Yorktown High School - Episode Yearbook (Yorktown, IN)

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many mg the comrnumty the school IS a g1ant struc ture where they come to learn and to have fun Hovs ever as knowledge lncreases wlth each year the SIZE slowly seems a b1t smaller whlle the lmportance of school IS greater Teachers represent the governlng body Along wlth representatlves of the student body and the prlnclpal representmg the mayor they make rules and statutes to make the orgamza t1on run smoothly The cltlzens of our small oommunlty go from day to day learmng to be the cltlzens of the world of tomorrow FIVE mornlngs a week durlng the school year buses arrlve and unload the cltlzens of our com mumty Youth Wlth shlnmg faces and pohshed practlclng the art of recess echo off the outslde wall Youngsters play tag ball and games never thought of by others At lunch tlme 1300 students flle mto the cafeterla There cooks and helpers dlp out food Jo1n1ng the1r fr1ends at one table the students relax and enJoy the nourlshment Ox er the nolse of sl dlng of tables and chalrs across the floor the mus1c from the record player the d1n of people constantly movlng about and the rattl 1ng of pots and pans 1n the kxtchen students converse about thelr act1v1t1es All of a sudden they hear a rlngmg sound It IS time to crowd up the stalrs and go to class to f1n1sh the day s work shoes tramp mto the bulldmg there to spend a day of work and play In the m1d morn1ng at noon and 1n the af ternoon the Joyful yelps of elementary students 5 . , K - . . . , , V . . , . . Y . . . . Y . . . . . , . . L u 7 v 1 3 ' ' x 1 . . . ' 1 1 , - . . . , . . n Q o , . . . . . . . . . . . , ' Q . . . Y . - , , -

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WHAT IS OUR SCHOOL? ftfdd ' Our school is a building made of brick held together l by assorted sounds of plea- sure and seriousness. The quiet rooms sound of pens scratching across paperg the still halls reverberate with an occasional footstep. Students in the study hall can listen to the teacher next door lectur- e c as ing her class on the fall of the Roman Empire, of the differ- ence between an adjective and adverb, or about two times two being four. A bell rings and un- ceasing chatter resounds through the halls. Locks click and lockers bang. Another bell rings and all is quiet except for an occasional footfall in the hall. In our community of sounds we have three types of occupants. First, is the ordinary citi- zen, the student. For the younger students join-

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Between classes the students may be ob- served discussing current problems, watching with rapt faces as the favorite friend claims their attention, or just lounging in the hall. At 3:09 a final bell rings. Students pour out of the bulding. They rush to get a seat on the bus. Or maybe they're in a hurry to get home because some added excitement awaits them there. um46ecufawa6 After the students leave, a stillness de- scends upon the structure that is so full of life during the day. Occasionally this spooky still- ness of night is broken by the voices of the young cheering a team or encouraging a frightened play cast. All these people and sounds go together to make our school a happy place to live. 'XfXfXfXJ JUUUN