Avondale High School - Plume Yearbook (Avondale Estates, GA)

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ELL: fffs- STA The Blue Star is a non-profit organization that publishes a monthly newspaper, the Blue Star, for the enjoyment and enrichment of the students and faculty. The staff meets everyday and makes plans for the forth- coming issue of the paper. All members learn the me- chanics of writing, editing. financing and planning a publi- cation. Everyone receives practical experience through in- terviews, story coverage and trips to the printer. Our Blue Star Staff is a member of the Columbia, Geor- gia, and the Atlanta Press Associations. They have re- ceived numerous awards for outstanding work in the area of high school publications. During the past year, the paper has presented editorials on many topics of interest including honesty in the school, prevention and care of tuberculosis, and membership in sororities and fraternities. At Yalentine's, the staff sponsored a Cupidis Messenger Service. The staff is led by Marti Lindsey and Joan Fisher and is sponsored by Mrs. Virginia Calhoon. Avondale Estates, Georgia MEMBER OF GEORGIA SCHOLASTIC PRESS AND THE COI,l'Nl'Bl,-X INIYERSITY PRESS ASSOCIATION Mum LIXDSEY ........ . . Editor-in-Chief JOAN FISHER . . . . Associate Editor JIM GILES . . . . Business Manager Roseau HENRY . . . . Cartoonist BTIKE Cmxvnxs . . Sports Editor GERRY WTILLIANIS . . Feature Editor EDDY BRUCE . . . . . Photographer BONNIE HILI.zc.as ....... . Exchange Editor Staff Writers: Sue Billiard. Sandy Bridges. Sharon De- I.oach. Carol Ucarwcnt. Charlotte Elliot. Deanne Gideon, Suzanne Ke-lly, Carol Walters, Barry Hurford, Burgess Cooke, Ken William, Dan Sirmans, Tim Cline. 4' if T ' Two members of the staff proudly distribute the new Issue Time-out for a break!

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Preparing for The big annuai sales The sales mount -.a 'W lf? Q, . ...K N, 'ALW- lf' -AQ' . siv- Organizing sporis pictures I 959 AVON U ES STAFF SUSAN SPAI-Ill!-IR . . Editor-in-Chief PAUL ERTEI. . . Associate Editor ANN LANCMLIR . . Business Manager JACK STEVENS . . Plzolography Editor ANN CARR!-ITT . . . . Art Editor GAIL STARLINC . . . Assistant LEISA POWELL 'Z DANNY COLRSEY T . . . Senior Editors NIARCARET COLMER . . Organization Editor NIARIE STARR 2 JIMMY OTT S . . . Assistants JOHN KLJEHN .... . Circulation Editor MARX' HELEN JOHNSON 2, A .L t LISA REYNOLDS S ' ' Sm an 5 KIT BELL E . SUQIE MM, Q . . . Sports Editors A l JOHNNY l LETc:11ER . . Assistant waist, gi: 512115 , PES. 'W 1.4, ,N , 51291 ' Wfasf, ,A1 F A 7 A Es. Q my A Drawing up the club pages ll .g ,........A ' ik ab Q Planning publicity

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A as 3' :di 1-1' ..,..v- 4 A' The staff works hard to get the coming issue ready for the printer. THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE nWhat is the American way of life? lt is football in the fall and baseball in the Spring. lt's chewing gum, hotdogs, pop corn, and company for Sunday dinner. But underneath the veneer, what is so important about this way of life that our forefathers were willing to pay the price they did for inde- pendence? Upon examining the Constitution and its amendments one finds these freedoms: religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. These freedoms add up to our most important herit- age-freedom of thought. Most assuredly every person possesses the ability to think and make decisions of his own. However, only a Democratic government such as the United States en- courages and nourishes freedom of thought by allowing its people to congregate, exchange ideas and interpret the facts thus gathered. Paradoxically, as freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly and petition protect our freedom of thought, so does intelligent thinking. Whereas in an undemocratic country one is taught what to think, we are taught how to think. What a large differ- ence there can be between two simple words. In the United States one is taught through study of mathe- matics, science and the arts, the principles of logical, clear thinking. Teachers in America are constantly striving to de- velop the minds of their students. They assign research papers to be written in the student's gown wordsf ln addition, by studying social studies and language the student is provided with background material on which he will base his thoughts. Finally one is taught in his English classes to express himself in both writing and speaking. Education has been aptly termed fthe backbone of Americaf 'afieligion also plays an important role in the American way of life. Here one may receive in the synagogue or church of his choice the spiritual guidance necessary to conduct his life in a Godlike manner. The nationis dependence on a higher being is expressed in the phrase 'ln Cod We Trust' which appears on all its money. Thus a pattern of living is established-one of clear thinking, of divine guidance protecting and protected by the Constitution of the United States. This is the basis-the underlying force- of the American way of life which makes it possible to attend the Saturday football game. watch the baseball game on tele- vision, chew the gum of your choice. eat pop corn in the movies, and invite whomever you wish to Sunday dinner. These are the simple freedoms which mean so much to the American people. Make no mistake--we will still fight for these if neces- sary! They are a partfthe fundamental part of the American way of life. The Blue Star won the George Washington medal award for the best entry in the category of newspaper editorials given by the Freedom Foundation, This editorial reprinted above was written for the Blue Slar by Marti Lindsey and appeared in the October, 1958 edition.