Hudson High School - Hornet Yearbook (Hudson, NC)

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Exchange Student Wclcomed at Hudson C552-si: Musically inclined, Ingrid practiced a difficult piece of music Coming many miles by ship and bus from Vienna, Austria, Ingrid Proskch arrived in Charlotte on August 16, 1963, to be met by her new American family, Mr. a nd Mrs. Barton Hayes, their daughter Frances, and son Robert, a student at Davidson College. Ingrid, being one of the most outstanding and active exchange students Hudson has had, immediately accepted the American way of life. A very versatile person, Ingrid enjoys horseback riding, skiing, music, and dancing. Mrs. Morehead discussed the Q Petite Irene painting with Ingrid. Ingrid and her American family, Mr. and Mrs. R. Barton Hayes and daughter, Frances, left for a weekend visit to Davidson College for a visit with their son, Robert. Q. ! ,x

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Sixjunior Marshals were chosen this year to assist the seniors in tking their final step as Hudson High School students. Their duties were to perform various services during graduation excercises and to serve as marshals at th e Baccalaureate S e rvi c e . T h e s e marshals were chosen according to their scholastic average in the junior class. A.FS. Finalist In March of last year, Mr. Boyd Wilson, member of the communityA. F. S. board, notified Barbara Munday that she had been selected as the finalist in the American Field Service Program. The purpose of the A. F. S. is to increase understanding and friendship among the peoples of the world by giving Americanteenagers the opportunity to live abroad with families in other countries. Barbara waited many anxious days before she was notified on the 9th of june that she would be unable to participate in the AmericanField Service Program because of the lack of homes abroad for the American exchange students. Preparing to distribute Commencement programs were Ann Hatley, Shirley Miller, and Julia Greene. unior Marshals Mary Evelyn Andrews and Frances Hayes pinned a name tag on Don Bean. I8 1 1 1 4

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This year, for the first time, only two students were chosen as American FieldService Semi -Finalists. On the basis of leadership, character, and appearance, the judges selected Jacqueline Collins and Patricia Pitts. He re Pat and jackie discussed the A. F. S . program with Mrs. David Kizer, member of the localA. F. S. committee. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Ann Price was chosen to attend Appalachian State Teachers College at Boone, North Carolina during the summer of 1963. Ann lived on campus for five weeks studying Probability in Statistics w hich dealt in new fields of mathematics such as theory, progression, and distribution. She was chosen because of her exceptional school records and approving personal recom- mendations. Ann is shown weighing a difficult mathematical formula. 20 Local, State, and Words are suppressed because feelings cannot always be expressed with speech. Thus it was for the various awards which were presented to students who excelled in fields for which they displayed special talent or aptitude. Preparing to leave for Gover- nor's School in Winston -Salem are Gerald Griffin, Frances Hayes, and Kay Brawley. Acade mically and artistically talented students w e r e chosen for the first time to attend Governor's School at Salem College, Winston- Salem, North Carolina. For eight weeks, Kay and Gerald s tu cl i e d in Natural Science , and F r a n c e s studied in instrumental music . These studentswere selected by the Board of Governors from the rising j u n i o r s and seniors in this state .