McComb High School - Camellian Yearbook (McComb, MS)

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Connie Conerly, Olin Mauldin, Each year, a small per cent of senior stu- dents in the United States are designated as National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists. This honorary distinction is made on the basis of scores achieved by these individuals on the Scholastic Aptitude Test section of the College Entrance Examination Boards. This year, two : Beg tT THB beg POM te a gy 4.33 ii .e eoa es Ge stags ¥ ; 2S SPH BEA: jJr.—Merit Scholarship Finalists McComb High Seniors, Olin (Chip) Mauldin, Jr. and Connie Conerly, displayed outstanding scho- lastic ability by being named as Merit Semifi- nalists. They are among the 14,000 high school seniors throughout the country eligible to con- tinue efforts toward earning four year Merit Scholarships to the colleges of their choices.

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ee With oe Interested students test th eir mathematical abilities by taking a mathematics achievement examination—Don Pat Barrett, John Morgan, Ken Nelson, Dan Magruder. Reeves, renewed emphasis on the value of learning “‘Won‘t you swap me a beetle for a termite?’’ Tom Assaf asks Leah Klotz as they work on their in- sect collections for biology class. “Life is a gift, but education is an individual achievement,” - - - words of counsel we hear fre- quently. In a world where success often depends on academic excellence, McComb High endeavors to im- press this fact upon her students, and to provide them with instruction so they might fulfill their lives through education. The guidance we are given here helps us take a deeper interest in the main objective of high school life—acquiring the necessary knowledge to understand our twentieth century world. Regular library periods give time for study or free reading—Johnny Reeves, Sheldon Fleming, Mac Gordon. 20 ¥

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