Ensley High School - Jacket Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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the joy ... the excitement. . . JOY: happiness that bubbles over ... the coveted invitation to pledge a club . . . the breath-held moment at Honor Society assembly, then the tap on the shoulder ... a day when warm winds bring summer thoughts ... the thrill of a job well done . . . lighthearted freedom of a Friday afternoon. . . GAIETY: joy that is voiced in a happy exchange of insults and wise-cracks . . . lunch time jokes and carefree laughter . . . parties . . . that enchanted moment of a dance. . . EXCITEMENT: the suspenseful silence before a successful field goal against Ramsey on homecoming night . . . a cheering response as the team charges onto the field . . . day-bright floodlights . . .the worn turf . . . the smell of victory. . .endless waiting for a holiday . . . opening of a fall play . . . backstage jitters, stagefright, then the thrill of audience response ... the tense expectancy of elections . . .

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low of changing moods tory in three consecutive games ... not even ebbing at a 6-0 defeat by the powerful Tigers. At last the supposedly indestructible Woodlawn Jinx is broken and a funeral held to commemorate the remains. September fades into October with whirling, twirling dancing of multi-colored leaves. As November nears, skirts and sweaters appear and the anxious anticipation of the long awaited hayride with that Special someone. Goblins and ghosts of the younger set only distantly affect our routine but still call forth long forgotten memories. The tension mounts with each passing day as the Thanksgiving Holiday and that most important game creep near ... the turkey, the pie, the gaiety, the laughter, and plenty of Alka-Seltzers for the morning after. Old Jack Frost is here to stay . . . bulky coats leave little room for books in all ready overcrowded lockers . . . boys with new sweaters begin to hold their own in the parade of fashion . . . Christmas shopping for that one and only poses problems and excitement . . . parties, parties, parties . . . the two weeks pass with a-mazing swiftness. New Year’s resolutions are made only to be broken in the next moment. Students reluctantly re-enter the halls of Ensley to prepare for the semester exams. The new semester is much like the old, except basketball takes the spotlight . . . the speech department rehearses the spring play . . . the band concentrates on concerts and shows instead of marching and precision drills. Students remember last year’s Big Freeze and wish for another as a diversion from the tedious routine of everyday school work . . . Plans to complete. Dreams to fulfill. Hope mingles with frustration, chaos, : despair, restlessness. And the pulse beat of activity moves steadily. Spring . . . unbelievably sudden. The sun- j drenched school-yard beckons . . . windows are ij thrown open . . . spirits escape. There is so little L time ... so many things to do. Loyalties stand L divided . . . What to choose? Quick backward I glances to patterns that were but are no more . . . J1 long, measured glances to patterns that lie ahead, p Then June. Terminus. Seniors say their last [' good-byes . . . underclassmen move forward . . . joy and sadness blur together. The last of the multishifting scenes falls into place. Patterns have blended, shifted, changed . . . but are not lost. They are captured forever in our hearts and minds.

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the gaiety . . . the anxiety . . . the hope ANXIETY: atied up score ... Come on, Jackets!” . . . exams to pass . . . physics that won't work . . . apprehensions ... the dreadful momen t before report cards . . . the half-fearful, half-hopeful waiting for scholarship announcements . . . themes that refuse to come . . .deadline time . . . HOPE: dreams to be fulfilled . . . nominations . . . Will it be me? . . . papers returned . . . Did I pass? . . . trips to other schools . . . Maybe I'll be next. ... the anticipation of sophomores who will be juniors . . . the juniors who will be seniors ... the freshmen who will have rats below them . . . and for the seniors, fulfillment of dreams . . . attainment . . .