Halifax Academy - Voyager Yearbook (Roanoke Rapids, NC)

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O HIDDE ECRET Frequently, discussions center around the advantages and dis- advantages of private and public education. To determine the views of those persons who may know best, the Yearbook Staff polled the faculty to determine what best explains why they teach in a private school. Of ten items their five most popular explanations follow. Significantly, only one vote placed the first item in its positiong otherwise, the five items would have been of equal popularity. 1. Parents are interested and supportive, and sometimes critical C69'Z1J. 2. Student interest and desire to learn are higher than in public schools 463721. 3. There is a lack of red tape and excessive paper work C63'ZpJ. 4. Students and teachers have the opportunity to know one another personally f63ZJ. 5. There is freedom to teach as desired 163965. r' AFTER A BUSY DAY in the classroom, teachers take to the cleared hallway for an informal meeting of the minds. '!ln.,,, THE GEOMETRY MID-TERM EXAM captures the attention of Ashley Riggan, who has a question for Mrs. Reynolds. CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING comes from Spanish I as Mrs. Bruton and Donna Abshire prepare a Spanish dish in a break from the daily routine. 46 El Faculty

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MRS. RUTH BRYANT: l.llll'2lIAiZill MRS. JULIA BURGESS: Culeleria worker MRS. LORETTA CONNER: School secretary MRS. MARIE EDWARDS: Cafeteria worker MRS. BARBARA GREEN: Czxl'cle1'i11 worker MRS. JEAN NELMS: Cafeteria C0'II12ll'l2lgCI' MRS. LINDA PITTARD: Czxletcriu worker MRS. LINDA WHITE: Czilclcria co-manager 'rn- IN QUITE A CHANGE of scenery, Mrs. Green prepares French fries and joins the other cafeteria staffers in a Halloween surprise. THE STRONG LEADERSHIP of Mr. Al Liles, chairman of the Athletic Council, and the support of parents like Ronnie Cooke make the fundraising and opera- tions of the athletic program successful. staff m 39

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. ' l' TIE!! 'Li .131 ALWAYS ALERT to the cries for help, Mrs. Conner turns to the familiar sound of someone calling her name. SCHOOL BOARD OFFICERS: Carlton Bunch, chairman, Debbie Outlaw, secretary, Andy Crew, vice-chairman. Ll-llll Q- SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS: Annie Marie Smith, Robert Harris, Ronnie Hales, Doug Phillips, Suzanne Garriss, Charles Cooper. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS: Bill Kittner, Pat Crawley, Al Liles, Wayne Edwards, Gene Cobb, Keith Browder fnot shownl. AS STUDENTS BEGIN TO EXIT from another day's events, Mr. Mayo stations himself at his familiar intersection School Board!Administration III