Brookville High School - Buzzer Yearbook (Lynchburg, VA)

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LITTLE MAN WITH THE BIG BAT was Click Mc- Kenna who played right field for the Winston-Salem Cardinals. At this time, ‘“‘Click”’ was average. hitting a .300 While attending Lynchburg public schools, sportsman Wallace A. McKenna, Jr. participated in football, basketball, and track at E.C. Glass High School. He was elected captain of the E.C. Glass football team in 1941. He played on the varsity team for three years and was on the championship team in 1938. Following his high school graduation in 1942, “Click’’ joined the Lynchburg Senators. After a year with the team he went into the Army and was stationed in Mississippi. In 1946 he signed with the Lynchburg Cardinals and later joined the Winston-Salem Cardinals. During his base- ball career, he played infield and outfield. While playing with the Winston- Salem Cardinals, Mr. McKenna decided that a college education was more important than a career in baseball, so he enrolled in Lynchburg College and graduated in 1951. In the fall of 1951 he married the former Mildred Noel. They are the parents of two sons, Bill and Wes, and the family shares his interest in hunting, fishing, camping, and sports. For five years after graduating from Lynchburg College, Mr. McKenna worked with his father in the retail’business. In 1956 he joined the faculty of Brookville High School. His contributions to B.H.S. have included organizing the Golf team and the Fellowship of Christian Athle tes. The isometrics training program that he started soon became our winning wrestling team, this year sporting new uniforms. Each year many firms in the local business community employ students from Mr. McKenna’s L.C.T. program. His former students occupy positions of skill and importance in business and industry in the Lynchburg area. In his eleven years at Brookville, Mr. McKenna has been a dedicated teacher, a winning coach, and a faithful advisor to anyone who came to him. It is for your contributions and outstanding work at Brookville High School that we dedicate the 1968 BUZZER to you, Mr. McKenna. Valuable Coach and Teacher Aids Students Mr. McKenna watches over his fourth period class as they work “Boy! You should have seen the one on problems at the end of the chapter. that got away.”

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To succeed in life, as in chess, the right moves must be made. The decision of what are the right moves is left to the individual. A large amount of chance is involved, although much depends upon the characteristics of the individual. Wil- lingness to work and learn is important, as is the knowledge and experience of the student. The school life of all students parallels the game of chess. First, a pattern is followed, but later strategy and advance planning are required. Even through mistakes experience is gained and, although a battle may be temporarily lost, the way seems much easier next time. Just when things look complete- ly hopeless, a solution to all problems is found, and the stu- dent is suddenly closer to his goal. But unlike the game of chess, which has an equal number of winners and losers, the number of students who succeed is much larger than the number of those who are defeated. The students in this book have already come past many barriers ayia Duff, Nancy Dillon and Jean Holmes relinquish their and important decisions. Let us hope they continue to improve weekly allowances to Cathy Walden in exchange for a ticket to and progress until the final goal is reached. varsity football game. School Life Provides Imaginary Chessboard The cafeteria staff sets out the daily supply of aromatic delicacies for the Brookville gourmets, Innocent Eddie Martin refuses to let himself be in- fluenced by the wild gambling pursuits of Wayne Stin- nette and Wayne Glass,