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

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FIRST ROW: (LEFT TO RIGHT) Beverly Bennett, Freddy Dawkins. SECOND ROW: Willie Barringer, Larry Wright, Alfonso Southerland, Carlvin Steed, Stephen Davis, Arthur Simrel, David Simmons, Micheal Pike. THIRD ROW: Advisors; Mr. Marion Cobb, Mr. John Russell, and Mr. Nathaniel Bolds. Hl-Y PURPOSE: TO CREATE, MAINTAIN, AND EXTEND THROUGHOUT THE HOME, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY HIGH STANDARDS OF CHRISTIAN CHARACTER Hi-Y is a YMCA club for high school boys. Members join the club seeking friendship, adventure, recreation, and inspiration. They seek to make living better for themselves, for their friends, and for their community. Each club has an adult adviser whose responsibility is to help members select goals for positive personal and group living. They try to make their goals realistic and, at the same time, harmonious with the national Hi-Y Purpose. The name Hi-Y stands for “high school YMCA. While clubs are formed in a variety of community settings, they are normally made up of boys from the upper three senior high school grades. Hi-Y clubs operate on a four-plank platform— CLEAN SPEECH, CLEAN SPORTSMANSHIP, CLEAN SCHOLARSHIP and CLEAN LIVING. Hi-Y Goals enable a boy to Enjoy creative use of leisure time. Form important lasting friendships. Develop capacities for leadership. Grow as a citizen in home, school, and community. Grow in his faith and develop - by examining reli¬ gious teachings, broadening his knowledge of other faiths, and joining others in worship. Achieve a sense of personal worth — by developing his talents and skills. 144

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STUDENT INTEREST IN DRAMA GROWS Dramatists (LEFT TO RIGHT) FIRST ROW: Evonia Torrence, Rose Parks, Sarette Middlebrooks, Carolyn Phillips, Carlvena Steed, Rose Sturdivant, Barbara Carter, Myrtle Colson. SECOND ROW: Trez Phifer, Gloria Ingram, Gloria Carter, Patricia Gilmore, Brenda Caple, Dorothy Collins, Vonzella LeGrande, Sandra Curtain, Alicia Gilmore. THIRD ROW: Henry Wall, Benjamin Lawrence, Eddie Clinton, Mrs. King, adviser, Stephen Davis, Leon Steed, Larry Wright. The Drama club displays its excellent talent in frequent appearances on stage under the supervision of Mrs. King. Members presented several plays for the student body, and were participants in a regional drama guild at Livingstone College in Salisbury. 143

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Y-Teen Valderettes: TOP ROW (LEFT TO RIGHT) Gloria Carter, Gloria Martin, Shirley Sellers, Brenda Caple, Shirley Gainey, Debo¬ rah Roebuck, Myrtle Colson. BOTTOM ROW: Evonia Torrence, Barbara Carter, Carolyn Phillips, Gloria Haywood, Melvinia Byers, Janice Butts. Y-TEENS GROW AS PERSONS THROUGH SERVING OTHERS The purposes of Y-Teens include the betterment of the community and to be spiritually enriched by service to God. Weekly meetings consist of various programs, discussions and service projects. Other activities include the Miss YWCA pageant and the spring formal that give girls a chance to develop socially under spiritual gui¬ dance. The girls sent representatives to the World Fellowship Conference held in Washington, D.C., and have had one delegate to attend the National Convention in Canada. Entre-Nous TOP ROW: (LEFT TO RIGHT) Annie Thompson, Patricia Crawford, Alice McAdoo, Earlina Tucker, Debra Pinson, Gloria Sturdivant. BOTTOM ROW: Annie Torrence, Bertha Diggs, Delois Bynum, Vivian Moseley, and Betty White.