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

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As guest speaker at the National Negro His¬ tory Week assembly, Dr. Earl McClenney talks to the student body. Straight lines of flashy uniforms and shiny brass file off the football field as the band completes its halftime performance. Stretching high for a rebound, Jerry Brooks (14) and Boxley Llewellyn (22) battle with two George Washington players in the dis¬ trict contest at Lynchburg College.

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When the 9:00 a.m. tardy bell rang for the first time of the new school year, sum¬ mer was automatically over in Halifax County. This bell signaled the dispensing with hot, lazy afternoons at the pool, the fishing pole and the cool, crisp mornings in the tobacco fields. This shrill bell urged the practice of puzzling over homework during cold evenings. Many students received the beginning of school with mis¬ givings. Why couldn ' t I have brushed up on algebra these past few months? or Oh, for those sweet summer days that seemed endless for so long! Trudging from class to learning experiences awaited each as they cautiously ed and students discovered for the first time that others shared the same school with them. the immediate future of re- turning students was the chance to prove themselves in music, sports, art or any other extracurricular activ¬ ities. Hard work was the key; success was their benefit. From the courageous sopho¬ more entering a new school for the first time, to the re¬ turning senior wisely looking ahead for college or job op¬ portunities, each student ex¬ perienced the first day of school with his own individ¬ ual ideas. The Back-to-School slogans pasted on dime store windows became a reality for some 2000 young men and wo¬ men who, despite their dif¬ ferences of opinions, settled down for another 180 days. CWSBES END SU M MER