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

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CLASS OF ' 64 The changes in the year ’63-’64 are milestones of the trip through our senior year. The changes are both external and internal — of people and places. With the falling of the leaves came the football season, and for Homecoming a change from the usual monsoon weather — the clear, bright night enhanced a 36-0 victory over Meadowbrook. It was during this time that many seniors got an early taste of college life with the help of Randolph Macon. Our class felt the loss of Mr. Acosta. He had been a beloved senior sponsor, an enthusiastic teacher, and a friend to all. Ray Berry, class president, helped to lead the seniors in the victorious magazine campaign. No one could forget the enthusiasm? ? ? The assassination of President Kennedy was a tragedy we will always remember as happening in our senior year. We are thankful that we were a part of the generation that lived when this great man was President. He set a wonderful example for us. December added the apprehension of College Boards and the Senior Tea to the excitement of the holiday season. Ev en though school was held the next day it didn’t damper the spirits of the Holly Ball. After the Christmas vacation we dis- covered that the face of Patrick Henry was under- going a change — the enlargement of the cafeteria was being arranged and new buildings were in progress. Wilbert Dudley Adams Joseph Antonelli Helen Faye Attkisson Kenneth Ervin Baker 23

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SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Lejt to Right: Sandy Smith, Vice-President; Joe Antonelli, Treasurer; Ray Berry, President; Laura Lane, Secretary; Shirley West, Reporter. 22

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CLASS OF ' 64 Exam time seemed to arrive all too quickly for the seniors. It was hard to realize we had less than four months of high school life left before us. The tensions which had mounted during exams found release with the rising popularity of the “Beatles,” a British quartet, whose records had been creating hysterics among the younger set for months. It seemed that Ray Chisholm was constantly con- fronted with problems — Peggy, Phyllis, Nancy, etc., while, with the coming of Spring, another of our classmates found roses to be an absorbing hobby — hey. Joe! Crossed fingers greatly increased on campus! While some were anxiously awaiting college ac- ceptances, others were trying to land a job or per- haps even a husband. Then came the Junior-Senior Prom, a sentiment- al gesture given by the Juniors, and held in a make-believe world of dreamy music and fake flowers. Recalling the plans and work of the pre- vious year we were quite content to sit back and enjoy someone else’s efforts. Our senior year had been filled with mixed emotions — hating to see the year end and longing to see what next year bolds in store. And so it ends with graduation and a sadness only half felt by the seniors. We have reached a goal — now it’s time to strive for another, to prepare to assume a place in the world and to accept the responsibili- ties of a complex society. Someday, much later, we will find this yearbook and smile with an ache at how young we looked then. And back will come the memories of that special time when life keeps changing and chang- ing, and everything, good or bad, is supercharged. 24