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

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history memorable for individual personalities The death of a beloved teacher is always a sad thing and this fall it was doubly so for Mrs. Mary McLaughlin was a master teacher and a great lady. No student who was in her history or government class or who went to her for guidance will ever forget her. She was an original, a true individual. Her like will never walk the halls of HCHS again. As the school’s newspaper The STAR said so aptly, “A great lady is dead and we mourn her passing.” ll If the seniors had been asked to name the two students they would remember most twenty years from now, Steve Cole and Becky Glover would have probably won hands down. They are people you can’t forget and it’s not just because they always acted the parts of clowns. Sure, they always came up with a silly quip and an amusing joke. Their latest “funny” was quoted from the classroom to the parking lot at the Dairy Bar. But they have much more going for them than quick wits. It’s something called personality. 5

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Year’s Sometimes her nickname Em. C. is pronounced to rhyme with bouncy and it’s easy to see why. For Emelyn Mills is an enthusiastic “doer.” She is never still whether it be at a ballgame or in the class¬ room where her inquisitive mind demands to know the answers to numerous questions. Of late, she has become enamoured of the theatre; indeed, she has directed class productions as well as acted in school plays. Pardon the cliche, but Cluster Springs Elementary School’s gain will surely be Halifax County High School ' s loss. After nine years of service to HCHS, Mr. Worth Hudson, administrative assistant and former agriculture teacher is leaving. Students knew him as the tall, slim gentleman who handled the bus problems and who, among other things, saw that the athletic teams had something to eat when they went on out-of-town games. Teachers knew him as a n administrator with a sympathetic ear for their problems. Everyone knew him as a friend.

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Versatility, achievement, compassion make up ••» ♦ • B Jr §♦ if F.. »•••• JPa» e •KvJ pf- ♦ 4 K »« Hill »! • ! § «• mmm A top athlete who is also a sensitive writer-that’s a combination that makes for individualism and that’s Ronnie Chappell. Sports are Ronnie’s first love but he also has a desire to write on many topics. Naturally he likes people and enjoys life. And if there is a funny story to be told, Ronnie is close by. If versatility makes for individualism, then Ricky Michaels must be the school’s top individual. He was SCA president, a photographer, an honor student, a columnist for the school newspaper, a state essay winner, a cross country runner, a member of the debate team, and he often brought his three year old sister to the home basketball games. What could be more individualistic that that? 6