Friday, Feb. 24, 1967
THE BLACKBIRD
February Rotary Couple Selected
Jim Middleton’s seiection as
Rotary Boy comes as no sur
prise to those who know him.
He has shown himseilf to Ibe an
all-round student, both in and
out of Bohool.
His school activities are as
varied as his out-of school ac
tivities. Jim is a member of
the National Honor Society and
Phalanx Cluib and is also serv-
iri'g as Vice-Pnesident of the
Senior CJIass.
His extriacurricular activities
include playing in a combo
known as the Tempests and
skin-diving. He became inter
ested in skin-diving in (the fifth
grade because fo the T. V. show
Sea Hunt. He: decided then and
there to save has money and
buy the necessary equipment
for skin-diving.
Startling: Experience
Many things can happen to a
skin-diver. Once, when Jim was
divinig in a lake in Floridia, he
ran out of air. Wtoien he sur-
Talent Show To
Be Presented At
March Assembly
The Senior Class of RMSH
will present a special talent
show assembly on Friday,
March 20. It will be a well-
rounded show of senior talent.
The auditions for the show were
held Monday night, February 20.
The senior talent show com
mittee consisting of Roger Stan-
cil, chairman, Scott Ryals, Joan
Meeks, Barbara Overman,
Bryan Tuttle, and George Clack.
The “Senior AU-Stars" will be
the main laittraction The singers,
called “Tony and the Tigers”,
are Tony Dennis, Roger Stan-
cil, Dan Ballamce, Bill Meakin,
and Mack Pridgen.
faced he found the boat was
almost a half-mile away. He
had to swim to the boat with
what felt like a fifty-pound
weight hatiiging around his waist.
Jim and several other Senior
High students often dive at the
old quarry on the other side of
Sharpsburg. When asked how
he felt swimming in a rock
quarry he said, “It’s sort of
funny to Ibe swimming along
and suddenly come upon an old
tractor lying on the bottom.”
Jim plans to further his edu
cation at State University,
where he will major in chemical
engine eiing.
Sharon Takes Two Honors
February is a “red-letter”
month for Sharon James. Sha
ron is Rotary Girl amd the re
cipient of the Outsitanding Stu
dent Car.
When asked how she felt
about receiving those honors,
she said, “I feel very insigni
ficant when I compare myself
to other students here at RMSH.
I aannot see where I have ac-
my stay here, but very fortun
ate to be a small part of this
school.” We all know that Sha
ron has accomplished a great
deal.
Service Club Is Feb.
Club Of The Month Ch.
V
“He profits most who serves
best.”
Perhaps the major reason for *rue of all
„ ^ .V, of R. M. S. H.’S service clubs
and especially of the Service
Club. It is one of those groups
which is always bustling with
activity, always on the go with
some new project.
The Servdice Club has no
cathchy name to call to mind its
many good deeds, no inspiring
motto to represent its ideals.
the selection of Sharon for these
two honors is that she is a ty
pical student. She is well-known
and weil-Mked by students. She
likes ito watch sports. In doing
so, she shows the qualities of a
Good Sports Club member.
Although she was Secretary
of the Senior Class during the
firsit semester, she managed
to stay on tfii© Honor RoU. She j The dub needs no motto-its
intends to continue tihis practice name tolls its purpose. To serve
while she serves as Vice-Pres-
ident of the National Honor So
ciety.
Sharon works every afteomoon
after school and on Saturdays in
the office of Low’s, Inc. She
plans to work there through this
summer and in the Hall attend
Hardbargers Business College.
Even though Sharon does feel
insignificant in the life of
RMSH, it is students like her
that help to make our school
complished very much during one of the best.
ce Johnnie Joyner, the caped
usader, hugged' the referee
a good call and lhad to be
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the school and community well
is its rt)jective, andl to that end
the club’s members whole
heartedly devote their efforts.
The Service Club’s president
is probably one of the busiest
people at Senior High. It is
he who supervises aU the cluib’s
activities land keeps it headed
toward its goals. In this. Presi
dent Johnny Gower ably led the
club during 1966. To continue in
ithe tradition, the club has re
cently elected a new slate of
O'fficers. They are: Jim Bren
nan, President,; Mark Fafalios,
Vice-President; Bnendia Thomp
son, Recording Secretary;
Betsy Mann, Corresponding Sec
retary; and Steve Bunn, Treas
urer.
Service is a year-round pro-
hedir jobs.
What has happened to male
rheerleaders? No one really
mowis for sure. Whatever tlhe
eason, boy cheerleaders have
led out and today the squad
t RMSH consists of thirteen
nembers, all girls.
The boys in ihigh school today
position with the Service C. xt.
Each Friday assembly is pre
ceded by a well-planned devo
tional given by a member of
the club. Every morning and
afternoon, before and after
school, dedicaited public ser-
vianits (also members of the Ser
vice Club) can be seen from the
windows of A hal struggling as
they try to raise and lower the
flags. Each autum the club
sponsors the Homecoming Par
ade. At Chrisitniastime club
members get together a gift of
food and clothing for a family
in need. The Service Club is
also responsible for the annual
Chnisitmas assembly program to
which the entire school looks
forward. To enhance the mean
ing of the Easter season, the
club holds a sunrise service
each year lat the Trinity Luth
eran Church the Thursday be
fore Easter. Coming up March
23 at 7:00 A. M., this is one of
the club’s most impontaint pro
jects. And at the end of the
year, a $100 scholarship is
awarded by the club to a de
serving senior.
This club certainly deserves
our support. By attending the
upcoming sunrise service on
March 23 we can show our ap
preciation for their efforts to
enrich our school year.
team or who won the last
tennis match. It is great to
have so much enthusiasm for
football and basketball, but the
boys who are playing spring
sports would also like to know
that the school is beliind them.
Thesie boys work just as hard
as boys playing the fall sports
and they deserve our support.
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ROTARY COUPLE OF THE MONTH-Sharon James and Jim
Middleton—combination of many superior qualities.
_Kiuig' Hcnooi spirii.
In years past school spirit
r spring sports has been
Iking. The track, golf, tennis
d baseball teams have few
porters. During football and
■sketball seasons, spirit is
mparatively strong. There are
the number of members com
posing tho team and prevents
a wide seelction from which
our coaches may dioose the
best team. Thus it lessens our
chances of boing the very best
possible.
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