Jamaica High School - Folio Yearbook (Jamaica, NY)

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7 rinciioa 6 eddage 'l'hc- Principal's Oflicv Jainaica High School Di-ar Frit-nds of thc' Class of 1954, Congratulations to you on thc occasion of your graduation! By achivving it you haw- acconiplishvd what only a rt-lativc' fa-w accomplish:-d a gvnvration ago hut soinvthing that is considcrvd today to bv thc' usual gatcway to adult lifc. By your high school gradu- ation you havv varncd tht' opportunity of continuing your education in one of our Env coll:-gvs or thc- chanct' at a job which can hr hoth satisfying and rcwarding. But re-gardh-ss of your rclativc succcss in high school, or the lack of it, your succs-ss in lifc is still to hm' won. It is my hope' that JfllllZ1lC1l High School may have providcd you with thc tools with which to fashion use-ful and satisfying can-vrs. just as I havt' hcarcl you chccr our 10211115 on to victory with thc cry, I.vt's go, jamaica High, so I say it to you as individuals and as a class. Now is tho tiinc to go and I ani cvrtain that you will plunge into your nm-xt 1-ndcavor, hc it collcgv or a job, with tho confidvncn' that stvnis from your succcss in achivving high school graduation and with tht- assurancm' that you arm' fortunatm' cnough to livv in a country whvrm' opportunity is availahlc to cvvryom- and whcrc succm-ss is liniitvd only hy ahility and thi' willingnc-ss to apply that ahility. 'l'hat succt-ss :nay hv yours is niy most sinccrc wish. So, for tho achivvv- lllt'lll of that succvss, I say, I,vt's go, Jamaica High Scniorsf' Sinct-ri-ly yours, Maurict' D. Hopkins Prinfipnl