Raton High School - El Tigre Yearbook (Raton, NM)

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THE OPEN BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE IS SYMBOLIC OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO ALL REGARDLESS OF RELIGION, RACE, OR MATERIAL WEALTH THROUGH RATON HIGH SCHOOL. INSCRIBED UPON THE BOOK ARE SYMBOLS OF THE MANY FACETS OF EDUCATION. THE LIGHTED LAMP OF LEARNING IS SYMBOLIC OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT GAINED THROUGH THE STUDY OF THE LIBERAL ARTS. THE ATOMIC SYMBOL REPRESENTS THE ELEMENTS OF DISCOVERY THROUGH SCIENCE. THE WINGED FOOT EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF ATHLETIC COMPETITION AND VICTORY. THE TORCH OF LEADERSHIP AND LIBERTY IS THRUST HIGH AND FORWARD TO SYMBOLIZE THE DEDICATION OF THE STUDENT TO QUALITIES OF MORALITY. PATRIOTISM, AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH. THE SNARLING TIGER MASCOT ATOP THE BOOK DEPICTS THE QUALITIES OF COURAGE AND BRAVERY NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE HIGH IDEALS OF RATON HIGH SCHOOL. THE LEAVES OF LAUREL AND OAK ARE THE CLASSIC SYMBOLS OF ACHIEVEMENT AND STRENGTH. “RATON HIGH SCHOOL” IS INSCRIBED UPON THE FLOWING SCROLL OF HONOR. This crest was officially adopted by the Student Council of Raton High School to serve as the insignia of all Raton High School Students. It is the hope of the 1963-64 Student Council and Annual Staff that this crest will become a significant symbol of the ideals for which Raton High School stands. I