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THE
HEXAGON
SEPTEMBER, 197#
THE HEXAGON STAFF
1974 - 75
Published monthly by the Journalism Class
Elbert County High School
J. Paul Abernathy, Principal
E-lberton, Georgia
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Co-Editors Jan Thomason, Leroy White
News Editor. Julie Grimes
Feature Editor - Linda Fay Perrin
Sports Editor Rita Brown
Staff Artist Donna Willis
Exchange Editor Aundra Bolton
Star News Editor Jeann-ie White
Reporters — Holly Adams 1 , Nancy Dove, Nancy Dubose, Rox
anne Knight, Brian Lunsford, Julie Mann, Debbie Mc
Donald, Kim Phelps, Bucky Plyler
Business Editor Mr. Mac Thornton
Advertising Manager Vicki Fowler
Sales Manager Libby Higginbotham, Joe Montgomery, Jeff
Stratton
Billing Chairman Debbie Haynes
Advisor Mrs. K. Root
Editor’s Comment
*Whait is a high school stu
dent? You don’t know? O.K.,
let’s make up a definition. A
high school student is one in
the latter part of hi® secondary
education. He is or should be
a responsible, sensible, respect
ful and mature person. If this
is the definition to be accepted,
why then, are there so few high
school students in this high
school?
Whiah I’m saying is that if
we are high school students,
Why don’t we live up to what is
expected of us? As I walk
around our school campus and
into the lavatory, I see that we
are not mature, we are not re
sponsible young people and
most of all. we do not respect
the rights of others.
We are the future leaders of
this community, this state and
this nation. We should start
acting the role of responsible
young citizens. Let’s show ev
eryone we have school spirit.
Let’s pick up some litter, let’s
protect the school property and
let’s respect the right® and opin
ions of others.
New Faculty Found
BY JULIE GRIMES
The Elbert County High
School has thirteen new addi
tions to (Sts faculty for the
1974-75 school year.
In the Language Department,
•the new teachers, and the class
es they teach include: Rita De-
Pedro, English II and Spanish
I, II, III; Peggiy Tapscott, Eng
lish II; Ann. Eckler, English
HI; Felice Wittner, Drama;
and Katrena Root, English II
and III and Journalism.
The History Department has
two new additions. These are
Leslie Gray, American History;
and Richey Eckler, World His
tory.
Tom Tapscott is the band di
rector.
Larry Dunn teaches General
and Business Math and Algebra
II. : •
Teaching Biology ie Buddy
Roberts, a former ECHS stu
dent.
Ann Atkinson teaches Office
Machine®, Bookkeeping, VOT,
and Typing I.
Marks Russell holds the EMR
classes.
In the Library this year is
Lucille Wells.
Education: Valuable
Stay in school! These are
the words encouraged by all
, teachers. ! As the years go by,
your education becomes more
and more important to you.
September means the opening
of another school year at ECHS.
But how many will start and
never finish?
Unfortunately, the answer is
too many.
The quitter gives many rea
sons for leaving school, reasons
that range from ill health and
poor grades to quarrels with
a teacher, 'gang pressure, per
sonal discouragement, and poor
sportsmanship. Sometimes., the
quitter doesn’t know why he
drops out, He simply doe® be
cause it’s the easy way to go,
.which js hardly a reason at all.
None of these are good rea
sons. A diploma recognized by
business, industry, and govern
ment agencies will get you into
many doors to employment.
School gives people a chance
to grow —- mentally, socially,
and. physically. It also gives
you • an opportunity to make
new friends and to keep the
old ones.
Think about it. . Stay in
school. Don’t be a quitter!
We . . . They
Heard these questions lately?
“Why do they have the halls
so jammed with students?”
“Why can’t they keep study
hall les® noisy?”
“Why can’t they make our
school better?”
“Why don’t they have a more
interesting gym class?”
“Why can’t they give differ
ent extra-curricular activities?”
“Why do they keep the lava
tory in such a mess?”
“Why can’t they move fhe
cafeteria line faster?”
Why . . . why .... wlhy . . .
But note that they get pll
the blame. They are responsi
ble for every fault.
Who are they?
We ere!
And only when each of u®
becomes involved with the prob
lems will the problems be solv
ed.
They can do very little with
out our cooperation.
We can!
