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

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Seniors form the Roman numerals LXV to represent the theme was used in all the decorations, class of 1965 at the Junior-Senior Prom. A Roman 11 Karen Dyer taps Mary Glass into the National Honor Society.

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Mr. Jack Strum and Miss Sally Ardrey lead the cheering squad at the faculty-varsity basketball game. Tommy Jennings works hard to finish his English term paper. Imagination Helps Mold the Juniors’ Character By Bobby Frierson A junior ' s world in 1965 was a complex one. It was composed of books, paper and six-hour nights. In his world could be found nervously chewed pencils, notebooks filled with notes and ideas imprisoned in balls of crumpled paper. Not confined to the four sides of his class¬ room, a junior ' s world extended as far as his imagination. Through his required reading, a junior was transported into the Sixteenth Cen¬ tury or carried to the future. He was exposed to the philosophies of Emerson and Thoreau and his world was broadened by these tran¬ scendental ists as he absorbed these ideas. The world of a junior was both old and new. He was well acquainted with school and the everyday routine that accompanied education. He was allowed the privileges of snickering at the underclassmen, of having a single locker, and of sitting in chairs instead of on the bleachers during assemblies. The junior was an upperclassman and he acted the part well. But there were also innovations in his rou¬ tine world. He experienced the novel custom of term papers, college boards and Junior- Senior. The junior had to adapt to the new facets of his world. All teachers expected him to be ftawless in his English and grammatical usage. He was required to retain all knowl¬ edge accumulated through his years of school¬ ing. A junior was also under constant pressure. He had to achieve a high score on college board exams, read a certain number of books, compose an original literary gem every time he wrote a paper and produce the best Junior- Senior in the school ' s history. He saw the op¬ portunities denied a person who does not go to college, so he worked even harder. A junior ' s world was not confined to aca¬ demic study. He found enjoyment in writing for the school paper, playing a varsity sport or joining any one of the numerous clubs con¬ cerned with the subject he was most in¬ terested in. Sports were another part of his world. He was familiar with the pungent odor of the locker room as he participated in the sport he enjoyed. The athletic program gave him a break in academic routine and was important to a well-balanced individual. The off hours of a junior were few; but when he closed all his books, he perhaps thought of his future. What would he do? Who would he be? Would success be his? All of these were a hidden part of his world. Emotion played a big part in his world. He experienced the excitement of going to New York with the newspaper staff or being inducted into the National Honor Society. He also knew the disappointment of failure to make a team or of not being elected to a ctass office. These successes and disappoint¬ ments helped mold the character of the junior. 10

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Wonder, Discovery Filled Sophomore World By Martha Stebbins The sophomore year was one of wonder and discovery when we pondered whether it was we who were changing or the world around us. Everyday things took on a new perspective and became increasingly important to us with each rapidly passing day. The time came when we realized the significance of what we learned, not as a letter grade, but as a prep¬ aration for what is yet to come. Many different activities filled our busy year and we learned to grow to meet the chal¬ lenge that each activity presented. New teaching methods such as the use of television in world history classes and ad¬ vanced courses in math stimulated our in¬ terests and abilities. In addition, clubs offered a wide variety of programs which helped to round out our school activities. Sports played a big part in the tenth grader ' s world. Whether as team members, cheerleaders or eager spectators, everyone benefited from practicing good sportsmanship. As always there was the competition of elections, the fun of assemblies, the dread of report cards and the happy anticipation of well-earned holidays. Not only did we develop in knowledge and skills, more important than this, we learned about ourselves. We set our sights for the fu¬ ture and took the beginning steps toward our ultimate goals. Jimmy Anderson, first place winner in swine production, accepts an award from Mr. Doug Loftis of THE GAZETTE VIRGINIAN. Other winners were Clayton Fallen (right), second place and Sherman Fisher, third place. Henry Henderson tackles an Andrew Lewis ball carrier as Rodney Wilborn (29), Paul Carter (22), Larry Snead (7), and Steve Griles (19) come to his assistance. 12 Mary Armi Hodges (right) scolds Johnny Wat¬ kins and Angela Hedgepeth in the one-act play Bad Children.