Frank W Cox High School - Talon Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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Placid pools recline in lazy luxury to fool the eye that sees it, shallow, still. Beneath the glassy mirror which reflects the shore that forms its course, shadows quietly move and bubbles forming ripples here and there whisper of the unseen life below. Sleepy, flowing like a dream without motion or design, the water hides its power behind its calm; it is not dead or stagnant, only stored awgy w i Ilence. A breath of air skims the surface but cannot alter or disturb the gravity of the depths, the secret force. Suddenly every latent current beats ? 4 . with vibrant ene«gy, awoke, alive, and strong. The unnatural mask of false I (ctJjaDitfailttK-'S tuT '' ' 9 thrashing of the waves yielding to the impulse of the wind. Freedom end mornentum rule the seas; the roaring crescendo of its turbulence fills the air as its power surges forth on dual waves of liquid sound. Breakwaters and jetties strain and ore swept away by the relentless, driving force of nature's phenomenal giant. The sluggish streams of unmotivated learning and the monotonous con- formity of student life breed scum to check the progress of our knowledge and the advance of our school. But still, beneath the surface, unseen, unheard, flow the sources of potential, the dormant swells of genius and leadership. An im- petus— a word, on idea, or a goal — and we are lifted out of the doldrums to the crest of the waves. The unrestroinable power throbs beneath us as it bears us onward. School spirit, interest, enthusiasm rush into the dry locks of our school to elevate it perpetually to higher and higher levels. As still waters we reflect the influences of those who teach and guide our course among the streams of thought. As the boundless oceans we surge endlessly forward to ex- plore and conquer the infinite reaches of our works and our own being. Ji H f VVv X U M I A C A- C-A -Ff. (f dcJ oit