Amherst County High School - Amethyst Yearbook (Amherst, VA)

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Faculty and Administration

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There are many occurrences in the athletic- program during the school year at Amherst County High. Go! Fight! Win! is the cry heard in the gymnasium by the cheerleaders and fans in leading the Lancers to a victory. There is also the ri alry which becomes keener and keener as each team tries ' aliantly to win. After school has been dismissed at the end of a long day, one could witness the many prac- tice sessions of the ' arious teams in their pursuit of perfection. All of these and man ’ more breathtaking moments lend an air of e.xcitement and into.xication to the athletic- scenes at Amherst County High. Donnie Wood (no. 22) scrambles for a rebound against two Rustburg players. 12

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Standing: Mr. Presley Thornton, Mr. Tylor Fulcher. Seated: Mr. Calvin Irvin, Mr. Herbert Camden, Mrs. Bess Shrader, Chairman, Mr. Jack F. Thomas, Vice-Chairman. Board of Education Our Board of Education, under the leader- ship and guidance of its chairman, Mrs. Bess W. Shrader, has a busy and duty-filled schedule. Mrs. Shrader is the only woman who has been appointed to the Commission on Public Education created by the Virginia General As- sembly. She received the appointment from Governor Almond. We are indeed appreciative and fortunate to have such a group of outstand- ing citizens at the head of this body. They improve and maintain our schools, thereby, pro- viding us with the education and knowledge we need throughout our lives. Indeed these individuals contribute greatly to the effectiveness and success of education in our country. We are ineed grateful for the service rendered by these people. MRS. BESS W. SHRADER Chairman 14