Mayodan High School - Anchor Yearbook (Mayodan, NC)

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CLASS HISTORY ln September of T943 the Class of i955 of Mayodan High School began our first year of school. We had as our teachers Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. Turner. During this first year our class took a train trip to Stoneville and visi- ted the first grade there. Along with this trip we had lunch in the school cafeteria. This was a new experie :e for us because we didn't have a cafeteria at our school. Our next big year was in the fourth grade, for we were then having classes upstairs. Heretofore, all of our classes had been downstairs. We had always looked up to the pupils who had the privilege of having classes on the second floor. When we finally made the grade, it gave us a feeling of superiority. Time flew swiftly by, and we soon found oursleves in the eighth grade with Mrs. Crews and Mrs. Lemmons. This year was our most exciting in elementary school because we were on schedule with the high school, and at the end of the spring semester we had a commencement exercise just like high school students. By the time we had reached our freshman year, we had lost several of our classmates. Some moved to other towns and others felt that the task of learning was too hard, so they dropped out. ln the spring of our sophomore year we selected and ordered our class rings. This was important to us because we had been looking forward to it since the beginning of our high school days. ln our Junior year we helped the P. T. A. sponsor a very successful Halloween Carnival. We also received our class rings. We had been looking forward to this since the preceding spring. Another important event was giving the Senior Class a banquet. Since this was the first formal banquet for most of us, and also the first time many of us had gone to the Plantation, we were all greatly excited. ln our Senior year receiving our caps and gowns was a new adventure. Everyone was rushing around to find one that fits. We made two important trips. The first was to the State Fair in Raleigh. Here we saw many of the exhibits, enjoyed the rides, and mostly the shows. Our second trip was to Elon College. Here we got a glimpse of life on the campus and also what went on in the classrooms. There is no need to say that the most special day of our Senior year was our last--Graduation.

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Senior Class F.H.A. 2,3,45 Tri-Hi-Y 45 May Court 4. J. T. GIBSON Monogram Club 2,3,45 G-lee Club l,2,3,45 Foot- ball 2,3,4, Baseball 2,3,4, Softball 1,2 PEGGY HOLLIFIELD MYERS Monogram Club 3,45 F. H.A. l,25 Tri-Hi-Y l,2,3,45 May Court 3,45 Cheerleader 3,45 Softball 2,3,45 Basketball 3, 4. WAYNE FU LCHER Student Council 45 Editor of Paper 45 Annual Staff 4. ,3,4. W 'Q-an-F is ,am ar- IYNIYN UIQ? .. TTY! ' 5 :',,g-X Tw-Q r ffl f wx i fvfwm. .hm 5, , RALPH BULLI NS lNot Picturedl Glee Club l,2,3,45 Baseball 35 Basketball l,2 3,4, Co-Captain 3,4,

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'X' MASCOTTS OF 1955 SANDRA LYNN KALLAM JOHNNY MILLER We, the Class of '55, ln years behind have tried to strive To do our best, with efforts whole, To reach our long-awaited goal. Sometimes burdened with troubled mind, Always blessed with teachers kind, Sometimes possessed with spirits low, Yet ever shown the way to go. Our high school days are numbered, and soon no more will be, The door of our future is opening, a fuller life to see. We hope, in these glad portals, that when others, near their goal arrive, Will always remember us, the Class of '55. ---by Jan Martin