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

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TIME . . . LT. COL. SCHOEPPER, DIRECTOR BILL JONES, MODERATOR MARINE BAND PERFORMS IN POWELL VALLEY HIGH GYMNASIUM COLLEGE NIGHT. We boarded our buses and proudly began another year at Powell Valley High. . . . hot days. . . . smothering. . . . and noisy as a result of road construction crew which plowed, moved, plowed, and moved. . . . United States Marine Band visited us to bring color, pagentry, and beautiful music. ... A new season opened on the football field causing sore muscles, tired boys, and anxious coaches . . . . September changed to October with a flurry of color and autumn smells. . . . College Night at Norton made us feel as though we were really SENIORS. . . . and, oh the confusion that we faced about our life after graduation! .... Another band trophy came to join our collection. . . . and Halloween came and went quietly. . . . Football ended with the stiff rivalry between Appalachia and Powell Valley causing a bit of egg citement. . . . November caused seniors to ask, Are our class rings here ? .... Senior sponsors al- most lost patience. . . . when suddenly. . . . they appeared, just in time for Thanksgiving holidays . . . our first vacation . . . Christmas was on its way with Jingle Bells and White Christmas echoing through the halls . . . CEEB ' s were given at Clinch Valley College for the brave . . . and reports were returned for a New Year ' s present . . . Elmer and the Lovebug was presented by the Speech Club . . . and Navidad Programme, the annual Spanish Club Christmas program . . . New Year brought resolutions, plans, and problems . . . Examinations brought vows to study harder the next semester . . . Basketball games lost by fractions of points . . . Snow, Snow, and more SNOW made us know that winter was definitely here . . . College applications were put in the mail and we settled down for the long wait to see whether we would be accepted . . . New sweaters and trinkets ... as Christmas gifts with an oc casional BRUCE SHULL SELLS FIRST VALHI TO MIKE BERNEY. WILLIAMS ON A RAMPAGE Page 10

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MUNSEY FACULTY Club. MISS ILOE READ, who attended Bluefield College and Carson-Newman, has a B. S. degree. She teaches physical education and is the sponsor of the G. A. A. Club. MRS. GRACE ROSE, sponsor of the sophomore class and the VALHI, has a B. A. degree from Milligan College. She also is sponsor of the Speech Club and the Latin Club. She teaches English 11 and 12, Latin I, and speech arts. MISS BILLIE JEAN SCOTT, our school librarian, attended Lincoln Memorial University and Radford College, and has a B. S. degree. She is the Library Club sponsor. MR. J. RUCKER SKEEN, who attended Radford College and Hivvassee College, has a B. S. degree. He teaches History 8, 11, and 12. MR BURCHELL L.STALLARD is our head football coach. Junior Varsity basketball coach, baseball coach, and is sponsor of the Varsity Club. He has a B. S. degree from Milligan College and a M. A. degree from George Peabody College. He teaches Science 9 and physical education. MRS. NELL R. TEKEL, sponsor of the junior class and co-sponsor of the F. B. L. A. Club, has a B. S. degree from Radford College. She teaches Shorthand, Typing I, general business, and business arithmetic. MRS. BETH WENDELL, who attended Mary Washington College, Radford College, and the University of Ten- nessee, has a B. S. and a M, S. degree. She teaches Vocational Office Training, Typing II and shorthand. She is also sponsor of the V. O. T. Club and co-sponsor of the F. B. L. A. Club and co-sponsor of the VALHI. MRS. EVELYN WHITT, co-sponsor of the F. B. L. A. Club, has her B. S. degree from Mary Washington College. She teaches general business. Typing I, and bookkeeping. MISS JULIA A. WILLIS has a B. S. degree from Radford College. She teaches art, history and English 9 and 10, and is also a sponsor of the sophomore class and the sponsor of the Art Club. STALLARD TEKEL WENDELL WHITT WILLIS Page 9

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. . . MARCHES ON WEDDING SCENE FROM OUR TOWN WINS DISTINGUISHED RATING diamond ring thrown in for good measure . . . February, the heart month, ushered in valentines, hearts, and kisses . . . Cloudy skies, with an occasional blizzard, marred the tournament final . . . mud, mud, MUD . . . Ground hog saw his shadow ... flu bug flirted about . . . basketball team took a surge upward as tournament began . . . March came in with a rainy, drippy day . . . Science Fair projects caused an outburst of activity . . . action and reaction- . . . VALHALLA goes to press . . . which caused many long sighs of relief from the harried staff . . . District Dramatic and Forensic con- tests were held at Powell Valley ... a scene from OUR TOWN per- formed by students of Powell Valley won a Distinguished rating . . . Jesse Stuart ' s The Thread That Runs So True was a smashing suc- cess . . . Key Clubbers journeyed to Chattanooga to attend the an- nual convention , . . Band Regionals meant hours of practice . . . Glee Club presented beautiful music in the Annual Spring Concert . . . March 31 was the departure date for the SENIOR TRIP to Wash- ington and New York . . . New hats, flowers, and Easter . . . Junior- Senior prom created an air of excitement and brought many ques- tions, of which the most common was Will he ask me? or Won ' t he? . . . only Cupid knew . . . until the night . . . Colleges notified worried seniors of their acceptance or rejection . . . Blue skies . . . Showers . . . Green grass . . . Ushered in May . . . Band presented the annual concert of stirring music . . . Seniors counted the days . . . until the Class Sermon . . . and GRADUATION . . . tears and smiles . . . And proud parents . . . The close of school brought final exams, new summer vacation plans, and farewells to classmates and friends. MARY NELL BERNEY AND JOHN D. WILLIAMS BERNICE TONEY RINGS ARRIVE GLEE CLUB CAROLING SCIENCE AT WORK Page 1 1