Vaiden Whitley High School - Shield Yearbook (Wendell, NC)

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HOMECOMING COURT: Paulette Perscell, Barry Perry, Sally Freeman, Glenn Cousins, Vicki Chamblee, Wayne Hildebrand, Donna Hicks, Rhett Hunt, Jan Snipes, John Narron, Glenda Watkins, Otis Price, Jennifer Wellons, Harold Broadwell, Beth Todd, Roy Whitehead, Debra Privette, Steve Edwards, Bobbie Bennett, Warren Henderson, Connie Nowell, Randy Greene, Melba Strickland, David Henderson, Paulette Wilder, Jeff Harris. Crowning of queen Irignligms Homecoming. I 1 Marching Warriors stand erectly prior to their pre¬ sentation of memorable half time show. The float, a strikingly beautiful product of senior planning and effort, bears last year’s lovely Queen Pam Williams, flanked by adorable mascots. 16

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I . .. M Children sober their public with the woeful tale, Attractive faculty members, Mrs. Gray and Miss Thomas, model colorful show costumes. Throngs of spectators packed the school auditorium in May, 1969, to enjoy the most spirited happening of the year, the popular Variety Show. The four-night run, one night more than last year, drew an estimated fourteen hundred people. In an Aquarius setting, intensified by abstract lighting, Landon Wilder emceed a masterful display of student and faculty talent. The audience was charmed by the Thirteenth Dimension’s vocal blends, the spriglitly dancers’ soft-shoe jazz, the bhthe comedians’ Crazy Guggenheim acts, the bubble gum and soul singers’ melodious trills, and the Marijuana Brass’ throbbing beats. The Music Depart¬ ment’s two-hour spectacular entertained young and old ahke. enifiralls audience for four evenings. Senior Andrew Broadie reveals his phenomenal talent a.s he soul fully sings “Poke Salad Annie.” Talented Linda O’Neal captivates audience with resonant sounds of “Baby, 1 Like What You’re Doing to Me.” 15

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Wavering between laughter and tears, 1969 Homecoming Queen Jan Snipes poses for her admiring public. Clutching a single red rose, Senior Beth Todd radiantly personifies the ideal Maid of Honor. A Miglity Warrior charges through the V.W. hoop to meet the threaten¬ ing Falcons. Neither the chilling winds nor the one-touchdown loss to Fuquay dampened the spirits of returning alumni or Wliitley students who gathered on Friday evening, October 31, for the fourth annual Home¬ coming festivities. Enveloped in an atmosphere of e.xpectancy, the half time activities featured the Marching Warriors, who deftly executed intricate drills to the tempo of popular tunes, while the Majorettes expertly twirled fiery batons and sparklmg convertibles which bore the attractive young ladies of the Homecoming Court and their escorts. Climaxing the memorable events was the crowning of radiant Jan Snipes, Miss Vaiden Whitley of 1969. With an armful of red roses, she regally departed on the artis¬ tically designed blue and white senior float. 17