Ocean Springs High School - Greyhound Yearbook (Ocean Springs, MS)

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When students reappeared at school after summer vacation, many expected to be faced with just another year. And why shouldn't they have thought that? Wasn't it true the school was basically the same; the courses and teachers didn't change much, and the adminis- tration remained as we had known it. It's just another school year. How often were these words repeated by so many high school students as each year slipped by? Students became tired of the same old thing year after year. S e said our school made little pro- gr , that we were behind on every- N - At the same time, others said our chool was one of the best, that t - - was something here for everyone. Ocean Springs, too, remained the same as it had been for years. True, many new businesses and residential areas had grown up around the town, but the heart of the city endured. Students could identify with both the old and new. But, for some, this was not enough. They desired adventure and excitement which they felt could not be found in Ocean Springs. How did you feel ? Had things really- remained the same even with the ap- parent changes that had taken place ? Could 1977 become a year which made your life better because of change?