William Penn High School - Penn Yearbook (High Point, NC)

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During the summer of 1967, five students from Wil¬ liam Penn were participants in Project Upward Bound sponsored jointly by A T State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The cours¬ es offered were humanities, math-science, skill develop¬ ment, music, and the reader’s theater. The purpose of the program was to motivate the students to excel in all their endeavors. Upward Bounders are (LEFT TO RIGHT) Charles Gideon, Roderick Little, Gloria Martin, Gloria Carter, and Hubert Saunders. INSTITUTES CHALLENGE STUDENTS The Saturday School sessions, held at Bennett Col¬ lege, are open to any qualified juniors and seniors in high school. The purpose of the sessions is to prepare these students for college. The courses offered are math¬ ematics, English, reading, and anthropology. The ses¬ sions are held each Saturday morning from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 130 Students attending the Saturday School are: (LEFT TO RIGHT) Shirley Sellers, Candice Bodie, and Eva Thompson.

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The Rev. James Phair was the guest speaker for the special Thanksgiving assembly. Thanksgiving is the time for being thankful and sharing blessings with others. Students at Penn kept this in mind as they decorated large boxes which were filled with food to be distributed later to needy families. THANKSGIVING BENEFIT SERVED NEEDY FAMILIES 129

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There are two sides to every teacher’s desk the serious side and the humorous side. A noted teacher once wrote that he considered no day complete without at least one good laugh. Mrs. Kendall above demonstrates that teachers too are human. “They also serve who only stand and wait.” Smiling Carlvena Steed pauses for a moment between classes. Miss M. P. Browne pauses for a brief fete tete following the performance of students from the North Carolina School of the Performing Arts.