Paschal High School Class of '56 early pictures

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Above is a photo lifted from our annual of Bobby Kenny and me (Mike Tripp) running low hurdles. (Note: Bobby's good form vs. mine going over the hurdle.) Coach McCauley noted that Bobby and I took two extra steps between hurdles and he advised us that we were losing time because of it. He'd already taught us to get low over the hurdles in order to get back down on the track quicker. As you can see Bobby learned. I thought I had too until I saw this picture after it was made. Coach suggested that we take longer strides and alternate our leading leg as we approached the next hurdle. It sounded logical but I lacked the discipline to make myself do it. Bobby picked up on it and practiced it until it became natural. The results; Bobby consistently placed in every meet. Me? I did well to finish 3rd in all our meets. This picture (above) has been a reminder to me to apply what I learn in life by practicing until it becomes second nature. Don't be afraid to make mistakes or ashamed of them. We should learn from them; pick ourselves up and try again No I'm still not perfect but I am a work in progress and God isn't through with me yet but He expects my best efforts. .p.s. Bobby wanted individual pictures made but Coach McCauley nixed that. I'm glad because I needed to see how bad I looked beside Bobby Thanks Coach McCauley Mike Tripp Trippin' Out with Wanda and Wilma - Mike's technique has improved!
Gotta' tell you another track tale: Scotty and Doug were our quick guys. At a meet we were running at Farrington Field one sunny day (seems like most of our meets were in rain), Scotty was running in a sprint heat and was way out in front when he started screaming to Coach McCauley "I can't see, I can't see Coach!" Coach yelled back "Open your eyes Scotty; open your eyes!" Scotty had tensed up so much he had clinched his eyes shut while blowing down the track. Doug, like his older brother Robert was trained by his Dad while growing up and kinda' put more stock in Dad's regime than Coach's but it was hard to argue with success. Well back at George Clarke elementary he was the fastest guy. Fact is he was so fast he could gallop instead of run and that was how he ran until...I don't know. Anyway by PHS days he sprinted. BUT back then there was one person at George Clarke who could push Doug so he would sprint but that's another story for another time. This is a warning: If you don't start sending stuff into our web site I will begin to tell some stories about you and I may have to embarrass you.......Mike Tripp Archives See pic below

	The highly regarded Daggett Jr High track team of '53 - great pic Bill Frost archives
	Daggett Jr High Football team - circa 1952 Bill Frost archives
Kay Blackburn Tolksdorf archives below
	South Fort Worth Elementary - 2nd grade '44-'45 Front Row: Bubba Gauntt, Donna Fern Pipes "Christ" Middle Row: Kay Blackburn "Tolksdorf", Gary Dwight and Rose Beth Lampman "Newhouse" Back Row: Larry Apperson, Barbara Tutor "McNeil", and Sandra Snow "Owens" Kay Blackburn Tolksdorf archives
	South Fort Worth Elementary - 4th grade '48-'49 2nd Row: Bubba Gauntt, Rose Beth Lampman Newhouse, Barbara Tutor McNeil, Kay Blackburn Tolksdorf, Donna Fern Pipes Christ 3rd Row: Sandra Snow Owen 4th Row: Joy Berzman Brantley, Jim Adkinson, Larry Apperson Kay Blackburn Tolksdorf archives
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