PAGE TWO — SMITHFIELD HIGH TIMES — JUNE, 1968
High Times
Editorials
BY JANET SELLERS
EDITOR
TIME FOR REMEMBRANCE
There are doors one does not open
In the chambers of the mind,
Closed and the keys discarded
For the rust of years to find.
Yet, when the time has reached the hour.
Like the chiming of a clock.
Memory pick^ up the key
And turns it in the lock.
Dorothy Moffatt
THOUGHTS ON BECOMING A SENIOR
As I look toward being a Senior,, I see a bright new
year unfolding before me. All the routine occurances of
Jhe school y^r take on a new meaning. I can feel the
tense excitement of my last Homecoming Game. My
own classmates are the heroes of the game, and the*
crown of the Homecoming Queen is placed on the head
of a friend I have known since kindergarten days.
As time moves on, the thrill of another triumphant
Junior-Senior play is soon past, and I am swept into the
stream of busy winter activities. Basketball season seems
Ijo end in no time, and talk of the Junior-Senior prom
has already begun. I smile at the memory of the fun and
work that went into planning my Junior-Senior.
Slowly the end of twelve incredible years approach
es. Ldtter Day arrives, and I can feel the tears rising
as the Alma Mater is sung for the last time. Finally,
graduation arrives. Where could the last four years
have disappeared to? Can the happy times at SHS real
ly be over?
In most respects, I suppose my last year at SHS
will resemble those of many other students who have
long since left the crowded halls and banging lockers of
high school. I can’t help but feel, however, that I have
a reason to be a little prouder, and perhaps a bit more
sad upon graduation than other SHS seniors have been,
for I shall be a member of the last class to graduate
from Smithfield High.
Barbara Baker
LOOK BACK; LOOK AHEAD /
It is only appropriate that my last editorial should
be on the past and the future. Graduation brings with
it the memories of the past and thoughts of the future.
Although this will be directed miostly toward the sen
iors, it concerns everyone.
Our high school years have been filled with many
“magic moments.” Remember the frustations of our
first day in high school? “Could you tell me where Mr.
Temple’s mom is?” “Yes., right here it is. I’m Mr. Temp
le!” We finally made it through those first few weeks.
Then suddenly it was the night of the Freshman Dance,
and then the Homecoming Dance; and then it was all
over.
We were no longer “green” freshmen; we were
sophomores. That year flew by and before we knew it,
we were juniors.
Our junior year was great. We worked hard on
“The Mouse That Roared” and made our debut in “The
Land of Enchantment.” And then our Junior year was
over too.
Seniors! ! We had finally made it. Oh, the wonder
ful feeling to be a senior! We strolled the halls of SHS
with heads held just a little higher. Taking time out
from our studies and applying for college, we produced
“Oklahoma”, attended our last football and basketball
games, bombed the juniors with water ballons, viewed
“Under the Sea,” and attended our last Letter Day
Chapel. Now our senior year has come to a close, and
with it a door closes on part of our lives. We can never
open this door again except through our memories.
Along with all the fun, we’ve made many friends.
Some of these friends are just casual ones but some are
lasting ones. With these friends we’ve shared all the
happy times and fun but also the sad times. We’ve had
many .serious talks which helped to shape our future.
What does the future hold? No one knows, but each
person makes his own future with his day to day living.
Be like the bird who, pausing in his flight, lights on a
limb. If he feels the limb breaking beneiath him, he
knows that with the help of his wings he can soar up
ward rather than fall. Always try to choose a strong
“limb” but if you feel it sag beneath you, know that you
are strong enough to soar up and not fall.
To the underclassmen, I say, make the most of
your high school years. Be proud of S.H.S. and work
hard to build a strong foundation for your future.
— Janet Sellers
“Sylvia”; “Now The Day Is
Over”; and ‘‘Every Night.”
In the Senior Chorus, the girls
wore pastel formals, and ithe boys
wore white dinner jackets. The
Junior Chorus girls ,wcTe pastel
dresses and the boys wore suits-
The stage was decorated with
flowers given by the two clubs.
The centerpiece for the piano was
given by Jeanette Spence.
The program was directed by
Mrs. McLean and Mrs. Bcone.
Mrs. McLean is the music teiach-
er fc*r Smithfield High.
Mrs. Boone ie a student teacher
from Atlantic Christian College.
We have enjoyed having her help
us very much.
Pam Eason
Band Report
By Barbie Taylor
Your (band has been doing some
thing nearly every week lately,
and I am going to try and tell
you about some of the things
we’ve done.
We went tc. the State Band Con
test in Greensboro on April 4. We
had a wonderful time there and
received an Excellent rating.
We traveled to Wilmington for
the Azalea Festival on April 20.
There we participated in one of
the best parades in many years.
