Hot Springs High School - Old Gold Book Yearbook (Hot Springs, AR)

Page 32 text:

Assemblies Seniors given special performance by Sound Generation After a few general assemblies for the whole school, smaller audiences were made possible by restricting assemblies to special groups. A Bell Telephone assembly was presented tc all physics, trigonometry, and calculus, classes to familiarize them with the company. Seniors were treated to an assembly on safe driving and a performance by the Sound Generation from lohn ,ffj W3, Happy Birthday is sung to surprised Brenda Richards by the Sound Generation, a musical group visiting the school. I n....-.--3 Interested seniors listen earnestly to one of the assemblies of importance held for special occasions with the guidance of Mr. Mears. Y Brown University. All of the boys came to an assembly on physical fitness presented by a former Mr. America. The drama department produced Trojan Women and Riders to the Sea as special assemblies for certain English classes. Several individual readings were given during these assemblies by members of the forensic team. Senior boys watch and listen attentively to a guest speaker at one ot the special assemblies presented for them in Mackey Theatre. vi? ti Advanced science and math classes attend an assembly sponsored by Bell Telephone explaining radio waves and their frequencies. V M1,1Cll Slate. the ba ln Ofder counlY ond fepI6l lesson 111 where The various Ol the enorni Kenny secretoIY l l i i GIRLS STA lsecgnd I Smith, ci

Page 31 text:

ed Mrs. Thornton as g an assembly. , North Central Association he highlights ot the '7l year was a visit made Qne Of i 1 the school by the North Central Accreditation Com- Iimee, This was a twenty-one-man team ot educators, principals, teachers, and superintendents who were Visiting state schools and rating them to encourage self- in the individual schools. The North Central Association ot Colleges and Sec- ondary Schools is one of six such associations that set inimum standards to be met by institutions in improvement upm if MrSi1Moenster and Mark Hedden assume custodial positions as l ev hUffY to tidy her room tor the NCA inspection. rffirp Week as J 4 :Lf fj Cdl ' , I . the , Ulrlfcd I0 V I ii if-,im twenty-one-man inspection team visits HSHS classrooms order to be accredited. Hot Springs High hge been CI member since l928 and is one oi only two accredited schools in Garland County. North Central's Class A rating is the highest a school in this area can receive. The team visited the school for two days, sitting in conferences and in classrooms, evaluating every phase ot school lite. There was little tension and much cooper- ation. One representative commented, This is the friendliest student body l've ever seen. Faculty, administration, and representatives all enioy the delicious ban- quet, served in the cafeteria, which eases the tension of the day. ed in classroom work seem oblivious to the presence St d ts, engross I I ofUthZnNCA otticial as he speaks to their leader, Mrs. Pruitt. f d M . Thornton fabovej enioy talking with NCA glggiallgoggnfiqegleirllpzrct roorrin facilities, teaching methods, and class plans.

Page 33 text:

GBDQVGHOU -113 to 'Tw HNR4 -,vrq sf:-4 Cm f1SSentt,i,, -1 America WOM wfrojqn --C4 sr N Q qbsemhlles Lil 'lC, 'N Q ' ' , t .. ' ll' n.,.vb u . Cd fetfidmqk DY members of o a guest speaker at one hem in Mackey Theatre. zer'nlDlY freqlle sPonS0fed by nCieSf Boys State, Girls State Two loyal Trojans elected to Secretary of State Much criticism is directed toward the structure of our government system, but few young people have the Opportunity to actually participate in politics and derive ndarnental functions and powers from their own experience. This is the purpose of Girls State and Boys State. Participation in politics is stressed. For two Weeks during the summer, delegates learned the basic principles of the United States government. In order to better understand it they elected officers to city, county, and state positionsp chose delegates to the county and state conventionsp and served as senators and representatives. The final day of their seven-day lesson in government took them to the state capitol, where the youth officials undertook the duties of the various offices and felt the impact of responsibility and the enorrnity of burdens they involve. Kenny Greene and Neia Paleologos were elected secretary of state of their respective delegations. its fu UW-5 STATER5 Neia Paleologos and Kenny Greene represented Hot Springs High as secretaries of Girls State and Boys State, respectively. 4 1 , J ,..., fr X f 1 , , -r ft' tx Q W ' l f K r V 'C c ef 1 f it Z X' , 5 f 'ef ! Mgt' , ,, , Q W , Wm Mew' i I eww f ZZ! ,. , .Mn af, 2 ' 3 6952325 'ffm' ,cr, , 'W '.4Ql'fff ,f-Mm... .If 27 IQ! ' 1- ' 3 U I, , Mm BOYS STATERS: ffront rowj Brad Gessler, Bob Searcy, csecond rowj Tommy McCrary, Bill Aronson, Cecil Cuppi ifhird rowj Armnee Coleman, Danny Roweg ffourth rowj Kenny Greene, Robert Tucker, Jerry Braw- ner, Dennis Dunkelgod, Donnie Abernathy, Ronnie Goodman. lsecond rowi mom 'Dwi Jan Harrison, Mary Dan Crane, Connie Thorntonp Smi - . ee Pale0lOQOS Golden Cam bell, Carolyn Caristranos, Chew' Th, Christi Cguch. ' p 29 - i,,,s, is SSS,