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

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People make it interesting Perhaps thinking about her African heritage, Margaret Crews listens to the lecture in black history class. The dude, Lester Grinnan, shows off his spring duds to the photographer and anyone else who happens by. What need a caption writer say about this picture other than that her name is Joan Guthrie and she’s pretty? 4 Theme Opening

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Community adds dimension Leisurely paced? Yes. Tradition bound? Definitely! Routine, rural, conservative? Certainly. And that’s what makes some students impatient sometimes with Halifax County. But not disheartened. There’s very little pollution, serious racial tension is slight and the people are friendly. Nothing really terribly exciting, just a nice place to live and go to school. An uncomplicated setting for our spot.

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If people give this place interest, then we sure have a lot of it. You can’t even cross the hall without meeting some dude, head-on. And when you meet up like that, there’s got to be some talkin’ and jivin’ around, right? Then how are we gonna get to class in five minutes? No way. It just wouldn’t be a school without people but “Hey you! Get off my spot!” The bell on the Royal is silent as Lynn Whitt and Mr. Leon Palmer begin to put materials away before the lunch period bell rings.