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

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Contents with new and strange ones as visitors from Costa Rica and England joined the student body. With them they brought knowledge to our world while in turn we tried to give them some insight into the world of learning. Finally, they looked on as 316 seniors re¬ ceived their diplomas after five years of hard work and study, and with the completion of the year the entire student body moved one step closer to another world—the world of promise. This, then, is what we have tried to do, to show the scholastic World of ' 65. 6 Dedication 26 Administration 40 Faculty 68 Activities 1 24 Sports 1 60 Seniors 206 Juniors 226 Sophomores 238 Freshmen 248 Eighth Graders 260 Advertising 5

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Foreword A world is made up of dimension, people and promise. The center of our world is learning and around this revolve the classroom activities and special events, like Homecoming, Topsy Turvy and the Junior-Senior Prom. A world is nothing without those who make it up—eighth graders, freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors. To show what the world of 1965 was like, one student from each grade was selected to write on the highlights of the year and what these meant to him. We have tried to pick those who typify our 1 900 students. Through their eyes we saw the completion of the new football stadium and tennis courts and the addition of a new classroom. The larger faculty helped to administer new teaching methods, such as the programed instruction in grammar for selected junior classes, the new math to eighth graders and the new senior program in composition which made extensive use of audio-visual instruction. All this was done in spite of overcrowded conditions in many classrooms. With the opening of the year, these five stu¬ dents watched as integration came to our school for the first time. Familiar faces were mixed L 4

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Seniors Select Mr. Blain for Yearbook Dedication He is a man of varied talents and interests, but Mr. Mickey Blain ' s greatest achieve¬ ment is the involvement he feels for his stu¬ dents in ICT in particular and for all HCHS students in general. He cares about them and this interest shows in everything he does. At football games he sits with the bench warmers and offers encouragement. When seniors begin the processional, he is there to tell them to stand tall. When the ICT stu¬ dents walk away with more than their share of trophies at district and state conventions, Mr. Blain justifiably beams. This year his club won more awards at the state convention than any other group, thus making it the top club in Virginia. Playing piano in his own dance band, lis¬ tening to records (he especially likes the swinging style of Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee) and making good conversation with friends occupy his after-school hours. Our World of 1965 would not have been the same without Mr. Mickey Blain, the man who wears the dark glasses, the man who is a swinger, the man who is a teacher, coun¬ selor and friend. 6