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

Text from Pages 1 - 70 of the 1957 volume:

a ISLANDER PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF BIG ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL Big Island, Virginia MR. RICHARD E. LEE, PRINCIPAL foreword We, the Senior Class of nineteen hundred fifty-seven have come to the close of our career at Big IslandHigh School. Here, we have learned to acquire knowledge and to form friendships which will last throughout our lives. In order to preserve some of our memories we offer this book for your present enjoyment and future recollection. Zo Our Parents To our parents , whose uplifting enthusiasm and energy have enabled us to attain an important goal in our lives. You have been so vitally a part of the past and are so definitely a part of our present, that, we the Senior Class of 1957 wish to show our gratitude for the help and guidence which you have given us, by dedicat- ing the 1957 issue of the Islander to you, our parents. MISS ELIZABETH OWEN Madison College B .S . MR. RICHARD E. LEE Lynchburg College B.S. faculty MR. P.S. EMERSON Stout Institute Bradley Polytechnic Inst. Kansas Agricultural College West Virginia University M.A. West Virginia Tech. Miami University University of Oklahoma Salem College A.B. MISS NELLE HARRIS Randolph Macon Woman ' s College A.B . r MRS. VIDA C. GLASS Berry College B.S. Senior Class Officers President - Donald Burks Vice President - Janet Camden Treasurer - Irvin Putney Sec r etaries . Barbara Oliver - Della Tolley Reporter - Patsy Arthur Senior Class Mascot Susan Putney Daughter of Mr. Mrs. Lacy Putney PATSY ARTHUR DONALD BURKS JANET CAMDEN GAYLE FIFER BARBARA OLIVER IRVIN PUTNEY EDWARD SANDERSON DONNA SPENCE DELLA TOLLEY WAYNE WILSON JEAN WISE eLJi ' REGINALD WILSON Class Will We, the Senior Class of Big Island High School, being of sound mind and having natural intelligence do make this our last will and testament. To Mr. Lee, our beloved principal, we express our appreciation for helping guide us through our last year in school, we know that he will continue to give guidance to the other students as he did to us. To Mr. Oglesby, we leave our Government books, and ten cases of green peas because he loves them so well. We also hope he will inherit a championship basketball team. To Mr. Emerson, we leave a more co-operative Mechanical Draw- ing Class, and a better equipped shop. To Mrs. Parks, we leave a better basketball team in the future, and a more talented Art Class. To Miss Owen, we leave a better equipped Home Ec . Department, and a peppy Cheerleading Squad. To Mrs. Glass, we leave our typing books, and an outstanding Tel- letorium Staff. To Mrs. Oliver, our beloved Senior Class Sponsor, we leave many happy memories of our last year in school. We hope that next year ' s annual will be out on time. To Miss Harris, we leave our deep appreciation for starting us out right in our Freshman year. We, the Senior Class, wish to thank the entire faculty for their faith, guidance, and helping us through our years of school. To the Junior Class, we leave the happy thought of becoming first in the lunch line, and the sad thought of Detention Hall for another year. To the Sophomore Class, we leave the thought of becoming Juniors, and getting their class rings. To the Freshman Class, we leave our ways of getting along withthe teachers . Class Will Patsy