Pleasant Grove High School - Amo Ena Yearbook (Burlington, NC)

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x'Sincerely Dedication In making our record album during our four years of high school. we have been influenced by one who has lived well, la ug he d often, and loved muchg one who has gained the respect and love of high school students: one who has always looked for the best in others and given the best she has. To one who has helped to make our eyes to see, our ears to hear, our minds to think, and our hearts to understand - We, the seniors of 1957, gratefully dedicate our AMO-ENA to our home room teacher and friend - Mrs. W. Albert Graham.

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15 qdh 50 -:A 111' 7104 , --1--1 4--2-Q fri' 4 54' Wins .lllii School Daysn 5 School History As we look over the past years, we see many records in our album. The first records were left by the men and wo m e n who built the first one and two -teacher schools in the Pleasant Grove Township. These people may be justly proud of their records of knowledge in our album, but in the hearts of these leaders was a dream of a large, consolidated, rural school. The second re co rd s were made in 1922. when five one and two -tea c he r rural schools, Mahan, Sidney, Squires, McCray, and King, joined to- gether and became one school- Pleasant Grove. At the beginning of the school year, only two rooms were completed: however, the next year the other two rooms and a wo o de n auditorium we r e finis he d. Due to a misunderstanding among the patrons, the high school students in 1924 were moved to Haw River Schoolg this c hang e was only temporary, because the high school students were returned to Pleasant Grove in 1925. The next few years added, many important records in the history of the schoolg four more rooms were added to the building in 1928. The Parent-Teachers' A s s o c i a tio n , organized in 1929. has truly left many records by performing many, beneficial services for us. In 1931 Union Ridge and Hickory Grove were joined to Pleasant Grove. In 1933 the schoo1's first lunch room was operated, and in 1934 courses in home economics and a g r i c ult u r e were offered. A separate building was built for the agricultural departm ent in 1936. Literary records were made when the libra ry was established in the main building in 1937. The next records were left by those who visualized future needs of the school and in 1942 bought three acres of land. In 1946 the lunchroom and kitchen were enlarged and modern equipment purchased. In 1953 a large educational record was made -the erection of a new, modern building, including a gym- nasium, home economics department, library and cafete ria. ln 1955, the county board of education made another impo rta nt record by purchasing ten acres of land for a playground. We feel grateful for the educational heritage we have received not only for the land, buildings, and equipm ent, but als o for the knowledge acquired, the standards of character developed. and the friendships made. As we take our plac e s in the community, we shall consider it our privilege to maintain the educational advan- tages provided for us because of others' efforts and to increase and to present more and better opportunities to the next generation so that we. too. may leave educational records for the next generation. 4

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Administration Th e High N. .- 4, iff. A4---f E. F. Iseley Dr. M. E. Yount Jessie Baxter Principal Superintendent Supervisor focal Haard Y WWWV 'N'f 5 v. . 1 Y lithi- We-TW Russell Taylor: Horace Rascoe, Secretaryg Algie Blalock, Chairmang Edd C. Thomas: C. J. Cates. 6