Clarksdale High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Clarksdale, MS)

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l ROSANNAH VUATERS CHAPTER. D,A.R.. and the P.T.A. presented Good Citizenship certificates to a boy and girl in grades T S. '9 and 10, ll. 12, respectively, who were nominated by their teachers and elected by their classmates as possessing to an outstanding degree the qualities of school spirit. service. loyalty. and courtesy. W'inners of these awards were Ronald Vifilson and Nancy Sharp Uthl: Harry Flowers and Ronna Bloom ftlthjg Shirley Boyd and Bill Palmer f9thl: Grant McAlexander and Iwlary Eunice Tarzi flflthlg Dickie Haint ing and Nancy Kincade fllthjz Charles Ivy and Kathleen Day fllthj. Chosen by the faculty, Chat Sue was presented in iunior high school the Good citizenship award, a certificate and a pin, by the Cooper-Yerger Post of the American Legion. fBill Palmer. not picturedj. THE HOLMES Sl-IERARD family of Sherard, Miss., gave to the Board of Trustees of the Clarksdale City Schools S5000 in cash in 195-i in memory of their daughter. Mary Lou. The interest from this invested fund is used each year in making awards to one student from each of the grades 8'1l who, after being graded, ranked highest by the faculty in character traits, academic achieve- ment, and extracurricular activities. Those students receiving the coveted Llary Lou Sherard awards were Diane Cox CStlil. S253 Chat Sue f9thJ, S253 Raymond Fleming flothj. S253 and .l Marjorie Andrews tllthl. S5O. NOMINATED BY MEMBERS of the coaching staff on the basis of team play. team spirit, individual performance, and general athletic ability and elected by members of the C Club, Woody Dabbs was presented a small plaque by the Bill Whitnaire Post of the V,F.VC'. as the best senior boy athlete for 1957-1958. Wfoody also won the Charles fBig sp Harris memorial trophy presented to the school by Whitiiian johnson, jr., and jimmy Petersen for the senior boy athlete. nominated by the coaching staff and elected by members of the C Club. possessing outstanding qualities of team spirit. loyalty, and good sportsmanship. Chosen as the outstanding Boy Scout in the senior class. Bill Robinson received the Sparky Luster award.

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Honors Deserving C S Students LINDA IJOR'l'IiR rcrc-lic-il S25 from thc liusincss .ind Piotr-ssion.il XY'omcn's Cluh .ls thc- scnioi girl xxho. in .idtlition to c.u'ning Ll Stcnogrnphir: Cci'til'ic.itc. Il.l1.l thc highest comhincd .IXCIALIILC in Shortliuntl I. Sliortliiintl II, lypc-writing I. sc'ci'c't.u'i.il tixiining. .intl lwooklxtcping QQBIJOJ, lfor m.1l4ing thc' highcst four'-ya-.u' .ixtizigc in m.1thcm41tics l92.25j. Ha-lcn Coiuiunntlci' was .iw.irtl- cd S5 hy the XY'om.1n's Cluh. Becky' Inwicy l'L'L'CIVkaI SIU from thu VL-tciyins ot Forcign XXIJIAS Auxili.1rx' ton mziliing thc liight-sr IULII'-YCJI' .ucmgc in If ng I i s li fvoooj, FOR SHOXVING ADVANCEMENT in music. schol- arship. .ind contribution to hand improvcmcnt. -Innic' Ad.1ms was chosen us the outstanding sc-nior h.1ndsm.in and xxyis LlXY.lI'LICQI S10 by the Coopc'i1Yct'gci' Post of thc Amcriczin Legion. Morris Swcutt. chosen its the out- standing senior high band mcmhei' showing the great- est iinprovcmcnt on L1 given instrument. was presented S5 by thc Band Auxiliary. Fred Fredrick fnot picturcdi wits presented the Band Auxiliary iiwixrd in iunior high school. ..i 4? . VOR WINNING A NATIONAI. AXVARD in .1rt. Ann H.inn41 rctcivt-tl Slow .ind .1 ccrtificatc of merit from thc H.illm.1rlc Card Coinixiny. Mac Pricstlcy rc-ccivcd .1 medallion from thc Bausch and Lomb Optical Cont- gxiny .is thc sc-nior who. in thc judgment of thc scicncc instructors. had shown thu greatest scientific intc-mst rind enthusiasm. Chosen .is thu outstanding Y-Teen girl. Brcndii Hill was presented ri gift certificate hy the Sc-nior High P.'l',A. Bohhy O.ikm1in was prcssntcd .1 D.A.R. mt-d.il .ind ii cc-rtific.1tc of scholarship hy Mrs ,lohn T. Xlorris, past rcgcnt of Ros.1nn.ih Xlfatc-rs Clruf- tcr. D,A.R.. for mal-:ing thc highest i1vcr.1gf: in Aiticri- c.in history' 199.001, , Q . U - A

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I l l 1 PLANNING, TI-IEIR CAMPAIGNS FOR GIRLS' AND BOYS V1 ATE uc loin Bindci Lindt Shelby Qusan Day Carolyn Farris lan Humher. Melrose Bond. Nancy Kincade. Barhara Butler. Missy Mcbixixcn Bohhx Oilcmin Iucillc longino Dickie Hainine Marty Burns. XY'alter Turner. Rodney Garrison. Wfalter Clark. Morris Nwc itt Alton XX isson Clyde Allen ind Dick Willems fC1iolxn Kinney not picturedj EMMIE LOL' MOONEY. for her essay on Patriotism Is Our American Heritage. received S10 from the American Legion Auxiliaryi Kathleen Day and .Ioan Crutcher fnot picturedl re- ceived S5 and 5250. respectively, from the Coahoma County Tuherculosis Association for their essays on Can X'X'e XX'ipe Out '1'.B. in Our Town? An award of S10 was presented Wlilanna Bennett hy the Clarlcsdale Printing Company for her essay on XY'hat the Carnegie Library Has Meant to Me. Roy Lentjes was presented a S75 bond by the Mississippi l.aw Enforcement Association for winning first place in the North, ern District on his essay. Dealing with the juvenile Delinquent, For her outstanding piece of creative writing. vlan Humher re- ceived S5 from the Clarksdale XVoman's Club. Sponsored hy the Coahoma County Bank and presented by Captain Tom Gibson. an award of a S50 honcl was presented Charles Ivy for his winning essay on Education for the Preservation of Freedom. Annctte Fox Knot picture-dj received 52.50 from the V.F.W'. Auxiliary .is third place winner in the county on her essay. The Future of America ls Kp to Youth. II9