Congratulations Class Of 1968
Letter Day
Chapel Held
1968 Junior Class Marshals Are Elected
Letter Day chapel opened with
a very interesting film, “Life’s
Higher Goals,” in which Bob
(Richards spoke to students on
their goals in life.
Next came the awarding of cer
tificates to football, basketbaU,
and other players in various
sports at SHS. First Mr. Payne
gave out certificates to the girls’
ibasketball teams. Susan Jones and
Jane Austin Cunningham made
all-cunference. Congratulations,
girls!
Mr. Payne then introduced the
bc*ys’ baseball team of which we
are very proud this year for their
outstanding performance and for
winning the coiiference champion
ship. These players who made
all-conference include: Ronnie
Hopkins, Johnny Creech, Steve
Bryant, Craig Ennis, Bill Jackson,
and Barry Foote. The boys of the
team then presented Mr. Payne
with a plaque showing their deep
appreciatic.n for his excellent
coaching.
Mr. Pope presented his J. V.
football team and his varsity
basketball team and awarded them
their well-earned certificates.
Mr. Floyd’s gcJf team was giv
en their certificates for their out
standing work.
Then Mr. Brown brought up cur
varsity fcofcball team. Bill Jackson
made all-conference in football,
(also. Mr. Brown presented the
J. V. basketball players and the
track team. Several beys were
awarded for their outstanding per
formance in different sports and
fCiT their help in producing games.
The J. V. cheerleaders were
then introduced by Mr. Payne.
Mr. Payne made awards to those
statisticians, score-keepers and
managers who had helped him this
year.
Mr. Skvan then awarded the
Tommy Gardner Award for foot
ball sportsmanship to Bill Jack-
son.
Mr. Payne awarded Susan Jones
for her outstanding performance
in basketball. For their superb
ability in baseball, Mr. Payne a-
warded Ronnie Hopkins and Barry
Foote. The outstanding basket
ball player award went to Stephen
Woodard; outstanding football
player award to Bill Jackson;
and outstanding in track, ted
Forbes.
Marshals of the class of ’69
were announced as follows: Jimmy
Allen, Joe Austin, Barbara Baker,
Rhonda McLean, Judy Eason,
Jenny Sanders, Rebecca Talton,
Tcm Wright, Randy Lucas, Jenny
Thompson, and Steve Little.
The winner of the 1%8 Betty
Crocker Homemaker Award was
Jean Lei^ Woodruff.
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Junior Class Marshals for the Class of ’68 pose here. They are: front row (1-r),
Rhonda McLean, Barbara Bakejr, Jimmy Allen, chief, Judy Eason, Jenny Thompson:
and second row, Tom Wrig'ht, Randy Lucas, Rebecca Talton, Joe Austin, and Steve
Little. Not pictured is Jenny Sanders.
Baker To Attend Girls’ State In June
Tar Heel Girls State will be held
June 23 through June 29 at the
University of Nc*rth Cardina at
Greensboro.
This is one of the most im
portant pregrsms of the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary. It is a
schocJ of government and the
highest type girls will benefit
most. The girls are selected with
careful consideration. Barbara
Baker, a junior, has been selected
ICi represent our school at Girls'
State during this week in June.
The 3(X) girls will be trying to
learn as much as they can about
the organizing and functioning of
Janet Shallcross
Places Second
'Wednesday night, May 1, 1968,
speech^es for the Johnston County
Bar Association were given in the
courtrocm of the courtheuse in
Smithfield.
Seven contestants spoke from
six to twelve minutes on the topic,
“Only a Lawful Society Can Build
a Better Society”. 'This contest
wlas staged in commemoration d
Law Day.
Congratulations to Janet Shail-
cross, Smithfield High School’s
representative, who placed second
in this contest. Mrs Kay Wilkins'
was her speech coach.
of government at the state level
in the week of their stay at Girls
State. The girls will use the in
spiration that they will be given
during this week, to buUd a better
life and a better country. The
purpose of this program is not
for the present, but rather fcj:
the future. The Girls Nation mot-^
to is “Forward forever, backward,
never. Within ourselves our future
lies.”
