South Dorchester High School - Mariner Yearbook (Church Creek, MD)

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SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the 1969 graduating class of South Dorchester High School, county of Dorchester, state of Maryland, being in a state of exquisite mental and physical health, do hereby acknowledge the following possessions, cherished by us and ascribed to you, as yours indefinitely. We hope you will take pride in acceptance of them. Bruce Abbott, will my good looks and shyness around girls to Allen Smith, now he has to use them. Lowell Candel, will my brains to Mrs. Hester. (If she can find them! ) Bruce Collins, will to Dolores Parks, all the good times I've had at S.D. Janie Cox, will the girls' sports page to Millie Dean with the hope she meets her deadline. Lana Creighton, will my luck with cheerleading and teachers to anyone who is capable of accepting the hardships. Danny Dawson, will my good times at old S.D. to a particular 10th grade girl. Jo Ann Elzey, will my knee guard to the Girl's Varsity Basketball Squad. Pat Elzey, will my position as fullback on the field hockey team to Kathy Phillips. Charles Flowers, will my great abilities in algebra, Latin, and physics to my sister. Brenda Hayward, will all my wonderful experiences as Student Council president to Donna Lynn Ruark. Debbie Holitik, leave to the office of South Dorchester a barrel full of absentee slips. Joey Hughes, will my chance to be in the Work Program to anyone who is willing to leave school early every day. Bedi Lewis, will my shorthand book to anyone who can use it. Debbie McGlaughlin, will 'My Word to anyone who has the personality to endure it. Randy McGlaughlin, will my ability to drive (on the basketball court) to anyone with guts enough to take it. Barbara Parks, will my lovelife at S.D. to my sisters who seem to be going pretty strong at it. Bonnie Powley, will the second compartment of the girls bathroom to Rebecca Todd. Wanda Powley, will my bottle of peroxide to anyone stupid enough to change the color of their hair. Richard Prahl, will my spirit and soul of S.D. to anyone who can stand straight “nd walk forward in my path. Lynn Pritchett, will my love for sports to my brother, Ronnie. Shirley Rippons, will all my fun and hard work at S.D. to my sister, Nancy. Glenn Ruark, will my SOCCER uniform to BOZO, the clown. Sherry Shockley, leave three years of business-management of the SoDo to Areida. Jeanne Spicer, will my editorship of the Mariner to Deanna Mills. Heaven help her! Gloria Thomas, will my flower power to Lance Bramble, the ''Flower Child. Lynn Todd, will all my good times at S.D. to Michael Pritchett. Hansel Travers, will my ability to work on the mats and trampoline to my brother, Danny. Margaret Willey, will my good figure and brains to anyone stupid enough to take them. Frankie Windsor, will my troubles and good times at S.D. to Johnny Murphy. Jimmy Windsor, will my will to anyone who will. Joyce Woodland, will to Linda Simmons my bottle of black hair dye so her hair will be the same color of her roots. To the Juniors, we leave our precious homeroom teacher, Mrs. Matthews, Room No. 1, a scanty knowledge of parliamentary procedure, and front row seats to all assemblies. To the sophomores, we leave our vast amount of originality and skill in planning the Junior-Senior Prom. To the Freshmen and Underclassmen, we leave a few more rewarding years enriched with invaluable knowledge and memorable experiences. To the faculty, we leave our thank-yous for your patience and aid. You'll be pleased to know that we're carrying our share of vociferation along with us. To beloved §.D. we leave the memory of thirty-two proud, intelligent, and successful individuals inscribed Within its walls. We hope our footprints have pressed deeply into your memories; just as our past experiences here will be irremovable from our minds. Having completed our last official business, we depart regretfully and joyfully from the halls of South Dorchester. Sherry Shockley

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In September of nineteen hundred sixty-three, there was a great day to always be re- membered. I guess you're wondering what happened on this day. Well, it all started when forty-eight students stepped on the grounds of South Dorches- ter for the first time. They were each different in their own little way; some in heights and others in person- alities. Some were humor filled while others were rather serious minded. But as dif- ferent as they were, they still all had a similarity; a feeling of timidity. Yes, we were frightened of these new surroundings and even the teachers. But we soon came out of our little shells when we became more accustomed and familiarized with everything and everyone. Our first bit of responsibility came when we elected our Stu- dent Council representative. Now we were on our way. As the next year approached we entered the halls of S.D. as a class of 41. We were ready to continue to gain knowledge and to now walk down the halls, no longer timid, but with our heads high. Af ter we finished junior high we entered the senior high with 39 acquiring the name Freshmen. With this name came many responsibilities. One being the sponsoring of a dance. The thoughts thrilled us on the surface, but really we were a little frightened at the thoughts. Jeanne Spicer became treasurer of our Student Council. Another year passed, and we became sophomores. We eagerly awaited the arrival of our junior year with which comes much more responsibility. But we were willing and had the ability to accept such responsibilities. This year Brenda Hayward represented us in Student Council as the Secretary. The year finally came that we so desperately waited for. We received our class rings at last. One important symbol of 11 years hard work. Although some rings were passed on to girlfriends and boyfriends, they still symbolize our work. Many headaches and barrels of sweat came on the scene as 35 students who were burst- ing with originality made the elaborate plans for our Junior-Senior Prom. But with the assistance of our class advisor and the leadership of our president, Sherry Shockley, our plans all fell into their proper places. Representing,us in Student Council was Richard Prahl serving as the Vice President. At last we are where we have so patiently waited to be. At the top as Seniors all 32 of . us. With the name of Seniors came leadership; Jeanne Spicer has edited the Mariner, : Barbara Parks has edited the So Do, and Brenda Hayward has presided over the Student Council. We came timid and unexperienced, but we leave full of knowledge, wisdom, and under- standing. We the class of 1969 give thanks to our principal and to our faculty for the guidance we have received throughout our six years at S.D. Now we bid farewell, in happiness, and in sadness, to our principal, faculty, and fellow students at South Dorchester High.

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3 : : i } ® a a8 Be SU SUNG SOON This is the eleven year old Korean orphan who was adopted by the grad- uating Seniors of 1969 while they were in their sophomore year.