Brazil High School - Brazilian Yearbook (Brazil, IN)

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Little things made friends precious and endearing. The school day did not always make one happy. lt sometimes took a friend to survive the environment. ln a school of over five hundred students, it was at times possible to find one to share your life with. On many occasions throughout the year, the need to confide in a friend was undeniable. There were times when the student felt lost and alone, like an infinitesimal being in an exceptionally enormous world. lt was at this moment lasting friendships were made. Friends were people who cried when you cried, laughed when you laughed, and studied with you into the wee small hours. Friends are experiences in the road of life. Some are good and some are bad, but all are a part of becoming an adult. A friend was someone to embrace when ball games were won or comfort when grounded by an ever present mother who does not understand a teenager lives only once. ln times of joy or sorrow, friends were possessions that could not be done without. Trust and understanding are two elements that mean friendship. Without these ingredients a friend does not exist. That was the difference between acquaintances and friends. One emotion can be used to sum up the total components of friendship: the emotion of love. lt carl be passionate, but the love that is felt for a friend can be a rewarding encounter in a person's life. When an individual loves another, all other factors of friendship come naturally. Confidence, sharing, giving, joy, sadness, trust, understanding, and love all had a place reserved for them in the intricate puzzle called friendship. lf all people possessed all of these qualities, the achieve- ment of total peace and brotherhood would be elementary. LEFT. Junior Susie Whitman discusses one of those funny personal experiences with a close friend. TOP. Fire casts a mysterious hypnotic spell over junior David Wetnight. MIDDLE. Before English class, the boys get together and work off frustrations with a few quick dances. BOTTOM. Studying sometimes causes senior Scott Wiederoder to stop and ponder the situation.

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Administration Faces Controversial Issues The School Board took steps to begin s a program to remedy the situation. The E Board met with college students who had 3 graduated from Clay County High Schools in order to gain insight on the 5 E curriculum and what college students t E felt our schools were lacking. Another move by the Board consisted of a tour of each high school to discover first hand the needs and problems of each school. It was clear that last year attempts to better the school situation in this county were taken by the Board- under the leadership of Superintendent Dr. A.M. Bennett. I ln early September 1971, the doors of Brazil High School opened for the 55th time. In the space of a few minutes, the halls were filled with over 550 students ready to begin a new year. It took approximately the same length of time for both the student body and faculty to realize the changes that had been made. A once drab and dreary cafeteria had blossomed into something that was considered attractive and cheerful. There were also things that had not changed: overcrowding in the classrooms and an outdated building. lust as the students and faculty became increasingly interested, so did citizens of the county. School Board meetings became a gathering place for many interested persons. Everyone knew that problems existed, but a means of solving these problems was hard to find. 6 Q . ,E r',......,-f 3 S 2 E l t