Arthur leaves her height to Kitty Harris, and her way with the boys to Doris Burks. Janet Camden leaves her figure to Shelby Collier, and her dimples to Ernest Manley. Gayle Fifer leaves her date book to Roland Burford,and her friendly ways to Steve Tomlinson. Barbara Oliver leaves her way with the boys to Betsy Branch, and her basketball ability to Esther Dawson. Della Tolley leaves her Home Ec. ability to Nancy Ramsey, and her ability to eat candy to Bea Burks. Jean Wise leaves her size to Jimmy Brown, and her witty remarks to Fred Bechmann. Donna Spence leaves her flirting ways with the boys to Kitty Harris, and her tom -boyishness to Betsy Branch. Donald Burks leaves his school bus driving ability to John R. Rush- er, and his two-timing the girls to Jerry Trevey. Irvin Putney leaves his ways with the girls to Robert Inge and his ability to play basketball to Jerry Trevey. Edward Sanderson leaves his crew-cut to Skeeter Woodfin, and his noisy ways to Ronnie Ross. James Vest leaves his witty remarks to Donald Taylor, and his ways with the Junior Girls to Ernest Manley. Wayne Wilson leaves his Elvis Presley hair cut to Jerry Trevey, and his basketball ability to Fred Bechmann. Reginald Wilson leaves his curly hair to John R. Rusher, and his quiet ways to Kitty Harris. Class Testators: Donald Burks Donna Spence Witnesses: Jean Wise Reginald Wilson Class Poem Hurrah! We are finally Seniors, and in June there will be a graduation. No one knows the joy we ' ve shared We are lost in admiration. We are deeply in debt to our teachers Our principal was a great help, We had to study very hard, But we learned step by step. No one can tell our future, But no matter what we do, We will always remember Big Island, And hope Big Island remembers us too. This has been a long hard fight. But we enjoyed it just the same, Good-by Big Island High, We will always cherish your name. C las s Poet Wayne D. Wilson Class Prophecy On my return trip from Gay Paris ' where I Patsy Arthur , am a fashion model for a world renowned clothes designer, I de- cidedto visit my old home town of Big Island, where I received my High School Diploma in 1957. After complet ing a magnificent trip I taxied from the airport to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel where I have a suite. When I entered the hotel to register, whom did I meet but the manager himself, no other than, Reginald Wilson, who had been managing the most famous hotel in the world for six years. Reg- inald, you might know, is still an eligible bachelor. Girls who want a good looking man with plenty money should try to snare him, if they can . While talking to Reginald, I was informed that the special floor showwas to be the 1 967 Rock-n-Roll Revue. The feature attraction was the Rock-n-Roll Artist Gayle F i f e r . Gayle has toured all of the United States , Europe , Asia, South America and Canada . She took two years of advanced Rock-n-Roll at Overstreet ' s School of Dancing while still attending Big Island High School. After settling down in my suite in the Waldorf, I started to stroll down Broadway . I immediately bumped into one of my class- mates, Barbara Oliver. While reminiscing with Barbara I learned that she is the Mayor of Big Island, the first woman to earn such a high honor. She said she would guide me on a tour of Big Island, when I visited there, as it has grown to a town of 1 50,000 people. We caught