Marion County High School - Vistan Yearbook (Buena Vista, GA)

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HISTORY OP THE CLASS OP 1948 Eleven years ago. the Sen MOST OF IT, WALKED THROUGH THE or Class of DOORS OF sohool buildings for the first time, and MISTICALLY DEMANOED AN EDUCATION. OF THE FIVE OR FORTY FIRST-GRADERS WHO STARTED 1937 ONLY THREE—MARY ANN CLEMENTS, JlMMY and Winona Sisk—have completed their ELEVEN YEARS OF SCHOOL IN BUENA VlSTA The rest of the present THIS TRIO SCHOOL. EITHER IN Senior Class has THE GRADES, OR I '48, OR V A RI OUS OPTI - THIRTY- HERE N Moore, ENTIRE School, joineo N HIGH We started ROLLMENT OF MING WITH THAT NAIVE FRESHMEN P0SSE8. WE initiation. However, ENJOY THREE PARTIES GREATLY ASSISTED BY SAPPINGTON. OUR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER WITH AN EN- THIRTY-THREE EAGER FRESHMEN, BRIM- SELF-ASSURANCE THAT ONLY HAO A LOT LESS OF IT AFTER WE RECOVERED IN TIME TO DURING THE YEAR. WE WERE our sponsor, Mrs. Jessie WE ENTERED OUR SOPHOMORE YEAR WITH A FEW LESS ENROLLED THAN WE HAD WHEN WE WERE FRESHMEN. OuR SPONSOR THIS YEAR WAS MRS. LUCY LEE WASHINGTON and our Class President was Howard Bush. We had SEVERAL PARTIES, BUT WE WEREN'T EXTREMELY ACTIVE IN SPORTS OR OTHER EXTRA ACTIVITIES. When we came to school as juniors, with an en- rollment OF TWENTY, WE MET MANY NEW FACES AN0 MISSED SEVERAL OLD ONES. WE ALSO HAD A FEW NEW TEACHERS ON THE FACULTY. MlSS MARTHA CROXTON WAS OUR JUNIOR SPONSOR. OUR JUNIOR YEAR WAS A PERIOD OF STEADY ACTIVITY. PlVE OF US PLAYED ON THE BASKETBALL TEAM. OUR BANQUET AND PROM, WHICH US EO THE CIRCUS MOTIF, WERE CONCEDED BY ALL TO HAVE BEEN A CREAT SUCOESS. WE HAD SEVERAL PARTIES OURING THE YEAR, WHICH WAS SATISFACTORILY CONCLUDED WITH A PICNIC AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

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CLASS HISTORY Our Senior year, which began with an enroll- ment OF TWENTY-THREE, HAS BEEN A BU8Y ONE. THREE SENIOR BOYS AND THREE SENIOR GIRLS LETTEREO IN BASKETBALL THIS YEAR. To GET FUNDS FOR OUR SENIOR TRIP, WE HAVE SOLO MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS ano Christmas cards. We also sold canoy every OAY AT RECESS. ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES WERE PUR- SUED WITH THE HELP OF OUR SPONSOR, MRS. LOUISE Lowe. We greatly enjoyed the banquet which the Junior Class out-did themselves preparing for us in May. The Seniors spent much time and energy working on our High Sohool Annual. The profits of this ENTERPRISE WENT TO THE SENIORS FOR THEIR CLASS TRI P. Since we started as Seniors we have two MEMBERS OF OUR CLASS THAT SERVED IN THE ARMEO Forces. They are Marvin Jernigan and Albert Welch. WE WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL TO OUR PARENTS FOR PROVIDING US WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE A HIGH SOHOOL EDUCATION, AND TO OUR TEAOHERS FOR THE PATIENCE AND CONSIDERATION THEY HAVE SHOWN THROUGHOUT THE YEARS WE WERE WITH THEM. OuR FAITH IN OUR HOMES ANO OUR SCHOOL IS THE BASIS OF THE CONFIDENCE WITH WHICH WE FACE THE FUTURE. CLASS ROLL Hazel Braoy Robert Brooks Margie Brown Mary Ann Clements Louise Edwards Muriel Elliott Royce Hanner Max Helms Marvin Jernigan Ruth Miller Mary Thomas Albert Welch Hazel Windham Jimmy Moore Preston Phillips Hubert Powell Velma Robinson Robert Ryals Dorothea Sanders Sioney Sanders Annette Sohley Ben Singleton Winona Sisk