Hunter Huss High School - Astron Yearbook (Gastonia, NC)

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Dan Ramsey and his hand provided the musical entertainment for the trip through Fantasyland. ' Fantasyland,” for Junior Prom Climaxing this last day was the annual Awards Day program. Gene Lewis received the Arthur Spencer trophy for “Athlete of the Year.” In addition the lettermen received their monograms for participation in the 1963-64 sports program. Scholastic medals ' were presented to students deemed outstanding in achievement in ' the departmental studies. Receiving awards were Bob Butler, ' mathematics; Jane Cleveland, social studies; Billy Carter, science; Mike Denton, English and band; Ted Cloninger, Spanish; Arlene Hudson, Latin; Kemp Hooper, industrial arts; Hugh Putnam, typ¬ ing; Paul Mauney, journalism; Carolyn Huggins, vocal; Joyce Cannon, business; Barbara Poteat, Larry Cloninger, and Roger Quinn, distributive education. Benny DeBlois received the sports¬ manship medal; John Connor, the citizenship award. Jimmy Price and Beverly Quinn were awarded the “best all-round students of the year” awards. Receiving recognition were Sherry Diehl, appointee to Gov¬ ernor’s School; Sandra Webb and Phyllis Lewis, Huss “Miss High Misses,” and Jimmy Price, recipient of the Jaycee “Teenager of the Year” award. Serving as hostesses were sophomore girls dressed as milk maids. The girls are as follows: (1. to r., back row) C. Ingram, D. Forbes, M. Allen, N. Holland, J. Stradley, J. Withers, B. Jenkins, A. Hub- hard. (I. to r., front row) C. Robinson, L. Thomas, A. Woody, B. Ratchford, and S. Sherrill. Captivated by the music and the prevailing atmosphere, members of the junior class were captured by the camera’s eye as they enjoyed the prom. 135

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Members of the junior class enjoyed waltzing their way through Fantasyland during the first prom at Huss. Student Center Transformed Ink The first and only Junior Prom to be held at Huss High took place on Friday, May 11, 1964, from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. The Student Center and School Cafeteria had been transformed into a fantasyland. Music for the prom was offered by the combo of Mr. Dan Ramsey. Faculty members were invited guests of the junior class. All plans for the prom were made by various com¬ mittees made up of junior class members and faculty advisors. (L. to rj Ronnie Spargo, Juta Hanna, Nancy Adams, and Steve Walsh took advantage of the Wishing Well as the photographer snapped a picture for a memento. 134 Exams announced the finale of the 1963-64 school year. Upc the completion of second semester, the students returned on Moi day, June 1, to receive report cards. This last day was hect but fun-filled. Proclaimed “Bermuda Day” by the HUNTER stal the day began with an air of informality. Classes and exams we; over; relief was evident. Every student wearing bermudas had 1 pay ten cents for a bermuda permission slip. A fine of twent five cents was imposed on any person wearing bermudas wl had not paid the permission price. The first edition of the Huss literary magazine, THE EXPL0I ER, was distributed the last day of school. This was compile and mimeographed by members of the HUNTER staff. The sti dent literature composing the publication was judged as to lite ary value, style, and content. The entire student body was pe mitted to submit creative writing. (L. to r.) Don Carpenter, Donna Ray, Susan Lynch, Gary Mullinax, Martha Holde Harriett Robinson, and Bill Jumper paused for refreshments during the evening of fe tivities at the prom.

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Awards Day Climaxes Last Day Scoring the most points during the 1963 football season. Gene Lewis was honored when he was chosen outstanding athlete of the year 1963-64, and his name was engraved on the Arthur Spencer Trophy. C: BOB BUTLER Appointed to Governor’s School for the summer of 1964, Sherry Diehl was selected for this honor on the basis of her musical talent. Benny DeBlois, a 1964 winner, is pictured above with his winning project, “Can Light Energy Be Converted to Sound Energy?” of School Sandra Webb and Phyllis Lewis represented Huss at Winthrop College in the spring o! 1964 as “Miss-Hi-Misses.” Robert and Barbara Pyant, Huss’s firs colored students, were welcomed by thi Huss student body during the 1963-64 schoo year. With much to talk about, rising senior (left to right) Charlene Lytton, Davi! Cloninger, Nancy Adams, and Jimmy Prici pause for a chat as they look forward tj their final year at Huss. MIKE TED ARLENE DENTON CLONINGER HUDSON ROGER QUINN BENNY JOHNNY DeBLOIS CONNOR JIMMY BEVERLY PRICE QUINN £ 4, k O KEMP HOOPER HUGH PUTNAM PAUL MAUNEY i |L -I W I fit id CAROLYN HUGGINS JOYCE CANNON BABARA POTEAT The second year at Huss ended. The rising seniors looked forward to the summer with mixed emotions. The beginning of the next year would mark the beginning of the end of their high school days. They would be the first graduating class of Hunter Huss High School. The remaining portion of the student body had an elevation in classification awaiting them—the thrill of new experiences beckoning to them. A world is not built in a day. Two years had passed since the opening of Hunter Huss High School, and the creation of a new student world. Now this world had developed—two years of growth took place. Out of the calm came glimpses of new horizons. And in order to reach these horizons came the instruction and nurturing of faculty and friends of Hunter Huss High School—the molding center of its students’ lives. 136