Watauga High School - Musket Yearbook (Boone, NC)

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Watauga In Our Time The day of Watauga has been characterized above all by the striving of everyone to attain new goals and to overcome difficulties and handicaps, no matter which phase of school, social, or personal life it concerns. In its everyday existence, Watauga has sought to overcome the many obstacles which have confronted it. It has not been an easy or pleasant task; but, although Watauga has not achieved a state of perfection, she has realized many dreams and has accepted defeats as a painful but neces- sary part of experience. Thus we see Watauga in our time the time of accomplishment and disappointment, and of the satisfaction of knowing that each year will be- come a better one.

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The Hour Of Experience A necessary prerequisite for a meaningful and happy existence is experience, although at times it may seem painful and futile. Both good and bad experiences are felt in the life of Watauga. Its hours are filled with intel- lectual enrichment, the achievement of honors, social events, sports activities, and an overall spirit of trying to learn from past experiences. Thus the Hour of Watauga is the Hour of Experience ... that time when we all strive to turn a past defeat into a future victory, when we all work our hardest to make the best of every situation, and to experience high school life to the very utmost degree.