Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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Ever New Ever Modern Table of Contents Opening 1-29 Activities 30-55 Sports 56-79 People 80-131 Advertising 132-172

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Highland High School Highland, Indiana Volume: II

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As Highland high approached the end of its third year, the already modern school began to take on a new look. Schools, like most organizations in America, were busy improv- ing and modernizing themselves; Highland was no exception. In March of I960, the first addition, a modern and at- tractive 13 room wing, was begun. Students and teachers alike patiently continued their work amid crowded conditions and the noise of construction. Soon every-one discovered that the loads of steel and piles of wood cluttering the lawn and side- walk just outside were taking the form of a new court, halls, and classrooms. Now there was more room to grow intellectually and morally. The modern building housed up-to-date facilities which aided the faculty in molding the leaders of the future. Education became a pleasant experience for all concerned. When school began last fall, HHS welcomed seven new teachers and a nurse to the excellently trained staff. It also added approximately 300 new students to the previously crowd- ed halls and courses were added to the curriculum to challenge the minds of gifted or talented students. Another topic in HHS football history was the initiation of its own football field, with the first Trojan win of the var- sity season. This year it also had its first real homecoming with alumni returning from colleges and universities for the event. At the home football games and in parades the band marched with more pep and precision as it proudly displayed the blue and gold of the new band uniforms. Anotner musical group the choir, worked diligently to earn enough money to purchase its first robes. One of the new clubs formed this year was the Key club, a service organization for sophomore, junior, and senior boys. One of its major objectives was to serve the school and com- munity with the assistance of the Kiwanis club. Improvements were announced to the student body through the school paper, which came out bigger and better and was published through the efforts of many students. Highland high received high scholastic honor when it was accepted into the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges and accredited as it first became a four year high school. Membership was granted on the basis of an excellent academic record and high standards in dress, be- havior, and attitude which it endeavored to maintain. Highland High is truly ever new. . .ever modern. Our Highland High