Big Island High School - Islander Yearbook (Big Island, VA)

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RUSSELL LEE MARKHAM 4-H Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Glee Club 1,2, 3, 4 Dramatic Club 3 Baseball Team 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball Team 4 Color Sergeant, Safety Patrol 3, 4 SMILEY THOMAS TOMLINSON, JR. Library Club 3, 4 Literary Society 3, 4 Photographer for Islander and T elletorium 4 eleven

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CHARLES LEWIS McNEELY Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Cheer Leader 1, 3 Telletorium Staff 2, 3 Dramatic Club 3, 4; President 4 Safety Patrol 3, 4; First Lieutenant 4 Physical Education Captain 4 Leaders Club 4 CALVIN CURTIS GOFF 4-H Club 4 Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Baseball Team 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball Team 1, 2, 3, 4 Dramatic Club 3, 4 Literary Society 3 Safety Patrol 1 Physical Edu cation Captain 4 Member of Sanitary Squad 4 Leaders Club 4 JACK DE WITT 4-H Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Literary Society 2, 3 Library Club 2, 3 Science Club 2 Physical Education Captain 3 ten

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SENIOR DIARY September 7— School opened today, and we ' re going to make our senior year the best yet! September 24— Election of the senior class officers was held today. John Penn Oliver. President; Doris Manley, Vice President; Jean Snead, Secretary-Treasurer; Joyce Wright, Re porter are in the spotlight as leaders of the class. October 29— The annual Halloween party was held in the gvm tonight. Every-one really had a great time. November 19— The Carnival held in the gym tonight to raise money for the school publications was a great success, thanks to Mrs. Oliver and her hard working committee. December 7— We had mar first basketball game tonight with Montvale High School. Both the girls and bovs teams scored victories to get our ' 48- 49 basketball season off to a big start. December 16— A Christmas pageant spon- sored by the Glee Club and Dramatic Club was presented in the auditorium tonight. December 17— A Christmas dance, spon- sored by the F. H. A. brought our activities for the year 1948 to a pleasant close. February 11— A basketball hop sponsored by the Sophomore Class was held tonight after our game with Huddleston High. February 24-26— Both our boys and girls teams finished as runners-up in the Group III District J basketball tournament at Fynchburg College. Congratulations, “Big Blue’’ teams! March 8— The Seniors ordered commence- ment announcements today. Graduation doesn ' t seem so far off. April 1— The Thespians presented “Just Ducky”, a three-act comedy, in the high school anditorium tonight. Several of the Seniors were in the spotlight as actors in the cast. We d say it was really a swell play, Thespians! April 8 9— The SIP A Convention was held at Washington and Fee Cniversity this week end. Jean Snead. Joyce Wright, Margaret Ad- dison, John Penn Oliver, Feo Rice, Frances Nichols, Mary Parks and Barbara McNeely went as delegates from our school. May 6— Our annual May Day was held iouay. Joyce Wright and Charles McNeely were “King and Queen for the Day ’. Another feature we all enjoyed was the basketball game with Amherst. May 17— Scni rs and faculty were dinner guests of the Ruritan Club tonight. Our thanks to the club for a memorable evening. May 18— At last, Senior Day! We really let down r:r hair ■ n a day ong to be remembered by this Senior Class. May 19— The annual Junior-Senior ban- quet was held tonight. It was really one of the highlights of our senior year. May 25— The annual high school picnic was held at Bedford County Fake today. Every- body really had a swell time. May 29— Our baccalaureate sermon took place tonight in the Big Island Methodist Church. The Reverend Mr. J. Carroll Fink, minister of the church, delivered an impressive sermon to the graduating class, parents, and friends. June3— Graduation Day! Wayne Rhodes was salutatorian and Jean Snead was valdictorian of our class. A challenging address was delivered by Mr. O. G. Caldwell, Director of Instruction for the Giles County Schools, to highlight the climax of a memorable senior year. May Inge twelve