Greenville High School - Vespa Yearbook (Greenville, MS)

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Numerous contacts . . . GHS. a showcase of IISO siudenls. em- braced 453 excired, unversed freshmen and was led by I78 select well-informed seniors. As rime passed, each newcomer, an island absorbed wi'rh his own inreresrs, became com- pleiely inregrared Jrhrough a whirlwind of acriviries. Through specialized organizarions, curricula srudies. and mid-day recesses, each made his numerous conracrs. In clubs. members worked Jrogerher on mu- 'rual inleresls of proiecrs such as phologra- phy con+es+s or l-li-Y clean-up campaigns. ln classes, Teachers insrilled wiihin sludenls a desire for liurrher research. or inspired 'rhem +o seek careers in a parricular field. Some conracrs lasled weeks. some monrhs. buf more were of bonds Thai srrenglhened and mellowed during ihe years. Through ihese many bur always varied con- racrs. Sl-lS'ers removed 'rheir inrroverred shells and emerged as ourspolcen. undersiand- ing, acrive cilizens for Jromorrow.

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Light moments Only in a kaleidoscope. in which consianis blend in+o many paiierns, could +here be more changes 'rhan among fun loving +eens. GHS was comparable io such an insiru- men'r. Here, cons'ran+s were nol' mirrors and siones. bu+ s'ruden+s and 'rheir vi+ali+y. Wi+h each day came opporiuniiies for variely, wheiher a new dance siep, a new book. or a new club. Like a flick of 'rhe wrisl' displaying an eniirely differen+ paHern in +he kaleidoscope. a change in aciiviiies would presen'r anoiher side in a GHS personali+y. Laughing. relaxing. or iusi being +oge+her made gaiherings unforgelriable. Allend- ing slumber pariies, playing bridge, hav- ing Coke-da+es, +wis+ing a+ dances, en- gaging in waier sporls, and socializing al' senior pariies - 'rhese would be remem- bered always. While sludies were uppermosi in our minds, frivolous momenis served as com- plemenis To an oiherwise serious scholas- +ic year.

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Serious endeavors and Behind sTudenTs' maslcs of mirTh lurlced more serious reasons Tor being aT GHS. For lcnowl- edge and broader viewpoinTs. They pursued sTudies. inTenT upon careers. In The sTudenTs' persisTenT search. Teachers were Their guides: The classroom. Their labora- Tories: and They. The ThirsTy scholars. Their in- saTiable grasp Tor inTormaTion and under- sTanding began in The classroom, where basic TacTs, Theories. The ideas were acquired by reading. by posing quesTions. or by .engag- ing in animaTed discussions. YeT, curiosiTies could noT be saTisTied by mere classroom insTrucTion. To TurTher learning. Gl'lS'ers re- sorTed To ouTside sources. parTicularly The library. Amid volumes oT reference ma+erials. bound magazines. and numerous pamphleTs. They unearThed The how's and why's un- derlying answers. Though noT always saTisTied wiTh whaT They Tound, They TulTilled Their goal - Ah! buT a man's grasp should exceed his reach. or whaT's a heaven Tor?