Southwest High School - Iliad Yearbook (Clemmons, NC)

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From these moments .. . Once we were in the building, our frowns melted into smiles as we heard the cheery morning greetings from our friends. Quite often early morning gossip detracted our attention, and moments later we were surprised to find that we stood facing an open locker door with piles of books still in our arms. Crowds gathered, news flew, the tardy bell rang, and we found it hard to tear away from this social, carefree atmosphere. If we take one day from the school life at Southwest and analize each part, we find that rewards, opportunities, and challenges flow freely from her doors. As students we faced each day at Southwest with the hope of accomplishment. Sometimes we frowned upon the same daily routine, but in years to come we will look back with fond re- membrances to the days when youth was at its height and our lives were filled with carefree responsibility. We will wish for the happiness which came from within the walls of Southwest. We sometimes found it hard to smile a s we entered these doors because school life seemed to be such a toilsome burden. But then as we thought a second time, we dawned on the realization that school life offers many opportunities to enrich our minds and bodies. Classes filled the majority of our day. It was hard to realize that these few hours could possibly build a successful future. However, we strived to fulfill an inner goal as we conjugated verbs, dissected frogs, and learned toappreciate 'Macbeth.'' Com- plaints of too much homework passed from class to class, but hidden under these com- plaints was a desire to please--not only ourselves, but our parents and teachers. Although sometimes forgotten, our aim was to first seek and then find knowledge both of subject matter and of life in a world which cries for better citizens.

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©6o Our Mebents-. . As Seniors, facing a world in which we are no longer children, we would like to show our appreci- ation to you, our parents, for helping us reach this goal. For your For your understandi For each sacrifice ney happier, For your Christian faith which built our Characters For your tender love which is the corner stone of all our memories, We, the Senior Cl THANK YOU. when words could not.explain, 've made to make life's jour- ss, would like to warmly say

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Lunch period came as the most welcomed part of the day. Students could relax from the strain of their morning studying and enjoy informal socializing with friends. Since the length of our lunch period had been cut in half, we barely found time to eat that last bite of pie. During these minutes of rush, we learned much about budgeting our time to fill ourneeds. Groans often accompanied the bell that told us lunch was over, and we skurried down the halls to win the race with the tardy bell. Fellowship and unity between teachers and students was another of the important facets of daily life at Southwest. Our teachers were never too busy to lend a helping hand when students reached barriers they could not conquer alone. Although they found enjoyment in passing joking remarks at teachers, the students never let the respect for their elders waver. Because of this close association between students and teachers, Trojans felt that they had approached a goal in human relationship. The new craze at Sout hwest seemed to be the need for luncheon meetings. Since we nolonger had an activity period, various organizations decided that lunch- time was the only period throughout the day when members could meet and carry on business. These meetings always prospered, but many presidents became exasperated asthey tried to talk above the crunch of a cookie or a muffled hiccough which accompanied hurried eating.