Axton High School - Axtonian Yearbook (Axton, VA)

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Left to right — Janet Marlowe, Betty Dulaney, Katie Marshall, Dorothy ' Williams, Sandra Reynolds, Lucy Wells, Vera McGuire, Louella Lawhorne. The cheerleaders of A. H. S. really add the finishing touch to the school’s many basketball and baseball games. Some of the girls were members of last year’s cheer- leading group, but many of them were chosen from the newly added eighth grade. The girls have many cheers which the student body thrills to, but they are especially fond of this one: Beat me daddy, eight to the bar, A. H. S. has gone mighty far. Swing me daddy to the boogie beat. Come on team, you’re all reet.

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SAFETY PATROL First row — Hazel Riddle, Barbara Pace, Martha Minter, David Eanes, Nancy Garrett, Fern Knight, Dean Lynch. Second row — Shirley Davis, Dorothy Dickerson, Mary Starling, Dolly Rumley, Virginia Eanes, Joanne Diuguid, Vera McGuire. Third roiv — Ann Patterson, Jaunita Hankins, Sandra Reynolds, Lorene Wyatt, Ralph Moore, Sponsor, Mr. R. A. Tavenner. Fourth row — Jimmie Robertson, Jimmie Wall, Dennis Marlowe, Claude Riggan, Lynwood Riddle, J. C. Martin. A group which has really added to school life improvement is the safety patrol which was organized in 1949, under the leadership of Mr. R. A. Tavenner. Many of the members were on last year’s patrol, but most of them were chosen from the student body of 1951, by the high school faculty and bus drivers. The main duty of the safety patrol is to insure the safety of pupils. Some of the minor duties are to see that school rules are enforced and school property is taken care of.

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BOYS BASKETBALL Standing — Mr. Pilson, Frank Payne, Paul Moore, Ronald Mountcastle, Oliver Carter, Ralph Moore, Lynwood Riddle. Kneeling — Dennis Marlowe, Nelson Eanes, Ted Barrow, David Eanes, Clifton Clark. The beginning of the basketball season of ’50 brought many hopes and desires from our boys’ team as to the possibilities of winning the county championship. To bring about this accomplishment would be a hard task for the team because they had pretty stiff competition from the other schools in the county, but the experience and leader- ship of their coach, Mr. O. E. Pilson helped them achieve their goal. The trophy was awarded to the captain, Ted Barrow, on December 5, at the Fieldale Gymnasium by Mr. Fairbanks, principal of Spencer-Penn High School. Ted Barrow and David Eanes were fortunate in being chosen as outstanding players on the all-star team. Ted won a silver miniature basketball for being best offensive player in the county.