Stedman High School - Macofitz Yearbook (Stedman, NC)

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including steel lockers, new tile restrooms, and even two laboratories to meet our scientific desires and questions. Some people say seniors become conceited intheir desire to be dig- nified. It is even said that seniors grow out of the high school spirit before they should, in their attempts to become men and women of to- morrow. Asking ourselves these two searching questions, we wonder if we failed to remain the happy but ambitious class as when we began but four short years ago. ' Our sponsors guided us toward the ray of success and happiness with devoted hearts and tender leadership. Mrs. Charlotte Sills, Mrs. Sarah Parker, and Mrs. E. C. Piland were the three whom we so grate- fully credit with this task. In November, we gave a three-act play, which was similar to the actual scene of many of our lives. It illustrated the high school student in love. Her teachers and parents were always reminding her that stu- dies come first. Then there was the donkey basketball again, and this time we did the sponsoring. The. vicious little animals still offered no relief for the ten- der hides of the players, but those who participated enjoyed the game thoroughly. The senior trip to Washington and New York will require no expla nation as to the fun and enjoyment we bestowed upon ourselves. How could we have failed to have fun? Surely, our trip was the educational, inspirational, and enjoyable time we so diligently planned it to be. The Junior -Senior Prom came again, but this time we were the guests, and we enjoyed the many hours ofpeaceful fellowship beneath the elabo- rate trimmings by the Junior class. The Beta Club again ventured to the mountains to attend the annual State Convention in Asheville and to re-live our happy past. Sponsor R. T. Cherry carried the burden as over thirty young masterminds enjoyed every moment of the convention. Graduation fell upon us as a curtain around a long, scenic drama. lt meant a new life for us, but it also meant leaving behind the many glo- rious moments we shared together---in the library, in the labs, in the gymnasium, and in our many extra-curricular activities which we will cherish always. Class night---Baccalaureate Sermon---and then the diploma. As we descended the three tiny stairs of the familiar auditorium stage, a rush of joy and happiness mingled with the sadness and gloom we were ex- periencing as we left our alma-mater. The exit of high school brings us to the threshold of our future--- the entrance to a new life and the farewell to many years of hard work and guided preparations. The paths of the future are open to those who are willing to enter ..... HISTORIANS Marion Bullard Herky Ledbetter

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l l 611155 History One hundred seven eager and ambitious new high school students en- tered into a wholly new and different system of education on September 3, 1954. Our emotions were mixed with anxiety and wonder which we found to be short -lived, thanks to the guidance and help of our freshmen teachers and administration. It wasn't an unusual sight to see a lost classmate taking a quick glance at his schedule sheet. However, as we grew more accustomed to our new environment, we put away our schedule sheets and settled down to four years of hard labor. Within a month, we had elected our leaders for the coming year. They were: president, Gerald West, vice-president,Norman Kirby, secretary, Annette Owen, treasurer, Douglas Maxwell. That year, we enjoyed a trek to White Lake aboard old faithful, The Grey -Hound . Our sophomore year opened with a little more realization of where we were and what we were doing. We elected for our officers for that year, Gerald West as president, Doug Maxwell as vice-president, Nancy Fisher as secretary, Barbara Thompson as treasurer. Many of our number were inducted into the school's honorary society, The National Beta Club. That year, twenty of our number took to the hills for the annual Beta Club Convention in Asheville. The Algebra II crew visited U.N.C. to familiarize ourselves with the campus in anticipation of future college plans. That year we also jour- neyed to Raleigh to the Ice Capades for another memorable trip. Then, we were Juniors! First we elected officers. We chose Linwood Royal as president, Marion Bullard, vice-president, June Bennett, se- cretary, and Annette Owen as treasurer. With these leaders, we planned for events ahead... White Lake trip, supper, basketball game, and at the end of the year lay the Junior -Senior Prom. In the fall of that year, the seniors sponsored a donkey basketball game, and their opponents were the honorable Juniors. Many of our male troup know what a cowboy feels like after a 1ong day in the saddle after a game like that! But then, too, we had no saddle. Then there was the supper to raise money for the Junior-Senior. It proved more successful than we had anticipated, and the Bar-B-Que was delicious. The Junior -Senior rolled around, and we began a week's hard work of preparing for the 'hallowed' event. But the night arrived, and our beautiful decorations, our elegant planning and our delicate ornaments meant nothing: the band failed to come! Then to White Lake, our hearts pounding with laughter and amuse- ments as we spend our final hours of school on the white sands of the popular resort, in the fellowship of our many class menbers and friends.. So here we are...a few less than when we began...but full of new ex- periences and even somewhat wiser! Our final year at Stedman began with meeting new improvements,

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