Kernersville High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Kernersville, NC)

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Rs i i } ' ' } f Left to right: Miss Sybil Lambeth, Sponsor; LaRue McGee, Treasurer; Frances Beeson, Secretary; Sarah Vance, President; Jerry Shields, Vice President; Mrs. Mozelle Grogan, Sponsor. SENIORS GEASS In June 1952 the Junior Class of Kernersville High School began to feel like Seniors. The occasion was Class Night for the class of 52 and the Juniors each had a part in this graduating exercise by being in the Daisy Chain. When September 1952 came, those people who carried the Daisy Chain entered Kernersville High School with the name of Seniors and found how exciting it was to actually occupy this station. These Seniors were allowed to go to the County College Day, they all had a class party om New Year’s Eve, they were entertained at the Junior-Senior banquet, but most of all—they went to Washington! These were the highlights of the year for the Class of 1953. All year they were encouraged and guided by their principal, Mr. C. V. Sigmon and their sponsors, Mrs. King Grogan and Miss Sybil Lambeth. It was the best year and they hated to see it end, but they began to learn that life is a responsibility, and each boy and girl left school with this thought in mind. 18

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CLANS: InliSiROlye In the Fall of 1949, sixty-eight Freshmen arrived in a strange and, heretofore, unknown place, called Kernersville High School. Weary from our long, tiresome journey through grade school, we were glad to be taken into the guiding hands of Miss Ruth Parker and Mr. John Hardwicke, our teachers. We elected Larry Hayes as our class president. We had heard much of this strange place, especially of the three classes which were already established there—the Sophomores, the Juniors, and the “mighty Seniors.” For some days we remained fearful and awe stricken in their presence, but we soon realized that we were a part of this new world, so we set out to make a name for ourselves. This we did, placing three boys on the varsity football team, two girls on the varsity basketball team, and also taking an active part in the Student Organization as well as various other organizations and activities of the school. As the year progressed, we found that we were definitely accepted as part of the family of high school, enjoying the freedoms and bearing the hardships along with the others. Near the end of the year our grade mothers treated us to a picnic at Reynolds Park. We returned again to K. H. S. in the fall of 1950 under the direction of Mrs. Betty Joyner and Mr. Ovie Heavner. This year we elected Lucille Kirkman as our class president. Since we had already established our place in high school, we were somewhat amused by the discomfort of the newly arrived Freshmen. This year was marked by our new-found feeling of importance and the realization of the importance of the responsibility placed upon us by the other classes. Again we took a trip to Reynold’s Park at the end of the year. In 1951 we returned to K. H. S. as Juniors. Again we were divided into two classes, directed by Miss Ruth Parker and Mr. James Nelson. The difficult task of class president was placed upon the shoulders of Larry Hayes. The many activities of the year knit the two groups closely together as one class. We were responsible for the concession stand at ball games and for selling magazine subscriptions. This was done in preparation for that memorable event, the Junior-Senior Banquet, which was held at the Y. W. C. A. in Winston-Salem. Then too, we prepared the Daisy Chain for the Seniors’ Class Night and received our long awaited class rings. Along with these many events and our picnic at Reynolds Park, we found this to be the best of our three high school years. In September, 1952, we arrived at the doors of Kernersville High School for our last time, as Seniors, under the capable leadership of our sponsors, Mrs. W. K. Grogan and Miss Sybil Lambeth. We now realized that we had reached the last phase of our social life. All the main student offices of the school were ours, and the other classes were looking upward with respect to our leadership and guidance. With the determina- tion to make ours the best Senior class ever, we elected Sarah Vance as our class president. Our Senior year was highlighted by many memorable occasions: our trip to Washing- ton, the Junior-Senior Banquet, Class Night, and, finally, graduation. Now, as we leave school, we would like to express our gratitude to all those who have made our education possible. We have sin- cerely tried during our brief stay here to make the best of our opportunities, and we hope we have inspired in others the will to the same. May Kernersville High School ever remain in the memories of the class of 1953 LARRY HAYES Class Historiah 19