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

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3332 V 'Q--r I , Z ' P 6 'T'L - 134154155 A jaw f . . ml: l ORDER blanks and prizes go into the first magazine sale, engineered to raise school funds. FOOTBALL has its good and bad moments in a lean year, but Hickory places two players on the N.C. State Shrine Bowl team, and coach I-'rank Burger brings the state its first victory in seven years. 12 BLACK PARTICIPATION became a reality as many Negroes took positions ofschool responsibility. Beatrice Turner and Cathy Mitchell work together for a better relationship between blacks and whites. CROWDS move indoors and cheer the basket- ball team to impressive wins over opponents.

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A SENIOR HOMEROOM becomes one of the final collages of personalities for third year classmen as their high school years dwindle into the past and life's challenge is only a step into the future. Excelling in Scholastics, Ushering in 4-A Com- petition as Varsity Players - '70 Seniors Honored We, the members of the LOG Staff, dedicate the 1970 HICKORY LOG to you, the senior class. You have excelled in scholastics, with five merit finalists, three nominees for armed forces academies, a state winner who represented North Carolina in a national contest, and many scholarship recipients. Even though you began your varsity sports in the more competitive 4-A division, you have produced players prominent in both the conference and state. Others of you were out- standing because you thought of ways to improve student involve- ment in both school and commu- nity. But the ideas could not have been carried out without those of you who stood behind them and made them work. At the same time however, you overlooked other situations and opportunities which might have benefitted from your interest. Nevertheless, because your accomplishments were widespread and because you wanted to accom- plish, it is especially to the mem- bers of the senior class who have given something of themselves to the school, who have accepted chal- lenge, who have challenged them- selves and others to excel, and who have expressed their ideas, that we dedicate this book, a permanent re- minder of your high school life. 11 . est eg-iot A 'L , 'QQ '?i5t.vO'5 kwfllql' pftlllitj L . RED Tomadoes gain added morale from Seniors who sign up to support their team.

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Shrine Victory, Dixie Controversy And Basketball Success Highlight Year DlSSliNT OVER DIXIE provoked three days of discussion and a walkout over the playing of the song. The school board refused to decide on the matter, but hot tempcrs cooled at thc holiday break. Success on thc hardcourt establishes Hickory High as a basketball as well as a football power. COLD DRINK cups sometimes find their way onto the grass as graduation 1970 approaches. , 5 . ', W . sk. . 1:,k K ri' ii W riff' 4 J JP 13 Loud pros and cons of individ- uals' opinions and the magnetic unity afforded by a common cause were the antithetical characteristics of a student body experiencing mixed and confused emotions re- sulting from yesterday and today. With the appearance ofconfederate flags, the search for an objective solution began as blacks and whites firmly debated the issue of Dixie, the traditional pep song. Yet as the year progressed, a feeling of togeth- erness became analogous to both races as students. When the football season arrived, Coach Frank Barger served as coach for the winning team in the annual Shrine Bowl Game. As a tribute to him, the Stu- dent Council set aside a week as Barger Week. Moving away from conventialism, girls at Hickory High appeared in pant suits, khakies, and jeans as unusually cold Weather re- sulted in permission to wear slacks to class. For those with hurried schedules or early rides, the school a program of serving initiated breakfast. Within the school year, these new activities, along with old ones, presented a meaningful co- existence in the life of a student.