Highland Park High School - Highlander Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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SUMMER June 6 .......... Summer school begins July 9 Summer school ends July 31....Student Council Workshop August 7-12 .... Cheerleading school September 3 Hi-Lite Picnic Ellen Gay, Susie Howell, Wanda Rose, and Oma Jean Goode practice on before braving the wild blue yonder. “The skit’s a riot!” howl pep rally committee members Jon Carleton, Suzee Austin, and Susie Germany,

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Summer Produces Sun-Tanned Scots “Big seniors’ Kenny Newberry, Corky Barton, and David Bywaters put the lowly sophomores to work. Carefree days in sweltering heat—that was summer. Scots were the usual sight at many of the nearby lakes and swimming pools as they strove to beat that typically Texas heat. However, the daily, dreaded alarm announcing another morning of summer school made “carefree days’ few and far between for some. As the brilliant idea of taking government in the leisure time of summer be- came reality, it suddenly seemed to lose much of its appeal. For those not enrolled in summer school, planning orientation and pep rally skits, attending football run- ning camp, and selling ads for the Bagpipe and the Highlander filled many a summer day as industrious Scots made ready for the coming school year. Adding to the bewilderment of the sophomores at orien- tation are Susie Germany and Mike McBirney with their own version of the “H’’ Association.

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Eating victory apples, the Scots enjoy a hilarious skit prepared by the Pep Rally Committee. Spirit Sails in Pep Rallies, Games Empty steps and quiet halls at Hi Park were rapidly filled at the sound of the first school bell last September by Scots returning from all parts of the world—Finland, England, Sweden, France, South America, many parts of the United States, and from a summer of fun in their “own back yards.” By the time students had become used to their new schedules, the first issue of the Bagpipe was out with the story telling of the Scots’ 27-0 victory over Thomas Jefferson High School. Highlander staff members began their assignments by arranging for under- classman pictures to be t aken. ‘Student Council representatives were elected from their second period classes. The Pep Rally Committee met to plan clever skits and posters to bolster Scot spirit. Soon all the extra-curricular activities had begun their projects for the year—Lads and Lassies, Highlandaires, the Band, and the Orchestra chose the music for their respective programs, and re- hearsals were under way. Girls in gym classes started a series of exercises to limber them up for the sports of the year. Intramural competition opened with a ping-pong tournament. And so the school year 1960-61 was launched with typical Scot spirit and enthusiasm—a spirit that carried throughout the year.