Fort Ashby High School - Fortress Yearbook (Fort Ashby, WV)

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Yeah gang! ... This is it! But let's not forget perhaps the most important part of their growing up... Mom and Dad. I wonder how they must feel now. Oh! They're proud all right ... That's my kid up there! and all that stuff. But I know that they feel much more. I am a kind of a parent myself. There is a certain mixed feeling of emptiness, sadness, joy, and pride left behind each graduating class that haunts the halls of F.A.H.S. Parents must experience a similar feeling as they realize that their child has become a young adult, fresh and determined to go out and conquer the world. The class of 1970 has grown up. They have asked me to extend their appreciation to all who have helped them throughout the past twelve years. To the Mothers and Fathers of the world, may I lend a bit of reassurance ... They will always be, if only in fond memory, your spoiled little brats with skinned knees, chocolate faces, and muddy feet. Well, friends, you must go now. Once again I must remain behind. There is nothing more I can do for you. The future is in your hands, I only hope that you might take me with you in your hearts and minds wherever you may go in life. Someone once said, No matter how far or how fast you go, remember the beginning was here! Just remember that I'll always be here if you ever need me. Go on now ... Git! I sure hope that you are ready for a lot of action, world, because the Seniors of 1970 are about to turn you upside down!! They are young, fresh, determined, and enthusiastic. They deserve the best, so be good to them. Please... ; These days are gone, but not FORGOTTEN,

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In Memory Of The Past Twelve Years... I am the FORTRESS, Throughout the years I have captured on my pages all the trials and tribulations of yesterday. Today, as my friends, the Seniors of 1970, anxiously await their graduation when they will leave me in search of tomorrow, I find myself recalling those awkward years they spent growing up. In September, 1958, they experienced school life for the first'time. On that day, all were a bit shy except two little boys who found certain pleasure in being the first to get the seats of their pants warmed. Now, of course, they are sophisticated men and women of the world, but I can still see them as skinny, knock-kneed, elephant-eared, darling little brats! In those days, they knew nothing of the ugliness that exists in the modern world. The walls around their sheltered little worlds would crumble with the mere mention of skinned knees, measles, black eyes, tests, or the health nurse. They found joy in simple things like daily baseball games and fighting over whose team cheated the most. They might not have hit many homeruns, but they sure could break those windows! Then they grew up ... all the way to Junior High School! They were much too old then for such childish things as book satchels, lunch boxes, snow boots, and hair barrettes, But even so, they still had their major catastrophes to contend with such as Phys. Ed. class, tardy marks, science projects, pop quizzes, initiations, and lost basketball games. There were small scale wars such as girl vs. girl over boy, boy vs. coach over girl, or the adminis- tration vs, the student body over menus, short skirts, long hair, candy wrap- pers, and pop bottles! Although these years were tormented by frustrations, they provided many good times and first experiences so characteristic of the nature of youth. There were class trips, State Tournaments, first date jitters, class plays, chemistry class(!), friendly faculty members, first loves, class rings, Proms, their yearbook, and last but not least, their graduation ... David, Sherry, Debbie, Sandra, and Debby. Eddie, Valerie, Mike, Kenny, Steve W., Melvin, and Alan.

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Service Staff KITCHEN HELP Roy Rizer, Larry Parsons, Mike Wotring, and Roy Weaver .™ COOKS Mrs. Edith Thompson Mrs. Esther Evans Ee wa ue, a AT ee a |). ee a a eB et ee ee eae — CUSTODIAN Mr. William Shook BUS DRIVERS Mr. Whitacre, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Umstot, Mr. Anderson. Mr. Bowers, Mr. Raines, Mr. Hayes, and Mr. Barnes.