Danville High School - Medley Yearbook (Danville, IL)

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The youth of today are the citizens of tomorrow. Thus the twenty-two hundred students enrolled in Danville High School represent a certain proportion of Danville’s future citizenry. From this group will undoubtedly come many of our leaders of tomorrow including doctors, lawyers, politicians, and business executives. There will be many other types of jobs that they hold, of course, but the important point is that the majority of them will be good citizens and will serve their communitv well. This fact is probable because they are now in the stage of learning to serve and from their training in Dan- ille High it is very likely that they will put into application what they are learn- The purpose of this section, therefore, is to salute the citizens of tomorrow or the seniors, juniors, and underclassmen of Danville High School today. able time of the student’s high school career. At this time his participation in activities has usuallv reached a climax. He has also completed in this year the required amount of school work and is rewarded for this by being graduated in Danville High School. The junior year in our high school is a period when the student usually comes into prominence in school activities. He has just advanced from the undergraduate stage and has a feeling of much more importance now. The sophomore year is the period in which the student has become acquainted with all functions of school life and has naturally acquired a more sophisticated doors to the numerous possibilities that are in store for the new student. Danville High School is a friendly school and all former students, faculty and administration join to assist the new student in making enjovable adjustments. mg. The senior rear at Danville is in most cases the most important and enjov- at the annual commencement. Besides this there are many social functions given especially for the seniors. This year there were 366 students who were seniors air. The freshman year is one of many new experiences, each of which opens The following section is devoted entirely to individuals in these four classes.