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

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Q g in -' 1' 10' if if A ff KEY CLUB The Avondale Key Club was organized four years ago by the Southwest llelialb Key Club. It is sponsored by the Avondale Kiwanis Club. All Sophomore. Junior, and Senior boys who have a MB scholastic average and are outstanding in leadership and citizen- ship are eligible for membership. The main purpose of the club is to serve the school and community in any way possible. Since any club needs money to operate. the Key Club began the year by selling school book coyers. Later during the year basketball programs were sold. A homecoming dance and a sweetheart dance. which were sponsored by the club. were both prohtablc and enjoy- able. ln order to serye the community. the club members went from door to door collecting money for the Nluscular Dystrophy Association. They also helped the Heart Association prepare for Heart Sunday. When the club asked the students to contribute clothing for needy children. the response was very good. A needy child was supported for one year by the money made on the sweet- heart dance. On the lighter side of things, the club held a hay ride and had a lot of fun preparing a float for the homecoming parade. Also a lfather-Son Banquet was held to acquaint the members' fathers with the club. All in all it has been a good year for the Key Club. The officers are: President. Danny Courseyg Vice-President, Phil Frontierg Secrttary. Paul Ertel: Treasurer. Bert Uavitteg Sergeant- at-Arms. Jerry Blosfeldg Sue Billard. Sweetheart. HU SI 14 J f Nf.1 'wus may i 4 DANNY COURSEY SUE BILLARD ff X4 QL -I R viii-Q1 06-.X X 9 li N56 l Hfye159ff , ,f.. , im

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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.

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LEISA POWELL Hmm! 9 'F L. 4h MRS. MARY LALLERSTEDT 4 - 0' BETA CLUB Ducamus Aliis Servendov Serving others is the thought uppermost in the minds of all Beta Club members. This is a National Organization formed for students who possess the qualities of scholar- ship, leadership and citizenship. Since this is a service club, projects are in the making during the entire school year. The publishing of the Beta Data, College Day. and assist- ing the March of Dimes Fund are a few of the worthy pro- grams that have been completed this year. The sponsor, Mrs. Mary Lallerstedt works with the ofhcers to make the Beta Club an assets to the student body of our school. The officers are: L1-:Isa POWELL, Presidenlg BILL HARGETT, Vice- Presidentg DINAH DOYAL, Secretary: and SUSIE NIAY, Treas- urer.