a bus to go to the United Nations building on Cem- etery Hill. As we got on the bus I noticed that the driver looked familiar , actually he was, I was informed that he was Donald Burks , the owner and operator of the bus . Don is now a candidate for Governor of Virginia. He is still a much sought after bachelor. I guess that ' s why he has been so successful. As we toured the United Nations Building, we saw the former Jean Wise, who is now the private secretary to the Ambassador of Coleman Falls. She has now been married for seven years and is the proud mother of triplets, each as pretty as Jean. After leaving the United Nations Building we toured the new Page Memorial Hospital, named for one of our present teachers at Big Island High School. As we entered, a doctor came out of the Surgery Room and as she removed her mask we learned that she was the World Famous Brain Surgeon, Doctor Della Tolley Eisen- hower who had just completed a very tedious brain operation. She is now happily married to Dr. Eisenhower and has three little girls. Class Prophecy After completing the tour , Barbara and I were going to dine. On the way we encountered another of our classmates, Edward Sanderson. He was in town for a National cattle convention. His ranch is second to none in size, value, and quality of stock. He has never been able to get a complete count of his cattle, his acre- age is so tremendous, taking in 1 3 of the state of Texas. He told us of his wife, the former Donna Spence, another of our classmates, who owns and operates the International Spence ' s Meat Packers Corporation, which alone packs enough meat daily to supply all of the United States, plus England and France. In addition to this her company supplies Africa, Australia, Alaska and part of the South Sea Islands. Their brand of beef comes from Sanderson ' s Ranch. While talking with Ed, it was suggested that he accompany us to dinner. Readily agreeing we entered what used to be Putney ' s Grocery. It has been remodeled and enlarged into a beautiful and famous restaurant owned and operated by o n e of our classmates, Irvin Putney. Though the food is rather expensive we managed to get a free meal, since we were recognized and welcomed by the proprietor himself. After returning from dinner I purchased a Big Island Gazette, a daily newspaper. While reading the paper I noticed that James Vess ' s television program has been voted the top variety show for the year . While James rehearses for the shows his wife stays home and cares for their two boys. A sample of his entertainment which gained him this high honor was a basketball dribbling exhi- bition put on by Wayne Wilson, a former classmate of ours. He is presently captain of the Charlemont Blue Jays , the number one Professional Team of the Nation. In completion of my tour of Big Island I was invited to attend an enormous and elegant banquet given by a well known society lady of Big Island, none other than Janet Camden another member of our class. The banquet was given in honor of the 1957 gradua- tion class . I will go back to Paris feeling very happy that I have been able to meet some of my good friends and see how successful they have been in life . Prophet Patsy Arthur (junior Class Beatrice Burks Kitty Harris Betsy Branch Doris Burks Fred Bechmann Roland Burford Shelby Collier Esther Dawson junior Class n Robert Inge Ronnie Ross Ernest Manley Nancy