Patrick Henry High School - Voice Yearbook (Ashland, VA)

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CLASS OF 1 963 We had been the class of 1963 for four years but somehow we had never felt quite as much a team before. New levels of responsi- bility, new friends, and many new experiences were to be ours as seniors. From the very first day when Mr. Taylor informed us that we were seniors now through the long-lasting parties after graduation we never forgot. Fall and football always seemed a wonderful pair ( . . . and a winning season helped make it so more than ever). Classes were a little harder, sometimes a little more interesting,, but few of the teacher-told jokes seemed any fresher or funnier than they were when we first heard them as eighth graders . Senior sophistication was frequently shattered by Ed Corker ' s remarks and Brauther became a by -word to all of us. If McClur- kin was having no trouble with his Hudson, then he was with his women. Something was always wrong somewhere. On the other hand was Annabelle Corbin who showered glory upon herself (and the class) almost daily. A list of her awards and honors would take at least a page of this book to print . The second semester came on like gang busters and we were half way through before we realized we had started. College Board scores were coming in and college applications were going out. Crossed fingers greatly increased on campus! At the same time some were trying to land a seat in college, others of us were try- ing to land a job, and in some instances, a husband. Plans, plans, and more plans! Graciela Maria Acosta Shirley Van Adams Ronald Anthony Alfano Patricia Anne Babcock 25

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LEFT TO RIGHT: Freddy Palmore, President; Beth Ann Moses, Historian; Larry Gilman, Treasurer; Not Shown: Henry Johnson, Vice President; Lyn Letson, Secretary. 24

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Remembering the great amount of work the prom required made us extremely happy not to be involved . We had done ours last year and now could sit back and enjoy someone else ' s work. A few whispered threats to the juniors produced results and they managed creditably -- although not as well as last year. We may seem a bit redundant but, mind you, we accomplished all of this with major and minor disturbances . Between Nelson Flippo ' s camera sticking its unforgiving eye into everything to exhaust notes from Winfred Hall ' s Ford were a thousand distrac- tions that would have dampened less able spirits . Sweden sent us a golden-haired diplomat named Kia Nylander. Patrick Henry ' s first exchange student represented her country well and helped make us appreciate her country and its people. Our already bright year was made even brighter by Kia ' s golden hair and warm personality . Our class was one of the few groups in the entire country to find good reason for thanking Fidel Castro. When Mr. Castro turned communist many people were forced to leave Cuba. That ' s how Chela Acosta happened to come to us . Cuba ' s loss was our gain -- and quite a gain it was . Perhaps we failed to be the greatest in everything but our record as a class left a standard we are proud of. If what we did inspires next year ' s class to beat our record, well, that ' s one more feather in our cap! Carolyn Lee Barnes James Gardner Bennett Howard Temple Blunt Barbara Joan Borkey 26