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SUPPORT CAREER DAY The Lexhipep ATTEND SENIOR PLAY voi. xxxvm LEXINGTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, LEXINGTON, N. C, FEBRUARY 17, 1961 No. 5 CHARLOTTE ANN OLIVE MEMORIAL GIVEN BY PARENTS As a memorial to their daugh' ter, Charlotte Ann Ohve, who lost her life in a tragic automo bile accident in the fall of 1959, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert E. Olivo have made a donation of $500.00 in her memory. Two hundred of the amount was given to Robbins Elementary School where Char lotte Ann spent a happy child hood. The three hundred sent to the Senior High will be spent in a way to benefit all students. A suitable picture will be placed in the main office where Charlotte Ann was an office assistant dur ing her senior year in high school. The remainder will be divided equally between the library and the English Department, with approximately $140.00 each. The library books to be purchased and the literary records to be selected for the four years of high school English will be a source of pleas ure, inspiration, and benefit to all high school students. 1 Shown above are the Senior Class Officers and sponsors in the process of selecting the Senior Play. Left to right are: Johnny Williams, Louis Bowles, Donnie Leonard, Dan Smith, Mrs. Ottis Hedrick, and Miss Charlotte Matthews. Charlotte Ann Olive was a grad uate of Lexington Senior High School in the class of 1957. She was an honor student, being a member of the National Honor Society, in addition to holding membership in the Tri-Hi-Y, the Office Assistant Club, Quill and Scroll, Library Club, F.T..A.. F.H.A., French Club, and being oa the -LEXHIPEP staff.- She took an active part in the youth work of- Grace- Episcopal Church of which she was a devoted mem ber, and was a leader in many teen-age civic affairs and in so cial life. After graduation from Lexington Senior High, Charlotte Ann Olive graduated from St. Mary’s Jun ior College, then entered her junior year at the University of North Carolina. She was a stu dent there at the time of her death in November, 1959. It is with both deep regret and gratitude that the sh(X)i accepts the memorial presented by Mr. and Mrs. Hubert E. Olive in memory of their daughter, Char lotte Ann. “To live in the hearts one leaves behind is not to die." LS.H.S. GOES OVER THE TOP —CHARLES CROUSE "^n January 1, 1961, Lexington Senior High School began the polio drive. Under the capabie leadership of Phil Palisoul, chair man of the city, and Belinda Burke and Genne Hewitt, co- chairmen for the county, Lex ington Senior High has had a most successful drlVc,. They La-«e been assisted by Carol McWhor ter, Nancy Costner, Jerry Lopp, Carey Shore, David Myers and Tony Craver. On New Year’s Eve a dance was held at the Lion’s Den. The Hi-Y Club distributed polio car tons to the stores. Balloons, pea nuts, crutches, and records were sold each Saturday on the streets of the city. Phil, with the help of members of the student body, conducted a radio program in the afternoon which brought in about $35.00. All efforts have netted $450.00, which record is better than any other schools in the county. MARY ANN SOWERS BRINGS HONOR TO LS.H.S. Lexington High School takes great pride in recognizing the superior scholastic ability and achievement or Mary Ann . Sow ers, Mary, Ann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sowers of Greens boro Road, has been named a state runner-up in the National Council of Teachers of English Achievement Awards program. (Continued on Page Four) SENIORS TO PRESENT "GO WEST, YOUNG MAN!" ON MARCH 10 —ANN ROGERS After much reading of plays and careful consideration, the senior class officers and sponsors have decided that the senior play for 1961 will be a three-act com edy by John Rand called GO WEST, YOUN-G MAN! Thi casi consists of fourteen characters with evenly balanced roles, and any one of them could easly steal the show. The setting at the beginning of the play is in the morning of an early summer day during the present year, with the action tak ing place at the Double X Ranch, somewhere in the Rockies within the short period of one day. Jane Willis has been left a ranch by her father, but she inherited very little money to keep it up, so she decides to take in boarders. Soon an oddly assorted group of char acters is assembled at the ranch, and the action begins, he char acters prove to be very different from their first appearance, an envelope containing fifty thousand dollars changes hands, and shots ring out in the dark. Along with the laughs, thrills come as the villains are unmasked and jus tice, of course, triumphs. Tryouts for the play were held this week, and the cast selected are holding daily rehearsals. A capacity crowd is