Richwoods High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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Sense Of Purpose Economic Assurance Sense Of Order I rj hr

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Contents Activities . . 18 Organizations . .44 Athletics . .82 Faculty-Academic. . . . 1 18 Classes . 146 3

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Security he Facets Of Life During a student's years in high school, he is shaping his future not only through his educational experiences but through many other facets as well. His development into a mature adult is influenced by certoin basic social functions. As a teenager, he feels the need for security, knowledge, order, economic assurance, and a sense of purpose. Entering higlr school, the freshman is often confused as to who he is, and where he is going. His once secure world has suddenly become larger and more complex. But os he posses from his freshman to his senior year, he gains confidence in himself, and his life takes on meaning. He has found security through his family and friends. Meeting people and making friends have become important facets of his life. Education now teaches him how to think as well as how to improve himself. In the future it will become his means of economic assurance. As the student progresses, he often finds that religion helps him to develop his own in- dividuality through his conscience, his ideals, and his aspira- tions. His participation in student government and other organ- izations shows his realization of the need for order. In all, his stepping stones to success are based on these five basic facets of life. How well he employs these facets will deter- mine the essence of his character and the strength of his foundation for the future. 5 Education