Burns High School - Blazes Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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Above, Biology students learn how life is held to- gether; they seek answers to the means of trait transferral from generation to generation. Meanwhile, this year, many students and organi- zations at Burns have noticed a gradual break- down in the cohesiveness at Burns. Make no bones about it, something is indeed wrong. Many have been interested enough to try to find out, like the Biology students, what makes the four classes at Burns different from previous Burns generations. This demonstrated interest is what keeps Burns alive. Several clubs launched cam- paigns to try to clean up the outward decay, ex- em plified by chewing gum under a desk. However, there still are certainly a barrage of joyous occasions at Burns. On the opposite page, Mrs. Royster received a real surprise when she opened her Christmas present and found Keith Wright. Susan Elmore inspects the chimney for signs of Santa. And the new bulldog stands proudly in the lunchroom — the symbol of a thread which binds all students together.

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During many moments, Burns students experience a culmi- nation of national and school spirit. Below, spectators at the Burns-Bessemer City basketball game sing the ‘‘Star Spang- led Banner,’’ while the pep band, which was newly insti- tuted this year, plays. On the opposite page, a group of students ‘‘rap’’ before school, Mike reads the newspaper and Vernon Patterson presents a devotional to the Advanced Math class. These actions represent the basic freedoms which so many Ameri- cans take for granted.