Durham High School - Messenger Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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. eniors CnAsst1mucnRs Cecil Cooke, President, -l'. D. XVellons, Treas- urer, Gail Joyner, Secretary, Morris Vtleisner, X'iee-I'residta1t Senior lass Histor XYhat we are to he, we are now he- coming. lllhen we tirst came to Durham High, we were 4tSkins -individuals from different schools, different' homes, and with ditt'erent ideas. lVe realized that the next three years would he the most wonderful wc'd ever spend. The preface in our hook was Orientation 'Week After this followed the election ot the Sophomore Class officers: l'rc-sident, Johnson Ross, Vice-President, Nlorris llleisnerq Secretary, Mary Maddryq and Treasurer, Michael May, The tirst chapter in our hook was very important in that it shaped the events of our school days for the coming three years. We ,joined cluhs, societies, and Student Council committees. Many ot' us signed up taxon 20 for Hi-fliicket and Messenger Statts, and went out for Various teams. Vtle hought Student Tickets and sat i11 the hleachers yelling for the Bulldogs who came through with a tie with Reynolds High ot' lVinston- Salem for the State Uhampionship. Tak- ing part in Homecoming, we elected Elaine Herndon as our candidate. The Sopho- more Ulass showed their creative ahility hy having the winning tloats in the Parade. Our tirst touch of social lite was the Christmas Dance, Beneath the t,llll'lSiI1'1ilS Tree, sponsored hy the Student tlouncil. Soon after followed our exams. lVe then united in the presentation to the school of HSOIJTIOHIOYO Stunt Day, and later pro- duced a screamingly successful 'tBackward lVedding. H The second chapter in our hook was our

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.illllllOl' Year. XV1- hail tl1e11 l1it a liappy Illttllllllll i11 that we were 1l0l' leaders but lllt'll we XYOl'L'll'l SlilllS. NYe started o11r year hy eleetiiig Morris Xkveisuer, Presi- lltlllll -l0llllSOll Koss, Vice-l'resi1le11t: Ear- lmara l'l0l'llllll', Secretary: tllltl Michael May, Vll1'U2lSlll'Ul'. Florence fil'2llllll2lI11 was o11r eaiicliclate lor llomecomiug Queen. Agai11 our elass wo11 top l1Oll0l'S i11 tl1e Parade. Ulll' wo11- 1lerl'11l toothall team XYOII lfleasterii AAA honors, only to lose to lil'OO11SlJ0l'O for the Stale title. Next we atte111le1l the flll1'lSlIT12lS Dame, Silver Belles, witl1 tl1e girls asking the boys. Boys, tlo yo11 rememlmer l1ow sweet yo11 were l1et'orel1a111l? I11 early SIJl'lI1g' we preseilteml o11r -l1llll0l' 'll2ll0llt Show, Our liest to You. The highlight ot' tl1e show was tl1e Freiieh Cilllf t'a11 Girls. NVith Olll'YI1011Uy we macle from the Show, we gave the Seniors a NV0lltlG1'flll going-away llilllil' i11 tl1e form ot' the Jllllltll'-Sfllllfll' l'1'o111. 'ft'l1erry l'i11k a111l Jxljlllt'-l'ilOSS01I1 XVhite was llllf theme. Klueh to Olll' ilelight, the Seniors 0'-11'e a g. SlllJl'l'lJ 13Ul'll01'II'12lllL'U ot' the l'llft'l'l'illlllllg' play, UO111' 'l'ow11. Seven ot' our classmates were i111l11ete1l llllil the National llO1l0I' Society, which was quite a11 ho11o1'. Also mlelegates were C'llOS0ll for Girls' and Boys' State. l11 May we Zlgillll elected otticers, this time for the Sllltl011l t'o1111c-il and tl1e S011- ior t'lass. -lim Herring, .lol111so11 Ross, l+llle11 llarris, Zlllll fllllitmilll Markham were i'llOSOll for the Sllllllqll i,lOllllCll1 while Cer-il Vooke, Jr., Morris Weisner, Gail Joyiier, illlil J. D. XVl'll0llS held ll01101'S for tl1e Senior Class. i The 11ext eliapter ot' o11r hook will he tl1e most rememhereml. lt was o111' lllll'tl-Zllltl last. XY1- llUg'2U1 tl1e year as l02lll01'S-l,l'USl- 1le11ts ot' V2ll'lOllS Ol'g'illllZ2lll0llH, eaptaius of teams, illlll leamlers i11 Ulll' Sl'llKlUlll g'0VCl'll'A me11t. The Class ot' '56 was aeeremlitell with the first Fall Festival tl1at was ever held at ll. H. S. Again eleetetl hy l1er classmates, Floreiiee l'Ulg'llULl as l all l estival Queen. For the third year, Olll' elass walked olt' with the Paramle prizes. fllll' foothall team came lllI'0llg'll with the lflast- 01'11 AAA flllilII1IJlOllSl1lIJ ll11Ll0l' tl1e exeel- le11t leadership ol' i'ElPl'ZllllS J0llllSO1l Ross illlll Jimmy Ali1l'lill2lII1. lll 1111 i111111'essi1'e eamlleliglit eeremoiiy, l.0l'lj'-lllllt' Seniors were tappeml llllfb tl1e National llO110l' Society. Soon l'ollowe1l tl1e first Senior Day at IJ. H. S. NVith l'e0il presitliiig, tl1e Senior t'lass gave to tl1e school a XV0ll-l'QI'Ul'H1lT0l'0ll a11clito1'i11m program. All Seniors wore their Hsllllllilj' l1est a111l really lookell W0l1lll'l'li1ll. 'Lfi0li,lG1l l'l2llltilSj'H was the theme ot' Ulll' l'hristmas lJ2ll1C'C. Amicl golll Zllltl g'I'0l'll fleeoratioiis, the Sllltlillll Holly tl2lllC'Ull to Seventh lIeay'e11 Elllil lmaek. 'l'e11Liltle l111lia11s was Cll0Sl'l1 forthe Senior Play. NYith Beverly ltlyeritt illlll ill'2ll111Y Cl'2lllf0l'll i11 llll' ltliltllllg' roles, a111l tl1e capable direetiiig ot' Mrs. Sorrels, we really t'1li1l Ourselves lll'Ol1Ll.H Our elassmales 11ow heeame tl1e stars ol' the baskethall a111l baseball teams. All ot' a SllllKll'll it was time for the H.l1111io1'- Senior. Now we were the guests, Ellltl it almost seememl like a t'arewell party. lYe li11ally were eallocl to tl1e otliee to he meas- lll'0Ll for Ulll' eaps a111l gowns. PXVI4' '71 .n...