Brookville High School - Buzzer Yearbook (Lynchburg, VA)

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The Old to the New —— | ence became interrelated. Students then looked at the new Brookville as a closely-knit community of its own. This new outlook on the part of the student ) body signified the beginning of a new era and the flight that is not deaccelerating but maintaining constant velocity. The destination of this flight is . unknown, but the propulsion of its engines com- bined with the element of time can no doubt ac- complish a great deal. We hope that this book will be a foresight of what is to come. We are awaiting | second stage ignition. Fasten your safety belts. i| mnants of a once congested walkway. Ralph Abrams, Jean Holmes, Barbara Fox, and Diana Yeh hold their breaths as Wayne McDaniel steadies apparatus for the production of hydrogen. Begins Here .. . Its Story Lies Within “1-2-3-4. For heaven’s sake let’s keep in time.” National Honor Society book sale provides momentary amusement for Marian Tomlinson and Linda Brooks. 9

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Rocketing From This sudden lift-off with its accompanying ac- celeration, indeed, must have its personal as well as its material effects. Even within the bounds of a year one can easily denote the changes in the students and in school life resulting from these vastly changing times. The students began to attain a feeling of extreme pride and security. These satisfying emotions came about as direct effects of the modern school environ- ment. Instead of a definite division on separating school from community, these two aspects of exist- ’ demord de o It’s 3:15 and Mr. Watson surveys tk! Hand in hand, Betsy Haley and John Goetz comfort each other with the common by-word that bad things happen in threes. Our Mission Kathy Overfelt yells out for B.H.S. as | bonfire pep rally incites a blazing Karen Saunders and Gary Wheeling ask John Goetz, “With which hand do you school spirit. give the warmest handshake?” Only his doctor knows for sure. 8

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Innovations and Modern Surroundings School life has become a predominate factor in the molding of character at Brookville. This includes character of the individual student as well as a dis- tinct and recognizable character of the student body. School life begins at B.H.S. with the transporta- tion to school either by means of a bus or car. For those students who drive to school, a special parking area is provided; and this locality can, indeed, be the scene of many unusual incidents both before and after school. The homeroom bell which rings at 8:45 usually commences a mass confusion and shuffling Third Period Spanish class concentrates on the use of foreign language’s latest inno- vali the language lab. between lockers. At precisely 9:00 o’clock the actual working part of the school day begins. Perhaps a student then goes to art class, where he attempts to develop his natural talents and to promote new talents. Painting and drawing are two accentuated skills of this class. The scene switches to the lan- guage labs where students for the first time have been able to experience the use of tapes; the teacher thus can weigh the students’ learning experience with those of previous classes.