William Byrd High School - Black Swan Yearbook (Vinton, VA)

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There is happiness at Byrd - the enjoyment of laughing with one's friends - the gaiety of lunchroom conversation - the happiness of being with good friends and companions. The halls at change of classes are a bedlam in which all the characters merge and combine in a hum of activ- ity. l-lowever, if one looks into a cross section of this group, he finds individ- uals who have individual characteris- tics. Each student has individualityf he thinks for himselfg he does not neces- sarily conform to a pattern. All stu- dents are different and act in different manners, but all enjoy themselves and are happy, Life at William Byrd has a long tradition of happiness for the students and anyone who enters the doors of the school. luv'

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As the years go by, the graduates of William Byrd High School may forget certain things about their early life, but the happiness and joy of their years at Byrd will remain forever in their hearts. Knowledge and wisdom gathered in their years at this school will give them strength and courage to face the future. As they think back, the familiar atmosphere of the class- room where they shared the work and the joy of acquiring education arises to their minds again. They seem to see the halls bustling with activity at the change of classesg o teacher explaining the complexities of Algebrag or they may hear the sound of the students' voices raised in the singing of the Alma Mater. But even more than these things they will remember the lasting friendships which were formed. All these things cannot be forgotten by the alumni of Byrd as they journey throughout the years. wif yffwf. f'4F l 'l 1 .gm y e,, .Q For . w3,g, .ish-.., ,- f ,-.., '?lq,:'-+75 ' ' 'fn L .. ll Bands - lovely queens - parades -pageantry -all have made the Dogwood Festival an annual civic event

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The students who enter Into WIllIam Byrd are gIven In theIr freshman year choIce as to WhlCh of the programs they wIll follow Some plannIng ahead to theIr college careers choose the College Preparatory course ln thIs course students VSCEIVE a fIrm ground work In EnglIsh dIscover bIology and chemIstry and are Instructed In the complexItIes of algebra and geometry For other students who plan a future In the fuelcl of secretarIal or clerIcal work the Com mercIal course IS Ideally suIted StudyIng In these fIelds commercIal students learn typIng shorthand bookkeepmg and sImIlar arts whIch prepare them for theIr futures MusIcIans practIce darly In band class under the guIdance of Mr SIms P 'l'1 A thIrd group of students IS sametImes un clecIded about theIr futures or plans ThIs group takes the General course whIch QIVGS students a broad general background In the fundamental sublects as well as much free dom to choose electIve subjects accordIng to IndIvIdual Interest WIllIam Byrd IS a small school and In the correspondingly small class groups much stress IS placed upon IndIvIdual actIon and Independent thInkIng The Instructors have tume to devote to each students IndIvIdual Interest or need and by thIs system a superror type of InstructIon IS accomplIshed A student who has graduated from Byrd IS well prepared for whatever he deslres to do In lIfe Future cItIzens l arn about our natIon In Mr RIchards government class I I l I I ' 1 , . . . . - I ' I - ' I I I I ' I I . , WX - E ' 1 , . I . ,.7 1' 'Y X I , tl A 5 -. I A I I2