Bernie High School - Cotton Boll Yearbook (Bernie, MO)

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We Studied ... Our school days were filled with the required sub- jects, English, History, Math, Science, Citizen- ship, and Physical Education, and the electives, Music, Home Economics, Vocational Agriculture, Secretarial Practice, Bookkeeping, Shop, and Hygiene. We spent long hours preparing daily assignments. Some of our class periods were interesting, some were not. Some of us took advantage of the many opportu- nities offered us and prepared ourselves to face the future. Others did not make the most of those opportu- nities and will realize too late the importance of well- spent time in high school. The pictures on these pages are typical scenes of our B.H.S. this year. In the picture below left, the freshman class is spending time in studying vocabu- lary and the dictionary. They will be better prepared for future examinations as well as for participation in daily events because of this study. Below right, is Mrs. Cox's Secretarial Practice girls as they were being tested on the different machines which they had learned to use. David Walker uses a few early morning minutes to finish an assignment. Alan Botsch uses his third hour for typing practice.

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Melvin Teel, Mike Norden, and Leonard Gamble at the candy machine. Roger Sivert, Margaret Bilderback, We PLcu ed... Throughout the year, we enjoyed many happy minutes at noon, before and after school as we visited with our friends. We also enjoyed assemblies presented by different groups in school, as well as those presented by outside speakers. One of the most enjoyable of these assemblies was brought to us by the dynamic youth-speaker, Mr. Paul Yearout. We participated in various parades , plays , pep rallies, and educational trips. The juniors and seniors attended the annual College Day at Southeast Missouri State College in Cape Girardeau. Various clubs attended and participated in regional and state conventions. These activities along with many others such as sports activities provided us with a year of play. Marla Prince, and Mike Zimmerman

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Dorothy Wilson and Sharon Kirby consult with the Paragon Press representa- tive at the annual Year- book Clinic. hJe, Planned... We planned our activities with guid- ance from the faculty. We served on com- mittees to plan the various events of the year, and we learned that often more can be accomplished through committees than in any other way. By serving on committees, we developed a sense of leadership and responsibility. We made plans for our future by con- sulting our counselor, Mr. Don Lee. We were given advice as to the choice of sub- jects as well as advice on the many other problems we faced. We planned our days, our weeks, and our year, but most important, we planned our future. We knew the keen sense of satisfaction that came from accomplishing what we set out to do. We also knew the bitter disap- pointment in having our plans fail. Although our plans were not always successful, we learned much through the making of those plans. Yolanda Murphy consults with Counselor Don Lee concerning subjects she should take dur- ing her remaining two years in high school. The pictures below are of committee members as they carried out their duties. At right, below, are Charlette Link and Janis Riddle. Immedi- ately below are Nancy Botsch, Barbara Sides, and Martha Newton.