Rock Hill High School - Bearcat Yearbook (Rock Hill, SC)

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We have chosen these boys as leaders of our classes. They have tried fo help us to be better school citizens and live up to the ideals of true Americans. V armed

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WHEN WE WERE FRESHMEN President, Douglas Cramer, Vice-President, Carol Hudgins, Secretary, Mary Lou Connatser, Treasurer, Willie Stephenson. September 7, 1955 is a day that will not soon be forgotten by us, the class of 1959. That day launched four years that will always be remembered by the 424 bewildered students who haltingly made their way through the doors of Rock Hill High School. As schedule cards were handed out, we began to realize how confusing this high school life could be. Understanding homeroom teachers tried to help with diagrams of hallways and helpful hints such as, turn left at the end of the covered way -as if we knew what the covered way was. We were really con- fused. The bell rang and we were out on our own. We probably would never have gotten to the right classes if not for the help of the upper-classmen. Their knowledge seemed to us limitless, that is, until we found out that what they thought to be the swimming pool on our cards was actually study period and the elevators were not where they said they would be. Things moved fast, and before long we began to feel at home and take part in the activities of the school. We elected representatives to the student council. We had our class meeting and elected Doug- las Cramer, President, Carole Hudgins, Vice-Presi- dent, Mary Lou Connarser, Secretary, and Willie Stephenson, Treasurer. We entertained the Sophs at the annual Frosh-Soph Frolic. Our band was chosen for the great honor of playing in the Orange Bowl at Miami. Many of our fellow-Freshmen were among those to take this wonderful trip. Fellow-Freshmen were also taking their places in sports beside the upper-classmen, and we began to feel a real spirit of unity with this place which had caused so much Page Thirty CLASS apprehension just a few short months ago. Summer passed, and we actually looked for- ward to returning. This time, as Sophomores, we looked on smugly as the incoming Freshmen went through the same trials and difficulties that we had gone through. We were now very much at home with the activities of the school. There were more clubs to ioin and more extrafcurricular activities in which to take part. With these added benefits came added work, since we had to buckle down and study harder because subiects became increasingly difficult. When our elections were held, Helen Howard was chosen as our President, Tommy Vaughn as Treasurer and Betty Lou Buffkin as Secretary. As Sophomores, sports began to interest us more. Our football team did not have its best year, but we were proud of the way the boys tried, and never lost spirit. The Bearcats had a good basketball rec- ord, winning the Lewisville Holiday Tournament Championship. Our baseball team was the State Champion, losing only one game the entire season. During our Sophomore year, the Juniors were not able to present a play, but we looked forward to a chance the next year to show off our theatrical abilities. The talk of Junior-Senior made waiting more unbearable. The end of the year finally came, and as the Seniors filed down the aisle to receive di- plomas, we realized that we were half-way to the goal for which we were striving. Returning for our Junior year, strange shapes returned with us-the controversial chemise. It is hard WHEN WE WERE SOPHOMORES President, Helene Howard, Secretary, Betty Lou Buffkin, Treasurer, Tommy Vaughan.