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

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CUSS HISTORY “MEMORIES” In the month of September in the year of our Lord 1950, we , the class of 1955 entered the great Fluvanna County High School , looking like nothing so much as a group of raw recruits about to enter into the service of their country. To the tune of Rock-a -by-Baby the upper classmen , ably assist- ed by our sponsors, Mrs. Josephine Snead , Mr s . Anne Whitcomb and Miss Lillian Holland, soon had us labeled and pigeon-holed in the cor- rect niches . Our new subjects proved novelties. We sampled in succession: band , shop, home economics , and art to determine which one suited us best . To the chagrin of the eighth grade girls, tradition was broken and the eighth grade boys sang in the minstrel. As F r eshmen in ’ 51 , we tr uly became participants in the school’s activities. The rest of the upper classmen tried to tell us we were “Too Young ,“ but we knew better . We were on our way conducted by Mr. W. R. Brantley and Mr. R. A. Chermside. As Sophomores, we could be compared to the middle man of the family for we were too old to be in the nursery and too young to dine with the adults. We had our moments of greatness in the F. H. A., F. F. A., band, glee club, minstrel, and League play. Mr. Byron Olson and Mr. Charles Costello were our sponsors dur- ing which time we sang “I’ll Get By.” Our J unior year “Clancey Lowered the Boom” in as much as we had a finger in every pie. Each club in school had an officer from the Junior class. Also state and district organizations had members of this class as officers. In the list of our outstanding accomplishments are: First Homecoming Queen Leading roles in League Play Cheerleaders Participation in minstrel Christmas television show for assembly Football, basketball, and baseball stars Our dynamic inspirers were Miss Phyllis Mann and Mrs. Mary Mobley, our sponsors. Then at last we were Seniors with the finishing touches applied by our sponsors , Mrs . Virginia Snead and Mrs. Virginia Gooch, as our high school experiences were drawing to a close. The slate of class officers which was elected included: President - Nancy Snoddy Vice President - Winifred Perkins Secretary - Charles Greer Treasurer - Beau Bercaw Reporter - Harold Thompson First on the agenda for the year was setting up the Annual Staff and settling it down to work. Then the Seniors program for American Education Week was plan- ned and given. Jane Proffitt, the senior who was selected Homecoming Queen, was crowned at the evening dance. The Curious Savage, our Senior Play, will leave haunting memories in our hearts entangled with dreams and ideals. We danced our way through the colorful pageantry of the Senior Prom . We passed swiftly through final exams, rehearsals, and class-day exercises until we came to the march down the aisle for the curtain per- formance of our high school days. We leave Fluvanna County High School with a song on our lips: “Stand Fluvanna down the field Never say die .’’

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SENIORS ROBERT VELLE “Enjoy yourself’’ Basketball 1-4; Football 3-4 Band 1-4, President 4 Minstrel 1-4, End Man 3-4 Quartet 2-4; League Play 3 Dramatic Club 1 -3; Thespian 3-4 F, F. A. 1 , 3, 4 ROBERT WILLIAMS I’ll walk alone” S. C. A. President 4 S. C. A. Vice Pres. 3, Treasurer 2 Football 1-4, Baseball 1-4 Basketball Manager 1-4 Senior Play; Annual Sports Editor Dramatic Club 1-4, Pres. 2 Thespian Society 1-4 League Play 1-2; Minstrel 1-4 NORMAN WILKINSON “His movements are graceful, all the girls he does please’’ Baseball 1 -4 F ootball 1-3 Basketball 3-4 F. F. A. 1-4, Treasurer 4 K. V. G. 1 -4; Band 4 Annual Staff; Dramatic Club 4

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i r r warn s AIUAL STAFF Peggy McNeal Editor-in-Chief Bert Osborne Assistant Editor Joanne Snead Sports Editor Bobbie Williams Sports Editor Bettie McGuinn Art Editor Norman Wilkinson . Photography Editor Mrs. Virginia J. S Jane Proffitt Typist Bobby Pippin . . . Circulation Manager Nancy Snoddy .... Business Manager Winifred Perkins. . Business Manager Henry Keck Art Editor Mrs. Virginia W. Gooch .... Advisor ad . . Advisor “Up in the morning out on the job work like the devil for my pay”