Bland High School - Echo Yearbook (Bland, VA)

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Changes and additions affect Bland’s criteria. This was the year of many new changes and additions. Several members of both the secondary and elementary faculty departed this year. The former members, Mr. Gary Collins, Mrs. Rae Lee Honaker, Ms. Kim Styron, Miss Kay Blevins, Mrs. Patricia Brewer, Mrs. Mary Cosby, Ms. Mary Pat Meade, and Mrs. Teresa Wood were replaced by new teachers who were eager to teach the young de- veloping minds of Bland Com- bined. Part of the special educa- tion program was moved to Rocky Gap and the secondary music pro- gram was dropped. The new members were Mrs. Sylvia Dotson, Mr. William Hale, Mrs. Peggy Hughes, Ms. Stephanie Hurt, Mrs. Barbara Justice, and Mrs. Donna Musick. There were also two new additions made to the academic criteria which were A P Calculus and the MACC (team) competition. Mr.Roger Dale Thompson — Principal; 20 years; BS VPI; MS Radford. Mr.Richard Crockett Havens — Asst. Prin- cipal; 18 years; US History, Geography, Intro. Bus.; Senior Class sponsor; BS Blucfield State. Mr.Fred Lee Beamer — 9 years; Econom- ics, Government, Civics, Sociology; IOth sponsor; BS and MS VPI. Mrs.Carolyn B. Bane — 27 years; Adaptive History, Industrial Cooperative Training; VICA sponsor. Cooperative work training; BS and MS Radford. Mrs.Christine R. Bird — 8 years; English 8 9, Creative Writing, Dramatics; Sponsor- 8th grade. Drama. Forensics, Newspaper, BS Radford. Mr.Tommy Bird — 6 years; Math I II, Con- sumer Math, Pre-Algebra, Applic. of Math; 9th Asst, sponsor; BS Radford. Mr.William Harvey Crabtree — 20 years; Agriculture 1,II,III,IV,V; FFA sponsor; BS and MS VPI. Mrs.Sylvia June Dotson — 23 years; El- ementary Resource; BS Tenn. Wesleyan, MA Tcnn. Tech. Univ. Mrs.Sue K. Dunford — 20 years; Third grade; BS Radford. Mrs.Janet Breedlove Faulkner — 19 years; Honors English, English 10, II, 12; Sponsor — Senior Beta, Asst. Senior class, English MACC team; BS and MS Radford. 4 — Faculty

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all worked together to create a pleasant environment and quality education. Individuals Div. Individuals — 3

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Mrs.Nancy Strock Gamble — 17 years; Guidance counselor; Secondary Special Ed. Coordinating Teacher; Sponsor — Junior Beta, Social Studies MACC team; BS and MS Radford. Mrs.Wendy Gilmer-Grubb — 1 year;Tcacher of the Gifted; BA Principia, MA William Mary. Mr.Barry Lynn Guthrie — 16 years; Phys- ics, Biology, BS VP1. Mr.William Jamey Hale — 0 years; Phys- ical Education, Biology; Sponsor — 8th grade class, 8th boys basketball. Varsity baseball; BS ETSU. Mr.Richard Dale Hankins — 1 year. Al- gebra I, Remedial Math, Physical Educa- tion; Sponsor — Varsity boys basketball; BS Blueficld State. Mrs.Sandra Green Harman — 11 years; Secondary Adaptive English, Science, So- cial Studies; Sponsor — 9th grade. News- paper; BS and MS Radford. Mrs.Peggy Hughes — 0 years; English 9, 10, Art I,II,III; Sponsor — Cheerleader. Asst. 10th grade; BS Concord. Ms.Stephanie Charlene Hurt — 2 years; Pre-school handicapped; BS Bluefield Col- lege. Mrs.Barbara M. Justice — 1 year. Com- bination First Second; BS Pikeville Col- lege. Mrs Jessie Davis Kegley — 23 years; Type- writing, Office Tech., Shorthand, Word Processing; Sponsor — FBLA, Asst. Junior Class; BS ETSU. Mrs.Kay Smith Mabe — 8 years; Geom- etry, Algebra II, Advanced Math, Calculus; Sponsor — Junior Class, Math MACC team; BS Radford. Mrs .June Mabe Miller — 25 years; First grade; BA King. Faculty — 5