Stokesdale High School - Memories Yearbook (Stokesdale, NC)

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Class History The long awaited day has finally arrived! Looking around, we see some joy, mingled with much sorrow. We realize we are entering a new phase of life, leaving the old and familiar for the new and unknown. We are hoping the experiences we have gained in our past school years have prepared us for the uncertainties of the future. Because of the past experiences we have gained, we will enter this Lmknown with much zeal and eagerness. But let'us look back for a moment on these experiences. We recall happenings of our grammar grades, some of which were good, and some bad. It all started in September, 1950, with Mrs. Preston as our first grade teacher. Here was our beginning. From this beginning we were separated and united from one grade to the next. Finally we were all together in the eighth grade. The most exciting events of these years were the May Days and our trip to Raleigh. Our entrance into high school was a new experience for us. The different atmosphere requireda change in us. Some of us changed our attitude. We became more serious about our schoolwork-a goal whs to be reached. Our social life underwent quite a change also. Many of us went out for basketball, cheerleading, baseball, and the various clubs. We chose our class officers which were, Judy Pegram, President, Bobby Childress, Vice-President, and jimmy Tuttle, Secretary and Treasurer. We were quite busy to be green freshmen, but Mrs. Southard and Mrs. Richardson guided us through the year. In the tenth grade we found we were together, but we were missing quite a few of our classmates. Although we weren't quite so green, we didn't consider ourselves to be know-it-all sophomores. Our homeroom teacher, Mr. Rayle, proved to be not only-a good help in our studies, but also in our spiritual lives. For officers we chose Ronald Eller, President, Wesley Southern, Vice-President, Diane Preston, Secretary, and Peggy Payne, Treasurer. Webegan selling utility bags for the Junior- Senior banquet, which we would have to finance in our junior year. Otu' Junior year really flew by. Mr. Rayle, was once again our homeroom teacher. Our class officers were Judy Orrell, President, Wesley Southern, Vice-President, Judy Pegram, Secretary, and Bobby Childress, Treasurer. This proved to be our busiest year, yet. We had to have more money for the junior- Senior banquet. We sponsored the Miss Stokesdale Contest. We gave our first play, REST ASSURED. We sold candy. We also got our class rings. Then we were off for Washington and New York. What a climax for such an eventful year! Now at last we were Seniors. Mrs. Pegram was our homeroom teacher. Wesley Southern was our President, Bobby Childress, Vice-President, and Diane Preston, Secretary and Treasurer. lfwe thought we could relax because it was our last year, we were badly mistaken. The annualwas our big projectthis year. I am sure we will never forget some of our experiences we had selling ads, nor the fun. Some of us began thinking of college and were busy with preparations to get in. Next came our Junior- Senior Banquet, then graduation exercises. We wish to express our appreciation to our principal, our teachers, our friends, and our parents, for the help which we have received these past twelve years. We hope to prove worthy of this help. DIANE PRESTON Class Historian DIANE PRESTON

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East will and Gestament We, the Class of 1962, composed of 29 good, healthy, and ablebodied people, are preparing ourselves for lifc's challenge We regret that we ire le iving the security of our school, but we are looking forward to making it our own. With all this in mind, we make this our Last Will and Testament ARTICLE II. With Appreciation to our teachers for their understanding and guidance given to us, we leave the rest ofthe student body some memories we have ol them Mis. Pegram was one you could never fool, nor could you get away with anything sneaky under her. She told us over and over that senior English n as difficult. It took us all year to find out just how right she really was. We remember the groans we heard from Mr. Joyce. Each time there was noise in the halls, he would come out of the olfice, paddle in hand, ready to give that resotmding whack! We learned from experience that he was harmless. Mr. Comer, could bc found sitting in the office, any hotu' of the day, telling jokes to anyone caring enough to listen II he wasn't in the office, he it is over at the new gym, watering the grass. If he watered it as rnuch as he said he did, that grass would still be floating. You could find Mrs. Southard, anytime you wantedto, in the science lab, giving some poor frog a fit. Mrs. Wesley lemons, our secretary, was the twister of our day. It was always fun to sneak up on her, and catch her in the act Mrs. Bennie Lemons was one for quietness and believe me, she enforced the rule. Mrs. Coltrane could really get mad when her students made Il mess on the clothes that they were making. Mr. Rayle, could be spotted every day at dinner running to break in the lunch line so that he would be sure to get all those butter biscuits The last of our high school teachers is Mr. Bowman. He was everyonc's friend. lf it hadn't been for him, there would hate been no school newspaper, nor would there have been any ball teams. We hope that he enjoyed working with us as much as we enjoyed working with him ARTICLE III. Now that we are leaving Stokesdale High for good, we would like to leave each of you that remain here, some memories of us MILDRED ROBERTS leaves her ability to chew gum in senior English, to Linda Pegram. CAROLYN THOMAS leaves her 39-22-37 stastics to Clara Pcgram. LINDA GARRETT leaves her title as, Miss Stokesdale, to anyone who can stand the nervous tension of waiting for the final decis DEANNIE RUTLEDGE leaves her cheerleading suit to, Brenda Walker. BOBBY CHILDRESS leaves his ability to operate the projector to Mrs. Southard. SHIRLEY FOULKS leaves her hot temper to Celia Hudson. CONNIE MCCRORIE leaves her ability to pop gum to anyone who takes a course under Mr. Rayle. WAYNE HAMM leaves his Falcon to Johnny Privette. DONALD SOUTHARD leaves his bookkeeping ability to Arnold Browning. JERRY PARKER leaves Mr. Comer the screw-drivers he has been looking for three years. STEVE I-IEAFNER leaves his baseball suit and chewing tobacco to Jimmy Williams. JUDY ORRELL leaves her Physics book to Dorothy Tucker. ANN HEAFNER leaves her short cheerleading skirt to anyone crazy enough to wear it! GENE CHILDRESS leaves her English book to Judy Holland. LINDA ROBERTSON leaves her typewriter to Jeanette Preston. WESLEY SOUTHERN leaves his Presidency ofthe Student Council to Oscar Childress. JIMMY TUTTLE leaves his ability to sleep the whole algebra period to Lynn Mosley GERALD LEMMONS leaves his ability to work algebra to John Richardson. WILLIAM GAULDIN leaves his U. S. History book to Arnold Browning. RAY POPE leaves his girl friends to anyone who can handle them. JUDY PEGRAM leaves her position as Chief Marshal to Shirley Slate. DIANE I-IAWKINS leaves her ability to faint to Mr. Bowman. SUE HUDSON leaves her bookkeeping book to anyone who wants it. DIANE PRESTON leaves the whirlwind she is planning on making as she heads RONNIE COMBS leaves his algebra book to Jerry Brown. HYLTON TUCKER leaves his Biology book to Larry Eller. LINDA PEARMAN leaves the energy she used up while running up and down the it. ARTICLE IV. out the front door. halls, working on the newspaper and annual, to any one strong enough to stand We do hereby appoint our principal, sole executor ol this our Last Will and Testzirnent. In witness thereof, we the Class of 1962, set to our L-ist Will and Testament, our seal this Second day of June, one thousand nine hundred and sixty-two. 39 LINDA LOU PEA RMAN Testutrix LINDA Lou PEARMAN

