Churchland High School - Trucker Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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Daily Challenges Encourage Continual Achievement As the central agency in developing students’ mental and social abilities, schools assume the role of presenting a variety of learning experiences to those entrusted to their care in the classroom and in extra-curricular activities. In trying to carry out this purpose, all educational institutions must pre- sent sufficient challenges which point the way to at least a minimum of achievement. These challenges are presented to students in a multipicity of ways: in athletic contests, a student can see the proof of his achievement when points are scored leading toward a win for his team; in organizational work, members gain satisfaction from the challenge of carrying out their service projects; in academic prowess, chal- lenges constantly spur students to delve into the never-ending world of facts that have evolved through the ages and to search for undiscovered truths; by social contacts, students are given many opportunities to achieve through observing, emulat- ing, and helping to change the world about them; through participation in activities that bestow some tangible reward for visible achievement, students are made aware of the results of years of practice and hard work toward a long-desired goal. The challenges thus presented result in achieve- ment that is both temporal and permanent. This achievement further results in a changed individual who can take some degree of pride in that which has been acquired; this encourages new challenges which in turn will foster increased achievement and learning experiences. This circle of learning occurs again and again during one’s lifetime, and, as such, each person learns and grows mentally, socially, and emotionally. The entire staff of The 1965 Trucker is endeavoring to record the challenges and achievements as they are seen by and in its 1150 students. Thus, the school at large, as well as the general public, can grasp an adequate picture of those areas of school life that tend to develop young people through many challenges leading to eventual achievement. 6 Student Life

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DISTRIBUTING CLASS RINGS ON THE first day of school Jimmy Hawks and Barbara Johnson hand out these symbols of prestige to their fellow classmates. First Day Representative Churchland High School began the school year on September 3. To some, the excitement and con- fusion of that first day was new; to others, it merely repeated itself; but to all it represented the many challenges that would face them in 1964-65. How- ever, the first day was not only one of challenges. Seniors picked up their class rings, symbols of three years of past achievement and of a year’s achieve- men to come. During the first few days students made new ac- quaintances and renewed old ones. In buying books and paying fees, students for the first time were not allowed to use checks as payment; they had to exchange them for cash in the main lobby. Academics found their place in student life almost immediately. They soon demanded large amounts of time for reports, laboratory experiments, and homework. Student life was broadened by Friday night foot- ball games. SCA members posed the problem of a sagging school spirit and sought its solution in the first assembly. The student body promptly answered by voicing support for the team at the first pep rally. As each student completed this first month, he recognized that school life is marked by constant challenges, each presenting opportunities for achievement. TO FACILITATE THE BUYING OF BOOKS this year, Mr. Davis was stationed in the main lobby to make change for students who bought books through their classes. Of Challen ges To Come AS PART OF THEIR LEARNING IN BIOLOGY, students throughout the year probed the unknown by using micro- scopes. Kaye Keith records her observations in an after- school lab session. 8 Student Life