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The Arena: Paris High School Year Books

The Oklahoma Correctional Industries digitized all Paris High School yearbooks presented here.

1910-1919 
Dark cover titled "THE ARENA 1910" in gold letters.
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Cover of "The Arena 1911" with a dark background and golden text.
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Dark cover with gold text: "P. H. S. THE ARENA 1912".
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Brown cover with "THE ARENA FOR 1913" text in black and gold frame.
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The image shows a dark cover with the text "THE ARENA 1914" in gold letters.
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Cover titled "THE ARENA" with "1915" and "PHS" in a hexagon on a diagonal yellow band.
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We do not currently have a copy of the 1916 Arena available.

A stylized letter "P" on a textured, light brown background.
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Dark background with a textured surface, featuring a stylized letter "P" in brown with the number 1918 next to it.
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The image shows a dark textured surface with the word "ARENA" in large, orange letters.
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1920-1929 
A plain green textured background with no distinct features or objects.
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A textured cover with an orange tiger head illustration, and the text "Arena 1974" in the corner.
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Dark cover with a minimalist design featuring an animal face sketch and the text "Arena 1922".
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A vintage yearbook cover with a tiger illustration and "THE ARENA 1923" text.
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Cover of "The Arena" featuring bold text and a red emblem with a "P" and numbers on textured paper.
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A black textured cover with "ARENA" in gold and "1925" embossed on it.
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A brown leather-textured cover with "The Arena" and "1926" embossed on it.
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Cover of a book or magazine titled "The Arena," dated 1927.
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Cover of "The Arena" with ornate design and "1928" embossed below the title.
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A cover with embossed gold design reading "The Arena 1929," featuring ornate detailing on a textured background.
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1930-1939 
Red cover of "The Arena 1930" featuring embossed plane and sunburst design.
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Brown embossed cover with "The Arena 1931" and a covered wagon design.
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Dark cover with gold crest, "George Washington," embossed text "THE ARENA 1932."
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Cover of "The Arena 1933" with a textured brown background and sunbeam design.
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Black textured cover with geometric design and the text "THE ARENA 1934".
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Cover of "The Arena 1935" Anniversary Edition with an intricate textured design.
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May contain: book, publication, and diary
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A cover titled "Arena 1937" with embossed industrial silhouettes at the bottom.
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Cover of the "Arena 1938" with a textured design, featuring people using cameras and a film reel motif.
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Cover of "The Arena" Youth Edition, 1939. Black with orange accents and embossed textured design.
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1940-1949 
Blue swirling pattern with a Statue of Liberty sketch; red panel with "The Arena 1940" text.
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Dark textured cover with large script text: "The Arena 1941" embossed in bronze.
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Green cover with embossed vintage street scene, "THE ARENA 1942" in gold text.
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Blue and red yearbook cover: "The Arena," Paris High School, Illinois, 1943, with stars and an envelope design.
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Yellow cover with "1944 Arena" text, a map, and a laurel design.
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Text "ARENA 1945" on a textured cover with a blue embossed illustration of drummers and a flag bearer.
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Cover of "The Arena" 1946 yearbook; embossed design with a lantern, snowflakes, and leaves on a textured background.
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Cover art of a 1947 yearbook featuring circus tents, performers, and a Ferris wheel with the text "ARENA 1947."
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Cover of a book labeled "ARENA 1948" with a textured black background.
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A vintage book cover titled "The Arena 1949" with ornate borders and embossed illustrations of a cabin and a cityscape.
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1950-1959 
Dark cover with "The Arena 1950" text and a small sepia-toned image of a building with columns and a flag.
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Text "ARENA 1951" on a book cover with a brown spine and beige front.
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Cover of "The Arena" yearbook from 1952, featuring a Roman column and figure.
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Dark textured cover with embossed year "'53" and the word "ARENA" along with shoeprints.
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Checkered pattern cover with "54" in a circle, stylized text "Arena," and a drawing of a tower.
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A green book cover with "The Arena 1955" in gold lettering.
Red textured cover with "1956" and "Arena" in white, featuring a small face illustration.
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A tiger's face with "ARENA 1957" on a textured background.
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Dark leather-like cover with a tiger illustration, "1958" and "ARENA" text.
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Teal cover with text "So This Is Paris 1959" and a subtle outline of a tiger head.
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1960-1969 
Gold cover with texture. Contains multiple rectangles. In one rectangle black text reads "1960 ARENA" another longer rectangle below that one reads "50th ANNIVERSARY"
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Green yearbook cover with "1961" in large text, a stylized tiger, and the word "ARENA" at the bottom.
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Cover with a tiger emblem and the text "ARENA '62" on a textured background.
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Black cover with orange stripes and emblem with text "PARIS" and "ARENA 1963."
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An hourglass with "1964" and the word "ARENA" below it.
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Blue book cover with the word "ARENA," a stylized atomic symbol, and the year "1965."
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A red cover with the word "ARENA," a star design, and the year "1966" written vertically.
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A black, embossed cover with a tree design, reading "'67" and "ARENA" in gold.
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Metallic cover with "sixtyeight" and "ARENA" text, featuring a blue lion emblem.
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Gold cover with a tiger illustration, "THE ARENA" text, and "1969" embossed at the bottom.
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1970-1979 
Astronauts on the moon, Earthrise, and a U.S. flag. Text: '70 THE ARENA.
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The image shows the years "1871" and "1971" on an orange and black divided background.
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A stylized cover titled "THE ARENA" with various sepia-toned, illustrated scenes: athletes on a bench, people conversing, and a couple with an umbrella.
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Paris High School entrance with columns, flagpole, trees, "The Arena 1973" text, located in Paris, Illinois.
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An illustrated tiger with vivid orange and black stripes against a dark background.
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Digital copies of yearbooks from 1975 on are not currently available. Please visit the library to view these yearbooks.

1980 Forward 

Digital copies of these books are not currently available. Please visit the library to view these yearbooks.