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Class Prophecy Ihave the great power of prognostication so give a listen to the whereabouts ofthe members of the 1962 graduating class of Stokesdale High School. STEVE HEAFNER is now making scades of money-robbing banks. I-le had always wanted to join Jesse James's gang. JUDY PEGRAM whose ambition during high school was to become a stewardess is now flying non-stop flights around the world. LINDA PEARMAN who always wanted to become a nurse is now one of Dr. Kildare's highest paid assistants. DIANA PRESTON who was always so intelligent in high school is one of the most popular professors at West Point. CONNIE McCRORIE the career girl, is a hostess in the great Peppermint Lounge in New York. DEANNIE RUTLEDGE, who was always such a good dancer is on a special tour teaching the natives of darkest Africa how to twist. ANN HEAFNER is making loads of money as a Power's model in New York. JERRY PARKER is now married to Caroline Kennedy and has just been appointed Attorney General of the U. S. WESLEY SOUTHERN, who finally married Carolyn Angel, has realized that he must leave the girls from Stoneville Alone. JUDY ORRELL is happily married and very content just being a housewife and mother. JIMMY TUTTLE, the twister of our day is now a renownced member of the famous ROCKETTES. LINDA GARRETT is the proud mother of twelve little Garretts. HAROLD POWERS achieved his goal at last. He successfully owns eight large dairy farms and a Corvette. BOBBY CHILDRESS, the lover boy, now has his M. A. , B. A. , and his Ph D. GERALD LEMONS, who was the quiet boy of our day is now recording for R. C. A. records. DONALD SOUTI-IARD now owns a plantationg he is boss of 10,000 acres. HY LTON TUCKER, who was always such a great basketball player during high school days, is now playing for the world famous Globe Trotters. WAYNE HAMM is now married to Shirley Hancock, after so many years of engagement, and the proud father of five little Hamms. MILDRED ROBERTS, who was once the champion gum-popper is now a gum inspector for W1-ig1ey's Spearmint. DIANE HAWKINS is very content being the wife of William. LINDA ROBERTSON, who always wanted to be a stock-car driver is now taking Lee Petty's position in the Darlington 500. . RAY POPE who was once a pledged bachelor is now happily married and has his own little league baseball team. CAROL GOINS is now happily married to Wayne Martin and lives out-of-town. SHIRLEY FOULK'S red hair has finally paid off. She is now taking Rhonda Flemming 's place in Hollywood. WILLIAM GAULDIN, the race driver of our day, is president of Nascar. He is taking Bill France's place. CAROLYN THOMAS has now won that long sought after title Miss Spoiled Rotten of 1972. RONNIE COMBS is picking up extra money modeling for Gerber's Baby Food. GENE CHILDRESS, whose ambition was to become an airline stewardess has settled for the leading role in the Whirlybirds. SUE HUDSON, run-arotmd Sue has made headlines as the first woman on the moon. Another group is waiting for my great power. l'll tell you more about the 1962 Seniors in June. CAROLYN LEE THOMAS Class Prophetess CAROLYN LEE THOMAS