Hudson High School - Hornet Yearbook (Hudson, NC)

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Sights and Sounds Preparing to give morning d e votions Taking advantage of an infrequent study period this junior English class took time to over the intercom syste rn were Doug complete the current paperback book. Parsons and Lynn Barber. The rat in the maze never had problems of this complexity. I0 A loud familiar bell sounded each day at 8:25 bringing the slamming of locker doors, hurried feet turning toward class, and finally a silence. The halls were e mpty. It was time for morning devotions. That was the beginning of a typical day at Hudson High School. For 180 days the routine was the same, but miraculously there was no b or e d o rn. The faces of friends, the jokes, chatting between classes, a good score on a dif- ficult test, brightened the dullest day. The thrill of escaping class through a club meeting or unexpected assembly changing the routine procedure made the day more enjoyable. A record play- ed in English, a compliment from a teacher, a song in French, a smile from a complete stranger-these things and more can make an ordinary day a very special one.

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Anniversar Serving both as waitresses and performers at the annual Junior Senior Prom are sopho- more girls Sandy Starnes, Sharon Day, Sherry Sullivan, Becky Smith, Karen Whitener, Lynn LeFever, Dianne Griffin, Linda Hicks, Pat Shoemaker, and Brenda Frye. A sig n flashing in blue lights the words, STORK CLUB, greetedthe 1964 senior as he entered the romantic world created by the junior class. Enter- ing the Crystal Room escorted by one of ten doormen, he saw that the vast gymnasium had been converted into a characteristic night club setting com- plete with majestic chandeliers, mosaic mirrors, and a beautiful fount ai n of bubbling color. The festivities began. Waiters and waitresses buzzed back and forth busily. Couples began dancing. The audience was entertained by two floor shows. Pictures were taken. All too soon the prom ended leaving afeeling of nostal- gia. Taking miniature top hats, punch- stained menus, and candy cigarettes as souvenirs, the senior looked back for last time. What he saw there was his last prom-a night never to be for- gotten. 9 Finding an empty sp a c e on the floor of the Crystal Room, Bobby Taylor and Glenda Eller dance to the dreamy music of the Diplo- mats. Se ni or s from the surrounding city and county schools we re invited to tour Hammary Man- ufacturing Company on Senior Day in Industry. Mr. Thomas G. Terrell, vice-president of the company presented the key of industry to the seniors.

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of School Life lunch periods were filled with buz- zing activity. After a lunch of soup and crackers or the special treat of turkey and dressing, many students just sat and talked while others watched the basket- ball team working out in the gym. But the gre ate st counterpart of all is that annual, unauthorized pep rally pre- ceeding the Lenoir-Hudson game. Orig- inating in the cafeteria with shouts of Whata we want? and the resounding answer Bearmeat winding throughout the one-fifth mile of halls, the gargan- ltua of a group ends in the gym singing I a modified versi on of the rivals' pep song. As the bell sounded the group s c a tt e r e d returning to class with the consolation that only two more periods remained on the day's schedule. After 5 one-hour classes and an enrichment course, the day came to an end. Eyes glanced frequently to the clock as the hands slowly reached to the three. The bell rang: locker doors slammed, hur- ried feet scrambled into busses and cars. Again the halls were silent and empty, and in the silence lay memories of many days spent at Hudson High School where 1, 100 students worked, laughed, and learned. Dale Pope and Sh ar on Smith exemplified the typical couple at lunch and between class breaks. ll