Southwest High School - Iliad Yearbook (Clemmons, NC)

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Hundred Sixty-One However, the Class of '61 reached success in all its endeavors and strived to uphold the standards of Southwest, The most important high school year was soon over for these people, but there were many happy memories left 147 which would be taken along the various ways of life, Pride in a finished task is a worthwhile feeling, The Seniors realized this truth as they looked on their class—the CLASS O1lol,

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The Senior class was united by a common bond which reached its height on May 31, 1961, This group had worked together for four years, and many times the Seniors felt as though they were fighting a losing battle. Through constant effort the class was unified and worked as one 146 Class of Nineteen - body rather than one hundred and fifty three individual ones, Each Senior shared in the moments of happiness, sadness, triumph, and defeat which befall each graduating class,

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Present, Juture Learning from the past, looking to the future, but living in the present, The Honor Graduates of 1961 chose the Senior class motto as the topic for the Commencement program, The four speakers, chosen by the Honor Graduates, em- phasized the importance of this motto and re- lated it to the lives of each of the Seniors, The past is behind us, and there is no way to call it back, But we are profitted through our past mistakes and therefore are able to live a better present. The future is a wonderful concept on which we can build our dreams and hopes, We are stimulated by our own desires and work con- stantly to fulfill them, However, we can live neither in the memories of the past nor in the dreams of the future, Living in the present— living one day at a time—is the only way to build a successful past, And each accomplish- ment of today is a dream fulfilled, for today is yesterday's future,