Appalachian High School - Laurel Yearbook (Boone, NC)

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SENIORS Resa SMITH Junior Red Cross Council 1; Piano 1, 2, 3; Photography 4. Berry TurRNER Laure Staff 4; Glee Club 4; Ma- jorette 2, 3, 4. Dennis TEAGUE Cove Creek High School 1, 2, 3. Betty VANNOY Laurex Staff 1; Monitors Club 3; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4. Lois TOowNSEND Basketball 2; Glee Club 2; Girl Scouts 1. Hat Vannoy Football 4; Band 2, 3, 4; Glee Club eee eS es Howarp TuUGMAN String Orchestra 4; Readers Digest 2; Gym Team 4. Mary Lee Watson Glee Club 4; Majorette 2, 3, 4; Laure Staff 3, 4. DonaLp WaArMAN Post Graduate

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SENIORS Mary Frances Kiutz Home Room President 1; Student Store Club Secretary 1; Assembly 2 a. V. J. Morerz President Student Body 4; Football 2324 A a Ghab le 2) CuHar.Les Lyons Football 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3: Glee Clubs 2es3: Juanira Norris Lauret Snapshot Editor 4; Library Assistant President 2, 3, 4; Monitors Clubwles2: DonaLp McCracken Giles (ial 1h, B® 3, Zs Wim! 1, 2, 3, 4. Monitors Club 2, 3. Nexxi Norris National Honor Society 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Secretary 2, President 3, 4. Paut MILue r F.F.A. 2, 3, 4; Guns and Marksman- ship 3, 4; Monitors Club 1, 4. LAWRENCE PHILLIPS National Honor Society 3, 4; Student Council 1, 2, 4.

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CLASS HISTORY Twelve years ago—September, 1937—twenty-three little starry-eyed pupils sat up straight in their desks anxious to find out about this new experience they were entering into. They were probably the most excited they had ever been in all their six years. Yes, these boys and girls were starting to school! There were sixteen young ladies whose names the teachers soon learned as Mary Jo, Nora, Betty Ruth, Annie, Reba, Margaret, Fairy, Betty Honeycutt, Barbara, Gladys, Nell, Ava Lee, Betty Jo, Betty Vannoy, and Mary Lee. The young men were Ted, James, Harry Ray, Roscoe, Mickey, Paul, Dale, Tommy, Charles, Donald McCracken, Donald Warman, V. J., Lawrence, Jimmy, Fred, and Hal. The class went on together through grammar school learning new things every day. The new faces added were Becky, Sylvia, Carolyn, Martha, and Nell Gross. When we reached our seventh year we really felt big—we were going to be in high school! “How wonderful it will be to get into high school!” we exclaimed. But when we got there we felt rather small after seeing all those older people around us. We got used to it soon though and by the time we were in the eighth grade we felt as though we knew old Appalachian rather well! We were ready to welcome in more cute boys and girls—Kathleen, Arlene Carlton, Elsie, Irene, Arlene Nichols, Mary Sue, Lavonne, Juanita, James, Claude, Baxter, Homer, Ray, Lee Ms Paul Miller, V. C., Howard, and Lawrence Greene. We had home rooms and changed classes— something new to us. Of course, at first we went around in circles trying to find the different rooms but finally we got used to them and all the new people around us. Ninth grade—Freshmen—we were actually in high school! The girls’ home room teachers were then Miss Bruton and Miss Stogner. The boys’ was Mr. Williams. The new members were Evelyn, Joan, and Phil. By the Sophomore year we were really learning things! The girls were getting crushes on their practice teachers and the boys were beginning to realize there were cute girls in our class. Sue Ann, Hazel, and Herb were our new members. Our boys and girls both won the home room basketball tournaments for their second time. Miss Stogner was still with us but Miss Burton and Mr. Williams did not return that year. Our new home room teachers were Mrs. Gomadella and Mr. Tripp. Our Junior year Rosella, Barbara Colthurst, and that cute boy, Bill Buchanan, came into our class. The former Miss Bruton was back—her name was now Mrs. Simpson. Miss Stogner and Mr. Tripp still remained our home room teachers. Mr. Simpson was principal this year while Mr. Wey was away attending school in Indiana. This year we were beginning to realize that school was something besides lots of fun—it also meant work and that’s what we did! To raise money for the Junior-Senior banquet we gave the Halloween Carnival which was a big success. After that we started work on our banquet. Our work was not in vain for the banquet was one of the best ever to be given at Appalachian High. Several of our bright members jumped a grade ahead of us and graduated this year. We hated to lose Martha, Carolyn, Barbara Colthurst, Jimmy Cooke, Fred, and Sue Ann but wouldn’t we have done the same if we could? Finally we were Dignified Seniors! We were beginning to enjoy Shakespeare! Even Teddy! Mr. Wey was back with us this year. All the girls went together in the same home room with Mrs. Smyre—the former Miss Stogner. Mr. Buckland was home room teacher for the senior boys. V. J. Moretz was elected Student Body President and Paul Edmisten was President of the Senior Class. There were students added to our class this year who were graduating in three years. These students were Reba Smith, Mary Frances Klutz, Lois Townsend, and Lawrence Barden. Our other new additions were Dennis Teague, a veteran, Kathy Greer and C. M. Harrison who were taking special courses. We were very proud of the talent our class possessed. Our boys won first place in the school talent show featuring Donald and his Quacks—an orchestra of which we were very proud—and “Buckland’s Crooning Seniors” consisting of Ted, Lawrence B., Lawrence P. and Hal. The girls were runners up with Nell N. singing and Reba S. playing the piano. We made several radio broadcasts this year, entered the District contest in Glee Club and band with solos from our class winning high honors. Finally we began our preparation for that important day—graduation, Appalachian has been fun and there has also been lots of work but with all our joys and sorrows during school, we look back on A. H. S. with affection, wishing the best to our Alma Mater. Page Nineteen