Stephens High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Calhoun, GA)

Page 31 text:

CLASS HISTORY Four years ago, we, the would be senior class of 1958, began our journey as freshmen here at Dear Ole Stephens High School. Our instructor at that time was Miss Helen Jean Saxon, who struggled hard with us to help us to know the meanlng of why we should try to reach our goal as sen1ors We were very happy as freshmen because we felt that we could now do more to help our school to become a better one We proved this to be true by taking part :Ln the v r1ous act1v1t1es and organizatmns of the school We had members 1n the Student Council, Y-Clubs, Choral Club, N H.A , N F A , Dramatlcs Club, and glrls and boys on the basket ball squads who helped our teams to win the District Champlonshlp We began our journey w1th nineteen eager freshmen, who were nlling to be sen1ors of 1958 But we knew as the poet Longfellow said 1n the poem, The Ra Da , 'Into each life some rain must fall, Some days mus be ar and dreary These days began to grow dark and dreary enterlng 1nto our sophomore year when eight of the or1g1nal nlneteen could no longer make the journey w1th us We are proud to say that one more eager student joined our class to h lp us reach our goal Our instructors durlng th1s year were Mrs Bettie Mae Smith and Mr Stephen W Jones They labored hard nth us as sophomores Our sophomore year was a successful year Again we had students taklng part ln the varlous act1v1t1es and organuzations but we also had many students that held offices in the organizatlons It w s du lng th1s year that Joann Johnson, a sophomore, was crowned as queen of Stephens High School, and Matthew Campbell, a sophomore, was crowned klng of the Northwest District H1 Y Feellng more determlned to f1n1sh our goal we entered into our prom Then agaln journey w1th us But more members joined such a wonderful time at could no longer make the were also happy when two who helped us to have another eager student as sad as we were, we our junlor class. Agaln we had members leadlng 1n the varlous act1v1t1es and organ1zat1ons Thls year Matthew Campbell was chaplain of the Dis trict Y-Clubs Erskme Dew won flrst place :Ln the D1str1ct N F.A Public Speaklng contest Thelma Aker was crowned qu en of the Northwest Dlstrict Trl Hi Y Matthew Campbell won flrst place in the Dzrstrict H1 Y Declamation Thelma Aker won f1rst place :Ln the Tri H1 Y Declamation V1ola Perry won first place 1n the Tri H1 Y solo Albert Garrlgan won first place 1n the Hi Y Readlng, and Shirley Boone won first place in the Di tr1ct track and fleld meet, and al o flrst and second place in the state track and field meet We entered into our senior year more determlned as fgurteen eager students than ever Once agaln we have as our lnstrur-tor fuss Helen Saxon who has stood by us through the years. Page 9 3 . O O . O Q 0 0 0 0 ' ' ' O . . . . . Oil . O . . . . . e . . . A. . O O O . 0 O . . . 3 . . . , . 0 our ,junior year. Our instructor this year was Mrs. J .D. Robertson, . . O . . . . . . . . . 9 . - - ' . . .- . . . i .1 . . . 1 .1 3 . . 3 ' 0

Page 33 text:

Thls year we had students taklng part in the varlous activ1t1es and organ1zations, and we are happy to say that for the first time at Stephens school, queenly honors went to a sen1or student Marie Boone was crowned queen of Stephens High school And now as we go out 1nto a life of our own we know that if will keep our motto in m1nd, UThere 1S no royal road to success', we w111 be more successful in life we leave you now to go on 1nto Hlgh school E1-sxnne new and Matthew Campbell Class Sgng we Are Marchlng T11 Victory Is Won It has come this time once again for us, When we must leave 1nto a world unknown, w1th pains to bear, we have not had before Let us march on t1l victory is won To our teachers and friends, to whom we gladly thank for ma41ng these twelve years the best yet, we have all been just one happy rank Let us march on t1l v1ctory is won Chorus Sing a song, full of the faith that the twelve years have brought us Sing a song, full of the falth the future wlll teach us Faclng a brlght new world, just beglnning Let us march on t1l victory is won viola psrry fAlrna Fateri STLPHENS HYMN Stephens High upon a hlll, Help us thy name to raise May we always keep your honor high, And always sing your praise To the Green and Hhite be true, Ever keep thy name so pure. we will never let a foe arise,to draw us from your side. Near or far away we be, Stephens High we'1l honor thee Your precepts will ever be our guide, Until we cross the tide. '-SKS -A T Page 10 we ' ' ' life but we will never forget the days that we spent at dteohens , . ,