism whatsoever.
and Exes at Permian from 10:00 All the judges w ere quite
until 12:30. The theme of the com plim entary to the band.
dance will be “Fantasy Land’’ William Tregoe, director of the
and the Permian Stage Band will fine Pam pa band, had this to say:
provide the music. The last “Congratulations. This is certain
event of Permian’s 1060-61 ly one of the finest bands any
Homecoming festivities will be w here.”
a tea held in honor of the Exes
and sponsored by - the Student
Council.
This is the Symbol adopted by
the “Youth For Freedom” Club.
It’s Red, White, and Blue!
Student Council
Plans Convention Odessa School Plant
Boasts Top Tracks
A pproxim ately 2,000 students
of various councils from all over
Texas will congregate here in Odessa, with a population
Odessa M arch 23, 24 & 25 for just short of 80,000 residents,
the annual Student Council Con boasts many sports achievements
vention. that no other city of its size in
The business of the convention the WORLD can! Already the
will consist of problems clinics, three m ajor high schools each
discussion groups, and guest have a cindered track with a 220 ♦
speakers. yard straight-aw ay. Soon there
Downtown tours, local movies, will be four! W ith completion of
and our talent show will con the Perm ian track last year,
tribute to the entertainm ent of there are three in Odessa. This DIANE FLATTEN, sophomore
the visiting council members. was an outstanding m ark within at Permian High School, was
The Perm ian Student Council, itself. recently chosen as the Voca
w ithe the help of O. H. S. and But soon Blackshear High will tional Industrial Club sweet
Ector, has already set up a ten t have a track and field house and heart. At the district meet held
ative schedule of speakers, dis stadium. Total cost will be ap in Lamesa, October 15, she
cussion groups, and committees proxim ately half-m illion dollars, represented the Permian chap
with their chairmen. the track is identical to the other ter of VIC. From the 25 garls
Anyone who would like to be three and should be completed representing District I, Diane
on one of these committees, by the time of the 1961 track was selected as one of the five
please notify LouBeth Sanders. season.
finalists.
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