Autauga County High School - Prattaugan Yearbook (Prattville, AL)

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Hlstory of The Class of 57 On a cool crrsp September mornrng In l945 our class the class of 57 began our long lourney of educatron Arnvrng promptly at school excuted and happy we were asslgned to our classrooms Some were an Mrs Rrces room and some nn Mnss Anne Whntes Through the fnrst few years of grammar school ut seemed that the three Rs were second nn um portance for much of our tnme was spent In other actnvltaes such as playlng on the monkey bars playing on the coal pale lgolng home every afternoon fnlthy wnth soot and smutl pumping rope and playing follow the leader boon we were made to understand that school was a place where one came to study a llttle-that nt wasnt all play Thats when all the trouble started No wonder all the teachers had gray halrl Pat Powell sand she often wondered why they dad Tame passed by so qunckly I often wondered where nt went As l thunk back over my grammar school memories the day that stands out most IS the day we received our diplomas The class sang two songs Trees and The Lord s Prayer Long and boresome speeches were made By the end of the first speech all of us graduatmg students were restless and ready to go home Durmg the last speech l watched Fred Allen Gray pull Sandra Traudts plgtarls She was slttlng ln the row In front of hum and her plgtanls looked so tempting Fnnally the tame came when we walked across the stage as our names were called out to take proudly and shakuly our diplomas from the hands of Mr John R Enterung ACHS the following session as .lr ls the first week was full of bewrlderment and frustration Many new teachers and students we were to become acquarnted with The fnrst fave days were days of dread and horror Bull Quinn sand that he couldnt get used to changing classes every hour and get tang dosners on each snde of hum going full speed than to get unto that crowd Beth Ann Summervnlle sand she often wondered why the school dldnt put up stop lughts and put a yellow llne down the middle of the hall so no one could cross over Into the other lane where you may get trampled to death We soon became accustomed to all the hugh school functnons Now we have reached our last mnlestone rn our lourney We were now Sensors This year Patra Tlnsley was Miss Homecomnng and Malcolm Esco was her very proud escort Many other extra curricular actlvutnes went on Bobby Glass our star football player made All State We were very proud of htm Stull another memory that lnngers In my mmd IS the day we recelved our rrngs We were very thrnlled over thus event Reallzlng now as partung trme draws near that these school days have been the most wonderful and carefree days of our lives though we often com planned over our studnes and other dnsapporntments Now we awalt the most Important day of all the day when rn cap and gown we shall be awarded our duplomas To those that helped us make our school life a goy and also those who have helped us prepare for our lourney ahead l take thus time now on behalf of the Sensor Class to thank you all thank you very much By Jean Henson Class Hustorlan 26 ' 9 . . . I , ' . . . , . . . , . . I ' ' , ' ' ' ' ' 1 , ' , ' . . , , I , . . , . . . . . . ' I Hargis. That was a day to remember. . . . , . . . . , . , . . . . , . . . , . . . . ' , , ' . .L . D . I I I I I V ' 'Q 1 1 I f ' . l . I I

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Say I see what you mean I craed Iookang at the socaety sectaon Heres Jane Wadsworth s pacture Looks lake shell make a pretty brade So Katty Gray as goang to sang for her and Bethan Summervalle as her maad of honor I see Lana Lee Clark as followang an her father s footsteps Shes a massaonary over here and wall oltlcaate at the weddang Clant Malls as her best man Thats a good pacture of all of them Whos your photographer? Jammy Colley she answered I-Im m m There s Doras Mchlearg She s a good model asnt she Yes she s one ofthe best saad Patracaa We I I ll go back to my hotel I guess I saad Clambang anto my rackshaw I saw that my coolae was Bobby Dowd I saw Bobby Glass and Ball Stearnes yesterday They re stataoned here wath the Maranes was Bobbys report And Arby Hanes as playang pro football wath the Hong Kong Dragons At the hotel my elevator boy was Ervan Gentry Fanally my replacement came an What luck' It was Fred Gray' After we got over the usual how do you do Fred started Dad you know Emma Thomas and Margaret Branham are secretaraes to the Secre tary of States secretary Ted Mankano And Harold I-Iarras and Grady Gray are bag shots an the oal busaness an Texas? Well thear names are the some now They marraed two brothers and are now very happy Gee thats great' Well Ill go now Its almost tame for my plane Youll never guess who sold me the plane tackets Wanda Jones And she saad Sara Aan I-Ienry was workang for the some lan an Ame aca My taxa draver to the aarport :vas Bally Joe Hanes On the plane I was really surprased to hnd Mary Kathryn Hanson and Doras Walker as the hostesses They both started tolkang at once Sandra Traudt as quaz master on her own T V program Lamar Holley as makang hastory as another Eanstcan Donald Ray Strength as workang back at the Paggly Waggly and Warrcn Scott has taken over Ja ks Food Store James Adams has has own funcral home And lust guess who thas planes palot as Ken Thomas of coursc We I saad Looks lake thas wall be a nace trap I can really catch up on my gossap Takang my seat I saw tho the lady next to me was Margae Collans She told me she was a saleslady for Lyndall Rosss lane of ladies clothes As naght come I settled dowr' to a d ep peaceful sleep I had learned from Margae that Sarah Knaght as stall radang arourd an Cadallacs and that Bobby Boone as stall Pratt valle s most elagable bachelor George Montee and Andrew Lawrence are now the proud owners of the Law Mon Fa mang Company And George Derden as one ofthe members of Sandra Traudts quaz program Yes thas was goang to be a wonderful exoeraence returnang home' But now for sleep Sara Nell Norras Class Prophet 25 H ,, - - - . ,, , , , , . I 4 ' . . , . , , , H , . ,, , . , . , U - - . . , , ,, , I, . - - , , 4 I, I, , I I lt, - E , , . ,, , ,, . . . . , , H ,, H . . . I Z , I . V . . - . I . H Nol But what about Faye Chitwood and Patra Tinsley? I asked. H H , , , . , ' ' e ' r' . H c c ' . ' K - X , . X ,, ll . , . ' , ' ' ' ' ' . - H . Q , , l , I 9 . H . I V I ' 1 I . . r ' ' I 4 a , ,

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