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

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Year of Transition Reflects Changing of Values, Ideals OLD CLAREMONT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL - NEW HICKORY HIGH SCHOOL, with this as the center of importance for many educa- tors, teachers, and students during this year of transition from old to new, a move towards other changes was also evident. Perhaps the proposition of change fiom an old school to a new school helped to quicken this move- ment or make it stand out clearer. Whether this is true or not, the fact remains that Hickory High, the students, were undergoing a silent and open not-so-silent revolution of values, ideals, and attitude. This movement was nothing new - it had heen taking place all over the country hr quite a while. But the particular setting of our school, its hackground, type of people, and special dwrences made this era of metamorphosis unique. What was the common denominator of this re-adjustment of values? Not necessarily change, or even new ideals, for many chose to further emhrace a more well-known way of lk. The jQzctor of the year was not revolution, resistance, or dissent for all, or even for 2 most - the factor was one word -- emhracement. Whether it he to Hail to the Varsity, james Taylor, new clothes, drugs, patriotism, ecology, sports, or simply good old apathy, the student displayed whole-hearted emhracement. With the challenge of old ways with new ways, this emhracement hecame necessary. The threatening of the estahlished put each student in a position of decision - to carry on an ideal at a harder pace than ever or to take up a dwerent way. Consciously or unconsciously, each

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HICKORY LOG '72 X X Q I I , - - , I- Ebbie Swink - Editor Margaret Grove - Mr. Lawrence Gibb Editorial Advisor Mrs. Doris Sigmon Business Advisor U-B SMP.. . ,l . i ' Claremont Central High School Hickory, North Carolina Voltune 57 i

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person moved toward one of these highly generalized paths. During the school year, 1971-1972, each pupil was caught in her or his particular path, stage, mixture, or preference of these two. ESCAPE - an age-old part of life, took hoth new and familiar paths this year. Drugs hecame a realistic, though often suhdued, part of the Hickory campus. To Mr. Miller, the police department, concerned parents, and ojyicials, this showed itself as a growing prohlem. Many students also held this idea, others considered it a luxury, necessity, or kick,' that was acceptable to use. Alcohol continued to he held in importance hy many as a hetter way of enjoyment. Considering drugs as a new way to ohtain the same end as alcohol, certain pupils considered reality neces- sary, liueahle, or enjoyahle, and ,' X 'l'.!S.T,!Yl abstained j9om any type of outside method ofjreedon. took new and various paths during the year. This was ohuiously hrought out with the traditional Homecoming festivities. With the theme ofthe Parade as, You'ife Come a Long Way, All1L'1 lL'c',u cluhs went to work to produce a float or unit which would hest show this ideal. The Chorus float portrayed several Hickory High Red Tornadoe players saluting a human replica of the famous flag- raising incident on Iowa jima during World War II. Deeming this float as hest showing the spirit of the Homecoming theme, the judges gaife the Chorus the first place award. Showing its concern fbr America in a slightly different method, ZPG entered a display of pedaling students with the sponsor riding in a horse-drawn huggy. gg. jg E , They thus showed that America still had a long way to go. Personal and group ideals were hrought out as these and other organizations decided upon the image they would present. 3