Appalachia High School - Accolade Yearbook (Appalachia, VA)

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or . rbx v'7 Kenneth Belcher Ronald Breeding Barbara Collier '13 Sydney Bledsoe Mo rtha Brooks CLASS HISTORY ln the sultry heat of August of l954, l55 young, eager, and inexperienced sub-freshmen entered the eighth grade. Numb with excitement and doubt, we sur- veyed that long stairway to the top. We worked like beavers, but played twice as hard. Beorning with pride and importance, we elected our first officers and spon- sors. We were exposed to an array of extracurricular activities, football, basketball, clubs, and social events. There was a slight pause, called summer, and we entered into our freshman year in l956. We were trying very hard to mature, and began thinking more seriously of our studies. We were still happy-go-lucky and some of us were real pills for our teachers but the year ended without a major disaster. The year was l957 and our title was sophomore. This was the year of our first major class event, which was the trip to Hungary Mother's Park. We spent the day swimming, boating and getting scorched, but we will never forget. Sue Carter Faye Chiles Kenneth Collier Ted Collins, Jr, Margie Cooper 'FS' A Q1 is-I Z3

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A Gail Amos Kay Barker Betty Barnett Shirley Begley Senior Officers Seated: Lucretia Givens, President, Standing, left to right: Miss Hill, Washington Trip Sponsor, Miss Smith, Senior Sponsor, Mrs, Walker, Senior Sponsor, Ted Collins, Jr., Vice-President, Mary Faye Leonard, Secretary, Joyce Snodgrass, Treasurer.

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CLASS HISTORY Then we were Juniors and the time was l958. We realized with a shock that we had only two more won- derful years of school. Our class officers were as follows: President, Carole Luntsford, Vice-President, Mary Faye Leonard, Secretary, Bobby Hartleyg Treasurer, Brenda Wolfe. The task of refining ourselves for our senior year was a difficult one. We had the responsibility of the Halloween Carnival, the Junior Play, and the prom which was the biggest event of the year. Our prom theme was Memories . lt was a night unforgettable. At the end of the year we realized more strongly than ever our need for a good education ond responsibilities. The big moment arrived in l959 when Mr. Jones addressed us as seniors. We were proud and positively radiating with dignity. Our class officers were as follows: President, Lucretia Givens, Vice-President, Ted Collins, Secretary, Joyce Snodgrass, Treasurer, Mary Faye Leonard. This was the year for the Senior Play, the prom, and the Washington Trip, Then came the moment we had all waited for-graduation, With mixed emo- tions we realized it was the beginning of a new life and the end of the wonderful story of the Class of l959. Ronald Fannon Foyle Fields Nicholas Herron Paul Hric Judy Comet, Robert Cress Patsy Gibson Larry Gibson Bill l-lumbert Janice Johnson .gyms-an 24