Robert E Lee High School - Leeway / Record Yearbook (Staunton, VA)

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Seeds Bloom After Twelve Long Years Seeds of time Sown and nurtured Through twelve long Years of hard work; weeding Out the unnecessary, tending What shall remain. The community throughout Took their basics, added Their special elements for The young sprout to grow. Seeds of time Picked and reaped by Harvesters to use Throughout eternity, To be germinated again By love and fulfillment. The process begins again. A never-ending Cycle of life. Beginnings of public schools marked the end of the Civil War, remaining still important outliners of the lives and futures of a community. , •

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Settlers find that the Shenandoah Valley’s uniq beauty and vegetation beckons to them to establ their new community on it’s rich soil. Just as our forefathers built a new nation, so rr we plunge headlong into the stream of life, draw on our school experience to succeed. 16—Planters and Harvesters

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Taking a breather from his mounds of paper work, principal Mr. Charles Kurtz welcomes the oppor¬ tunity to talk to a student with a problem. 1 Administration Seeks Outdoors For Relaxation Principal and assistant principals took to the outside life after being in almost every day. Mr. Charles Kurtz teed off at the green while Mr. Alphonso Hamilton went fishing and grew flowers. Mr. Delmer Botkin directed the athletic activities for practices in the summer months as well as during the school year. Secretary Mrs. Sherry Simantel also enjoyed the open spaces, went camping, and traveled to Texas. Talking to athletic directors from various district schools, Mr. Delmer Botkin makes arrangements so athletic events run smoothly. Unaware that she’s having her picture taken, Vicky Smith works fervently on some papers for assis- f tant principal Mr. A1 Hamilton. 18—Planters