Roxboro High School - Rocket Yearbook (Roxboro, NC)

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activities; ALL SYSTEMS GO! Larry Fowler serves Doug Knott and Donnie Waldo in the school store during homeroom period. William Green comes in second in the hundred yard dash in a meet against Roanoke Rapids. Mrs. Mary E. Berger helps members of the glee club achieve perfection for the annual Christmas Concert. The shrill sound of spirited students ' yelling dies into the night. The football team has won the District III championship . . . the whistle blows, but the layup is good for another victory for the basketball team.. . . batter up, high-fly ball goes into right field for a third base run . . . he ' s up, over, and clears the bar; track sea¬ son starts with a bang. This is the athletic phase of high school life enjoyed by participants and spectators. The crown is placed on the queen ' s head; the crowd cheers. The big Homecoming Dance climaxes an eventful week-end . . . shoes off, dancing begins; everyone enjoys the sock hops . . . the formal dance, open houses, the 2 A.M. movie, breakfast at the lake, and an informal dance compose a week-end long dreamed of, Junior-Senior. These illustrate our social life. Academically, athletically, and socially, this is Dear Ole ' Roxboro High . 7

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ADMINISTRA TION Roxboro High School has seen many changes in its administration. The major change is the gaining of a new principal, Mr. Thomas J. Brown. He has replaced Mr. Walter S. Rogers who has become Assistant Superintendent of Person County Public Schools. The Guidance Department has been made more effective by having a fulltime guidance director, Mrs. Elsie Harris. An entirely new department in the field of Industrial Vo¬ cational Education has been added to the cur¬ riculum. The faculty gained two new teachers for this department, Mr. James Woody, teaching mechanical drawing and radio and television repair, and Mr. Jesse Barrett, teaching internal combustion engines and welding. The History Department has gained three new teachers. Miss Mary Alice Elliott re¬ places Mrs. Rosalie Gates, who, after spending the summer in India, has taken the year off to work on her doctorate at Duke University. Mr. Carl Hampton and one of Roxboro ' s own, Mr. Royce Gillis, complete this department. We acquired two new teachers in our Mathematics Department: Miss Joyce Fogle and Mrs. Patsy Hester. With these additions the Math Department now has four teachers. Roxboro ' s Mrs. Peggy Bishop has come to teach Typing I and II while Miss Diana Graham comes from Denver, Colorado, to teach U. S. History and French I. Miss Darcus Soles and Mrs. Jean Sabis- ton have increased the staff of the English Department to eight. We are proud that one-third of our faculty have obtained advanced degrees. Through their EXPLORATION of new ideas through further study, they have made a greater con¬ tribution to our students as well as helping to raise the standards of our school. We are proud of them, their work, and their con¬ tributions to the school. 9