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

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Curious students receive handbooks and maps as they eagerly enter their new school ready to encounter a host of new experiences, problems, student-teacher relationships, and environments. Steering Committee members help to distribute booklets. Pupils build enduring friendships as school bells summon them As school bells rang this year, over fourteen hundred excited pupils entered the doors of Park- land Senior High School. Since this modern build- ing is air-conditioned, those last sultry days of summer failed to distress students en route to classes. ln an attempt to reach destinations in the allotted four minutes, pupils stepped over and around workmen. On the first day, guides armed with maps directed students to various rooms. Be- fore long, construction neared completion, thus, the halls no longer echoed with hammers and drills. Procedures soon became more organized, and teachers, as well as pupils, settled down to a year built on difficult lessons, memorable experiences, new friends, and well-earned fun. I V' fi, Baffled students search hurriedly for their buses as they re- turn home, bubbling with excitement of their first day at Parkland. State-supported school bus transportation is only

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FOREWORD Hammers pounding and workmen shouting resound throughout our newly completed building. Soon the hallways fill with excited cries as the first student body of Parkland High School arrives to enroll. Curious eyes stare at the ultra modern lights, win- dowless rooms, and adjustable blackboards. Close ex- amination of the sprawling edifice reveals an intricate pattern of hallways, doors, and exit signs. Besides becoming acquainted with the building, we became acquainted with our classmates. A strong bond between former Gray and Griffith students lays the foundation for the erection of friendships. As the novelty of the new year fades into routine, we concentrate on the varied curriculum as we begin the process of building our intellect. Our tools consist of suitable new courses and new equipment, such as imprinted math desks and overhead projectors. The pay telephones and drink machine are gathering places around which we construct our social life. We present the Spectatus, not only as a record of experiences, but as Parkland's symbol of the imagina- tive and ambitious spirit originated by the student body in the year l965-66. Co-Editors: Toni Bledsoe Janet Masencup

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Wfiilttii? Seniors Johnny Miller and Joyce Helms call a friend on the new pay phone in the hall available to the students. to modern, air-conditioned building . ...AQ A. one of the variety of new conveniences that students experienced this year. Positions as bus drivers were awarded to several pupils who were responsible and were willing to be trained. S 'wg Everyday after school, students such as Fred Brinkley raid the lobby drink machines, o new privilege allotted to them. vWr4f'iff'Zi5ff???l?:fIi V, 2 ' elf' its g ,bww f, 4 m,f , a1 Z, s v, ,Z ' 3 Q f' ' 3 ,f 'ff' .l Linda Cooper prepares to announce the Art Club's first meeting. Connecting each room separately, the new intercom has 0 stereo record player and an emergency call-in system,