Rockingham High School - Rocket Yearbook (Rockingham, NC)

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no ogwe We all are actors and actresses. Our high school days make up our first major production. We all belong to the cast! From our first wide-eyed joining of this big drama until the bitter-sweet ending of the final performance, each has his role to play. The roles are many and vicarious in nature. In the plot there are moments of happiness, suspense, pathos, and laughter. There is a well-balanced inter- mingling of gayety and seriousness of action, but each role portrays Character. For some of us, our part is endingg for others, it is just be- ginning. We Seniors pause to look back on what we have doneg you under-classmen are looking forward to what is to come--the four happy years which will do much toward making professionals out of amateurs. Remember as you open this, the 194.9 ROCKET. that . . . As the years roll on in the march of time, Each pictured here, and each little line That is written now in these years-the best, Will be a part of your treasure chest. The performance is about to begin. The house lights dim, the babble of voices dies out, and the footlights flash on . . . 8

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JV. E. HONEYCUTT Superintendent For twelve months a year these two are on the job, for theirs is the task of turning out can effective over-all organization. They select the script, provide the setting, secure the proper- Olfw fgfocioiciion Wanagerd ties, and choose the directors. When the rehearsals are in progress, they are constantly alert to see that each separate act of the production will tie in with the finished whole. MISS KATE FINLEY Principal