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

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Left; Led by marshals West Fuller and Steve Raney, the graduates march onto the field for the processional Below left: Some smiling, some sad, the seniors marched to their seats for the last commencement exercise. Below: School superintendent, Udy C Wood, awards Sarah Jane Woody with her hard-earned diploma. 1 % ' i

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Seniors wear new robes, tassles, receive new diplomas from principals, school superintendent at Tuck Dillard Stadium Five hundred seniors earn diplomas After hours of lining up, marching and practicing the art of promptly receiving a diploma, the seniors were ready for graduation. Five hundred graduating seniors formed the lines as the graduates happily displayed bright new blue robes, golden tassles and honor overlays. Commencement exercises began with the senior processional, Parade of the Charioteers,” played by the Concert Band. The Reverend H. Bryant Wilbourne, minister of both the McKendree and Ashbury United Methodist Churches, rose to give the Commencement invocation. Immediately after Rev. Wilbourne ' s invocation the Girls ' Choir sang Behold, God is My Salvation, under the direction of Mr. Robert Wall. Then the choir sang Our Father Thou in Heaven Above. After the musical inspiration came the presentation of diplomas. The air of excitement that prevailed when the first row rose to walk to the stage was not quite as strong when the fourteenth row stood an hour and thirty-six minutes later. The Concert Band followed the presentation of diplomas with an appropriate piece of music, Chant and Jubilo. With a blessing for the graduates, the Reverend Mr. Wilbourne gave the benediction and the band again played Parade of the Charioteers while the new graduated class marched out. The diplomas that the graduates clutched in their hands were white folders with the school ' s name engraved in gold on the cover. The certificate, itself, was enclosed in plastic on one side with a copy of the program on the other side. Above: During the graduation exercises, Judy Terry, Armistead Traynham and Lee Smith wait patiently to receive their diplomas and congratulations. Right; As leader of her row, Deborah Mc¬ Dowell starts in for the other end as Clinton Mclvor follows behind. f w t ' WM 28 Graduation

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B4TTERNS Classes Classes Cla Classes Classes Cla Classes Classes Cla Classes Classes Cla Classes Classes Cla Classes Classes Cla Sure, some classes are boring and, O.K., a few are a complete wipe out. But in the majority of classrooms, teachers and stu¬ dents alike make content and discussion relevant. Thomas Jefferson becomes a living, character, not just a marbleized hero stand¬ ing in a white, round memorial. And, good grief, when Mrs. Conner gets that sparkle, in her eye, then even grammar might have, something to it. I