Halifax County High School - Haliscope Yearbook (South Boston, VA)

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Seniors Reminisce of Past Experiences While Anticipating the Future By Gloria Shelton Study, excitement and hurry marked the world of seniors in 1964-65. The nervous ex¬ citement of entering our senior year in high school was almost as great as our excitement of entering the first grade. Even though we felt excited and superior, we learned within a few days that walking down the halls as a senior was not very different from walking down the halls as an underclassman. In fact, the seniors had so few extra privileges that the difference was practically non-existent. Promised no more than three dances for the school year, we decided that our senior year would be mostly work and very little play. The first two weeks of school, however, were spent asking ourselves and anyone else who would listen, When will our class rings arrive? The day that we finally received them, we were completely lost in our excitement and we walked around all day showing everyone our rings, our visible proof of being a senior. We soon calmed down enough to study for Mr. Carl Crews ' s government tests, a dreaded part of our senior world. Since we had no idea of the type of tests he would give, we were all a bundle of nerves when we walked into class on those fated Fridays, but after the tests were over, we realized that they really had not been so very bad at all. During the fall, college-bound students filled out application forms, making trips to the guidance office to confer with Mrs. Mary McLaughlin or Miss Jane Blackwell on the best Howard Anderson, President of the Booster Club, presents the new stadium to Principal J. Marshall Swanson. way to answer the questions we were asked. On a Saturday morning early in December, we had to take our college boards; some of us had to go to Roxboro instead of being able to take the tests at home. Having to sit for three hours taking an examination for which we did not know many of the answers was bad enough, but having to go to Roxboro while some students from Roxboro came to take the test in Halifax made things even worse. A few of us were accepted at college before Christmas giving such a release of tensions that we actually stopped worrying. For others of us, however, Christmas marked the begin¬ ning of many days of watching the mail each afternoon to see if a letter would come for us from our college. All through January and February tensions mounted and hopes lowered as more and more of our classmates received an answer from their college. Some were ac¬ cepted, some rejected and some placed on waiting lists, thus prolonging their anxiety. By the end of March, a large sigh of relief issued from the minds of the seniors when everyone who wanted a college education was certain of acceptance somewhere even if the accept¬ ance did not come from our first-choice college. With this release of tension, the seniors hailed Topsy-Turvy Week with a new zest for living. We joined in the antics, chased each other up and down the halls and out onto the roof and completely enjoyed ourselves. The Topsy-Turvy Dance marked the second dance 8

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The Students’ World. . . Gloria Shelton, ' 65, Vernon Hill, is a senior girl with one of the highest scho¬ lastic averages. Active in all phases of school life, Gloria is a member of numer¬ ous honor societies including Mu Alpha Theta, Quill and Scroll, The National Honor Society and the French Honor Society. In her senior year she was head letter girl in the band. Gloria will attend Mary Wash¬ ington College in the fall and will major in either history, French or English. Bobby Frierson, ' 66, Halifax, is a mem¬ ber of the tennis team, Comet Quiz Kids and STAR staff. His popping of classroom jokes and outrageous puns sometime hide his real insight into all phases of class¬ room work, but his teachers know that insight is there. Bobby plans to attend the University of Virginia and hopes someday to become a surgeon. Martha Stebbins, ' 67, Halifax, enjoys school work. Her favorite classes are journ¬ alism and Latin. Last year Martha was winner of the Latin I Medal for achieve¬ ment. Classic readings appeal to Martha and her favorite authors are Victor Hugo and Charles Dickens. She is a National Junior Honor Society member, and though undecided about a career, she definitely plans to attend college. Jack Crews, ' 68, South Boston, is the former SCA sergeant-at-arms and is a member of the National Junior Honor Society and Latin Club. Jack spends much of his time shooting pool in his basement. Besides participating in freshman basket¬ ball, Jack also holds a job at a local men ' s store. Gary Walton, ' 69, South Boston, spurred on by his inquisitive mind, once won a set of World Book Encyclopedias in the Ask Andy newspaper contest. His ques¬ tion was What is quinine? Gary likes to read and enjoys collecting rare stamps and coins. He is active in his church and though still an eighth grader is becoming active in school life. 7

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{4 , of our senior year and we were determined to make the most of our opportunity. All through the school year we had stayed up late studying for English and government tests or writing English and government term papers. On the night of the Junior-Senior Prom given in our honor, however, we stayed up all night enjoying ourselves. Dressing for the dance was filled with much joyful antici¬ pation and with a note of sadness because we realized that this dance was the last dance of our high school lives. But we still had fun. We danced for hours; then we trudged on aching feet from one party to another until the first rays of dawn shone in the sky. We had break¬ fast and went home to sleep the entire day and night. With mixed feelings we watched the days go by and our graduation date nearing. We were startled to think that our senior year was ended and even more startled when we real¬ ized that we were graduating. At the Class Night activities, we laughed, thinking of all the antics of our high school career. At Bac¬ calaureate we sat in silence, realizing the great future which lay before us. At Gradua¬ tion we cried, or if we did not cry, we realized that one important part of our lives was ended and we were saddened by the thought. We were happy, too, because we could look to the future, a future we hoped would be bright for all of us. Coach Dave Wiedeman and team captain Mike Haily watch tensely during the E. C. Glass game. Senior English students bought many of the library ' s paperback books to use during their study of English literature. Bill Haily captured first place in district competition and second place in state competition with his ICT project. 9