expected as usual, for the play’s presentation on March 10. ^pporting the cast will be many committees includ ing the following: scenery, prop erties, make up, costuming, tick ets, and advertising. This event, one of the highlights of the school year, has been resumed as an annual event since Lexington Sen ior High School’s new auditorium was built two years ago. CITIZENSHIP HONOR GOES TO LOUIS —BETTY McMHXIAN The Citizenship Committee of the House of Representatives has chosen Louis Bowles as the Citi zen of the Month for February. Louis, the son of Mrs. Cristine Bowles of Hege Drive, is a well- liked member of this year’s sen ior class. Inroughout his high scnool ca reer Louis has shown interest in athletics and extra-cirricular ac tivities as well as maintaining honor grades. He has been a member of the basketball team for four years and has really proven to be a valuable player. It was Louis’s foul shots that won the game with Gray for Lexing ton High. Being a member of the CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 18—Semester Ends January 23—Grades Come Out January 26—Repart Cards January 27—41igli Point (here) Jonuary 31—Burlington Chora) February 3—Salisbury (there) February 7—Greensboro (here) February 10—Reynolds (there) February 14—High Point (there) February 17—Burlington (there) Februory 21—Salisbury (here) February 24—Greensboro (there) February 28—Reynolds (here) basketball team, he is auto matically a member of the Pep Club;- Louis is also a member of the “LEXHIPEP” staff, the Honor Society, the Junior Civitan Club, vice president of the Senior Class, secretary of the Hi-Y, and the Latin Club. He has also been chosen as a Senior Superlative- Best Personality. For four years he has been a member of the Order of DeMolay and is now serving as Senior Counsellor. He is also a mem ber of the First Methodist Church and active in the Methodist Youth Fellowship. Louis’s pleasant smile and ^sy- going disposition have won for him a great many friends — both students and teachers — at Lex ington Senior High. He is always very co-operative in all school ac tivities and always tries to do his best wcark. PROJECTS, TOUR DISCUSSED IN SENIOR MEETING —ANN ROGERS The Senior Class held its third meeting of the year in the audi torium on February 8. President Jchnny Williams called the meet ing to order, after which Dan Smith read the minutes of the last meeting. The meeting was then turned over to the senior sponsor, Mrs. Ottis M. Hedrick, who discussed some matters of concern to the seniors. The first announcement was about seniors projects. Mrs. Hed rick named many possibilities, and urged each senior to do what he does best. Projects and book reports will be due May 1. Next, a brief sketch of the sen ior tour was given. The first night will be spent at a motel in Arlington; the second night is en route to New York; the third, fourth, and fifth nights will be spent at the Taft Hotel in New York; and the last night will be spent back at the Arlington Mo tel. A complete intenerary will be included in the next issue. Each senior was encouraged to decide upon the shows he would like to see and to write for tick ets as soon as possible. The tour is dated for the week of March 22-28, and suggestions for payments of the cost of the Uur w ere made. posit must be made by Februaiy 20, and the full amount must be paid by March 22. CAREER DAY SET FOR FEBRUARY 22 —PERRY GRIMES The Student CJouncil with the help of the Rotary and the Ki- wanis Clubs are planning a Ca reer Day program on February 22. Questionnaires have been dis tributed in homeroms, giving everyone the opportunity to list his first, second and third choices of a vocation. Business and pro fessional speakers will be select ed to represent the most request ed careers. Every student will be given a chance to hear at least two of them. Each speaker will have a student guide. Some voca tions will have too many students, so several speakers in the same vocation have been asked. If some of the vocations do not have a representative, there will not have been enough interest in that particular field to justify form ing a group. Instead of having afternoon classes, there will be speaJ^ers in each classroom, the cafeteria and the auditorium. Before th-o students go to their first choice, there will be a short but import ant panel discussion in the audi torium. The panel will consist of different people from Lexington. Everyone will have a card to see if he is present. This is the first year that C.a- reer Day has been held for the entire student body. In the past •years, only the seniors have par ticipated. Mrs. Inez Hussey, guidance counselor, and several commit tees have been working very hard to make Career Day a big suc cess.
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