Poquoson High School - Islander / York Chronicle Yearbook (Poquoson, VA)

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IN MEMORY OF PHILIP F. EDWARDS: TEACHER, FRIEND. SCHOOL HEATING SYSTEM OUT OF Riverside Hospitial, Mr, Phillip Francis Edwards died after a brief illness. He was born in Surry Cou- nty on June 17th, 1913. He resided at 652 Poquoson Avenue with his wife, Mary and his family. Mr. Edwards was employed by the Poquoson School Board and served as an act- ive member for 23 years, in Poquoson High School and in Princess Anne County. He was an active member of Poquoson ' s Lion Club and was the past president and state sponsor of Beta Club, and past president of the York Education Association. He was a World War II TEACHERS SEEK MORE MONEY who cared enough ran smooth- ly and spent his time, tak- ing the responsibility to make certain they did. It would seem so natural to see him in the hall, with all those keys, joking with the kids and talking to the teachers. Everything at school is just the same. I ' m sure we all aren ' t over the shock that he ' s really go ne. DATE DOWN FACULTY vetren. . A service was held Wed- nesday afternoon at 2:00 to honor him, and burial was in Oakwood Cemetary, Surry County. The ser- vice was conducted by the Rev. Lewis H. Morgan. Mr. Edwards was a member of the Tabernacle United Met- hodist Church, in which his service before burial was PHYSICAL GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT STUDY COURSES

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MR. PHILIP FRANCIS EDWARDS Dedicated In Memoriam We, the Senior Class of 1969, dedicate this yearbook in memory of Mr. Philip Edwards. As sponsor of the Beta Club, ICT, and the Annual, as well as being Transportation Supervisor and numerous other jobs during his many years at Poquoson High School, he has left his mark indelibly on the school and on the students — past and present. We mourn his passing, and certainly, we owe him the respect due a teacher and friend who died before his time. 7

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! j Coleen Dryden, Mrs. Barbara Erasmi and Mrs. Betty Densinore gobble down pic at Poquoson School’s pie eating contest which pitted women faculty members against men faculty members. ' ie Ealing Contest IelcI At Poquoson COMPETITION STARTS | GOOD LUCK FACULTY c Poquoson’s Image 3 TRAINING SHEDS LIGHT What Is An Education? 9