Parkland High School - Spectatus Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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A finalist for the prized Morehead Scholarship, senior Dick Callaway displays his serious literary interests as he enriches his textbook learning with some outside reading. MW if Awards represent accomplishments of outstanding, industrious pupils. Talented and ambitious Mustangs were presented honors for their outstanding abilities and ex- ceptional characteristics. Several Parkland students were elected to the North Carolina All-State Band for their musical capabilities. One senior pupil was chosen to participate in the United Nations Pilgrim- age held during the summer of l965. Other Mus- tangs were elected to one of the Forsyth All-Con- ference football teams for their athletic perform- ances. Several Parkland pupils won prize ribbons at the Dixie Classic Fair for projects in art, wood- working, and home economics. Receiving official notification of their election to the i965 All-Conference football team are varsity team members Gene Shields, Daniel Zimmerman, and Don Hamby, all seniors. Parkland senior, Sharon Ervin, reminisces while she shows pic- tures of her trip to New York as one of the Forsyth County rep- resentatives to the United Na- tions Pilgrimage. l5

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Billy Shaw treasures his National High School Speech Award, presented to him for outstanding ability. Cathy Owens, Wiley Doby, and Dick Callaway reminisce about stimulating ex- periences which they enjoyed at the Governor's School last summer. Pat Fishel and Gaffney Fainter, Teen Page correspondents, busily assemble news for the page. vw',,,,,.... l4 Enthusiastic and industrious students of Parkland Senior High School were rewarded for their extraordinary efforts with many praiseworthy honors and well-deserved awards. A national speech award was presented to a senior Mustang who possessed oratorical ability and the willingness to serve. Other outstanding representatives of Parkland were the two hard-working student teen-page correspondents who gathered campus news tor the Win- ston-Salem Journal and Sentinel. Joyce Childress and Dick Callaway, semi-finalists in the National Merit Tests, look over requirements for a future exam. J' www ffisf::s:s. - - - A -

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Reading an editorial on the Teen Jury are Mike Dickey and Kathy McDuffie, Forsyth Youth Commission representatives. Anne Cook and Kathy McDuffie, DAR Good Citizens, compare notes for speeches which they plan to deliver before the DAR. Anne and Kathy were selected for this honor on the basis of citizenship, dependability, patriotism, and scholarship. Students represent Parkland High by acquiring Aycock Cup, D.A.R., P.T.A. Good Citizenship awards. Interest in politics led Judy Widener to be selected as Girls State representative at U.N.C.-G. in the summer of 1965 K. ,f X ,..- 7f.vJ W-V3 I 1:5 1 r' f is 5 . . G , W, tt,., M. r . at iiiss it g ,S lg K A. was if .i q . Q ' S f X .N C in in vv r'PJfvtx f -5-.. 5, ,Mu Q' .54 s.1,,,-sffcs .iE'Q3,6?-'sf Hg' ,gf si? . .f M' Shiny loving cups and plaques adorned the dis- play cases in the main lobby of Parkland Senior High School. Tokens of honor and achievement often en- couraged students to set high goals and strive to at- tain them. Honor recipients were not only recognized as being outstanding academically, but also as being possessors of leadership qualities, individuality, dis- tinctive personalities, and praiseworthy ambitions. Leadership ability marked Boys' State and Girls' State delegates, DAR Good Citizens, and Youth Commission members. Governor's School students were recognized as having talent either scholasti- cally or artistically. Winning honors served as part of the foundation built by Parkland students.