Mount Airy High School - Airmont Yearbook (Mount Airy, NC)

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1 (LEFT) RIVALS FOR HOMECOMING crown—Phyllis Arrington, Judy Goad, Brenda Hair, Judy Merritt and Annetta TayLor—practice convertible riding before their ride onto the field. (BELOW) PHYLLIS ARRINGTON, chosen by student vote kept secret until half-time, is crowned Homecoming Queen by Ronald Dollyhigh and Johnny Saunders. Frosty air. . . the season ' s last foot¬ ball game . . . older and recent grad¬ uates greeting each other . . . mount¬ ing suspense as each candidate rides onto the field at half-time . . . the an¬ nouncement . . . the crowning ... an after-the-game dance—homecoming, 1959, becomes history. PEARL NICHOLS, PATRICA SPARGER, Lucy Rob¬ ertson, and Mrs.Sydnor serve Wayne Childress and Tommy White at the homecoming dance. 1959 ' s last game shared interest with homecoming ceremonies. 25

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omeec m i . (ABOVE) THE TEMPOS consisting of band mem¬ bers Johnny Badgett, James Lowry, Henry Hair, Darrell Green, Ray Tate and Harold Warren draw applause in the talent show. (LEFT) WITH RHYTHM AND PRECISION PATSY VOGLER and Patti Wyche demonstrate their baton twirling ability in the talent show. JAYNE CHILDRESS (LEFT) AND Judy Pierce (RIGHT) give prizes to talent show winners — Patsy Vogler, Martha Vaughn, Kathleen Bray, Nancy Beasley, and Mary Vaughn. MARY FRANCES PULLIAM, Ronald Dollyhigh, and Bill Burke collect canned food from Chuck Mayberry for admission to the talent show. Afterwards the food is distributed to needy families for Thanksgiving. 24

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THE WEEKLY Y dance furnishes fun and recreation for many students. Crisp weather, snow covered mountains in the distance—and sometimes a snow-covered Mount Airy—bring the contrasting warmth of exams, a crowded gymnasium, and help from school patrons. WITH AIRMONT off to press and exams coming up, Ann Franklin, surrounded by books and notes, prepares for the mid¬ term ordeal. {■ Mce, NANCY COX IS the center of attention in the winter snow as Tommy Childress, Jimmy Phillips, and Andy Hennis prepare to snow¬ ball her. Snow and school are a rare com¬ bination for M.A.H.S. BUS DRIVERS WHO HELP students to arrive at school safely and on time in all kinds of weather are Everett Bowman, Johnny Taylor, Ralph Gunnell, Nancy Welch, Jim Fleming, and John Martin. 26