East Henderson High School - Highlander Yearbook (Flat Rock, NC)

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In each student’s efforts, laughter, disap- pointments, comments . . . the life of East High continues. Each expresses his thoughts and moods, speaks his opinions, reveals himself. Now, from the last-second victory of a ball game, the day-dreams in seemingly the world’s dullest class, the embarrassing situ- ations, the crowded halls comes STUDENT Se,

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SCHOOL OPENS New year ushers 1n new faces, hopes, and frustrations ABOVE: Mr. Nickell discovers that after the first day of school his feet aren’t the same. RIGHT: Senior, Joe Smyth, is eager to offer bargain prices on elevator tickets to freshmen. OPPOSITE LEFT: Linda Pearson lends a hand in the seemingly endless task of correcting student schedules. OPPOSITE TOP: Nancy Norris and Troy Pace find that the begin- ning of their senior year means new problems. OPPOSITE BOTTOM: The same old helmets are piled year after year but a new year brings new faces to fill them. 18 Upper-classmen were glad to lend a ‘‘friendly helping hand” to gullible freshmen by directing them to classes in the imaginary basement and “‘G”’ build- ing. Unsuspecting newcomers, eager to become part of things, bought mimeographed elevator tickets. These tickets proved to be of little use when a thorough search of the gym revealed no elevator! Registration, fees, and new locker combinations were all part of the opening of school. Quite a few changes were evident. The number of mobile units increased to four making the campus resemble a small trailer park. A new senior class had to be contended with, too.