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The Smoke Signal art
contestants v/ith winning
entries are as follows:
David Trogden,first place;
Linda Story, second place;
and Sandra Cranford, third
place* There were many
talented entries. Every
student who entered showed
a surprising amount cf
artistic ability . The
colors used in many of
the pictures were well
mixed and the shading dra
matic, Each drawing pos
sessed its o\m individual
characteristics. The staff
of the Smoke Signal is
sorry that everyone could
not be a winner*. Honorable
mentions are awarded to
the following: Frances
Morris, Carol Gray, and
Debby Hodge.
COLLEGE BOARDS
The scores on the Scho
lastic Aptitude Test taken
by the Juniors and Seniors
on December 7, 1963 have
been returned. Some of
the highest scores made
were as follows:
Seniors—1257, 1177, 1120,
and 103*+, Juniors— 1232,
1110, 1079, and 101»+.
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Mr, Holcomb’s sociology class made a recent survey
on the causes of drop-outs in this high school. The
class inembers were interested to note that during the
first year at West Montgomery there were twenty-five
boys and twenty-three girls, for a total of forty-nine
to drop out. In the next school year of 1962-1963, the
drop-outs included twenty-four boys and nineteen girls,
for a lower total of forty-three. This year already
there have been seventeen bo^rs and eleven girls, for a
total of twenty-eight, to drop out.
They found that one of
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A King- and Queen of
Hearts of West Montgomery
will be crowned tonight
during the Monogram Club-
SDonsored Valentine Dance.
The list of candidates has
been narrowed dovm by the
Monogram Club members to
the following finalists:
Seniors, Marie Thomoson,
Elizabeth Armstrong,
Charles Crouch, Gene
Pridgen; Juniors, Jane
Boatwright, Linda Beaman,
Benjy Buie, V, C. Bruton,
Sophomores, Susan Rankin,
Dathy Nichols, Max Karris,
I-ike Moore; Freshmen,
Dawn Parnell, Shel?*a Hay
wood, A1 McAulay, Bobby
Kearns.
the chief reasons for drop
outs uas economical be
cause they felt they didn’t
have the . right Rind of
clothing and any loose
change in their pockets.
The second leading reason
for droo-outs was because
of low grades and teachers.
The class found in most
cases the teachers did not
like to teach, and they
fell that teachers should
be more understanding and
spend more time with the
individual. The third
reason for drop-outs was
lack of interest and lazi
ness. The school and the
teachers should work to
gether and try to motivate
them. They feel that it is
the responsibility of the
school and each individual
to try to prevent these
students form dronping out.
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