Shades Valley High School - Tower Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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Dedication This Senior Class holds an enviable and unique place in the history of Shades Valley. We are the only closs which began its high school life with the life of the school, and will always be the only one. In this respect we are the first true graduating class. We would like for this annual to be not merely a chronicle of the accomplishments of individual members of the Senior Class but rather that this book shall be the history of the struggle of a new school that literally rose out of the mud, ond has now graduated to great heights. Throughout these four eventful years we have had the inspiration and guidance of two wonderful people, our counsellors, Mrs. Ouida Hightower and Mr. Horton Chamblee. It is indeed fitting that we should dedicate this annual to these two, who have guided us from the very first. Their brilliant minds and understanding hearts have made our years here more fruitful and pleasant. We are very proud of the guidonce program of our school. It has received both state ond national acclaim. Mrs. Ouida Hightower, the counsellor for girls, has been well trained for this service. She has a splendid educational background, but better still she has the humanness so needed in this position. She is alwoys the understanding friend, adequate in any situation. We go to her with all kinds of problems —courses of study, boy and girl problems, parent problems, business problems, school problems. She always manages to smoothe them for us. Truly, she has served as a friend to us. always potient, always kind, always ready to listen, always ready to advise. Mr. Horton Chamblee is also peculiarly fitted for his position as counsellor for boys. He is scholarly and an excellent teacher, but most of all he is understanding. He is every inch a man, but has the rare ability to get down on the boys' level in understanding their problems. We hove a wholesome respect for him as a mature man, but we like to think of him as one of the boys. His warm, friendly manner inspires confidence. His enthusiasm cheers us when we are discouraged. His ambition for us, and his ideals for us call forth our best. The love and influence of our counsellors will live far beyond these four short years. They hove not only helped us complete our high school education, but also have inspired us to seek higher fields of learning and have rendered invaluable assistance in obtaining scholarships for graduating seniors. Affectionately, we salute our dear friends, and, to them, we dedicate this 1953 edition of the Tower. Pago 6

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MR. FRANK A. PEAKE, A.B., M.A. Olivet College, Howard College IIII I! PRINCIPAL Page 8