Johnston County High School - Hawk Yearbook (Smithfield, NC)

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BRIEF HISTORY OF .IOH STON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Our school has been a standardized one since 1925. It is a union or consolidated school where grades 1 through 12 are taught. Since 1922, it has increased its faculty from 11 teachers to the present 49 teachers, and the student body has grown from 513 to the 1015 presently enrolled. From the stu- dent body, the graduates have increased from 16 in 1925 to 109 in 1960. Of the principals, our has only had eight, namely john Byrd, Charlie William M. Cooper, B. A. Prather, W. H. A. Howard, A. J. Taylor, W Collins and our Principal j. F. McNeill The many other and praiseworthy growth of our school can seen when written in manner: AREAS: Center which approaches the model set by consists of six modern buildings, a 23 housing the primary department, center, a cafeteria and a South campus Association with branches in New Y ork Maryland Washington, D C and Department which sponsors and 1. The in the library increased from 350 to a book of over 2. The of Home Economics have connecting the school home where the girls do work as 3. Our are represented in the of the work as ministers, doctors, tologist, rnment workers. Locally, fine inter relationshi 4. Once a at commencement, the adopted the to members of the who have way positions. This Award We democrat1c way of life, and education is the I for way of living. Growth in democracy is predicted thus every is provided with the opportunity to participate in which are for the fullest development of the individual proving Since curriculum planning must originate with the and include it is necessary that pupils, teachers and operate t fullest extent in shaping the educational program indivi- duals for :e living. human relations constitute the greatest challenge his ability along with one another and that it is the of the school to extensive opportunities for pupils' experiences in and v We further believe that education will reliant who is mentally and physically healthy, the problems concern social groups, interested in solving these poised in with others, and appreciative of the finer life. SC HOOL LOC AT ION: Johnston Central High School is loc ated in the Eastern part of the Town of Smithfield in the well known residential section called Belmont. The school plant occupies a partial square. The main entrance is on East Massey Street. It is bound on the East by Durham Street, on the South by Harris Street, on the West by Collier Street, approximately five hundred yards from the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Station. 6

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