Tazewell High School - Peak Yearbook (Tazewell, VA)

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EVELYN JUNE WARF VIRGINIA CARRINE WILLIAMS MARGARET BLANCHE WYNN HALLIE MAE YOST Glee Club ' 48 Vice President of Sophomore F.H.A. ' 47- ' 48 F.H.A. ' 46- ' 47 Class ' 46 Key Club ' 46- ' 47- ' 48 Sec.-Treas S.C.A. ' 47 Latin Club ' 46- ' 47 President of Latin Club ' 47 Editor of Bulldog ' 48 Ass ' t. Editor of Peak ' 47 Senior Contact of Peak ' 48 S.C.A. Representative ' 48 SARA CATHERINE YOST MARTHA FRANCES YOUNG MARY CAROLYN YOUNG NOT PICTURED F.H.A ' 47 Book Club ' 46 Glee Club ' 45- ' 46- ' 47 F.H.A. ' 46- ' 47 Latin Club ' 46- ' 47 Basketball ' 46- ' 47- ' 48 Glee Club ' 45- ' 47 F.H.A. ' 47 Ida Mae Hall Jack Porter

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PAULINE SHELLEY BETTY JEAN SMITH ROMIA ELIZABETH SPARKS VILLA JUNE SPARKS Polly Glee Club ' 48 F.H.A. ' 46 F.H.A. ' 46- ' 47- ' 48 Library Club ' 47 Glee Club ' 46- ' 48 Library Club ' 47- ' 48 0 l»«VV. VU I, jr enior lass @L . . • :$ ' ' 1w4k w ; •! ■•■ ■ J? ' . i; •;,; •■ ' ■ ■ . MAXINE JUNE STOUT Red TAB Club ' 45- ' 46- ' 47- ' 48 Basketball ' 47- ' 48 F.H.A. ' 47 VIRGINIA MAE VAN DYKE Jenny Cheerleader ' 45- ' 46- ' 47- ' 48 Basketball ' 46- ' 47- ' 48 Key Club ' 47-M8 President of Juniors Class ' 47 S.C.A. ' 47- ' 48 May Day Princess ' 47 Latin Club ' 46- ' 47 Queen of T.H.S. Carnival ' 47 Glee Club ' 45- ' 47 MAVIS JOSEPHINE WALK Jo Basketball ' 46 F.H.A. ' 47- ' 48 MARTHA DIUGUID WARD F.H.A. ' 47 May Day Princess ' 47

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The Senior Class of 1948 started to school in 1937. Among the group of first-graders that started in Tazewell Elementary School and who were together all eleven years were Mildred Blessing, Bill Boggess, Betty Leece, May Henry Sadler, Mary Tyler Shawver, Donald Walk, D. W. Williams, Hallie Yost, Mary and Martha Young. There were many who joined us each year. In 1944 we entered Tazewell High School. There were students from Bishop, North Tazewell, Tazewell, and many other nearby communities. That year there were many new things taking place in T.H.S. Mr. Walthall was the new principal, the key system was initiated, Mary Jane Floyd designed our seal. Miss Dickenson painted it, and the first annual. The Peak, was published. Sheffey Massie was class president. He made the football team and remained on it all four years. Virginia Mae Van Dyke, became our freshman cheerleader. Betty Harman and Sheflfey Massie were elected the best freshmen. Carolyn Grey joined our class that year. In our sophomore year Sheffey was again our president. Bill Boggess and Marion Gilliam joined Sheffey in football; Mary Young and Virginia Mae went out for basketball. Sheffey and Virginia Mae were elected best sophomores. The ones to join our class were Carroll Altizer, Marion Gilliam, and Leonard Rasnick. Virginia Mae was our junior president. She and Mary continued basketball; Sheffey, Marion, and Bill went out for football; and Virginia Mae was cheerleader. The Junior Plays were great successes. Betty Lou Harman, Betty Leece, and Carroll Altizer had the leading roles. The prom marked the concluding highlight of our junior year, as we had looked forward to this event since entering high school. We carried out the theme of Star Dust Ball . Carrine was elected the most studious, most likely to succeed, and the most sensible; Nancye Hagy, the laziest; and Lorraine Honaker, the most independent. Martha and Sheffey were selected the most romantic and the most gruesome two¬ some . The best Juniors were Lorraine and Randall Morrison. Carrine was secretary-treasurer of the S.C.A. In the May Court were Martha Ann Edwards, Betty Lou Harman, Nancy Brown, Virginia Mae Van Dyke, and Martha Ward. Betty Leece was associate editor of the The Bulldog , and Carrine, assistant editor of The Peak. Bernard Beavers, our senior president, took office after after the resignation of Dudley Cowan. Carroll Altizer was president of Student Government and Edward Morrison, vice-president. Bill, Chick , Sheffey, Jack Crabtree, Bowen, Ralph Dye, Leonard Rasnick, and Lawrence Thompson starred in football. Virginia Mae was cheerleader and Nancy Brown, one of her assistants. Virginia Mae Van Dyke and Bowen Sheets were King and Queen of the Fall Carnival. The best seniors were Carroll and Carrine. Jack Crabtree was selected the most handsome and neatest; and Martha Ann Edwards, the most beautiful and neatest. Ada Lee, the most carefree ; Bowen Sheets and Lorraine Honaker, the most athletic; Betty Lou and Chick , the most talented; Betty Lou and Bowen, the most original. Bowen and Virginia were the best sports. Virginia Mae had the best school spirit; May Henry was the most courteous. Martha and Sheffey were most romantic and the cutest couple. The members of the class to be chosen for Who ' s Who in America were: Bill Boggess, Sheffey Massie, Bernard Beavers, Charles Davis, Bobby Johnson, Betty Lou Harman, Carrine Williams, Mildred Blessing, Virginia Mae Van Dyke, Ann May and Betty Leece. Chick was captain and Sheffey was tackle on the all-area football team. Don Walk, Bowen Sheets, Bill Carter Chick , Lawrence Thompson, Albert McCall, Bert Downs, Leonard Rasnick, and Jack Schell, were our basketball players. Betty Lou and Bobby Johnson were co-editors of the annual; Carrine, editor of The Bulldog . The key winners throughout our high school career were: Ann May, Betty Leece, June Archer Moore, Carrine Williams, Virginia Mae Van Dyke, May Henry Sadler, and Mildred Blessing. Ray Epperson, Charles Davis, June Brown, and Martha Ward joined us as seniors. The Senior Plays were April 23. The prom was May 14; the Senior Banquet, May 28. Our graduation. May 31, marked the end of eleven wonderful years of work and play together.