Hamilton High School - Agi H Eco Yearbook (Hamilton, AL)

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Y Tlll BEGINNING . Though school offically opened August 25, many students and teachers returned much earlier to prepare for upcoming fall activities. Football players braved the 400 degree weather in preparation for their fall campaign throughout the month of August. Band members rehearsed in band camp from August 48 to 24. Yearbook staffers held periodic design workshops. Mr. Gordon Green, counselor, sorted records in preparation for opening day. Students who made the return on schedule found physical changes such as a new gym floor, new lights at the stadium, a newly landscaped band hall area and a spotless building. Because of this new atmosphere, most students began the year on a positive note. Freshmen, sophomores and juniors quickly adapted to the routine, and seniors felt a new sense of closeness. lt feels like one big family, said senior Joni Bellew. Everyone is so friendlyl 7m Palmer and the trombone section Crightj wait to step off in the Sewanee River rountine during the band camp from August 48 to 24, Spotless empty halls qbelow rightj wait for students on August 24 after three months of maintenance. Workmen labored the entire summer to prepare the school for the fall opening, Lee Tucker dehvers o speech Cbelowj setting goals for the coming year to the student body on the first day of school. The speech stressed honesty and citizenship. 44 Student LifefOpening Of School

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i i y The students visiting the Smokey Mountains were captured by the breathtaking view of Mount LeConte Cleftj. Panama City Beach Qmiddle lefty proved a fa- vorite summer retreat for students looking for sandy beaches and fun in pounding surf. Clhdereiais Castle Cbottom lefty, as well as dar- ing rides and spectacular shows, prompted many students to make the fifteen hour drive to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The Statue of Liberty Qbelowj, Broadway shows, and shopping sprees prompted students partici- pating in the school trip to New York to describe their experience as educational and fun . Md-August heat, as displayed on the thermom- eter of a local bank Cbottom rightj, drove most people of the community indoors. Z , fl fwfr A f, igsntpi my ,afff fgfkf fu ,1 ff mv'w1,:m, V tg my , ff 4: 1,g,'gf,fW,Vsam 's H jaw' fi ' sf f it 4 1 7452 ,WWW s iii sssii i 4 it i r.,tl,, J yf i Jazf ..,, .,,N-,-mW.lm 1125? gghfkm Student Life-fSummer '13

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