Aiken High School - Hornet Yearbook (Aiken, SC)

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HORNET ken High School ring, leaning of the seal on around the typical ity of Aiken, polo pony at the crest of as the “Sports Center of Tnes. lapping the outer edges, Aiken—her parks, towering pines friendly quiet air. gh is tied in as a school by the triangularshaped object toward the bottom of the seal. On the left an open book represents the academic side of school life—knowledge and the preparation of students for college and future life. The arm and crest at the right represent the dignity of labor, the fact that all honorable work is dignified; to gain the knowledge and information important to one’s life, one must put forth honest labor. The triangle at the bottom represents the character of the student—his integrity, initiative, and perseverance. And finally the word character at the bottom of the seal reminds the student of these qualities. The words Aiken High School surrounding the AHS seal, the seal of the state of South Carolina on the right, and the Great Seal of the United States of America on the left—all these remind one of this great country full of opportunities.

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There has been some form of a secondary school in Aiken for many years. First there was the Aiken Institute located in the Aiken Elementary School on Chesterfield Street. In 1936 the Aiken Institute was moved to the Laurens Street location and the name Aiken High School was assumed. After eighteen years, a great increase in the student population called for the erection of a larger high school. This new building is located on Rutland Drive near the Aiken city limits on the Edgefield highway. Although the school has changed its location several times and has had countless numbers of students, it has never lost certain characteristics. Here, not unlike in other schools, there are many traditional events—football games, chapel programs, May Day, junior-senior, banquets, dances, and other festive occasions. The school is Aiken because of these events and because of a feeling and spirit of love and respect for it. The 1955 Hornet, through the medium of the printed page, will recall days at Aiken High as it reminds students of these events.