Let’s Help Me
Got a problem? Let’s talk
about it. It will help you.
No problem? Let’® talk
about that, too. It will help
me.
MESSAGE FROM
THE PRINCIPAL
The other day I overheard
one student tell another how
hard it was to believe that he
was at last a senior. Another
student told me the first week
of school that he was now a
senior and he didn’t plan to get
into any trouble that might in
terfere with hi® graduating.
I’m sure you have heard similar
expressions from those with
whom you come in: contact. To
many of our young men and
women the steps in life seem to
come so laboriously slowly and
when a new plateau is finally
reached, it seems to have taken
forever. We members of the
faculty can remember when it
seemed the same to us.
However, there is another
impression that one gets as he
or she grow® older. With each
passing year the waiting gets
less as the pace get® progres
sively faster. For some unex
plainable reason time seems
to pas® more and more quickly.
Many of us on the other side
of the generation gap frequently
find ourselves asking in a dizzy
daze where the year got fo.
Hardly before we have recover
ed from Halloween, Thanksgiv
ing i® past and Christmas is
around the corner. To u®—if
not to the students as well—
the end of the year is not so far
away that we can worry about
it later. It is really much clos
er than you think. By the
time you read this, deficiency
slips for the first grading per
iod will be going out. Report
cards are then just a few short
weeks away.
The challenge that you and
I have in the face of these ob
servation® is to work hard to
day, but keep one eye trained
on the future. Be conscious of
the fact that everything you do
now will build either bridges or
barriers to your tomorrows. Re
solve now to do wihat must be
done to meet your goals for the
year. Don’t procrastinate, don’t
delay, don’t be satisfied with
anything less than success.
Then when tomorrow comes you
can look back with pride at a
job well done.
Best wishes to all of you
for a most pleasant and reward
ing year.
Class Elections Held
BY NANCY DUBOSE
Class election® for the Sopho
more, Junior and Senior classes
were held Monday, September
23, 1974. Each class reported
to a designated area, where
each candidate presented his
speech. After the speeches
were over, each class reported
hack to homeroom to vote.
After counting the ballots the
following were elected: Senior
Class — p(resid|ent, Crystal
Brown; vice president, Patricia
Grififeth; secretary, Aundra Bol
ton; reporter, Leroy White; and
treasurer, Susan Deane.
Junior Class — President,
Roxanne Knight; Vice-presi
dent, Sally Ardister; Secretary,
Holly Adams; Reporter, Kay
Graves; and Treasurer, Kathy
Ethridge.
Sophomore Class — Presi
dent, Sheila Grimes; Vice-pres
ident; Bonnie Kay; Secretary,
Marcia Bond; Reporter, Nata
sha Shifflette; and Treasurer,
Glenda Allen.-
NEWSPAPER WEEK
OCTOBER 6 TO 12
The independence of newspa
pers make up the first line of
defense againjst encroachment
on the riglht of the people fco
know.
Through centuries of history,
"people have learned that liberty
is never entirely secure against
violations. Even in a democracy
such as ours there is the ever
present threat of “managed
news,” the effort® to transact
public business in secrecy, the
controlled press conference and
endless other devices to hide
•tJBe truth.
Today, as in the past, news
papers defend your liberty.
English Students’
Twenty-Third Psalm
English is my weakness
I shall not pass;
It maketh me to stay home
nights
And be absent from the show.
It leadeth me into room 6
For Mr. Hanna’s sake
Yea, though I walk thru the
corridor from his class
I shall not be happy;
The adverbs and adjectives,
they torment me.
He shall prepare a place for me
in the corner,
And he shall annoint my head
with a dunce cap.
Miy head, it is empty,
Surely D’s and E’s shall follow
me all the days of my life,
and
I shall dwell in Mr. Hanna’®
class forever.
—Copied
Hexagon Policies Are:
(1) To exercise freely the
first amendment of the U. S.
Constitution.
(2) Not to provide an outlet
for gossip.
(3) To publicize individual
accomplishments in all areas.
(4) To publish accurate,
truthful news.
(5) To educate the communi
ty in the work of the school.
(6) To create and express
school opinion.
(7) To- publicize school
achievement®.
(8) To reflect the spirit of
the school.
(9 ) To act as a mean of uni
fying the school.
(10) To-promote understand
ing of ether schools.
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