The Pep Band played for the
Past Office dedication the follow
ing Sunday and the Dance Band
played for the P.T.A. on April 31.
liie Band gave its final concert
May 16. We played Festive Over
ture,” Selections from “My Fair
Lady,” and “The Stars and Stripes
Forever.” The concert also in
cluded the Beginner and Junior
Bands.
We’Ve just finished making a
record of this year’s Musical
Memories. If anyone would like
one, see one of the band members.
We’ll be happy to oblige!
To The Graduates Of Smithfield High:
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Editor-in-Chief
Janet Sellers
Assistant Editor Barbara Baker
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Humor Editor
Ann Sloan
Jenny Thompson
Margy Hinnant
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Steve Bryant
Sam Byrd
Rocky Hulth
Betty Jones
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Staff Advisor Mrs. Johnson
Reporters: Greg Adams, Ann Creech,Deborah Creech,
Becky Daughtry, Pam Eason, Alan Gardner, Sylvia
Hall, Emily Hill, Rhonda McLean, Randy Lucas, Eve
lyn Pittman, Barbie Taylor, Jean Woodruff, and Tom
Wright. !
Let me extend to each of you
the warm congratulations of a
former teacher who, in spirit,
shares your sense cf achievement.
You have laid a foundation for
useful and satisfying lives. Before
ycu get on with the work, I would
like to cifer a few thoughts that
you may find useful.
The passion to succeed, to a-
chieve great things, is strongest
in youth. Heed it. Do not squander
your lives in petty pursuits. Com
mit yourselves now to a course
that will strengthen you for the
trials and opportunities of life.
Prize your individuality always.
Whatever your place in society,
whatever your work, do net sur
render your self-reliance or com
promise your independence.
erty is and always will be your
most precious possession. Guard
it well.
Direct your energies, your tal-
SUB-JUNIORS
On April 22 the Smithfield Sub-
Junior Woman’s Club met. Ways
were discussed for raising money
for the 1968 Sub-Junior Jamboree
which is to be held there, in
Smithfield at our own Holiday
Inn. Sub-Juniors from everywhere
in North Carolina will attend.
Doughnut sales wiH continue a-
Icng with other projects until July,
when the Jamboree will take
place. Everyone’s help with these
projects will be appreciated.
Emily Hill
ents, and your desires to what is
best for yourselves and best for
your country. We Ic-ok to you to
redeem what is wrong in our na
tional past and to build what will
be great in our national future.
Let this be your wish: that yen
may look back upon this gradua
tion—frcm no matter how many
years hence—^with the conviction
that you have treated all men
with honesty and goodwill, that
yai have put your heart into your
work, that you have done your
best.
Lyndon B. Johnson
President of the United States
Choral Clubs
Present Concert
The High School and Junior
Choral Clubs presented a concert
to the public on May 9, 1968.
Songs were sung by the groups
individi^lly and together.
Ihe songs selected from ail types
of music, included the following:
“With A “Voice Of Singing”;
“Evening Prayer and Dream
Pantomine from Hansel and Gret-
bl”; “Nobody Knows The Trou
ble I’ve Seen”; “It’s Up To Us”;
“Mconlight Madonna”; “Kyrie”;
“Wonderful Copenhagen”; “Give
My Regards To Broadway”;
“Greensleeves”; “Let There Be
Peace On Earth”; “All Through
The Night”; “Rock My Soul”;
“The Lord Is My Shepherd”;
Music Club Wins
First Place
The most recent meeting of the
Hunter B. Johnson music club
took place in the First Baptist
Church Chapel in Smithfield. Piano
students of both Mrs. Woodard and
Miss Canaday who had won hon
ors were featured at the meeting.
Ensembles from the Junior and
Senior Choruses from ^nithfield
High School also sang. Mention
was made of the honor ratings
won by the Senior High Chorus
and Boys’ Ensemble in Durham at
the Senior High Contest. This
was a very enjoyable meeting for
all who attended.
High school piano students win
ning ithe “Superior” rating at the
N. C. federated Music Clubs Fes
tival held in Wilson were Joyce
Kilpatrick, Rhonda McLean, piano
and vocal, and Rebecca Talton.
Joyce and Rhonda also received
“Superiors” at the State High
School Contest in Lumberton. On
March 30, in State Competition
held at Guilford College, Rhonda
won a scholarship for summer
study at St. Andrews College
Music Camp. She was a soloist at
the Junior Day Convention of the
N. C. Federation of Music Clubs
held at the Sir Walter Hotel ri
Raleigh on May 4. High school
winners of the the honor ratings
study with Miss Flora Canaady
Thirteen elementary and gram
mar grade pupils of Miss Gana-
day (2), Mrs. Fred Woodard (8),
and Mrsi Lloyd Gilbert (3), won
the top rating at the Federation
Festival of Junior Music Clubs
held at Atlantic Oiristian College
in Wilson on May 9. Congratulate
ions to all these winners!