South Oak Cliff High School - Den Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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l 5 V Z i Q is if , Q L, 32 R l --n f line of rulers, any family or group that retains prominence or power for a u ' N Den Cdenj nz a secluded place or retreat, a dwelling. According to these definitions taken from Webster Dictionary, South Oak Cliff High School is the dwelling of a family line of rulers. A group which has retained prominence and power for thirty-three years. However, The Dynasty of the Den actually begun before the creator, itself. The dynasty begun not with the students, faculty, and staff of S.O.C., but within themselves. The Dynasty begun within their hearts with the hearts being the most important factor. Pride beated the halls of South Oak Cliff H.S. long before the present 2,343 student body and l35 faculty members entered the doors. lt was the pride in the hearts of those before us that set the pace, created the legend, established the dynasty, and throned the ruling class. Nevertheless, the dynasty was not created by pride alone. There was a system. It was the system which told those before us that they probably could be. The elders of the dynasty said, they would be. The system said, I come that l might break you. The elders of the dynasty said, You will make us tried and true, but you will never break us. The system challenged the elders. The elders conquered the system. They established the dynasty and left the legacy to us. We are a dynasty among dynasties. Our city and state are dynasties filled with dynasties. Being great, grand, royal, and leaders come with our nativity. But like all dynasties, we are forever challenged. Like a phoenix, the system has arisen again to challenge The Dynasty of the Den. The system says, Change horses in the middle of the stream. We can do that. The system says, Climb every mountain. We can do that. The system demands that we ford every stream. We can do that. The systems expects us to become plebeians. We can not allow this to happen! The system has not changed, perhaps, regenerated itself with more power and demands. A dynasty can only become and remain a dynasty when it is challenged and it confronts and conquers those challenges. We can not permit the system to crumble in one day, one semester, or one year what has taken years to build. Dynasty, a family, a group of people of much determination, willing to work with each other for the We X , , or rf ll ,ite , betterment of all. We must all be better and great to assure that our dynasty remain the best and the greatest. Individually we must strive, struggle. and conquer our weaknesses or QJSQ if 'W c