Twelve years ago, about forty-five
youngsters entered the first grade. As
years went by, several of the students,
for some reason or other, have left High
lands and thus left the present senior
class with only seventeen graduating mem
bers.
The first eight years were filled
x^th excitement and eagerness to explore
the coming years. Most of us had the
Misses Howards for our first- and second-
grade teachers; we divided into two dif
ferent groups in the third grade, with
Miss Edwards and Mrs, James as teachers,
Mrs* James was again the teacher of some
of us in the fourth grade. Miss Calloway
taught most of us in the fifth grade.
Again,in the sixth grade, several of us
were divided into a group taught by Mrs,
Schiffli, and the other group taught by
Mrs, Shearouse, Mrs. Grist taught most
of us in the seventh grade, and in the
eighth grade, we were awarded our diplomas
by our teacher, Mr. Ralph Angel.
We entered the ninth grade, silly but
happy, and we began to find out Just what
high school was. Mr. Newton was our home
room teacher and there were about thirty
of us students in the class. Several stu
dents participated in basketball and sev
eral were selected to represent their se
lected class at Cullowhee on Field Day.
We entered the tenth grade as sophis
ticated sophomores with Mrs. Frank Watson
as our homeroom teacher. Again this year,
several participated in basketball, and
some were chosen for the annual Field)Day
at Cullowhee, A trip through the Smokies
and on to Fort Weare, Tenn., highlighted
the climax of our tenth year.
As jolly juniors we once again had
Mr, Newton as homeroom teacher. Our class
number had dropped, leaving us with about
twenty students. As In the two previous
years the basketball and Field Day activ
ities engaged many of the boys and girls.
In our junior year, we were privileged to
present to our upper classmates, the sen
iors, a banquet which proved to be a suo-
oess in every way. We also received our
class rings as juniors.
And now, as dignified seniors, all
of the seventeen of us are looking for
ward to graduation. Our C9ps and gowns
have been ordered and our graduation in
vitations have already arrived. Several
seniors took a trip to Raleigh the week
of April 3* It was a vacation from the
school work, but at the same timd it^i^as-
a’.very educational trip. All of us are
looking forward to the Jr.-Sr, Banquet
which will be held April 28,
So, as the curtain falls on these
twelve years of history, let*s look a-
head and see what the future holds for
all of us seniors who will graduate
June 196l»
JR. - SP.
■BonauET
We, as juniors in I960, presented
the Senior Class of I960 with a banquet
on May 5, I960, in the Highlands School
cafeteria. The theme was "Fairyland Ro
mance,” with green, white, and pink as
decoration colors, A variety of wild
flowers were used for table decorations,
as well as various arrangements through
out the room.
The invocation was given by Rev,
Henry Propst. The Junior Glass president
Betty Jean Crawford, welcomed everyone
to the banquet and the Senior Class pres
ident, Judy Chastain, gave the response
to the welcome. Guest speaker for the
evening was Mr# Ed Steele. Mrs. John
Vernon provided entertainment by present*
ing a humorous reading entitled "Foolish
Questions," Misses Betty Holt and Brenda
Cleaveland presented a musical number anc-
Carolyn Prince sang a song.
After dinner everyone joined in the
autographing of each other*s booklets.
Eight sophomores assisted in serving
the food for the evening.