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

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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.

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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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Varsity debaters Dick Callaway, Ronnie Weaver, Gaffney Painter, and Billy Shaw admire the Charles B. Aycock Cup, won in competition by Gray High School's debaters for 1964-1965, with hopes of retaining the award for Parkland High School. Boys' State delegates, Gene Triplette and Lee Callaway, pre- pare to leave for the 1965 convention held at Wake Forest. Mustangs attain trophies, awards for citizenship, talent, leadership. Pride and admiration swelled throughout Park- land Senior High School as Mustangs were recog- nized for numerous honors and awards. Debaters proudly displayed the Aycock Cup won at Gray last year and solemnly vowed to give an even more re- warding performance this year. Also proving to be outstanding were the many advanced placement students who reported to Reynolds every morning for accelerated study in various subjects. Several of these pupils, along with other Parkland students, were nominees tor the Morehead scholarships. Two Mustangs were National Merit Scholarship semi- finalists, Also recognized and honored for their scholastic achievements were sophomore pages and junior marshals who participated in various senior class activities, Many Mustangs built praise-worthy reputations as they were acknowledged tor honors and awards achieved this year.