Ridgefield High School - Oralue Yearbook (Ridgefield, WA)

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I believe it can safely be said that the whole is no greater than the sum of all its parts. Your whole personality, right now as you read this, is composed of many Todays . Your tomorrows have not happened, your yesterdays are in the past but your Today is now. A poor or half attempt to solve your daily problems at home and your school and social life will result in poor prepa- ration for the future. Your real self is your character, com- pound of your inner thoughts, the things of which you are proud or the things of which you are ashamed. Good manners don't come from malpractice. Good study habits don't come from a procras- tinating personality. Procrastination practiced over a period of time will call us your sense of well being, your ambitions, your sense of values, your character, your study habits. We all make mistakes, do things we know we should not do, compromise with your ideals. These experiences would be terrible if the human person- ality did not have the capacity to recti- fy short comings, to be able to bounce back. We make plans for the future and justly so, but as days come and go we must admit they were all Todays as far as our daily lives were concerned. Graduates of 1964! What a wonderful world you live in, the opportunities stretch far past the horizon. I sincerely hope that your years spent at Ridgefield High School will have prepared you for a successful entrance into adult life for to- morrow. Therefore, the Best Wishes to all of you. . . Perlmpy to Meet Willa the Superzntendent, M 1' Moore

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Om' Princiiml, Mr. Ball, Seems Always on the G0 . . l Wayne Ball, Principal I welcome this opportunity to congratu- late the editor and staff of the 1964 Oralue for this fine pictorial record of the students and their activities of the past school year. lt also affords me an opportunity to express my appreciation to a fine group of teachers and non-certi - fied employees Whose dedication and loyalty have made this a memorable year. To our graduates, especially, I want to offer my best wishes for continued success Four years ago we came to Ridgefield High School together and it has indeed been a pleasant association for me. Your achievements during these four years have been notable and I am proud to have been a part of them. A school means many things to many people and the real measure of your ac- complishments Will be determined in the years which lie ahead. Team Work, which We hope you have learned through your participation on an athletic team or in a musical organization, is just as important when you Work for a business concern or an industry. Self-reliance and dependability, the attributes which made you a good student officer and a good student, are just as important in the part you will play as responsible and participating citizens. An inquiring mind and a willingness to search for the truth, so much a part of being a top academician, are equally important in the adult society of your future. All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts ..... lt is my Wish that each of you may find your part, and that Ridgefield High School will have given you the know- ledge and the courage to play that part well.

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The school board members seated above are: E. L. Fitzsimmonss Donald Kemperg Roy Garrison jr.3 Roger Stine5 Ivlrs. Lorene Bryan, Clerks W. Lyndle Moore, -Superintendentg and Ray Ellis. They are pictured during an open meeting. Mrs. Bryan Qleftj, secretary to our matters with Mrs. Wray, secretary superintendent, talks over important to our principal. 8