Mitchell High School - Gold and Blue Yearbook (Mitchell, IN)

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Becoming Aeeustomed To New Surroundings And Friends Caught up in the excitement of victory, happy students wildly celebrate the winning shot which clinches the defeat of the jeffer- sonville Red Devils at the hands of the Blueiackets. The fall of 1962 brought an unprecedented a- mount of enthusiasm to the entire community of Mitchell but especially to the students, teachers, and administrators of Mitchell High School. This was the fall that the Mitchell junior-Senior High School was ready for occupancy, although the building still needed several finishing touches. With the passing weeks, these touches were completed, and of MHS's departments moved into their respective working areas. Once this was finished, the four-hundred fifty-two high school students and one-hundred twenty-seven junior high students went about their academic duties secure in the knowledge that they were studying in the newest building in Lawrence County. Later, through the process of consolidation, Mitchell High was united with Huron High into one school. Perhaps at first the Huron students were apprehensive about leaving the familiar surroundings of Huron to go to school, but they soon made friends and assumed positions of leadership in the new school along with their fellow students from Bono, Marion, and Mitchell. Thus, Mitchell High faced her first test in 1963-- the influx of a large group of new students--and emerged with flying colors united as a strong educa- tional unit. The school year of 1964-1965 commenced on September 1, with all MHS activities coming into full swing. Buying school books and supplies out of hard- earned summer money brought mixed feelings from six-hundred twenty-nine high school and ninety eight junior high students who exchanged summer fun for enrollment procedures and classroom assign- ments. Academic thoughts and extracurricular activ- ities occupied a large amount of the students' time, but they still had time to practice for ball- games, plays, and musical presentations. With the death of Mitchell's long-time super- intendent, Mr, George Bishop, midway through the second semester, the newly created Metropoliton School District found itself in a new period of transi- tion. Under the direction of Acting Superintendent, Lowell Armstrong, however, MHS and the other schools in the district ran smoothly until the Board of Education was able to select a new superintendent. This new superintendent was Mr. Lee French, who had served previously as Mitchell High School principal. Mr. French took over the numerous respon- sibilities and duties that confront any new super- intendent. A further change came to Mitchell High when Mr. Frank Hayes jr. succeeded Mr. Cyral Turner as principal. Despite these changes, students enrolled in Mitchell High for the year of 1965-1966 continuing in the same mode and style. They took more exam- inations, had more classes, and made more friends. Seniors especially, were anxious to be enveloped in the fast pace of this their last year.

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