Lubbock High School - Westerner Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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Resembling the proverbial grandfather clock, the school's 31-year old master timepiece keeps VVesternerland on schedule, sounding bells that send students scurrying. Reserved for educational guidance sessions, Wednesday's fifth period often looks like a homeroom variety show with acts varying from survival films to love and marriage lectures. Addressing and mailing graduation invitations is a sure sign that secondary school is almost over for some. Though traditional, the cards usually add hours of work to an already brimming senior calendar. .2 Q ' . . , i -, f 'gli' A Alai-K M ft if w il t pigtam' ' Jtief ' Sunny spring afternoons excite innate longings for outdoor pring, though, was a season replete with occasions longest considered a part not of the new, but of the traditional Lubbock High School. From Roundup time in March through grad- uation exercises in June, everyone was aware primarily of the venerableness of his alma mater. Seniors especially could appreciate the precedents -Kid Day, the senior banquet, Senior Day, and the donning of the black cap and gown--set for them by previous classes. The grandiose old building, viewed in a more respectful light by many now that their high school careers were nearing an end, reflected vividly the customs built up over decades by thousands of Westerners. This, then, has been a unique year, a mile- stone in the progress of the school, for more clearly than ever before the new and the old joined forces to create for Westerners a satisfy- ing year. , .,,, --,.a,ae--W,..i.,-aW..c...,.ff,--.k,f....-.-.aa., 1-M

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loosely packed projectile streaks through the winter air, streaming a path of starry crys- tals that shimmer away on the crisp breeze. The little stars emit a joyful brilliance, all their many facets twinkling the reflected radiance of sun- light. Whizzing over this vigorous year at Lubbock High School were many events. making up stu- dent life. Youth lending plenty of vigor and ex- citement, these occasions, like the tiny snow flakes, were never dull. The sparkle of fun is found in a myriad of forms by Westerners. For some this elusive spark of life may have been discovered in the night pep rallyg and by others, in a homeroom party. Whatever one's choice, he found it in 1961- 62, when activities were a mixture of old tradi- tions and new adventures.