Powell Valley High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Big Stone Gap, VA)

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glimpses of OPEN HOUSE r ’rincipal Harley Stallard and Mr. C. T. Sexton in the main foyer. Mr. Gibbs, Jill Banner, Sammie Rhea Halstead, and Jo Susan Hoi I i- field entertain with music in the Choral Room. Betsy Banks, Ralph Shuler, and Nita Holding are three of the many hosts and hostesses on the big day. Miss Daisy Fitts and Mrs. Kathleen Horne are at home in the Home Ec Department. Miss Scott shows off the library to Wynn Rose and Joe Frank Smitty, Jr. Part of the 1875 guests enter the new Powell Valley High School. Principal Stallard and Mrs. Arnold, the school secretary, be- come acquainted with the new DuKane intercom system. Mr. Gibbs leads the first line through the cafeteria. Hum. . .?

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DR. J. J. KELLY, JR, DEDICATION The people who really leave a mark in this world are the people who dare to strive to do the everyday job in an unusual way. Education, probably more than any other profession, presents an everlasting challenge to those men and women in whose hands rest the responsibility of teaching and guiding young people. Probably no pro- fession has as great an influence on the future as does the field of education. Rare in this work-a-day world is a man who knows what he wants and sets about to ac- complish it in an unassuming, yet tireless way. The Wise County School System has been privileged to have such a person at its helm for forty-three years. Dr. J. J. Kelly, Jr., an outstanding educator, has been the guiding force through prosperity, depression, progressive education, and the present swing back to an emphasis on academics. At all times he has pursued an educational policy which has proved to be both realistic and visionary. To Dr. Kelly we affectionately dedicate this, the first edition of the VALHALLA. i

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MR HARLEY STALLARD MR. W. D. RICHMOND ADMINISTRATION DR. J. J. KELLY, JR., our able Division Superintendent, has served the Wise County school system diligently and well for the past forty-three years and is recognized as the dean of superintendents by educational leaders in the State. MR. HARLEY STALLARD, who came to Powell Valley High School from Big Stone Gap High School, has had an enormous job to put into operation the intricacies of consolidating two schools. MR..W. D. RICHMOND is our very capable Director of Instruction of Wise County Schools and has had great influence upon the quality of instruction in our county. MRS. PATSY ARNOLD serves Powell Valley as the Principal ' s efficient secretary. MRS, PATSY ARNOLD Wise County School Board. Left to right: Dr. J. J. Kelley, Jr., Mr. E. D. Ireson, Roberson District; Mr. J. E. Hilton, Lipps District; Dr. F. E. Handy, Richmond District, Chairman; Mr. G. C Wharton, Gladeville District; Mr. W. D. Richmond. Director of Instruction.