St Stephens Episcopal School - Deacon Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Editor-in-Chief .. Business Manager Faculty Editor . .. Sports Editors Activities Editor . . Government Editor Classes Editor Snapshots Editor . . Senior Editor...... Graduation Editor . Faculty Sponsor . .. ........... Forrest Pennington .................... Val Cox ................Zoe Ann Pace Josh Harrison and Jim Vance .............. Gigi Johnson ........... Steve Townsend .............. Mike Childers ..............Vicky Williams ..............David Loiseaux ...........David Carruthers ...........Mrs. H. E. Tune

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In the late part of the summer of 1968 they converged on the cluster of buildings in the hills west of Austin known as St. Stephen’s Episcopal School. They come as parents, students, faculty members, members of the staff. All recognized their respective positions held in society; before the next nine months had ended they would know each other as more than that, as individual human beings. St. Stephen’s main purpose is that of educating those who come in contact with it, and it has achieved this purpose in one way or another during this year. From the usual method of lecture and homework to a sense of self- understanding that may happen any day—a sense of freedom and slavery is found at the same time at St. Stephen’s. The realization of one’s own desires, freedoms and responsibilities, and the way to express these in a practical way is one of the major problems facing the school. Although many think work to achieve this is going too slowly, at least it is taking place. St. Stephen’s is one place where change can come about because of the learning that has taken place. From a science lecture, to a chapel forum, to a black studies group, to a dorm bull session, learning is the center of the school. Athletics play a major part in the life of a school. There is many times a feeling of union on the athletic fields that is never shown anywhere else in student life—a true bond of a group of people working for the same cause. Teams fielded by the Spartans have met various fates, but those that are re- membered are those that show true desire. Athletics give many a sense of accomplishment that they could have no where else in school life.