Silver Creek Central School - Hi Lites Yearbook (Silver Creek, NY)

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OUR COMMU ITY- OUR COMMUNITY, which is very much a part of the modern world in this atomic age, is blessed with many natural advantages. Although it is only about thirty miles from Buffalo, one of the nation's great cities, it is situated in a beautiful, fertile agricultural region. Favorable climate and soil conditions make it one of the largest grape-producing areas in the country. Fine quality strawberries, tomatoes, apples, and beans are also grown in quantity. Beautiful lake-shore frontage and good roads attract many tourists and summer residents, who enjoy the swimming and boating. Many proiects testify to the civic spirit of this community. The Youth Recre- ation Committee has provided swimming instruction, bowling, and dances for young people and a spray pool for tiny tots. Churches, stores, restau- rants and banks are conveniently situated to serve the needs of the com- munity. Industries are many and diverse, products range from canned fruits and vegetables to parts for rockets. Our citizens work towards peace and progress in a variety of ways. They contribute to the nation's strength through enlistment, production, and scientific research. They also help build America's future when they inaugurate plans for a new school and construct new homes and stores, and found new business enterprises. The progress of our community is suggested by such diverse pictures as the opening of the Thruway Interchange, parent's night lwhen the grown- ups examine their children's accomplishments at schooll, and the annual tree-planting ceremony at the Babcock Street School. Cooperation in church and community is evidenced by pictures taken in the park, showing the monument to servicemen and women, and the Christmas Manger Scene. These serve as reminders that our busy citizens often pause in humility and respect to consider the ideals of liberty, freedom of conscience, and the spiritual values which they hold dear, and want to pass on to guide their children in the future years of the atomic age. X . 513: 3 A 1 ' . V 1 ?7?f R cf dl I

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FOREWORD Atomuc power, so wudely duscussed today has been chosen for the Hu Lutes of 58 theme because the yearbook staff along wuth the Senuor Class, belueved that the many aspects of thus subuect would lend themselves artustucally and edutorually to a yearbook un lune wuth today s unterests ln applyung the theme of atomuc power to our school system we duscovered many sum ularutues Furst, the Atomuc Energy Commussuon, whuch controls the uses and advancement of atomuc power, corresponds to the school s Admunustratuon and the Board of Educatuon We have compared the student body a source of much energy though wuth uts powers not yet fully evudent to the atom utself We have named the Senuor Hugh Classes as parts of the atom nucleus proton, electron, neutron .lunuor Hugh Classes are the charged partucles Alpha and Beta Our actuvutues can be compared to atomuc reactors because here the power of the atom us harnessed for worthwhule purposes The Student Councul helps to con trol and regulate these atomuc furnaces, whule the electronuc braun us, of course, pro vuded by the Honor Socuety Athletuc competutuons resemble atomuc tests where knowledge skull and experuence are combuned to produce the greatest possuble dusplay of power When we consuder the wude varuety of goods and servuces offered by our patrons and ad vertusers we are remunded that the atomuc age wull see revolutuonary umprovements un many dufferent fields We students progressung un our quest for knowledge, realuze how much a part of to morrows luvung atomuc power wull be Just as the atom wull be the source of power for tomorrow we who are now students wull be the actuve elements un tomorrows world We know that every lnduvudual must contrubute hus share to unsure the use of atomuc power to benefit mankund Therefore, as we, the Class of 58 proceed unto thus new era, we wull struve to unsure thus power for peace by untuluzung the skulls, knowledge and experuence we acquured durung our years at Sulver Creek Central School Yes, we and all other classes of 58 wull help to harness atomuc energy for a better, brughter world 2 . . . . . , I I r , . I . . u . . . . I L. 7 I ' 1 ' 1 uu - uu - uu . . vu - ' I , . . . uu - uu - . . . u I . u . . . . . , . . . . u , . . , . . . ' I r y . . .

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-A D OUR CENTRAL SCHOOL THE SILVER CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL, like the community, is continually changing and growing. Realizing its duty of preparing young people to take their places in the community, the school contributes towards their physical health as well as their academic progress. Good health habits are furthered through physical education and health classes and regular dental check-ups. Polio vaccination clinics and physical examinations are held at school. The students' growth is watched and recorded, as well as their ad- vancement in learning. The school offers a wide variety of studies. Courses in history, English, mathematics, science and foreign languages provide a solid foundation, as many Silver Creek graduates, now in college, can testify. Mechanical drawing and shop courses will be helpful in construction and engineering careers. Art and music will add to the enioyment of life for many, and lead to Professional careers for some. Since the home is so important to everyone, homemaking courses offer girls a fine opportunity to learn many useful skills. Our school also gives commercial courses. A number of seniors have been able to combine with their studies a part-time iob in the school office or downtown. This increased responsibility adds to their knowledge and gives them a chance to prove their ability and gain very useful experience. ln all these ways, our central school works to meet the needs of an ever- increasing number of students, helping them to prepare for the future. At the present time, a great deal of study is being given to the problem of our mounting enrollment. In prospect for the near future are the difficulties of double sessioning and renting quarters outside the present school buildings. This situation is giving added impetus to plans for the construction of a new Junior-Senior High School. The Board of Education has taken an option on land adioining the present athletic field, and architects have now prepared drawings of a building which would provide the classrooms and other facil- ities so badly needed. -B' Qi-0 lv