Albany High School - Thronateeska Yearbook (Albany, GA)

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Mimi Henry and Frances Heidt--Homecoming 1971 Dana Archer and Ben Williams--Homecoming 1972 1981-82 Homecoming Queen Jennifer Keel Mary Hudson, former AHS math teacher and counselor Homecoming 1972 1978 Creative Chief Festival -Nancy Garrison, Mary Alice Allen Smith, Helen Gaiter, Mary Franklin, Frances Feagin, Christine Wilson Clubs are an important part of the extra-curricular program at AHS. History 26

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Region 1-AAA Basketball Champions--1971-72 Pep Rally-1978-79 Elaine Hardy. First Miss Thronateeska. 1975 m hen the Albany High School building on North Jefferson became inadequate for its large number of students, plans were made for a new building to be erected at 801 Residence Avenue. When this building was completed in 1954, the seventh and eighth grades were moved from the original junior high building on Society Street to the old high school building on North Jefferson Street, which became Albany Junior High. The original junior high building on Society Avenue became McIntosh Elementary School, as the old McIntosh Elementary School building had been torn down. This building which had been torn down was the original Albany High School built in 1908. After four years, all of the seventh grades were moved back to what had been the first junior high building, which now became McIntosh Junior High. The first principal of this school was Lonnie Holloway. Previous to the 1960’s, the schools in Albany were segregated. Albany High School was integrated during the 1964-1965 school year. Six black girls joined the senior class in the fall of 1964. History 25

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Marianne Sraithwicke, Karen Wolfe, Francis Toole, Donna Woodward, Karen Fenton, Donna Tucker -1981-82 I n 1965, night school classes were begun at Albany High for students who had previously dropped out of school. It was possible for a student to receive a diploma through the night school program. These night classes continued at Albany High until 1981. When Mr. McNabb became the full-time Director of High Schools in 1970, he was replaced by Mr. Carl Graydon Pierce as principal of Albany High School. Mr. Pierce had begun his career in the Dougherty County School System as DCT and industrial arts teacher at Albany High School in 1946. When Albany High moved to Residence Avenue, Mr. Pierce branched out into the field of counseling. He later served Albany High School as assistant principal and executive assistant principal before becoming principal. In 1972, Mr. Pierce left Albany High to become Administrative Assistant in charge of Secondary Education. A few years later his title was changed to Assistant Superintendent in charge of Secondary Education. Mr. Pierce continued in this position until his retirement in 1981. Seniors from the Class of 1983