Fluvanna County High School - Fluvannual Yearbook (Carysbrook, VA)

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Fluvannual Staff Front Row, Left to Right: Hazel Bell .... Mary Loving Bell . Linda Lee Johnson Jeanne Thomas . . Hilda Hensley . . Mamie Rae Pearce Robert Bland . . . Jimmy Perkins . . . . Sports Editor . . Assistant Editor . .Editor-in-Chief . . . Art Editor . . Photo Editor Second Row, Left to Right: . . . .... Sports Editor . . . ..... Photo Editor Bobby Gianniny . . . Roy Loving . . . Mrs. Virginia J. S Absent: I Louise Kent 1' . . nead . .. .Advertising Nlanager . . Business Manager . . . Sports Editor . . . . Advisor Subscription Manager

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JEAN ARDEN THOMAS Jeanne Loving, idle, wild, and young, S.C.A. I - 3, Newspaper I - 4 4-H I - 4, President 2, All Star Dramatic I - 4, Thespain Piano I - 3, Band I, 3, 4 League Play Minstrel I - 4 Art Editor of Annual I laugh'd and danc'd and talk'd and sung RUTH ANNE TALLEY Magnificent specimen of human happiness Sub-Deb I, 3, 4, Junior Garden 3 Newspaper 3, 4 Library 4, President, S.C.A. 4 RUTH ROIAND TOWNSEND Fortune helps the brave F.H.A. I - 4 4-H I-2 Glee Club I - 3 Library 3, 4 VIRGINIA JANE WILLIAMS To love the game above the prize F.H.A. I - 4 Basketball 2 - 4 Minstrel 3, 4 4-H I IRVIN S. WOOD Boys' Social I F.F.A. 2 - 4, Monogram I - 4 School safety traffic director Stage Technician Senior Play Football ,I - 4, Baseball 2 - 4 Basketball I - 4 90 The truth is always the strongest argument Wm

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Senior Class History We, the Senior Classof 1953 have finally reached our goal--the top of the ladder in our school years at F.C.l'l.S. The going wasn't easy, neither was it unpleasant. Let us tell you of the years that make up the steps in our ladder of success at Fluvanna. Our class was the first to receive the privilege of Fluvanna's new five year high school system and although many grumbled about an extra year to go to school, few would trade these five wonderful years for anything else in the world. We started our career at Fluvanna on September 12, 1948 as the first eighth grade class. Our fifty greenhorns were under the supervision of Mrs. Josephine Snead and Miss Lillian Holland. Class officers for the eighth grade were: President: Hamilton Creasy Vice-Pres: Bobby Gianniny , Secretary: Catherine Marks Reporter: Linda Lee Johnson Abig thrill came to the eighth graders when we won the magazine contest and the class prize--a big box of Hershey bars. Miss Holland's homeroom collected the most money. Under Mrs. Josephine Snead's leadership the eighth graders published their newspaper, Twix 'N' Tween , every two weeks. Not allowed to participate in sports that year, the eighth graders had regular physical education and health lecture classes each day. As freshmen our class of forty-eight education enthusiasts were under the leadership of Mrs. Barbara Lacy and Mrs. Eleanor Talley. During this year we no longer felt as if we were mice in a cage being experimented with for we had passed our experimental stage--the eighth grade was over. Our class officers elected at the beginning of the freshmen year were: President: Mary Lou Bell Vice-Pres: Catherine Marks Secretary: Anne Talley Treasurer: Roy Loving Reporter: Jimmy Lee Several of our boys made the football and the basketball teams. A Mildred Patterson won the Magazine Contest sponsored by the athletic association. Several of our class members won prizes at the county fair. By the sophomore year, we had dwindled to 36. Miss Phyllis Mann and Mr. John Johnson supported us in all our undertakings. Under their leadership we really began to show the school what we could do. Our boys starred in football, baseball, and basketball: several of our girls played basketball on the varsity girls' team. Jean Thomas made the league play cast. Hazel Bell and Linda Lee Johnson both won a first year's credit in music. ' Linda Lee Johnson was chosen asa 4-H Club All-Star during the annual summer short course at Blacks- burg. Every club saw our group represented in member or officers. We fumished officers for Boys' Social, F.F.A. , and 4-H Club and members for the F.F.A. forestry team, Jimmy Perkins was secretary for the S.C.A. The boys stole the show our sophomore year by electing an all-boy slate of officers: President: Roy Loving Vice-Pres: Jimmy Perkins Secy-Tres: Bobby Gianniny Reporter: Jerry Jones -22-