Douglas Southall Freeman High School - Historian Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Friendly helpers. Seniors Carol Bode and Charlie Roest answer the questions of two new students after the Orientation Program. 12 Orientation First Day Eager Listeners. Freshmen focus their attention upon the stage for Betsy Stuart’s speech during the Orientation Program. Following the Leader. While showing new students the hallways in the school, SCA Big Brother and Sister, Brian Farmer and Beth Jones, tell of upcoming school events.

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Back in the Stone Age. During their summer tour of Europe with Miss Baker, Anne Cox and Holly Nance visit Stonehenge, the ancient rock arrangement in England. The miracle worker. At her summer lifeguarding job, senior Carole Bowman patiently helps a young child leam to swim. Surfer girl. Senior Anne Arthur daringly parts the waves while she water skis on the Waccamaw River in “= South Carolina. Summer 11

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A Fresh Start A few days before school started, new students piled into the humid auditorium for the orientation program. After being told of their responsibilities as high school students, the freshmen and sophomores toured the school with their SCA Big Brothers and Sisters. “It was great to He able to help others like I was helped when | was new,” stated Big Sister Teresa Tyler. Despite the h ot summer temperatures, the first day of school arrived. Once in the un-airconditioned rooms, Rebels wished that school had not started quite so soon. Yet the experience of seeing old friends helped to ease the agony of the sweltering temperatures. With the orientation behind them, the new Rebel felt somewhat at ease, but the complicated halls still caused some apprehension. With the aid of the Big Brothers and Sisters and with maps of the school gripped tightly in their hands, the new students attempted to get to class on time. Although sometimes feelin younger and inexperienced, the excitement of high school was evident in the faces of the new students. “At the beginning of high school, | realized that everyone had a more mature attitude about school, and this made me feel more at ease,” stated freshman Sarah Hastings. The SCA New Student Committee gave the new junior and senior students a party after school to help them meet other people in their classes. They were then introduced to outstanding students in the school and were told of school activities in which they could participate. Learning of the opportunities that were available for them, the new students gained more confidence in themselves. The anticipation of involvement in clubs and in classes and the acceptance of upperclassmen helped in lessening the hesitation of getting back to the school routine. a Gathering of the Rebels. New and old students gather on the first day of school in the gym for the Welcome Back Assembly. Orientation First Day 13