Bethesda Chevy Chase High School - Pine Tree Yearbook (Bethesda, MD)

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10 Participants Achieve Together “I don’t see why everyone crams before a test. It doesn’t look like fun,” said the little girl to her high school sister. “Well, you sec, there’s an old maxim that goes, ‘Don’t do today what you can put off until tomorrow.’ ” But by the end of three years in high school, we realize the importance of doing “first things first.” Within the hustle and bustle that accompanies our in- creasing interests, we learn the meaning of worthwhile accomplishments. We lcam to appreciate the feeling of satisfaction which comes with the fulfillment of our ideals. The outstretched hands of friendship from our fam- ilies, friends, and teachers, in the home and at school, guide us in our rapid rate of growing, of learning, and of achieving. When we arc undecided or troubled, or our pace overwhelms us, or we need prodding to con- tinue our work, these people give us the valuable assist- ance needed. Through pcrscrvcrancc we gain mental growth and reach toward the status of adults.

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SETTING This year even the administration seemed to feel the increase in pace and secured an additional vice prin- cipal. This brought the total to three. Mr. Conlon and Mr. Zimmerman arc in charge of administration. Miss Young, in charge of guidance, with the aid of a guid- ance counselor for every grade, offers us more about colleges, more about work after high school, and more about analyzing ourselves. ... Go to Mr. Conlon if you are late to class ... See Mr. Z. if you want an emergency announcement read over the P. A. System . . . Sec a counselor if you want your schedule changed so that you won’t have Biolog)’ before lunch . . . Make an appointment with Mr. Pyles about anything else that confronts you. For us the problems seemed ever so difficult until we placed them in the hands of the administration. For them the problems seemed never ending. The Battle of the Heat waged all winter long. One building was too hot; another building, too cold. And the Battle of Seats in Assembly spilled into two fields of activity. There were so many battles that we were reduced to writing notes, for it was the only method of communi- cation from the past to the present—for the future. It was a busy year; it was 1955. William C. Pyles B. A.. M. Ed. 12