Douglas Southall Freeman High School - Historian Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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iia ete ite HITTING A LONG LOB across the net, a player on the DSF tennis team perfects his technique with ball and racquet. AFTERNOON SCHOOL BUSES LINE THE e

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es A SUNNY SPRING DAY DRAWS REBEL’ GLOVEMEN TO VIE IN A CONTEST ON THE BYRD PA RK BASEBALL DIAMOND. Rebels complete unfinished tasks before leaving FREEMANITES, TRYING TO EVADE SPRING FEVER, concen- trate on measuring chemicals for a scientific experiment in the lab. 22 While April opened into May and May became June, Rebels entered the flurry of activities that filled the few remaining weeks of school. Scientific-minded stu- dents worked frantically to meet the deadline on biolo- gy, chemistry, and physics projects. Upon completing them, they exhibited the results of their work and com- peted for prizes in the Science Fair. A few days later, muffled sounds floated upstairs from the cafeteria. These were the voices of Rebelettes practicing for the day on which students would select new varsity cheer- leaders. Hopeful aspirants’ faces reflected joy and des- pair in turn as the lists of semi-finalists, then of finalists appeared. The 1962-63 squad heard the announce- ment of their selection at the May dance. Candidates for SCA offices chose their campaign man- agers and began working toward their goal. Rebels, supporting their favorites, made posters and banners to cover the walls, and multi-colored pins, which they distributed to fellow students. Election day arrived; Freemanites listened to campaign speeches, then entered the privacy of voting booths to mark their ballots. On the baseball diamond, powerful hitters and fleet base runners played an exciting game for spectators, who cheered at hard-hit balls and groaned at errors. Final exams only slightly bothered Rebels caught up in their own musings over their futures. This year’s sophomores would no longer be the youngest class; juniors, when September had come, would be high school seniors; and the seniors, leaving for jobs and college, would soon look upon DSF as a memory.

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Organizations cover the broadening field of activities at DSF Clubs and organizations touch all facets of students’ interests at DSF. While some Rebels work for their school and com- munity through service organizations, others in language clubs study foreign cultures. Advocates of journalism put out a newspaper and a yearbook. Through a network of channels into homerooms and to individual students, the Student Cooperative Association car- ries on its duties. No matter what a Rebel’s interests, from science to debat- ing, from art to playing chess, he can pursue them in a group. Organizations meet their challenge when they offer the student a way to broaden his world.