Jefferson High School - Acorn Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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Reber a Foreword This school year at Jefferson has definitely been a challenge and a period of adjustment for all of us. You, the students and faculty, are to be con- gratulated on the fine way in which you have accepted this task. In the years to come we will reminisce with pride in our many accomplishments and antici- pate new heights of glory for our 1962 graduates. You have every right to hold your head high and proudly exclaim, “I am a gtaduate of Jefferson Senior High School.” JERALD WHITE Principal Stanley

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| —f f) hi rm } aeat ye wm Bald Mek! 00 iy ie TCC a | G as y irae ee AL 7 | Uf | Place al Lp pete ye. Liew ca 49% Zz Ye eng Gere MMe ees a ) Wh» aw GIN Lin Mere naLe ie J “The Acorn first took root in 1910 at Roanoke High School under -. the masthead Acorns of Roanoke. The yearbook took its name from of AO the popular local slogan of that time, ‘‘Acorns-to-Oak, That’s Roa- noke!,”’ and was identified with student development. Just as an acorn becomes an oak, so the students, entering high school with their talents in the seed, may grow into mature, sturdy citizens. Then, as the emphasis shifted from the individual to the entire high school membership, the yearbook became known as the ACORN. The boast “Acorns to Oak, watch Roanoke!” was justified until Roanoke’s amazing prosperity gained her the title ‘‘Magic City.” To meet this expansion, a new school—Jefferson—opened its doors d @in 1924. Here the yearbook became an inseparable part of school life, documenting the progress of generations of young Virginians who took their places as leaders in business society, education, and government. Now we present to you the fifty-second Acorn, fuller grown, richer in tradition, adding proudly to the Legend of the Acorn. —SHARON BROWN Yvonne, Best ox Luc | eae) Leer) C rr AOX Ri rrum td ee) CLL ie ; . i om yo iy : WHO TVOACL Ge af is Veoste4 (Lo 4Or Un A ULL 504-00 5 P yi : 3 Ps ‘wi fo oR yy BF, Bee 3 ? ff} 5 « ‘dem mes by Gs 6 {NAY s poe P ae JD A4)

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Dedication Our school life can be likened to a fabric into which we weave our many subjects, our activities—both in and out of school—our pleasures, our hopes, and our dreams. As the years pass, we realize that the continuing threads in our fabric are books and the one place to which we have gone for knowledge and pleasure throughout our school careers has been the library. So— Miss FRANCES MILLER To the one who has so patiently, cheerfully, and graciously kept the threads of our school fabric free of knots and tangles, smooth and strong and lovely, We dedicate our 1962 annual.