Gainesville High School - Hurricane Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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upperclassmen from sophomores, support of candidates, resentment of authoritative decisions, ques- tioning of interpretations, attempts to rationalize or to right wrongs threatened to split Gainesville High. Disunity was representative of 1968-69. lt was a year of dis- agreement, but knowledge and truth came from disputes. it was a year of dissension, but division gave rise to understanding and UNITY.

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CURRICULUM ..... 19 15 busy Administrators organized classes and activities, 104 Teachers prepared to expose minds to knowledge, as 2590 Students . . CLUBS ..... 73 as provisionals set to work, Serv- ice flourished at GHSJ varied ln- terests found outlets in clubs, achievement was recognized by Honor as . . SPORTS .... 115 individual Skill, tempered by in- numerable hours of Effort, and backed by undying Spirit produced victory after victory . . CLASSES ..... 167 H1082 Sophomores enjoyed the new experiences of high school life, 783 Juniors faced hard work as the in- between class, 725 Seniors pre- pared for the future while . . ADVERTISEMENTS .... 265 the Community was more than ever aware of its teen-age popu- lace: students saw the city as a part of the Nation and the World H -.- 2 1968-1969 was an unusual year. A clash of ideologies, angry cries of injustice, the blindness of preju- dice, the pity of despair and pleas for equality filled the minds of men. Division - Democrat and Repub- lican, North and South, Black and White, Communist and Free World, Right and Wrong - was evident everywhere. Discord in the nation and the world was echoed by GHS. Division of

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Division of Gainesville High into two sessions was the '68-'69 an- swer to the increasing high school population. 1,508 juniors and sen- iors, many rising before daybreak, appeared in class at 7:15. The first session was dismissed at 11:50. Thirty minutes later, late-rising sophomores repeated the morn- ing's process, reporting to class at 12:15 and leaving at 4:50. Un- crowded hallways were a novelty welcomed by the tenth graders. The half-hour between sessions hosted student council and various club meetings and provided a time for the administration and faculty to recuperate and prepare for the 1,082 sophomores. Although it solved Gainesville High's major dilemma, double session created problems of its own. Re-scheduling of school busses meant that students boarded as early as 6:00 A.lVl. or unloaded as late as 6:00 P.M. Traf- fic during the noon hour was heavy, both on campus and on the high- way. After participants had ad- justed to the new schedule, the advantages outweighed the incon- veniences. Fewer hours of class and more free time provided op- portunities for study, jobs, activities and, of course, fun! Less-crowded conditions meant that the school could function smoothly and effi- ciently. This had been accom- 5 1 1 l