Alamance High School - Smoke Signals Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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Memories A History of the Class of 1956 Sam Nelson, Historian In looking back over these years we've spent together, we find a few that stand out in-so-far as memories are concerned. During these past four years we have collected many Golden memories that we shall cherish forever. We all remember that long awaited year 1952, when we finally became high school freshmen. We were the greenest group of people Alamance ever enrolled. Everything we did for the first few days was wrong, but with the faithful, patient guidance of Miss Everett, our home room teacher, we survived that first week of bewilderment. As soon as we were settled down, we elected our class officers and Sam Nelson became our first president. We were very proud to have five boys and two girls on the basketball teams and in the spring 6 boys made the baseball team. The high spot in our freshman year was the trip to Hanging Rock Park. We had a grand time even though it did rain. Then came spring and the end of our first year in high school. It was a happy day when we received our report cards which said, promoted to the tenth grade. After a brief summer vacation the old school bell rang in another school year and we were now sophomores. We realize now that we were a little hard to handle that year and we appreciate the kind patience of Mrs. Hunt, our home room teacher. Five boys and three girls received basketball suits that year and five boys were on the baseball team. ln the spring we took a trip to Reynolds Park and yes, you guessed it, it rained again. We enioyed the trip even though we all got rather damp. Funny thing about this group of kids, no matter how dark and stormy this world be, nothing dampens their spirits. School quickly came to a close. Algebra and Biology had presented their problems, but we overcame them. Then we were iuniorsl Fall came again, and with it came the beginning of our junior year in high school. Mrs. Farrell, our home room teacher was always cheerful and full of ideas on how to raise money. Our rings were ordered and we were really sitting on top of the world that day when they arrived. It was a long awaited occasion and we were eager to show everyone our new possession. The climax of our iunior year was the planning and giving of the Junior-Senior Banquet. It was held in the O. Henry Hotel ballroom. The theme, Moonlight and Roses was in decoration and song, and we were very proud of our efforts. The final important event of the iunior year was the presentation of the iunior play Aunt Tillie Goes to Town. We shall always remember the good times we shared in our iunior year. Summer came and went, and again we were in school. We were seniors- the goal for which we had toiled for twelve long years. Mrs. Nichols was our home room teacher this year, and with her helpful guidance we survived the many senior experiences. Class officers were eltected early and things got under way. The newspaper staff was elected and the Peace Pipe brimming over with school news was published monthly. The annual staff also was elected and under the guidance of Miss Jackson put out what we think is the best yet. The harvest king and queen were chosen and the Thanksgiving program was pre- sented. Then came the trip to Washington, and senior play, and last of all Commencement exercises. It all ended too soon. We have graduated. We are all going to travel from now on our own separate ways, but we will always be able to recall the golden memories of the years we spent together at Alamance.

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Class Poem We stand at the parting of our ways We, who have toiled and strove We stand at the parting of our ways To go out from the school we love. Dear school, we regret to leave you And we are loath to go But you have declared us ready And you are the one to know. Each has a place for the taking Indeed, we shall journey afar Each in the part of service In quest of his own goal star. Good-bye dear friends and faculty You have been so faithful and kind You have toiled and labored with us And now we must leave you behind Each in the part of service In search for his separate goal But Alamance is enshrined forever ln the heart of each separate soul. Poet - Libby Halrr

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Last Will and Testament We, the Senior Class of Alamance High School being of sound but crammed mind and strong body do hereby leave this our last will and testament to the rising Senior Class and the members of the Faculty. We realize that they will truly need everything that this will provides. Article I Item I-To the rising Senior Class we entrust the dignity and responsibility of Seniorship. We also leave our ability to get out of homework assignments. Item ll-To the rising Juniors we leave our best business minds and financial genius that they might have a successful Junior-Senior banquet. Item III-To the rising Sophomores we leave our positions on the Basketball and Cheerleader squads. Item IV-To the next year's Freshman Class we leave our heartiest sympa- thies, remembering how difficult it was to get through our first year of high school. Article Il Item I-To our principal Mr. Whiteley we wish to express our many thanks for the interest and guidance he has given us during the past years. Item Il-To our English teacher and Annual advisor Miss Jackson we leave our heart-felt thanks and gratitude for the many Sunday afternoons she sacri- ficed so that we might publish this edition of Smoke Signals. Item Ill-To our coach and science teacher Mr. Upstill we leave detailed in- structions in first aid so that he may continue patching up his basketball team. Item IV-To our Business Education teacher and Senior Class advisor Mrs. Nichols we leave a bottle of correction fluid to replace the one we used cor- recting stencils, we also leave our love and appreciation for guiding us suc- cessfully through our last year of school. Item V-To our home economics teacher Mrs. Farrell we leave our appreci- ation for helping us plan and present a successful Junior-Senior Banquet, also for her help in making our'Jr. year a happy one. Item VI-To our math teacher Mr. King we leave a theorem which, when completed may prove how to get more work out of slothful students. Item VII-To our agriculture teacher Mr. Hunter we leave a quiet class room to replace the energetic ones he has had the past few years. Item VIII-To the entire faculty we bequeath three months of peace and quiet, effective immediately after our graduation. Article III ' Finding out that many students of our class have through the years acquired important accomplishments and characteristics, it is our will to bestow them now upon students to whom they may prove beneficial. 1. Sam Nelson leaves to Paul Tuttle the experience of being Senior Class president. Paul, you will certainly need it. 2. Larry Reynolds leaves to Clarence Byrley his Good Promises of the future. 3. Eddie O'Connor leaves to Ronald Jobe his position on the ball team. Ronnie, Eddie really sparked the team this year and we feel sure you can next year. 4. Ann Stancil leaves to Maggie Curl her talented ways. Maggie its your iob to keep your classmates entertained.