Mortimer Jordan High School - Torch Yearbook (Morris, AL)

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7 7 th GRADE GOOD CITIZEN Dianne Scarborough was chosen as the 1965 Eleventh Grade Good Citizen. (This honor is awarded annually to a Junior in high school. ) The program is sponsored by the Brimingham News. It gives a Junior some first hand acquaintance with the American Heritage, The honor includes an extensive tour of the historic sites in the eastern United States. Dianne visited places such as Wash- ington D.C., Jamestown, Williamsburg, Philadelphia, and New York. BOYS ' STATE AND GIRLS ' STATE WINNERS Boys ' and Girls ' State representatives come from the junior class. Audrey Allen and Gary Quick were chosen to attend the 1965 conference. At each convention a government patterned after the Alabama constitution is set up. Students have the opportunity to run for the various offices and participate in Congress and the Judicial System. 29

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OPTIMIST CLUB HONORS JORDAN SENIORS IN 1966 BARBARA BURKETT Barbara Burkett is an honor student. She is salutatorian of the senior class, second vice-president of the Student Council, a member of the Honor Society, and in Who ' s Who, Billy Rodgers is an academic student with outstanding grades. He has represented Jordan on the Know Your News Program, and he is a Math Assistant, Each year two seniors are nominated from each school in Jefferson County to participate in scholarship competition sponsored by the Jefferson County Optimist Clubs, Barbara Burkett and Billy Rodgers were chosen by the faculty to compete for the four scholarships sponsored by the club. Two are to Samford University and two are to Birmingham Southern. This year both of Jordan ' s nominees were chosen as finalists in the scholarship competition. They were honored at luncheons and meetings of the Optimist Club. BILLY RODGERS 28

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' M SEN OR EXCELS IN SCIENCE The National Science Foundation awarded Linda Hughes a Summer Science Grant to the University of Georgia, There she studied bio-chemistry. Later, she was chosen as one of 82 girls and 218 boys to be selected from 2883 contestants as an annual Science Talent Search Finalist. Linda is a member of the Science Club and National Honor Society. She also serves in several other clubs. TWO ATTEND YALE SUMMER SESSIONS THOMAS DIAL During their sophomore year, Byron McCay and Thomas Dial were chosen to attend a summer studies program at Yale University. The program was designed as enrichment in math, English, and logic for highly capable students. Since only 100 boys in the nation were chosen, Mortimer Jordan was honored to have sent two. BYRON McCAY 30 few