Caruthersville High School - Cotton Blossom Yearbook (Caruthersville, MO)

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SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY In 1965 news came that Caruthersville would have a bridge. After eleven long years we dedicated the bridge, December first, 1976. The bridge opened new horizons for everyone as we and our country ventured into the third century. Along with a new bridge our community and school developed many improvements. In the town the Colonial Federal Building was completed while a community center was built and a Wal-Mart prepared to move in. The Caruthersville school system made many changes too. Westside school added a new wing of classrooms and an auditorium. The High School converted the Old Gym into home economics and business rooms, a study hall and a library. 4

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INTO CENTUR Y III Mr. Hayes was a big asset to the banquet held at CHS. 3

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PROGRESS TOGETHER CHS library provides a meeting place for many community organizations The Bridge - A dream come true. Community Center reflects a new spirit of unity in Caruthersville. Within the school, we were changing. New became old and old became new, both a part of CHS. Seniors left each year with their dreams, and freshmen entered perhaps the best part of their lives. Teachers and curriculum also changed, and students involved themselves in new courses. The changes at CHS and the changes in our community mirrored each other, and the old became memories that the new will always look back on. 5