Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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Around the book store window gather students . . . those needing supplies, such as paper for typing . . . notebook for shorthand . . . graph paper for mathematics ... or book and workbook for subject . . . abruptly the first bell sounds its alarm . . . last minute business is finished . . . students scurry to class. Janet Froberg, student clerk, sells books and supplies every morning. Richard Fryer and David Froenicke make a last minute Durchase. Following the crowd in a continuous march around the corridors . . . aimlessly winding around the square . . . maneuvering around an obstacle course of open lockers, doorways, and turns. 6

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Numerous little characteristics make up an individual ... an expression . . . poise ... an outlook . . . with a school it is the same . . . those little characteristics make it both outstanding and commonplace . . . for example, a Pep Club motto — “to win with dignity and to lose graciously ” . . . the traditional spunk and drive of the teams to the game’s end . . . the high scholastic ability of its students . . . the wholesome appearance of a white-shirt section . . . the sense of fair play towards all .. . the starva- tion in the slow-moving cafeteria line . . . the familiar faces around the drinking fountain . . . the continual procession around the halls . . . the everyday laughter, serious- ness, and accomplishments of one thousand and forty. From the circles of friends . . . from the bonds of work and play . . . from the election of officers comes class unity . . . oneness achieved and maintained for each four levels . . . four classes unified into one school . . . through spirit and loyalty ... by student government ... by individual friendships and associations . . . through cooperation and understanding. How fast the time . . . how quickly a year makes its entrance and exit . . . strange is it not that yesterdays become mere silhouettes . . . that mind turns from vivid to vague remembrances as the leaves change — and the seasons . . . although details lose their meaning, pattern remains constant . . . school traditions stand as always . . . clubs carry old but not outdated mottos . . . school life continues its cycle. 5

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Coalition of Typical Features of School Life Throughout the school, action occurs simul- taneously . . . action arising from student interest . . . from development of citizenship and responsibility . . . through emphasis on scholarship and individual thinking . . . for creation of school personality. In the scope of one year . . . from the frag- ments of memories . . . shattered dreams and fulfillments haunt an individual . . . the senti- mentalist recalls after-game commotion . . . drastic decisions . . . decorations for dances . . . selecting class rings . . . fragile prom evening . . . planning and scheduling limited time . . . this school . . . its efforts . . . its energy ... its initiative, originality, and suc- cesses . . . our school . . . an artistic compo- sition ... an intricate blend. Going home after a day’s work . . . loaded with tomorrow’s studies . . . patiently waiting is the school bus . . . the driver marveling at the slowness of each last straggler. Reacting to every move on the slick, muddy field ... ex- pressing tense excitement in their eyes, action, and out- crys. A deserted hall . . . empty except for a hall monitor, re- corder of numbers, names, and time . . . amid silence and solitude moments pass quickly as Patricia Cray studies and listens for occasional footsteps to some locker door. 7