Ramsey John R . Rusher Steve T omlinson Jerry T revey Wilmer Woodfin Donald Taylor Sophomore Class Mary Burks Wade Burks Earl Cheatham Edna Coffey Ronald Day Opal Goff Lois Goff Marie Markham Sophomore Class Eva Nell Messer Lyle Messer Franklin Reynolds Gladys Tomlin Wray Tomlinson Shirley Turpin Annie Wilson r Micheal Brown Leslie Burks Patsy F eagans Cathrine Fitzgerald Elsie Goff Jeanine Goff Sophomore Class Coretta Hensley Kay Hensley 4 . Billy Hudson James Peters Jeanne Ramsey Jeanette Rice Brenda Ross omore Class 6etty St. John - ' J C’.saJ Myrtle Tolley Ann Tomlinson Maynard Wilso: Norma Wilson Wray Wilson Richard Woodfin Deloris Wood Sighth (grade flogs First Row: Jordan Spenc e , Johnny Goff, Johnny Reynolds , Vicient Tanner, Clide Hensley, Jimmy Downey, Jessie Burks . Second Row: W ayne Neas , Eddie Arthur, Calvin Rice, Jack Dawson , Barry Spenc e, Neil Massie. Third Row: Harold Plott, Junior Tolley, David Arthur , Bob Woodfin, Allen Burks, Earl Manley. Sighth Qrade (girls rst Row: Lois Peters, Pauline Willoughby, Susan Branch, May Belle Burks. Second Row: rs. Glass, Sponsor, Violet Collier, Jean Campbell, Shirley Hichman, Beatrice Tolley, Carol right , Enith Tolley. Third Row: Lorrine Fitzgerald, Patsy T homas , Carol Edens, Betty Byers, Martha Ray Burch, Alice Burks. Fourth Row: Dorothy Wilson, Michey Douglas, Truly Branch, Sharon Symes, Margaret Martin, Nancy Goff. blander Staff Sponsor Editor Assistant Editor • • • Business Manager • • Asst. Business Mgr ■ Circulation Manager • Asst. Circulation Mgr Social Editor Asst. Social Editor- • Boy ' s Sports Editor ■ Asst Sports Editor . . Girl ' s Sports Editor ■ Asst. Sports Editor Staff Reporters- . . . . . Mrs . Oliver Barbara Oliver Esther Dawson . . Gayle Fifer . Janet Camden . .Irvin Putney . . . Jean Wise . Patsy Arthur . .Della Tolley . Donald Burks . W ayne W ilson . Donna Spence . .Doris Burks . Ed Sanderson Betsy Branch James Vess Zelletorium Staff Sponsor Editor Assistant Editor . . . . Business Manager . . . Assistant Business Mgr Circulation Managers . Girl ' s Sport Editor. . . Asst. Sport Editor . . . Boy ' s Sport Editor . . . Asst. Sport Editor . . . Joke Editor Asst. Joke Editor. . . . Reporters Mrs . Glass Barbara Oliver Esther Dawson Patsy Arthur Franklin Reynolds Donna Spence Della Tolley Gayle Fifer Nancy Ramsey .Wray Tomlinson Jerry Trevey J anet Camden Bud Burks . Mary Burks, Kitty Harris Gladys Tomlin, Edna Coffey Jean Wise, Doris Burks Patsy F eagans Beta Club Jean Wise , Robert Inge , Ronnie Ross, Donald Burks , Mr . Oglesby, Sponsor , Esther Dawson, Barbara Oliver, Janet Camden , Patsy Arthur, Della Tolley, Doris Burks, Donna Spence, Gayle Fifer, Betsy Branch. Student Council Association First Row: Barbara Oliver, Patsy Arthur, Ronnie Ross , Mrs. Parks, Sponsor . Second Row: Eleanor Tomlin, Michey Douglas, Mary Burks, Betsy Branch, Janet Camden. Third Row: Wade Burks, Lawless Camden, Fred Bechmann, Edward Sanderson, Barry Spence. Qlee Club First Row: Kitty Harris, Edna Coffey, Jeanette Rice, Eleanor Tomlin, Gladys Tomlin. Second Row: Jean Wise, Leslie Burks, Danny Mason, Deloris Wood, Cathrine Fitzgerald, Myrtle Tolley, Robert Cheatham , Freddie Mas sie , Della Tolley, Donna Spence . Third Row: Janet Camden, Betsy Branch, Coretta Hensley, Betty St. John, Lyle Williams, Neil Casto, Michael Brown, Billy Hudson, Patsy Arthur. Fourth Row: Brenda Ross, Ann Tomlinson, Mary Burks, Dickie