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

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Powell Valley High School consolidating BIG STONE GAP HIGH SCHOOL And EAST STONE GAP HIGH SCHOOL

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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