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

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SCA officers and their adviser Secretary Bunny Talbott, Vice- President Sara Bane, Reporter Sam Wilson, Mrs. Charlotte Farmer, President Lavonia Simon, and Sergeant-At-Arms Katrina Edmonds, are enjoying the new office. Not shown is Treasurer William Carr. Serving as an active catalyst by promoting interested student participation in myriad projects, the Student Cooperative Association (SCA) set the tone for all school activities. A determined group, they started right in continuing old activities and beginning many new ones as curious eyes watched to see what might happen as the first black president began her year. But plans soon resumed their proper porportions and SCA adviser • Mrs. Charlotte Farmer remarked, These projects ended in an overall success HZ ' Jl which was attributed to the hard work of the off icers and student involvement. As a project of the SCA, little blue boxes made their first appearance throughout hallways, allowing students to express suggestions and grievances. Also a new venture, the concession stand at all JV football games could be found operated by William Carr, SCA treasurer, and his helpers. A Christmas candle drive, a UNICEF project and a voter registration drive for eighteen year olds were promoted by the SCA. From the purchase of an $1100 popcorn machine at the end of football season to the addition of new picnic tables in the spring, the SCA paved their way into broader paths. Officers were exempt from performing all this work themselves alone as students accepted responsibility and attained an interested attitude in all of these projects. If someone desired to do something, there was always a committee to put him on. CANDLE, UNICEF DRIVE INITIATED Council 14 SCA

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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

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The Christmas tree ' s height is no obstacle to Reporter Sam Wilson as he decorates it for school enjoyment in the lobby. Another Sadie Hawkin ' s Day victim Junior Boxley Llewellyn attempts escape from the grasp of Sophomore Courtney Peace. A basketball game intermission finds Treasurer William Carr manning his post at the popcorn machine. SCA goals are mapped for the year by President Lavonia Simon while various representatives compare notes. SCA 15