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

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PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S New Frontier is realized when the Apollo Eleven astronauts embark on their historic voyage to the moon, initiating a challenge for youth to surpass these achievements. PROVOCATWE editorials and Wm-ins Elections, Essays, Editorials - 0utlets For Opinions indicate that student apathy is on the decline. Increasingly cognizant of every- thing occurring in the world, ado- lescents scrutinized conditions, situ- ations, and attitudes surrounding them and utilized actions to voice opinions about what they witness- ed. Writing editorials was an outlet for ideas concerning diminishing senior privileges, helping race rela- tions, and electing a Student Coun- cil president. Observing that they had been walked on for too many years, some students made protests about what they considered unfair treatment. Worn halls and crowded classrooms invoked student com- plaints about attending an aged in- stitution, whereas these same sites inspired others to boast of the well-filled trophy cases and tradi- 6 tion of excellence of a well-estab- lished school. Recognizing varied character traits in classmates, stu- dents expressed the qualities they considered most important by their votes in school elections. Having the opportunity to watch live man's first landing on the moon, teenagers showed their excitement and ap- proval by watching the venture into the early morning hours. Careful examination of world events prompted development of personal views on Viet Nam, religious and racial conflicts, and poverty and crime which were verbalized in dis- cussions and essays. Perceiving more about their environment, stu- dents were stimulated to think and to speak about their thoughts.

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Larry Winters as seniors lead a greatly improved mat team through continued persistence. Kaleidoscope of Ideas Reflected Through Actions NOW THAT last year's seniors have left their mark, new sophomores uplift their image. A WAX-FILLED RING on a girlls hand, sometimes a sight to last for a year, for a month, for a Week, or for a day, becomes a common appearance and marks a special bond between two people. 4. t,,. , . ,. , . . A r -.13 'k e A M 4 a 5 As diversified as the personalities at Hickory High, the actions of individual students, well-meaning and harmful, planned and spontane- ous, spoke about their personal ideals and feelings. While exertion to physical limits of endurance ex- pressed athletes' idea that develop- ment of body and continuation of the honor of winning were impor- tant, careless discarding of cigarette butts and defacing school property conveyed the lack of respect some students felt for the school. Re- flected in intensive studying was the importance various teenagers placed on learning, whereas lacka- daisical practices in schoolwork stated disinterest in scholastic knowledge on the part of others. A white Walk-out over Dixie illus- trated strong disapproval over a song policy. Conforming to fads, joining clubs, and going steady, all exhibited adolescents' desire to 'tbelongfi Intentional shoves in crowed halls expressed hostilities, simultaneously, an amiable smile mirrored consideration for others. Actions, no matter how important or trivial they might have seemed, were everyday expressions of the thoughts and ideas of students.

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ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, now a sight unseen until the year 2017, promotes further scientific investigation of such phenomena as its rarity and awe probes the curious mind of the young student. WORN FLOORS and dented lockers of trophy-lined corridors e halls of H.H.S. are seen in different lights by students selecting their own interpretation of the school which they inhabit for years. 7 A PSYCHEDELIC bulletin board helps in ex- planation of drug hallucinations and problems.