Lee M Waid School - Hawk Yearbook (Rocky Mount, VA)

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CLASS EIS TORY. Our first year of high school began when we entered Lee M. Waid on August 31, 1964. We joyously began the year with a message from our principal, the late Mr. C. L. Atkins. Then we were assigned to different homerooms, because at this time there were approximately 100 eighth graders. Our teachers were Mrs. Dorothy Phelps--8A, Mrs. Rebecca Wood--8B, and Miss Carol Snipe--8C. As the year began, even though we were frightened and confused for a few weeks, we finally adjusted and began to join the school activities, James Kirby was fortunate enough to be a member of our band, which marched in the Christmas Parade that year. A few of our girls were included in the choir, which was rated Superior at the Choir Festival in Danville. Mary Menefee and several other members of our class were in a Math-Science Conference held at Bedford. That year, Virginia Muse and Gloria Holland were in the annual Miss Lee M. Waid Contest. Jessie Tyree, Benny Hopkins, and Norman Poindexter were members of the FFA. Our 8th grade class was soon looked upon as a part of the big, happy family at LMW. After we had adjusted and grown accustomed to our daily routine of classes to achieve our goal for that year, the year suddenly ended. However, after all the excitement of the 8th grade, we were looking forward to an even better year as Freshmen. Because of integration of the schools and the death of our former principal, we began our Freshman year without some classmates and with a new principal, Mr. S. L. Lester. Our class was still large enough to stay di- vided among the same teachers as in the previous year; and, therefore, we needed no adjustment to high school life. We knew how to begin that year. This was the first year clubs were organized in the school and many of us joined a few, such as Buford Wade, James Cobbs, and John Calloway who joined the Agriculture Club. Betty Taylor was in the Newspaper Club; and Betty Trent, Brenda Preston, Ruth Lee, and Dorothy Law were class representatives in the Reading and Business Clubs. We were represented well in other groups too. In band we had Betty and Ruth Smith, in the Dramatics Club we had Virginia Dunn and Mary Law, and Sammy O'Neal and Standford Nance were on our basketball team. Along with joining activities and a lot of hard work which we managed to get done, our Freshman year was very prosperous to look back on when we became Sophomores. The tenth grade year opened with excitement and disappointment. Again more of our class transferred to other schools and some dropped out. Now the class was small and was divided between Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Wood. Even though many were gone, those of us still at LMW were prepared to carry on the work of our class. Our SCA representatives were Betty Tyree and James Kirby. In the Miss Lee M. Waid contest we came in second, and we were very proud. Many of us returned to old clubs and some joined new ones. Norman Poin- dexter, Lawrence Harper, James Craighead, and Thurman Patterson returned to the FFA. Faye Mackenhimer and George Wright were in the Dramatic Guild, and Janet Hancock and Louwanda Warren joined other class- mates in the band as majorettes. Our girls dominated the cheering squad to cheer the basketball team and the Sophomores on to victory. This made us look forward to our Junior year, We were all thrilled when we came back to Waid in the fall of 1967. This was to be our year. To carry on the position as leaders of our class we chose class officers as follows: James Kirby--President, Ruth Smith-- Vice President, Mary Law--Secretary, and Betty Tyree--Treasurer. After organization of the class, the students prepared to take part in the Miss Lee M. Waid contest. We were honored when our contestant, Louwanda Warren, won the title of Miss Lee M. Waid. We joined clubs as we had done in previous years. Some of us were officers in these clubs. Our class was overwhelmed when our boys hon- ored us with the Annual Class Basketball Tournament title by beating the Senior Class. As the year came to an end, it was our privilege as Juniors to honor the Seniors with the most beautiful Junior-Senior Prom ever to be presented at Waid. The theme of our prom was ''Three Coins in a Fountain. Then we said good-bye to the Seniors and a very productive year for the Junior Class. The past four years were filled with much joy and many hardships, but somehow we survived. Now we are a class of 34 students even though we were approximately 100 to begin with. Although we are few in number, we are like one happy family with Mrs, Dorothy Phelps who has diligently worked with us through thick and thin as our mother away from home. With her help and the help of others, we entered this final year of preparation for whatever we wish to be in the future. We elected leaders for our class and elected our SCA representatives, who are also president and vice presi- dent of the SCA, We are well represented in all of the clubs and organizations in the school. There are many problems facing us in this, our final year, but somehow we will continue to work hard and hope that it will end happy for all of us. And you may see for yourself whether this year ends happy for us as you watch us march down the aisle in June.

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