THE BLACKBIRD
Friday, September 15, 1967
Iclory Bell, Flag Symbolize
bhool Spirit At Senior High
( ’^ew students in our school
L lize that RMSH is fortunate
. ugh to have both a victory
Ml and victory flag. These
* '8, in the past few years,
; ome a vital part of life at
ew Math Method
sed At Sr. High
: \ new arrangement of mat-
natics courses is being of-
^3d at Senior High this year,
s S course includes all areas
f the “traditional and so-call-
^ modern math.” For two
^'U's a day first semester,
■ ;nty-seven seniors contem-
I te intergrated advanced al-
r jra and trigonometry. As a
i ult, these students will be
. ll-prepared to continue the
I u*se second semfester, when
will be studying analytic
/^metry and calculus.
Jr. Abernathy feels that this
j V arrangement should
rengthening the math in all
jias throughout our school,”
- ause students looking for-
rd to taking this course will
; dy harder in Algebra I and
I
) Chis course is also designed to
cuse the student to know the
iluence of calculus and the
; ffect that it has had in the
; velopment of all areas of
. r culture and the western
• jy of life.”
Rocky Mount Senior High
School.
In 1958, Coach Bill Lundy,
returned from Greensboro, with
a new and unique idea of hav
ing a victory flag. The follow
ing year, Mrs. W. M. Daught-
ridge of Daughtridge Paint and
Wallpaper Company, made the
first victory flag. Several years
later during the exciteftient of
the sports year, this flag was
misplaced and never found.
This really was a blessing in
disguise for at the same time,
the mighty Blackbirds were
in the midst of winning, their
third state championship. Rocky
Mount Senior High acquired a
new flag at this time. The flag
says N. C. 4A, Triple State
Champ, 1962-63, Rocky Mount,
North Carolina. After each vic
tory at RMSH, this flag is
raised and remains there until
the next game. If the Black
birds win, the flag stays up
but if they lose, it comes
down until the next victory.
Many times at bonfires, pep
rallies, and ballgames the toll
ing of the victory bell can be
heard above the cheering. This
bell is the more rece^nt addition
to our school. It was donated
by the Southeastern Advertis
ing Company in 1964. The vic
tory bell is heard most fre
quently after the Blackbirds
emerge as victors from a
game.
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THE 1967-68 VARSITY CHEERLEADERS for
this year are: (FRONT ROW) Lynne Jef
ferson, co-head: and Penny Hic^, head;
(SECOND ROW) Nita Smith, Martha Ar
rington, Fran Warren, and Sherry Harper;
(THIRD ROW) Debbie Skinner, Susan Grav-
ley, Judy Gatling, Woody Bobbitt, and Lee
Hudson.
Practice Makes Perfect As New Varsity
Cheerleaders Open 67-68 Football Season
By attending the football
game last Friday night, one
would certainly have to agree
that the varsity cheerleaders
for the 1967-68 season gave a
spectacular first impression.
Although the Birds lost the
game, these bouncy, bundles of
energy led the students in cheers
up to tlic"Wfy" iSSt seconds of
the game.
Of course, practice makes
perfect, and these girls have
really practiced. It was not
only the football players who
worked this past August, but
also the cheerleaders. If one
happened to visit the school
about this time, he would have
found the squad hard at work
learning new and unique rou
tines for the upcoming sports
year.
As a reward for their work,
they took off for a week at
Morehead Beach. Accompanied
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by many friends, both old and
new cheerleaders enjoyed the
swimming and funning during
this vacation. Chaperones for
the trip were Mrs. Thomas
Hicks and Mrs. William Firth.
Soon after arriving home,
the girls were again on the go
Their destination this time was
Raleigh. Off zipped the cheer
leaders on August 23, to attend'
a workshop for cheerleaders
and student leaders in the capi
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