Pell City High School - Pelmel Yearbook (Pell City, AL)

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Caro Now. . .1981 Of the many memorable events during her year, Carole Birchfield remembers receiving her class ring on New Year's Eve. Mary Ann Dimick Then. . .1961 'Q Now.. .1981 me I B' hf'l e 'rc 'ed David Bryant remembers attending P.C.H.S. when it was a 1 new school, carrying lunch from home wrapped in a newspa- per, and school bus drivers being mostly students who were paid 812.00 a month. uvI ' Then. . .1960 As Mary Ann Dimick looks back on her senior year, she remembers the Honor Society trip to Nashville and awards received for Miss Band and Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow. Also bobby sox, full skirts and petticoats, a winning football team, and friends are a part of her memo- ries. David Bryant Then . . . 1939 W. Now. . . 1981 Leon Harris Leon Harris recalls near disaster when he almost lost his gym shorts during a basketball game. Having left his own gym shorts at home, he bor- rowed a pair much too large and pin- ned them on. Unfortunately that didn't work, but luckily he caught them before they fell down, M1430 23

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etgazl 'Q Judi Belter remembers three hundred of her classmates packed in the hall in front of the office after graduation rehearsal singing the Alma Mater and crying and hugging. Linda Raughton . ff' Then...1968 Now...1981 Amelia Williamson Then...195O V Now...1981 Many events were of importance to Amelia Williamson during her senior year. Some of the highlights were being cheerleader, the class trip to New Orleans, winning first place in State Talent Contest, the Prom, and working on the Spotlight. Some of Judith Cof- fey's best memories of her senior year include some extra- curricular activities. Concerts and produc- tions of plays such as Oklahoma, The Music Man, and Life with Father were some ofthe highlights. Foremost in Linda Flaughton's mind as she looked back on her senior year in high school are mini skirts, hippies, cancellation of their senior trip, Vietnam War, and, best of all, her accept- ance to Auburn Uni- versity. Margaret Scott Margaret Scott remembers being a cheerleader and hav- ing an appendectomy. As a show of concern, the football players carried her up and down the stairs to boost her morale. Now. . .1981 Judith Coffey Then. . .1964 Now. . .1981 xwf mtv Then. . . 1949

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Martha Weeks Memories of wartime are evident as Martha Weeks recalls our senior class decreased as boys enlisted in the service. The highlight of her senior f year was being chosen salutatorian. Then...1943 Now...1981 Mu550 Dennis Diffee Then...1966 Now...1981 Sports and music stand out most in Dennis Diffee's memories of his senior year. He recalls a 1-9 football season and also winning first place in the Greatest Band Contest in New Orleans. Ronny White Being selected as a candidate for Mr. Pelmel is a memorable event for Ronny White. He also remembers when half the band got blasted after the State Band Contest. l Then...1973 Now...1981