Buckingham Central High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Buckingham, VA)

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CLASS HISTORY Though we are the seniors of ' 51, a few of us remember ' 47 when we were lost fresh- men in the halls of Central. Not knowing the real purpose of our new educational under- taking, we were waiting for the golden days when we would be seniors, instead of thinking about our freshmen difficulties and other years in school. Then we worried about our subjects, but we now realize we have really received more than book knowledge from Buckingham Central. Our first year passed very quickly. Of the many adjustments we had to make, per- haps the most difficult was learning the layout of the school and becoming familiar with the faces and names of our fellow students and teachers. After solving these problems, our interests turned toward some of the extra-curricular activities, such as basketball, Hi-Y, band, 4-H, and other clubs. Coming back to school in ' 48 was easy now. We could laugh at the lost freshmen, play basketball, blow our horns in the band and join some of the outstanding clubs. We were sophomores now and got a lot of fun from the socials and other outside activities of the school. With only two more years in high school we realized the responsibilities of being an upper-classman. We were beginning to take part in more important school activities. We could attend Hi-Y and Beta conventions, participate in all school sports and help get up the annual The last part of the year was full of preparations for the Junior-Senior Prom which was certainly the most outstanding event of that year for us. After receiving our report cards, and most of us finding ourselves Seniors, we came back to school feeling that we had finally reached our destination; we were Seniors at last. There were so many things to do our last year that the teachers as well as the students almost forgot about subjects. Ordering rings and invitations, practicing for the commence- ment, and the senior trip are some of the things which will long be remembered by the Seniors of ' 51. But the most important thing of all was graduation night when we came to realize that we had arrived at the end of a long and unforgetable happiness while working and playing with our classmates and teachers and that we must go through life guided by our accomplishments at Buckingham Central. Claude Anderson Jean Toney Mary Patteson