Wood- fin, Lawless Camden, Barbara Oliver, Gayle Fifer. Fifth Row: Nancy Ramsey, Esther Dawson, Doris Burks, Billy Williams, Norma Markham, Jeanine Goff, Patsy Feagans, Kay Hensley, Ra- chel Branch. Sixth Row: Edward Sanderson, Fred Bee hmann, Donald Burks, Jerry Trevey, Roland Burford, John Rusher, Ronnie Ross. 0 iris’ basketball Zeam Coach: Mrs. Parks Timekeeper: Bea Burks Scorekeeper: Doris Burks Manager: Mary Burks Co-Captains: Janet Camden - Donna Spence Left to Right: Betty St. John, Gayle Fifer, Jean Wise, B r e n d a Ross, Ann Tomlinson, Esther Dawson, Betsy Branch, Nancy Ramsey, Barbara Oliver, Patsy Arthur. Keys’ Kasketball Zeam Coach Mr. Oglesby Captain Irvin Putney Co-Captain Edward Sanderson Assistant Manager Rowland Burford Timer Wade Burks Scorer Dickie Woodfin Ronnie Day F ront Row: Donald Burks, Irvin Putney, Fred Bechmann, Edward Sanderson, Wayne Wilson. Second Row: Mr. Oglesby, Lawless Camden, Neil Casto, Jerry Trevey, Ronnie Ross, Robert Inge, Wade Burks, Ronnie Day, Dickie Woodfin, Rowland Burford. . 4 . Left to Right: Miss Owen, Doris Burks, Ann T omlinson, Nancy Ramsey, Brenda Ross, Della Tolley, Esther Dawson. Standing: Maybell Burks, Carolyn Edens, Edna Coffey, Rachel Branch, Gladys Tomlin, Kay Hensley , Eleanor Tomlin, Patsy Feagans, Corretta Hensley, Norma Wilson, Elsie Goff, Myrtle Tolley, Sharon Symes, Norma Markham, Jeanette Rice, Mary Burks, Jeanne Ramsey, Martha Burch Betty St. John, Jeannine Goff. Safety Patrol First Row: Catherine Fitzgerald, Myrtle Tolley, Jean Wise, Della Tolley, Patsy Feagans, Opal Goff, Jeannine. Second Row: Doris B u r k s , Beatrice Burks , Barbara Oliver , Janet Camden, Patsy Arthur , Donna Spence. Third Row: James Brown , Wade Burks , Wayne Wilson, Earl Cheatham, Ronald Day. basketball Cheerleaders Left to Right: Carol Edens, Norma Markham, Edna C off ey , Jeanne Ramsey, Wayne Nease, Leslie Burks, Kitty Harris, Betty Byers, Patsy Thomas, Patsy Feagans. Jeanne Ramsey Edna Coffey K.V.0’s First Row: Donald T ay lor , James Vess, W ayne Wilson, Donald Burks . Second Row: Fred Bechmann, Edward Sanderson, Jerry Trevey, Wade Burks, Ronnie Ross. Third Row: John Rusher, Reginald Wilson, Mr. Oglesby, (sponsor) Robertcjnge, James Brown. Senior 4-H Club First Row: Lois Peters, Pauline Willoughby, Violet Collier, Lorrine Fitzgerald, Jean Camp- bell, Danny Mason, Wayne Wilson. Second Row: Nancy Goff, Beatrice Tolley, Jimmy Downey, Johnny Goff, Barry Spence, Ray Wilson, Johnny Reynolds, Clyde Hensley, Bud Burks . Third Row: Margaret Martin, Susan Branch, Truly Branc h, Carol Wright , Mickey Douglas , Alic e Burks , Eddie Arthur . Fourth Row: David Arthur , Wayne Neas, Harold Plott , Bob W oodfin , Neil Massie, Lawless Camden, Dickie Woodfin. Allied youth President . . . Vice President Reporter Betty St. John .Ronnie Ross Secretary Ann Tomlinson Brenda Ross Treasurer Esther Dawson First Row: Donald Taylor, Franklin Reynolds, Rowland Burford, Dickie Woodfin, Ronnie Ross, Jerry Trevey, Fred Bechmann. Second Row: Miss Harris , Bea Burks , Jean Wise , Donna Spence, Patsy Arthur , Bud Burks, Mrs. Parks. Third Row: Kitty Harris, Jeanne Ramsey, Jeannette Rice, Barbara Oliver, Eleanor Tomlin, Danny Mason. Fourth Row: Brenda Ross, J anet Camden, Edna Coffey, Elsie Goff, Mary Burks , Catherine F itzger aid, Delores Wood. F ifth Row: Betty St. J ohn, Nancy Ram sey, Norma Wilson, Myrtle Tolley, Corretta Hensley, Ann