Swain County High School - Ridge Runner Yearbook (Bryson City, NC)

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HONORS First Row: Pearl Ammons, Jean Sandlin, Mary Alice Seals, Ellean Martin Second Row: Mary Lou Gloyne, Joyce Sandlin, Mac 7 body, Max Reed ■m- STUDENT COUNCIL First ' Row: Ann Plott, Hub Morrow, Max Reid, Dent Ensley, Glenith Crisp Second Row: Rova Queen, Marianna Morrow, Arvil Bradley, Tommy Faigler, Emmett Hyde, Miss TVionpson, Nelson Messer, Lillian Tbomasson, Jimmy Cooper, Reba IV.omas, Ray Cline, Dorothy Fortner, Charles Anderson

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HONORS Eight menoersof the senior class whose average wer9 above 90 were chosen as honor students. Five of these students will be commencement speakers. Due to the fact that Mary Alice Seals and Jean Sandlin both had an average of 95, they were designated by the faculty as co¬ valedictorians of the class of 1947. Mary Alice is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Seals of 7 hittier, and Jean is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arnand Sandlin of Bryson City. Vf’ith the designation of co-valedictorians ,it was decided not to have a salutatorian. Two students, Joyce Sandlin and Ellean Martin, had averages of 92, followed closely by Mac Woody with an average of 91.6. Joyce is also the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arrnand Sandlin. Ellean lives with her sister,Mrs. Neal Byrd,near Lauada, and Mac is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph ' .Voody of Bryson City. Three students, Pearl Ammons, Mary Lou Gloyne, and Max Reed had averages of 90.6 and 90.2. These three students will not oe commencement speakers. Pearl is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Ammons of Bryson City, Vary Lou of Mrs. Lula 0. Gloyne of Cherokee, and Max is the son of Mr.and Mr. Jack Reed of ' Whittier. Congratulations to all of these. STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council organization is one of the most valuable and helpful organizations found in any school. The president and vice-president are elected by the school,and one person from each homeroom is elected as representative. The purpose of the Student Council is to help give training to the students in self-govern¬ ment and to assist the members of the faculty and the principal to keen order in and around the school building and the lunchroom. This year the officers were elected as follows: President, Max Reed, whose duties are to preside over meet¬ ings of the council and to appoint the members to certain duties. Vice-President, Dent Enslev, whose duty is to be in charge of the meetings of the council during the absence of the presi¬ dent. to Secretary-Treasurer, Eerbert Morrow, whose duties are k.ep th. minutes of ell m.etings, to call th. roll et .aeh m . - 7 F in rharre of all funds of the council. S ' Sponsors of th. council are Mrs. Lillian F. ftcmasson and Miss Lina Thompson.