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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Like a kaleidoscope that produces a variety of multicolored patterns, life at MHS is a com- posite of changing, fascinating experiences. No year is exactly like any other; no student body is a duplicate of one that has gone before. New friends, new teachers, new classes, new methods of teaching—all are a part of the Year of the Tiger—but with all the new con- cepts, our school’s goal remains unchanged— the training of individuals for a better com- munity, a better country, a better world. With the 1964 evaluation by the Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges resulting in the continued accreditation of our schools, Mr. Percy Reeves, Principal of McComb High School, and Mr. Melvin Jackson, Principal of McComb Junior High School, go ahead with plans for further improvements and progress in our educational plans game in Picayune. — | When the morning recess bell rings we erupt into the halls to ‘do nothing’ during those precious seven minutes. 23 And away we go—to the football