Rocky Mount High School - Hi Noc Ar Yearbook (Rocky Mount, NC)

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The Legend Continued A true symbol of excellence twas rewarding, it was frustrating. It was a time of tradition, it was a time of change. It was a time to go by the book, it was a time to go for it all. lt was a time of triumph, it was a time of defeat. Most of all, it was a time for maturing, a time for the legend to continue. lt began with controversy. The student body tolerated, yet resented, a new 18- page discipline code - a more exacting set of rules, adopted by the Board of Edu- cation. However, refusing to be daunted, students and faculty continued with de- termination. The entire system resolved to endure the mandatory reaccreditation by the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges and demonstrate the school's potential. Superintendent Larry Coble made the slogan Where Quality Education ls A Fact well known. Fourteen hundred and twenty-seven students continued to carry on the legends which were united 13 years ago with the merger of Booker T. Washington and Rocky Mount High Schools in 1969. With the merger, new traditions began. ln an effort to retain individuality and yet to foster unity, representatives from the two student government organizations com- bined their mascots, the Lion and the Blackbird, to form a new one, the GRYPHON. From this difficult trans- formation, the Gryphon soared. Soon the students of the late sixties and the seven- ties began to cherish this mythological creature. As their pride grew, their accomplishments increased in academics, athletics, and the arts. By 1982 every student, in spite of his dis- appointments, knew the Gryphon was unique - a true symbol of excellence. Edited by Melanie A. Sherk Diff 4 8 3 fl. . W W3 52 it K. Doyle English teacher Mrs. Faith Lehman makes sure her students have no questions as she teaches her English class the rules in the new discipline code. 2 - Introduction

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Hi-Hoc-Ar 1983 vol. 46 The legend - continued , P Wa Rocky Mount Senior High y 308 South Tillery Street Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27801 The coat of arms is a symbol of the Gryphon legend. The blackbird in the upper left corner was the mascot of Rocky Mount High School before the merger in 1969. The lion in the upper right corner was the mascot of Booker T. Washington High School. ln order to initiate unity, the two mascots were combined to pro- duce a new mascot, the Gryphon. W, Y, W ff! Nl 'JD ,VN 4?0?gy7q' ll 44 f-Q? 3 Nfl xxxv W4 1' we js APDWL' , A . 'Q 'f l ,. 1--lib' 4 , .V Jar- L-74, , 1, 4zja'5?jfs i 'xiii-'55 7 ' ' R df, ' ' 7 ij- Y' . af 1? - fl' ' QE! 253 i ilk ,,.g1uif:, .szj 9 :T+g.fi-M f eg? -I-lgisl-:.z ' iff , 19:3-:xii i' - -32255 Q, -, -7 , . -f'.-f1, , K. Doyle Title - 1

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f' k ww, vkjhfxx Psyching themselves up before the Rocky Mount-Wilson Beddingfield game, the mighty Gryphon football team charges through a banner held by seniors Jeannette Everette and Kaye Lehman as they are cheered on by the varsity cheerleading squad. h.....,... ..-1--..-.... alt x, 'K 5 . th On the night before school starts, the spirited class of 1983 prepares to intimidate the sophomores with threatening and degrading banners. ,. fmt ,. K. Doyle We -RY' iff' .,,h.L.'.r,, K. Doyle K. Doyle Continuing the legend which their father Dr. Thomas Vaughan helped to mold, Senior Hilary Cooper beams with pride after receiving official recognition senior Scott Vaughan and junior Jeff Vaughan practice football. as a National Merit semi-finalist. lntroduction f 3