Alexandria High School - Alecko Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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ALECKO position goes hard work. Not only did she write many good articles for the pa]:)er, hilt she also showed tact and executive ability in the way in which she obtained the co-operation of the faculty advisers, members of the staff, and students. Our circulation manager, Joe Blackwell, has been right on the job. getting subscriptions, collecting hills, and circulating the paper. He has always been smil- ingly ready to greet some of us with “Have vou brought vour dollar for the Last Lap?’’ . Another person whom we should like to thank is Bob Duncan, Athletic Re- porter, for always having his work in on time. Virginia Leary and Ruby Floyd were willing ' workers ; they contriliuted splendid writings on the assemblies. Baxter Cary and John Doniphan contributed a lot of fun and nonsense to our paiier. The joke column brings hack to our minds many an amusing incident that happened at A. H. S. James Hike was a first-class news reporter, especially for the Literary Society. Other students who have heljied our pajier to he a success are : klary Saunders, Alumni reporter; Hilda Lynn and Helen Staples, Senior re])orters ; and Mercia Cash, Junior reporter. We wish all the success in the world to future Staffs of the Last Lap. Page Ninety-seven || -

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The Last Lap PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF ALEXANDRIA HIGH SCHOOL Volumes Alexandria.Va., May 29. 1928 Number 7 GRADUATING EXERCISES IN AUDITORIUM BACCALAUREATE SERMON IN CHRIST CHURCH During Assembly period the other day the Seniors met to discuss various matters about the graduating exercises. After much discussion the class de- cided that they would like to have the Baccalaureate Sermon at Christ Church. The school board announced that the graduating exercises would be held in the High School Audi- torium. SENIOR PROM The first steps toward preparing for the Senior Prom were made when “Out of the Stillness” was produced. Fifty dollars from the proceeds of this play will be used for the dance. Harry Barnett, the President, se- lected an entertainment committee composed of Evelyn Pitekett, Park Ticer, ' irginia Leary, and Jack Doni- phan, who W ' ill have charge of the “most-looked-forw ' ard-to social event of the scholastic year. Our auditorium will be decorated in green and gold, the class colors, and the stage will be decked with palms and ferns. Novel favors will be given, and dainty refreshments will be served. Mr. Friedlander will furnish the music for those who will dance for the last time to the tune of Wash- ington and Lee Swing.” MUSICAL PRACTICE FOR GRADUATING EXERCISES Miss Munoz has spent a great deal of time coaching the Seniors for the musical program for the Commence- ment. THIS YEAR’S VICTORIES FOR A. H. S. Alexandria High Scliocd has made a good record this year in its compe- tition with other schools along liter- ary lines as well as in athletics. We started off by winning the State championship in basketball for Class B. The other day at assembly Nick” Altrock presented the medal to the captain of the basketball team. This medal wall be ours for one year, and it will be ours permanently if we win the championship next year. How ' ard Blackwell won honors for his school in the National Oratorical Contest by winning in the group con- test. Aside from this honor, How- ard won a twenty-dollar prize. Martha Baggett and Gilbert St. Clair won second place in the State Championship Chemistry Essay Con- test. Each of these students received a book and a certificate. A shorthand and typing contest was held at Richmond on May 5. At this contest Fleury Foster won third place and a medal for shorthand, and ’ir- ginia Leary won fourth place in typ- ing with the same score as the per- son who received third place; ' irginia had only a few more errors than the winner. Helen Staples was given honorable mention in the National Short Story Contest with her story, “Jimmy Turns the Tables.” Out of ten thousand stories submitted to the contest, Helen ' s was among the first threi hundred. Aside from these victories by our students, our last year’s graduates have also made a good record. Only 7 per cent out of 2.7 students who attended college failed during the past winter. This gives A. H. S. a ranking of eighth place out of the fifty-six high schools of Virginia. CHARM (The Best Essay Selected from “The Senior Review,” a Magazine pub- lished by Miss Ficklin’s English Students. ) “Why are some girls shy and self- conscious?” Nobody loves me” — “I’m not popular, I am a failure, I may as well give up!” Such are the cries of more than one modern flapper. This old-fashioned attitude of false modesty will never win one friend. Tears are hopelessly out of date I The girl who is 100 per cent mod- ern in the l est sense of the word, has discarded the whining, complaining mental attitude once and for all. She believes in herself and her capacity for charm and success, and she lives up to her idea of herself. We can’t all acquire the same kind of charm, but there are certain traits underlying all charm, and these traits we may well cultivate. Cou ' -age — that’s the secret of the “grand manner” of modern youth! “I’m a very remarkable fellow!” exclaimed the hero of “Seventh Heaven” to himself. Then he pro- ceeded to live up to his own idea of himself. To charm others, you must have courage to believe in yourself, know hat you, also, can be attractive, fine, capable of winning and holding love — then prove it by your appearance, manner and character. It you wish to l)€ hopelessly old- fashioned. actually out of place among modern girls and young men, just whine about your troubles, wail, and weep copiously on slight occasion, and cultivate super - sensitiveness, which W’ill cause you to suffer “hurt feel- ings” on all occasions. {Continued on page 3, columns)