Tappahannock High School - Annual Yearbook (Tappahannock, VA)

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Editor JOYCE RAMSEY Assistant Editor SHIRLEY WILKERSON Business Managers SUSAN McCLOSKEY BARBARA SUTTON Editorial Assistants WILLIAM LOWERY BETTY B. DILLARD Art Editor BILLY CROXTON Advisor W. E. BROWNE Left to right; Susan McCIoskey, Shirley Wilkerson, Mr. Browne, Joyce Ramsey, Barbara Sutton. S. Wilkerson, J. Ramsey, B. Sutton, A. Durham, P. Chenault, E. Schools, J. Toole, J. Akers, E. Ransone, B. B. Dillard, L. Davis, W. Lowery, M. McKinney, S. McCIoskey, W. Davis, M. Culotta, C. Carreras, T. Wachsmuth, V. Hardwick, D. Blackwell.

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Sponsor W. E. BROWNE President, Vincent Hardwick; Vice President, Harriett Dillard; Secretary, Betty J. Dillard; Treasurer, Charles Carreras. The Senior Class of 1958 can now look back on a wonderful history with a strong feeling of pride, not only because the events have been the steppingstones toward the future, but because they hold many pleasant memories which will always remain with us in the trying hours of tomorrow. All through our years in high school this class has contributed much to every group and organization here at THS. Many have successfully been in athletics, and others have excelled in other extracurricular fields. These endeavors began, for the most part, in our Freshman and Sophomore years, and matured in our Junior and Senior years. The Junior Year was a very happy year, filled with trials, yet filled with goals accomplished. The class took a trip with the Seniors of ' 57 to Jamestown, the birthplace of our nation, celebrating its 350th anniversary. The high lights of the social activities were the Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom, which shall certainly go down as one of the most remembered affairs in the school ' s history. This year we ordered our rings and awaited them eagerly as we left for our Summer vacation. The Summer months were very happy ones for members of the class. Many of the students experienced full-time employment for the first time; others worked at part-time jobs; and still others really took the term vacation literally and relaxed on beaches in the neighborhood and generally had a Summer’s fun. September arrived and now we were really Seniors. The long-awaited moment had finally arrived when all for which we had worked these past eleven years would produce the desired fruit. For the first time the entire class, numbering forty-four, was in the same homeroom and could now operate as a unified whole. Class organization and activities to raise money occupied our thoughts the first few weeks. Of course, during this time we were proudly showing off our new rings and wondering why we had, or had not, gotten a crest on the ring. The Seniors witnessed, and took part in planning and executing, an even bigger and better Junior - Senior Prom. Everyone had words of praise for the affair which was quite naturally enjoyed by all. The big undertaking of the class is the annual Senior play, which has become a traditional favorite with the community as well as the school. Many long, hard hours were spent in rehearsals, but these paid large dividends on the night of the performance. We approached our last joint affair with the Junior Class, the banquet, with mixed emotions, real- izing this social event was signaling the end of an era. We were honored by the Juniors with one of the nicest evenings on record. The Senior Class took its annual trip to Washington, D. C. , and even amidst the hilarity of bus travel, became better acquainted with the functions of our government. After visiting many of the national shrines and monuments in D. C. , we stopped by the National Airport, a favorite with most of the class. Now that school has done all it can to stimulate our interests, some of us will go out in life feeling confident that most things will be met with success, whether in the field of business, homemaking, or in halls of higher learning. We feel that Tappahannock High School, for which we shall all hold fond memories, has amply supplied us with the necessary equipment to take our places in the society of our choosing, and has generally facilitated the solution to the complex problems we will inevitably face throughout life.