Highland Springs High School - Highlander Yearbook (Highland Springs, VA)

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CLASS HISTORY Seniors at lastl What a wonderful title, and HOW we've struggled to attain itl For most of us, it represents eleven years of homework, Goodmorning, teacher, tardy bells, and written excuses from home. When we first bravely entered the portals of Highland Springs High School on Sep- terhber 10, 1942, literally scared to the bot- toms of our boots, we acted as all freshmen in high school do . . . bewildered and very green about everything in connection with high school activities. But we soon became familiar with such terms as SCA, lab, shop, gym, rat-hole, and, of course, the office. . This being one of the first years of World War II, the SCA sponsored a war bond and stamp auction here at school, complete with an army jeep and driver, which we all enjoyed immensely. Mrs. Bonnet, whom few of us came to know very well, left this year, and when we returned as gay young sophomores, Highland Springs had a new principal, Mr. I. Irving Brooks, Sr. Now we began to really change classes and to take a more active part in the school life. But these days soon were only fond memories when we became jolly juniors. We organized as a class for the first time on October 17, 1944, with Miss Martha Powell as our enthusiastic

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sponsor. Our hard-Working officers were: Maxine Calhoun, President: Earlene Muire, Vice-President: Patsy Teasley Se- cretary: Iimmy Haun, Treasurer. Our class played a big part in the school this year. Some of us were officers and chairmen of SCA Committees, members of the newly organized National Beta Club chapter, the C4 Club, the Spanish Club, and many of us took part in athletics and received our letters. And how we worked on the Iunior- Senior Dance in December! For most of us it was our first formal affair, so we worked long and hard to give the seniors some- thing truly wonderful to remember us by. When May Day came, some of our Iunior girls were in the Queen's Court. Then on Iune 8, twelve junior boys and girls, as candlebearers, proudly preceded the grand old senior class of 1945 at the graduation exercises .... Now WE were the Seniors of Highland Springs High School, and really proud of the name. All our dreams in joyful anticipation were at last fulfilled. While still wondering how we had managed to become seniors so soon, we began making our home in the two rooms in the elementary building .... Paradise Lost . . . away from the rest of the high school. With Mrs. Louise Creeger as our wide-awake sponsor, and Linwood Layton, President: Earlene Muire, Vice- Presidentg Norma lean Davis, Secretary, and Fred Wright, Treasurer, we all went quickly to work to try to make our class the best one yet. A Our caps and gowns were ordered, and the HIGHLANDER staff organized to begin work immediately on a cracker-tack