Bethesda Chevy Chase High School - Pine Tree Yearbook (Bethesda, MD)

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FAREWELL Senior Dinner Ends Year Spring vacation was over and we returned to school with a deep Florida tan or a college-acceptance glow. We had seen the cherry blossoms bloom before the festival, heard that Mrs. Johnson had taken Spanish lessons prior to her visit to Mexico, seen the Mississippi sharecroppers camped in front of the White House, felt spring in the air, and begun to plan for the last weeks of school. We took three-hour Academic Progress tests for four days; made plans for the Prom; and journeyed to the Peter Pan Restaurant for the Senior Banquet, an event initiated by the Class of 1966. We regretted that Mr. Burkholder had left the classroom for an assistant princ ipalship at Walter Johnson High School; we also missed Dr. Smoley, who was named Administrative Assistant to the Montgomery County Superintendent of Schools. The coveted caps and gowns finally arrived, and we began to practice marching. With our one-hour exams over, we knew only too well that the year was at an end. Walking down the hall of the music building, a senior pauses to take her lost look at the seal before graduation. Lining up for graduation, students converse with their friends for the Inst time.

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A» sophomores, little did Alan Burke ond Mory Henderson realize thot in 1964 Mr. Burkholder would become the Assistant Principal at Wolter Johnson High School Never again will vre sit and squirm a teachers place grades on report cards. 28

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ACADEMICS “lVe begin with learning We say that we “begin” with learning because at Bethesda-Chevy Chase the academic part of our program, the development of the mind, is of vital importance. Like President Johnson, we feel that . . the advancement of education is a continuing challenge. Our thoughts are being constantly stimulated in the classrooms for most of the school day, so that our major goal during our high school years is the gaining of knowledge.