Shawnee High School - Shawano Yearbook (Springfield, OH)

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Now it is night, and the color is gone. It is as though the school were resting. The cheering crowds and the poundings of the basketball have been silent for hours. The gym is empty. The peaceful quiet of the halls waits for tomorrow and the activities of another school day.

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1 4r 4V j H I ' j. 1 1 »i f xn ' ' P WlT l fW itf:i The colors of another school year are now the pages of a book already written. The colors blend to form pictures as words combine to form the chapters of a book; each tells a story of its own. In order to understand the true meaning of a picture, we must be able to analyze the things we see. If we skim through a book, we will probably touch only the surface. In the same way, if we merely look at a picture with no intention of deeper study, we may miss the meaning completely. A picture is more than just the combination of colors. It -is a representation of thoughts, of memories, of many things. In our case, the pictures represent the different phases of school life. To the chemistry student, this picture may bring back both good and bad memories. However, it is more than just a reminiscence over broken test tubes — it tells a story of youth at work in the laboratory and in the classroom. We see a generation of young people who have been handed such a complex world that education is no longer a privilege, but a necessity. The story of our Shawnee choir is one of deep pride in accomplishment. Yet this is just one outstanding example of the story this picture tells. A choir blends its voices to produce harmony — an orchestra combines the tones of the various instruments to give us enjoyable music — even the eleven men of a football team executing a play with precision can be used as an illustration this story. In all three cases, the talents of in- dividual students were combined with the talents of others and harmony was the product. The application of this story goes farther than the high school years. It teaches us a very important lesson. While the importance of the individual can never be over- emphasized, the ability to function harmoniously with others may mean the difference between success and failure.

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The halls of the school suddenly come to life as the morning bell sends the student to his first class. As he approaches his destination, the satisfaction of homework well- done or the uncertainty of unpreparedness may fill his mind — or is the thought of tonight ' s dance his main interest at the moment?