Tomlinson, Wayne Wilson. Sixth Row: Gayle Fifer, Esther Dawson, Doris Burks, Gladys Tomlin, Kay Hensley, Norma Markham, Patsy Feagans. Absent: Wade Burks, Wray Tomlin- son, Neil Casto, Wayne Neas, Johnny Reynolds, Fred Massie, Lawless Camden, Enith Tolley, Carol Wright. (Junior 4-H Clubs SEVENTH GRADE: Teacher : President Vice President Sec ,-T reas Song-Leaders Jr. Club Leaders- . . . Reporter White Eagles Miss Page Tommy Lester W ray Massie Jane Dawson ■ - - Barbara Markham Lewis Messer Betsy Hughes Glenn Tanner Shirley Goff SIXTH GRADE: Teac her : President Vice President .... Sect-T reas Song Leaders Jr. Club leaders . . . Reporter Four Clovers Mr . Glass Jon Symes Nancy Wilson Larry Ives Sandra Spence Gloria Burks Ann Massie Danny Burks Becky Dawson FOURTH-SIXTH GRADE Brave Eagles Teacher: Mrs. Turley President Nancy Blankenship Vice President Larry Fifer Sec-Treas Bob Trevey Song Leaders Sandra Snead Beryl Tanner Jr. Club Leaders Elsie Whorley Cecil Ramsey Reporter Martha Wilson FIFTH GRADE: Hi Ho Silver Teacher: Miss Cook President Jon Williams Vice President Brenda Coleman Sec-Treas Betty Wright Song Leaders Emma Branch Gail Tomlinson Jr. Club Leaders Steve Taylor Cheryl Burks Reporter Tony Ware FOURTH GRADE: Four Eagles Teacher: Mrs. Downey President Claudine ' Burks Vice President Linda Yoder Sec-Treas Bonnie Bryant Song Leaders Karen Bennett Linda Snead Jr. Club Leaders Betsy Hughes Glenn Tanner Shirley Goff Reporter Vacuity Mrs . Sowell Mrs . Turley Mrs . Mitchell Miss Page Mrs. Tomlinson Mrs . Symes Mrs . Downey Miss Cook Not Pictured: Mrs. Arrington First Row: Barbara Coleman, John Campbell, John Firkin, Pearl Goff, Marion Fitzgerald, Steve Wilson, Alan Spence, Wray Massie . Second Row: Barbara Markham , Lewis Messer, Stu- art Knight, Joyce Farley, Jane Dawson, Parsy Tomlinson. Third Row: Thelma Wilson, Deloma Spence, Judy Arrington , Dorothy Clark, Doris Brown, Dean Wil- son, Bernice Goff. Fourth Row: Roger Boothe, Lacy Hudson, Ronnie Martin, Sandra Wood, T ommy Lester, F rank Bee hmann . Seventh Grade Teacher: Miss Page fourth and Sixth Grade Teacher: Mrs. Turley First Row: Fred Wilson, Avery Fitz- gerald, Lorine Rice, Jewel Smith, El- wood Burks , Clayton Markham. Second Row: Woodie Spence, Arthur Tolley, Linwood Goff , C ec il Ram s ey , Martha Wilson, Beryl Tanner. Third Row: El- sie Whorley, Rachel Whorley, Doris Goff, Wayne Wilson, Larry Fifer. Fourth Row: Daniel Whittaker, Sandra Snead, Nancy Blankenship, Ryland Rice, Robert Shephard. First Row: Danny Burks, Ann Massie, Helen Peters , Becky Dawson , Howell Burks.. Second Row: Larry Ives, John Manley, Ray Tolley, Roy Sigmon, Ger- ald Wilson, Randall Wilson. Third Row: Mr. Glass, Dana Humphreys, Jean Goff, Cecelia Collins, Linda Tol- ley, Mack Cambell, Tommy Farley, Lawrence Goff . Fourth Row: Earl Wat - king, Steven Gable, Nancy Wilson, Erma Goff, Helen Rice, Betty Trevey, Sandra Spence. Fifth Row: Ronnie Burks , Aud- rey Tolley, Jos ephine Goff, Mary M. Parks, Gloria Burks, Shirley Goff . Six- th Row: Albert Goff, Aster Gibson, Kieth Goff, Helen Worley, Jon Symes, Wayne Staton. Absent: Rosalita Branch, Walter Branch, Charles Wise. Sixth Grade Teacher: Mr. Glass ■ Jifth Qrade First Row: Brenda Goff, Brenda Cole- man, Emma Branch, Charlie Goff, Henry Brown, James Goff. SecondRow: Max- ine Campbell, Tony Ware, David O ' Con- ner, Ernest Markham, Lee Watkins, Ray Whorley. Third Row: Gail