Radford High School - Oak Leaf Yearbook (Radford, VA)

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A Friend Why does he begin his day before we awake and end his day long after we leave Why does he care about the people at RHS as if each were his own child Why does he always do more than just the required Why does his simple smile transmit enough happiness to permeate an entire school Why is he so thoughtful of our needs while we take his deeds for granted Why does he make a special effort to be there when you need him Why does he care for a building as if it were an old friend Why is he a friend to everybody on the hill Why is it that once you get to know him you also come to love him Why does the 1 973 Oak Leaf spotlight Mr. John Lee maybe because . . . just because . 10

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It started almost like any other day — but something made this day different or maybe even better. You were waiting for that first long clanging of that familiar bell — the bell that would begin a year of memories. You were thinking of the summer days and nights, which fled by so rapidly, so unnoticed, yet so full of unforgetful moments. Then, the bell rang, and you entered the door. A new school, with polished tile floors, was waiting to be trampled through by hundreds of dirty feet. The new lockers, with befuddling combinations which so often offered excuses for being late to class, were waiting to be stuffed with books and coats and to be banged upon and kicked at. The faculty and administration were waiting and hoping that the confusion which reigned supreme in the past years would be overcome by the new school building. You were waiting through that day (and that year) with mixed feelings wondering, hoping, growing until suddenly — as if a balloon had burst and you fell — it was all over. You took a good, long look at yourself. Am I different than I was that first day ? You have changed; things have changed. And something makes you realize that you and all those things will never be the same — The same as they were on that first day — The same as you were this past year. But something did make this year different or maybe even better perhaps the best. But you don ' t know why, and neither do I. But, maybe it ' s because . . . just because Kathy Wall

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