The 1968 Junior Class Marshals
were announced Tuesday, May 14.
These outstanding juniors were
chosen for their excellent aca
demic records. Eiach of th«n has
an average of abewe 93. Their
first official duty will be to serve
as ushers at the Commencement
Exercises on Sunday, June 2 at
3:30 p.m. Along with Jimmy Allen,
the chief marshal, are Joe Austin,
Barbara Baker, Judy Easdn,
Steve Little, Randy Lucas, Rhonda
McLeian, Jenny Sanders, Rebecca
Talton, Jenny ThompsCin, and Tom
Wright. Congratulations on your
hard-earned and well-deserved
honor.
Four Seniors
Win Scholarships
Thus far this year we have bad
four seniors to win scholarships.
We are very proud of them.
Janet Sellers, the “High Times”
editor-in-chief, won the Senior
Woman’s Club Scholarship. At the
Fine Arts Festival held at Atlan
tic Christian College in Wilson
she was chosen frem the con
testants in Scholarship as alter
nate winner in the district cem-
petition.
Ann Sloan won the Junior Wo
man’s Club Scholarship and was
also entered in the Fine Arts
Festival at Wilsc^i.
Hope Allen and Jenny Watson
applied for and won North Caro
lina Prospective Teacher’s Schol
arships. These were awarded on
the basis of merit, and oUiers aie
encouraged to try for this scholar
ship if they Want to teach, espec
ially in North Carolina.
There are others who have ap
plied for scheJarships and loans
and have not received any word
yet. Good luck to them and mean
while, congratulations, girls.
Rhonda McLean
MAJORETTES CHOSEN
Tuesday, May 14, during Athletic
Day Asseimibly, tne majorettes and
banner girls fc*r next year were
announced.
Out of the ten freshmen and
sophomore semi-finalists, three
majorettes and two banner girls
were chosen.
The majorettes are: Sarai Barry,
Linda Simpson, and Jackie Shall-
' cross.
The banner girls are Debbie
Jemigan, and Melinda Collins.
June Creech, Pam Adams, Car
olyn Williams, and Bette Barnes
remain as majorettes, after two
years of faithful service to our
band and our school.
, , ' . Evelyn P. Hinnant
School Annuals
Arrive May 14
May 14 was a happy and long-
awaited day for S. H. S. students.
We received our annuals at the
end of sixth period after return
ing to our homerooms. For the
few days following, those who
had annuals were running around
getting their friends, upper-class
men, and lower-classmen, to sign
their “Shields.”
Leafing threu^ the “Shield”,
we see it is dedicated to Coach
Payne, a real S. H. S. booster.
Next we see our administration,
land our Senior Class of ’68. For
the honor of Mr. and Miss Senior
Class, we send special congratu
lations to Stephen and Meg. Next
the juniors, sophcmcTes, and
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Athletic Awards
Are Presented
There were a number of import
ant awards given during “Letter
Day Chapel”. One of the most
coveted awards, the Tommy
Gardner Award, was given to Bill
Jackson for his outstanding sport-
manship in football.
The Outstanding Girls Basket
ball Award was given to Susan
Jones for her determination and
leadership in girls basketball.
From our all-conferen^ base
ball team, two boys were awarded
the Outstanding Baseball Player
Award. They are Barry Foote and
Ronnie Hopkins, i^phen Wood^
aid was giveni me Outstanding
Boys Bai^etball Award for his
kaM work' thi^
Based on ttie number of points
won in track, Ted Forbes was
given (the Outstanding iTrack
Award. BUI Jackson was again
honored by (being presented the
Outstanding - Foc/Jball Player
Award.
congratulations to each of the
recipients.
It doesn’t take the relatives as
long to recover from the shcck of
the sudden death of a rich uncle
as from- the fact that he didn’t
leave them anything.