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

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As Juniors in Mrs. Virginia Snead's homeroom we thirty-four succeeded in becoming outstanding. Plans for our annual were made in the iunior class and the editor, Linda Lee Johnson and business manager, Bobby Gianniny were elected. Since there were only eight seniors that year, we helped them carry out many activities that otherwise would have been impossible for them to enioy. Our boys again starred in football, baseball, and basketball, our girls comprised nearly the whole varsity basketball team. During the summer, Jean Thomas was made a 4-H All Star. Jimmy Perkins was elected president of the S.C.A. Many of our girls entered the beauty contest sponsored by the F.H.A. Hazel Bell and Linda Lee Johnson won a second year's music credit, Hazel was allowed to keep the cup, however, as her practice hours had been longer. The busy iuniors elected the following officers: President: Roy Loving Vice Pres: Opal Goodman Secretary: Helen Anderson Treasurer: Linda Lee Johnson Reporter: Julia Miller AsSeniors, ourclassof thirty-three Persevering pupils under Mrs. Virginia Snead's leadership, has finally reached the top of the ladder, and the time draws near for us to go our separate ways. Our Class officers this year are: President: Jimmy Perkins Vice-Pres: Jerry Jones Secretary: Louise Kent Treasurer: Lindsay Browning Reporter: Hilda Hensley The annual staff was appointed and its members have been working diligently all year. The top honors of the year were: Bob Bland and Mary Lou Bell were elected State Officers in the Hi-Y Club. Mary Lou Bell was made 4-H All-Star. -Roy Loving was elected S.C,A. president. r The class on December l2, i953 presented the Senior Play January Thaw , a Michael Todd produc- tion. Under the able direction of Miss Viola Shields and Mrs. Eleanor Talley, the play was an unparalleled success. Many of our girls made the girls' basketball team. Hazel Bell, Virginia Williams, and Nancy Melton were on the first team: Elizabeth Cutchins and Helen Anderson made the second team, Julia Miller and Mamie Pearce were on the third team. Thisyearthe Flying Fluco's football team set a new record by winning five games and losing only three. The Senior boys support i ng the team in this achievement were Jimmy Perkins, Roy Loving, Lindsay Browning, Bobby Gianniny, Eddie McNeal, and Irvin Wood. Our days together at F.C.H.S. have been filled with golden hours of study and play. There have been disappointments, of course, but there is no bittemess for what might have been . These have been years that we shall not soon forget. Together we have had good times and have worked hard. As we go our separate ways whether it be on a battlefield in Korea, to pounding a typewriter in an office, teachingagroup of grade children, or making homes of our own, we shall always retain in our hearts our precious memories of F . C . H . S. -23-

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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-

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