The Flashlight has
served as the memory book for Abilene High School students for over 94
years. Originally the book was called a memory book and functioned
without a name for almost a dozen years. Begun in 1926, The Abilene High
school newspaper was the Morning Glory in its early days and was printed
as a part of the Abilene Reporter News each month. A group of student
leaders decided the newspaper and the yearbook needed new names so they
set about researching new inventions from a World's Fair. The students
decided to change the name of the yearbook to the Flashlight so the "the
truth and honor of all who entered the hallowed halls of Abilene High
would shine forth for all the world to see." They chose the name, The
Battery, for the newspaper since it took batteries to make the
flashlight work! It was at that time, the newspaper began to publish
separately from the local paper.
The yearbook is published once a school
year, over a 12 month time period. Delivery of the book is generally
scheduled the last week of the school year.
The student newspaper, The
Battery, is
published three times each semester.