Midlothian High School - Trojan Yearbook (Midlothian, VA)

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TRANSITIO woA YEARBOOK The earliest Midlothian High School yearbook on record the 1938 Tattler. With sixteen graduating seniors, the class secretary dutifully penned the fol- lowing inauspicious paragraph in the sen- ior class history: “This year the school purchased a mimeograph machine and we made plans to make use of it by printing an annual. The school has not had an annual before and we found the job to be quite a task.”’ Quite a task indeed! Yearbook production was suspended at Midlothian between the years of 1939 and 1950, partly because of the global conflicts entangling the entire world. In 1950, however, the Midlo Memories was born, featuring a graduating class of fif- teen. The Midlothian yearbook was regu- larly published under the Midlo Memories title until 1957. In that year, the Trojan was conceived and produced for the very first time. The senior class historian re- corded that ‘‘... our annual staff...dida wonderful job and produced a new and different type of annual... ”’ Twenty-four editions later, the Midloth- ian Trojan is still the official yearbook, dutifully documenting the Midlothian sto- ry. There are ten times as many seniors today as there were back in 1957, the yearbook length has tripled, and the total yearbook budget has quadrupled almost twice. The Trojan is still a reflection on the growth of our school, with memories of our high school days. Twenty five years of remarkable progress — — a growing stu- dent body and faculty, new buildings, ad- ditions, and ever-expanding curriculum, new opportunities ... The Trojan is still the record of our so- journ at Midlothian High School, our in- volvement in sports and organizations, our attempt to set individual goals and find means of achieving them, the deci- sions we had to make, the joyful events and quiet times we shared with friends, the efforts on our studies, the pride we felt for our school ... our lives as stu- dents who walked the hallways of Mid- lothian High School... This, the twenty-fifth anniversary edi- tion of the Midlothian Trojan, continues a fine tradition begun in 1957. Transitions 3

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A transition (tranezish’en) n. : 1. the act or state of passing from one condition to another: 2. Change. One of the older high schools in Ches- terfield County, Midlothian High School is the oldest still located at its original site. The high school was accredited in 1923, and there were three graduates in the first graduating class. Until 1966 Midloth- ian housed grades one through twelve. There have been a number of building ad- ditions and remodeling programs, the most extensive of which was a renovation in 1971 when a library and auditorium were added. Through these transitions of growth and flexibility, Midlothian is striv- ing to meet the changing needs of the young people it serves... Midlothian High School has seen stu- dents enter wide-eyed and dumbfounded and leave possessing perhaps the finest high school education the state can offer. Midlothian has seen faculty members come and go, each in his or her own way having contributed something to the Mid- lothian story. And Midlothian has seen athletic teams graciously accept the ac- claim of victory and yet hold their heads high in defeat. The world of Midlothian High School has changed, but the change is part of its being. The school has grown in size and stature, but this is the only way it could remain true to itself. It is obvious that Midlothian is still a young school, her potentialities unlimited and her resources and reputation undis- puted. Her climb to excellence has been one of countless transitions, accompa- nied by anxieties, joys, and sorrows. Yet we find ourselves not at the end of our story, but at the crossroads. The names may change, the building structure may look different, but 1981 is just a milestone in our history. The close of recent eras and the beginning of new and surely even greater ones can now be seen. 2 Transitions Top: Midlothian School in 1951. The building housed grades one through twelve, and was later re- placed by a larger, more modern structure on the same site. Right: In 1971 Midlothian Junior-Senior High School underwent an exten- sive building addition. The library, office, auditorium, and senior hall were added at this time. Bottom: Midlothian High School in 1981. No camera angle could encompass the entire building. The new and the old are beautifully combined as old, red brick rests adjacent to the light brown mortar and brick of modern times. aMIDLOTHI SOUR INVESTMENT at Won Fy F 9, ANSITIONS SCHOOL.... n ALTERATIONS AND ADDITION AN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL it THE

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The Faces of Individuals .. . the many faces of our school. Different expressions, differ- ent people. We all have two things in common — we belong here, and we are the school... 4 Faces