Lanier High School - Largus Yearbook (Bessemer, AL)

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CLASS PROPHESY Here we are at the dedication ceremony of the new Jess Lanier auditorium. On this May night of 1991. twenty years after the first graduating class of Jess Lanier has departed, we have returned to take part in this festive event. Before going on with the festivities let's take a look at the building itself. Ricky Morris, Bobby O'Quinn. David Mathews, and Rommie Studimire have drawn the plans for the building which are simply divine. The art work for the building was done by a corp of artists headed by Micki Hood and Nancy Johnson with Gary Wesson. David Williams. Fredrick Farness and Leotha Gaines working as their assistants. The construction of the building was done by the Randy McKinney-Steve McCrory Construction Company. Many of our old schoolmates are working for this enterprise. Some of them are: Lemuel Dial and Freddy Wilson, brickmasons; Charles Abbott, Ricky Alexander and Willie Jones, carpenters; Ricky Darden. Kenneth Matthews, and Ronnie Kirk, sheetrockers; and Robert Earl King, Royce Handley, and Leo Gaines, painters. The electrical work was done by the Larry Dozier-Ray Stinnet Electrical Company with electrical apprentices Dwight Avery and Warren Robinson. The plumbing was done by the Steve Blackerby Plumbing Company. Working for Steve's company are Henry Miller, Donny Perkins, and Donald Stephens. The interior decorating was done by Bruce Vines, Debbie Myrick, and Jeaninc Keller. Looking at our program, we notice that our guest speakers will be Jay Casey, KING of Kiwanis International, and Vicki Bondi and Margaret Stone speaking on Weight lifting. Other dignitaries listed are; Mayor Pam Cowley. Chief of Police James Augustus, Commissioner of Public Safety Benard Cook. Street Commissioner Wendell Latham, and Dog Catcher Michelle Kelley. 210

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CLASS HISTORY 1971 Twelve years ago. in September of 1959, 293 excited six-year olds began an intricate journey, which seemed to have no ending. Today, these 293 and others who also joined this cavalcade know that the first phase of the journey is nearly finished. Now we know this journey did have a destination - graduation. After several refueling stops for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, we were ready to attempt a more distant goal. This was our step to junior high school. We all do agree that these three years wero the most fun filled of all. High school brought us into a whole new world. We met new faces from many different schools. Now we all had something in common - we were known as Scared Sophomores. And that we werel We survived all harassment, however, and at last stepped up to the title of Confident Juniors. Many of us thought we had figured out all of the teachers' weaknesses by now and felt as though we carried the entire world upon our shoulders. But even with this confidence, it was still hard to realize that we would soon be Seniors. This would be an entirely new experience for us. as it has always been for Seniors. However. Fate had a surprise for us. Not only would we be Seniors, but we would be the Seniors of a shiny new high school. Jess Lanier High School CLASS HISTORY r brought us more new classmates with whom we could share the memories of Senior rings. Senior pictures. Class Day, and finally Graduation. Yes, we have experienced many happy and sad times together. These experiences have made us stronger. Many of us have gained new friends whose friendship will last down the years to come. We now begin to understand the truth of Shakespears' words, 'To love that well which we must leave ere long. Class Historian y AVOskusvLL. Beth Sewell 709

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We also notice that several school officials are attending this event. These include: Terrell Patterson, principal; Jack Guyton, assistant principal. Jan Hogelin, Marcic Nagle. 8nd Yvonne Dunnerham, counselors; Mike Hobson. Spanish professor; Paula Kiker, Home-Ec. teacher; John Murray. Physics teacher; Wendell Carr. Speech instructor; Napoleon Hunt. World History professor; and Paula Williams, Deborah Burroughs, and Brenda Dudley, English teachers. Standing there with a monkey wrench we see Thomas Passmore, an auto-mechanics instructor, talking to assistants Freddy Lawley, Lovell Kennard. Virgil Thompson, and Edmond Brown. Looking around wc see many of our old friends who have gone into business. Some of these include: Donnie Green, landlord of a local all-night slum; Mike Moore, manager of a local pest-control in Bessemer; Eugene Cochran, PepsiCola distributer; Paul Terrell, manager of a Tree Climbing Spa; David Barnes and Robert Hunter, co-owners of a Poodle Parlor; and Mark Shope, manager of Foodtown who is talking to some of his sack boys, Randy Tindle, George Penning ton. Neal Shamblin. Eugene McGee, and Steve Shew. Other include: Cleo, Jerry, and Delois Yarbrough who are the proprietors of a Grit Farm; Mary Rose, Barbara, ond Jolene Wright who are now employed as Chimney Sweeps at the Danny Haynes Tin Shop; Kenny Oglesby who is now the new owner of Long-Lewis; Kenneth Glover. Benny Jones, Tommy Bland, Freddio Bell and Fredrick King who are currently employed at the Charles Clem-Larry Johnson Septic Tank Cleaning Service; Brenda Griffin. Regina Cherry and Barbara Hanna who are employed at the Joe Griffin Dunk n Dine;” and David Phillips, Ricky Jordan and David Vines who are professional Canoeists. Standing in the corner we see Biff Wyatt, who runs the local Honda Shop, tolking to steeple jacks Randy Foster. William Burns and Curtis Broom. Swimming in the fountain we see Beth Dennis and Billy Jack Logan who are co-curators of the Jimmy Morgan Zoo. whose main attraction is the Dreaded Chippawawa River Valley Long Pronged, Drawfed Wing Reduwa Bird. We also have many alumni in the field of Arts Sciences. There are many authors in this group such as Janet Hall whose best seller is THE SAGA OF THE UPTURNED NOSE, Randy Hayes who has just finished his book. BATHTUB SURFING MADE EASY, co-authors Richard Guyton and Dave Keyes whose literary masterpiece is AN OBSERVATION OF CRUEL AND SADISTIC BEATINGS, and the authors of SINGING IN THE TUB. Amy Hamrick and Rosie Pearl Kennedy. Also there are Veronda Wilson and Annie Thomas co-authors of DOWN THE COLORADO ON HUBCAPS. Mary Morey Mooro and Sharon Moore who have written THE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHIES OF WANDA JACKSON, and Carla Shaw and Charlotte Gory authors of SPINACH. FOOD OF KINGS. The class of 71 has also produced many inventors who are with us tonight. In one corner we see Revaple Thomas and Debra Johnson demonstrating their latest invention. The Twin-lock Bean Kisser. Looking on with interest are