Claremont High School - Hickory Log Yearbook (Hickory, NC)

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UNCOILING UNDERNEATH the basket, guard Johnny Walls evades his opponent's defen- sive tactics and attempts to convert a pass assist from Charles Lehman into two H.H.S. points. 12 ft 'et .f'S'-' . UMPIRE, catcher, and batter Eddie Neill form familiar baseball trio at Hickory High.

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an UB EPITOMIZING the infallible directors, K. Jones' wistful glance urges band perfection. HOURS of intense practice earn a position in Hickory's ballet company for J. Thomas. Q as sc' ,A - sk, ' f' YQ. ff' '-of . t,,t Ga, A. k 'W ' JN - Qi Ns' I 1, ' F N ,fig 1 1' i' . X , fxi il-li il - L , e . t ENTRANCED by the candlelight atmosphere of the Sub-Junior Christmas dance, Jay Preslar and Diane Dabney swirl among a sea of formals and tuxedos to the music of The Jesters. ll

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Gridiron Success, Community Support Dispel 4A Apprehension Awareness of the individual player, conscious of his responsi- bilitiesg awareness of a team in- tent on winningg and the aware- ness of a coach, whose judgment juggles victory and defeat-these combined aspects of awareness produce the championship teams associated with Hickory High School. After dominating the Northwestern 3A conference for ten years, Hickory became the seventh member of District Six of the Southwestern 4A conference. Overcoming dilliculties of sched- uling games, increased traveling distance, and playing new teams, Hickory emerged District Six football champion in its fledgling year of 4A competition. In a year of pronounced change and uncertainty for H.H.S. athletics, the solid sup- port of both the student body and people of Hickory greatly smoothed the conference transi- tion. Inter-city cooperation is best exemplified by the fact that TRANSFORMING open holes in the opponenfs line into substantial gains, senior halfback Jimmy Thompson combines power and speed lO acquire first down yardage against West. 13 every sport except baseball is played off campus. The golf and tennis teams are allowed access to Lail's Golf Course and the Hickory Foundation Center. Col- lege Park Junior High hosts wrestling matches, while football and basketball competition is housed at Lenoir Rhyne College. These facilities permit regulation playing areas, accommodate large crowds of supporters, and constitute a vital ingredient in the Tornado winning tradition. SAND scatlcrs as Phil Barton utilizes thc Hickory Country Club for weekend practice. T J , 1.4-'J 1'., ' ,.. Q f ' s 3-MJ -rMJ,:'fi-..liIr'3'Am.w