Tom- linson, Jon Williams, Lula Gibson, Rog- er Clark, Joyce Goff , Phyllis Markham. FourthRow: Steve Taylor , Clayton Sta- ton, Marion Hudson, Ryland Fitzgerald, Carolyn Reaves, Sharon Ross, Marie Arrington, Fifth Row: Cheryl Burks, Betty Wright, Barbara Gable, David Reynolds, John Land, Doris Hichman. fourth Grade f Teacher: Mrs. Downey First Row: Owen Burks , Carolyn Ar- thur, Claudine Burks , Karen Bennett, Connie Routon . Second Row: Steven Burks , Glenn Tanner, Parkie Long, Gary Brown, Linda Yoder, Phyllis By- ers, Roger Wilson. Third Row: Gail Humphr eys , Dor a Goff, Frances Tolley, Sandra Goff, Eva Wilson, Junior Clark, Wayne Hensley. F ourth Row: John Tolley, Floyd Goff, Winston Goff, Pat- ricia Goff , Marie Peter s , Betsy Hughe s , Bonnie Bryant . Fifth Row: Lincoln Goff , Nancy Burks, Linda Snead, Jack Mays, Doris Whorley, Shirley Goff , J.D. Burks . Zkird Qrade Teacher: Mrs. Tomlinson First Row: Wesley Manley, Stephen McDaniel, Jimmy Burks , Danny Boothe, Rosaline Watkins Robert Goff, Martha Burks, Gloria Taylor. Second Row: Mary Tomlinson, Jesse Goff, Dalmase Goff, Kinkle Goff, Charles Whorley, Frank Byers, Peggy Feagans, Patricia Leftwich. Third Row: Winfred Goff, Clayton Wise, Riley Wilson, Gerald Smith, Carolyn Brown, Margaret Fain- ter, Connie Brown. Fourth Row: Lynne Lester, Rayetta Ross, Richard Long, Bobby Goff, William Goff, Junior Skin- nell. Fifth Row: David Wilson, James Fitzgerald, Frances Goff, Linda Goff, Charles Goff, Don Burks. First Row: David Johnson, Odell Goff, Ronald Fainter, Quentin T anner , J oan Rickman , Peggy Goff. Second Row: Ev- er ette Gable, Eldridge Reynolds, Tera Yoder, Faye Goff, Shelby Branch, Billy Hensley. Third Row: Dallas Station, Roger Goff, Wayne Wright, Junior Fitz- gerald, Dorothy Goff, Carl Tolley. Fourth Row: Marshall Goff, Joyce Fitz- gerald, Alvin Gibson, Albert Willoughby, George Goff , Gary Oliver. Absent: Leon Branch, Bobbie Brown. 2nd and 3rd Grade Teacher: Mrs. Symes 2nd Grade Teacher: Mrs. Mitchell First Row: Stephen Goff, Mike Nichols, Amber Burch, Wanda Goff, Doris Mark- ham, Laura Wilson, Josephine Wilson. Second Row: Phyllis Gibson, Russell Burks, Beth Brown, Patsy Goff, Darlene Wise, Bruce Nielsen, Brenda Wilson, BrendaDavis. Third Row: B.B.Massie, Mary Tomlinson, Louise Burks, Reede Whorley, Ricky McNeely, Joyce Mays, Patsy Tolley, Joe 11a Millner . Fourth Row: Va. Belle Tooley, Frances Mark- ham, Nancy Mays, Clyde Wilson, Kyle Davis, George Ware, Melvin Wilson, Michael Long, Stephen Wright. Fifth Row; Gilbert Byers, Jerry Wilson, Carl- ton Manley, Eugene Hensley, F rancis Goff, Michael Tomlin, F red Whorley. Absent: Vernon Goff, Violet Brown, Larry Whorley. First Row: Mitch Snead, Ann Neas, John O ' Conner , Linda Ives, Mary E. Byrd, Phillip Goff, Carolyn Davis. Second Row: Willie Douglas , Shelby Dawson, Galen Wilson, Talmadge Carroll, Edd. Goff, Lynn Humphreys, Irine Floyd . Third Row: David F itzgerald, Rickie Jones, Bobby Tolley, Joyce Jones, Larry Burley, Freddie Goff, Larry Whorley. Absent: Glynn Burks, Becky Leftwich, Larry Whorley. Qtade I -A Teacher: Mrs. Arrington Qrade 1-ft Teacher: Mrs. Sowell First Row: Mary Collier , F rank Mc- Daniel, Nancy Whorley, Larry Routin, Carolyn Goff, Helen Hensley, Ann Wilson, Nancy Thomas, Brenda Halsey, Connie Wilson, Leonard Mays, Gloria Hawkins, Susan Goff. Absent: Vannie Goff, Wil- liam Brown. 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