Marion High School - Hurricane Yearbook (Marion, VA)

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Lori Robinson LORI ROBINSON: “I believe we, as people, are privil¬ eged, and whould be proud to be living in a country such as ours. Many people take for granted our freedom and rights and do not realize how lucky we are. Many of our luxuries that seem natural for us, would seem only a dream for others. I think, before we can get involved in the Bicen¬ tennial celebration, we have to be convinced that we have something of real importance. We must always re¬ member that our forefathers stood for what they believ¬ ed in and fought to gain it. Let us as students and people realize our honor so we can get others involved.” Betty Wilson VIEWPOINTS BETTY WILSON: “Marion Senior High School has a most outstanding heritage, which has come to us over many years of serving this community and its youth. Even the name of our school has been handed down to us with a great deal of historical meaning. Therefore, it would seem that a great deal of emphasis should be placed on the best and most meaningful involvement in our Bicentennial Cele¬ bration. Those outstanding records and contributions which our school has made in the past should be studied in each of the areas of school life. We have some r e¬ markable alumnae, perhaps a good project by a committee of students and fac¬ ulty would be to investigate and make public as many of these as possible. However, we must not live in the past but only learn from it. Perhaps this would be the best time to thoroughly evaluate our present position and deter¬ mine our own weak points and try to improve or at least establish new and bet¬ ter goals. This sounds idealistic, but if each department were to concentrate on the areas in which in needs to make changes and between the students and facul¬ ty, in a joint effort, establish both immediate as well as long range plans for con¬ tinuing to build the good reputation which MSHS has established and which has been preserved for us.” Rukiye Yoltar RUKIYE YOLTAR: “On the earth, there are a lot of countries that have very long and rich histories. My country, Turkey, is one of them. During the centuries, many empires were built on Antolia. All these empires had kings and queens and the right of free speech was theirs. Nobody had any right to talk about something that was wrong I admire the United States society because they know how to keep democracy going on. I feel it is really a great success of Ameri¬ can people and their government, and sometimes they can be proud, especially when I look at other countries politically that were democ¬ racies and later became communities. Sharing the United States peoples’ feelings is the most impor¬ tant thing. I wish many, many more happy 200th birthdays.” RICHARD LEON¬ ARD: “I feel our MSHS graduates might best cele¬ brate our Bicenten¬ nial by a special emphasis in all classes, not just history, on our her¬ itage. Anyone can fill several pages on what is wrong with our country, but if our students get nothing else out of twelve years of studying, they should have an ex¬ ult and enthusiasm for: our practically unlimited freedoms, our mode of gov¬ ernment, our system of justice, and our educational systems. These are ours be¬ cause of the fore¬ sight of our ances¬ tors and the tears, trials, and hard work.

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BICENTENNIAL INVOLVEMENT Helen Byrd HELEN BYRD: “Individually, everyone needs to do some soul searching and get our perspectives in order. God first, others sec¬ ond, and me last. If it were not for God who gave us everything, others who sacrificed life that I might live in a free country, we would not have anything to celebrate. The school, we need to bring to our attention in an assem¬ bly program the highlights that made our country great. A renew¬ al of our love for Country and Flag, sing together the songs that our ancestors were inspired to write about our great country, AMERICA. Some way, some how we need to get back the feeling of pride for our country and feel the fast heartbeat when OLD GLORY is raised sky ward, so we will want to build up—not tear down.” ALAN FRANKS. “First, it is necessary to place the Bicenten¬ nial in the proper perspective. It has already been over sensa¬ tionalized and over commercialized. We should first adopt the view that the Bicentennial is the celebration of American Inde¬ pendence, spirit, and life. We should hold a view similar to that of the men and women who fought for independence, and we should stand up for reform in our system. We must realize that our government, although the greatest this world has ever known, is not infallible because it is governed by human beings who can make errors. It is our job to help our nation improve for all. In working for this goal, the school should act as the town halls of Revolutionary America. It should try to stir up a patriotic fervor throughout the school, but it should be a pa¬ triotism that will form us into working cogs of the American system. In becoming a part of this system, we should not lose our individuality, because it is this individuality that has made America great. Where would we be if it was not for the indi¬ viduality of such men as Washington, Jefferson, and Madison?” SALLY WERTH: “We can celebrate our country’s Bicentennial with many worthwhile projects. We can decorate the bulletin board, plant a Bicentennial flower garden, fly a 1776 flag, or choose a 1776 Theme for our Homecoming activities. Any of these could be interesting proj¬ ects, and there are many others we could choose. A fitting Bicentennial Celebration for our school would be a recap¬ turing of the spirit of freedom and adventure that is an important part of our heritage and that is offered to us through education; a renewal of the feeling of love for and pride in our school, a feeling our ancestors had because they had to struggle to establish the educational opportuni¬ ties we take for granted; a reappraisal of our sense of responsibility for offering to our country our very best selves, attained through the high¬ est development of our mental, physical, and spiritual capabilities; and a reawakening of our feeling of thanksgiving for the educational rights and privileges we enjoy and of our willingness to assume the responsi¬ bilities that go with these rights and privileges. Thus from MSHS can go a stream of young men and women ready, willing, and able to do their part toward making our world a bet¬ ter world and bringing the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of hap¬ piness” to all mankind.” Sally Werth Kathy Arason KATHY ARASON: “There are a lot of things that we could do to celebrate the Bicentennial, and many community projects to get involved in. A very good way to celebrate the Bicen¬ tennial is to visit historical landmarks, parks, and build¬ ings in the area or else where. Let’s don’t get the Bicen¬ tennial lost in the constant commercialization. We should try and get in touch with what the Bicentennial really means, and what it took the early settlers to get this country starte d.” 3

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Lifestyles . 6 Competition . 62 Involvement . 84 Faces.118 Community Investment. 170 5