Altavista High School - Nuntius Yearbook (Altavista, VA)

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Faculty and Administration The ‘‘Trailmasters of the A.H.S. Trail... Carol Wills Mary Ker Editor Copy

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FROM THE DESK OF OUR PRINCIPAL... The Altavista High School session of 1965-1966, which opened August 30 with an increased enrollment, is an incident in a long trail beset with many achieve- ments and some disappointments. At the end of September the total enrollment was 532, with 82 seniors and 103 juniors. This is about the same size senior class as last year, but the junior class will bring in a graduating class next session 25% larger than ever before. Each year it appears that a larger portion of the class goes to college than pre- viously. Last session over half of the graduating class went to college. Besides these a number went to business school and other areas of further formal ed- ucation. The same is true again this session. The large present enrollment of the 11th grade indicates that next session, for the first time, the school will have a graduating class of 100 pupils, which is the least-sized school Dr. James B. Conant has recommended to operate economically. The esprit corps is good again this session. At the beginning of each session the new resolves of pupils make smooth running of a school. The attendance is good; pupils use their study hall time to advantage; discipline problems are at a minimum. As the year progresses, the monotony of routines causes the less ambitious to neglect their work. This year was no exception. After the first six weeks the gap between the poorly motivated and the well motivated grew wider. The good economy, the welfare state, and the easy morality are contributing fac- tors lulling unambitious people into a false security. Only hard ships and néed compel the lazy to strive. The laurels, independence, and satisfaction of achieve- ment come only to those who possess a compelling desire to stand on their own feet. Altavista High School has a good share of the latter kind but only a few of the tormer. P Weer Principal MR. FRANK P. CLINE B.A., Bridgewater College M.A., M.A. University of Virginia Principal, Guidance