Limestone Community High School - Amulet Yearbook (Bartonville, IL)

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Foreword - In ihe early days of aviation, following the Wright Brothers' historic flight, a local citizen and his son approached an aviation pioneer while he was working on his frail craft in a cow pasture. The man asked. “Really, what good is the airplane?” The aviator quickly answered by posing the question, What good is your little boy?” The answer came back, Why, some day he will grow up to be a man.” And the aviation pioneer replied, “So, too. will the airplane grow to stature and significance. And now. some 79 years later, the airplane indeed has developed to be of significance. It no doubt has surpassed the wildest dreams and expectations of the Wright Brothers. What the airplane has become did not happen overnight but occurred in small steps, with experimentation, observation, and study of natural forces. Each step of the way was a new adventure and had a new meaning; there were many successes and many failures. We do not start out in life at the top. We begin at the beginning, with the benefit of past generations to help us. We add to our knowledge and continue to grow. We call upon our past and face the future as the pioneers faced the frontier. We are always planning for the future. When we were in grade school, we were planning for high school. When we are in high school, we are planning for college or some occupation or a specialized skill. We are continually preparing for the future, facing new challenges, learning new things, and growing and maturing as individuals and as a society. We begin our high school years with excitement and hope for success. And like the development of the aircraft, we have successes and. sometimes, failures. But we continue just the same because life goes on. We face new challenges with every new class we take. We plan for the future; we draw on experiences and guidance of our teachers and counselors and administrators who helped prepare the way so that we can be ready when the “launch comes. We began the 1981-82 school year in a building that had been rejuvenated inside and out. The outside had a face lift that was both practical and cosmetic with aluminum, and foam siding. The east entrance got a quarry tile floor and inlaid rocket and most of the halls were freshly painted. The English Hall floor was renewed with vinyl tile. The entire gym floor was replaced and decorated. These pleasant surroundings help to make Limestone Community High School a first-class center of education.