Tazewell High School - Peak Yearbook (Tazewell, VA)

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JO ELLA STEVENSON MINNIE GREY STEVENSON IMOGENE STALLARD JAMES C. STEELE 4 WILLIAM MATTHEW STEVENSON CLASS OF ’54 BARBARA JEANE STONE LARRY GORDON TABOR ANDY ALFRED TURNER MARY JUDITH STONE BILLY RAY TAYLOR

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ELWOOD ALLEN SHRADER JACK EUGENE SIZEMORE PHYLLIS EDNA SIZEMORE DONALD POWELL SLUSS v 4 DONALD RAY SLUSS i ! CLASS OF ’54 RUPHAS DARREL SLUSS MILDRED ANN SPARKS ISABELLE CARROLL STAMPER CLYDE S. SMITH SALLY MAE SPARKS

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V RICHARD HOUSTON TURNER CONSTANCE MAXINE VAUGHN ELLEN SUE VAN DYKE NELLIE MARIE WADDELL CLASS It happened all so suddenly. There we were, the freshmen of 1950. We were dubbed with the name Class of ' 54, but we were much too confused making new adjustments to be very much impressed with the title. Nineteen fifty-four—it seemed so far away, but before we knew it, nineteen fifty-four had rolled around. , How clearly we remember that first year. Indeed, we thought the s agger sys em w named as we staggered from one class to another and tried to locate our newly assigned lockers in three minutes. One of the first things on the class agenda was the election of officers. After the voting was concluded, we found ourselves under the leadership of Bernard Riley as presiden , Steve Childress, vice president; Mamie Kinder, secretary; and Lucy Pennington, treasurer. Mamie Howery and Phyllis Eanes were chosen to lead us in cheering our teams to victory. In the late fall after a week of suspense, Steve Childress and Mamie Howery were elected Best Freshmen, for the Carnival Court. The last major event for us that year was May Day in which Betty Jeanne Puckett and Mamie Howery represented our class. , , ftnon „H By our sophomore year we were getting into the swing of things. Soon after P we elected Bobby Webb president; Bernard Riley, vice president; Larry Tabor, secretary; an Kay Crawford, treasurer. That was the first year Bill Peery and George Lewis played on the varsity football team. We were pleased when George Lewis made all-county football team t . Mamie Howery and Melster Neese were chosen cheerleaders for our sophomore year. Jann Kensinger, Nannie Sheets, Shirley Sykes, and Nancye Sue Gillespie made the girls vars ty bas¬ ketball team and George Lewis was on the boys’ varsity basketball team. Bernard Riley an Kay Crawford were elected Best Sophomores and were presented with the other superlatives in the Carnival Court. Jann Kensinger and Kay Crawford represented our class in the May Court Mr. Eugene E.Ross came to Tazewell High School as principal in our junior year. George Wallace who capably presided over our class was assisted by Bobby Webb as vice president, ROBERT ALFRED WEBB GEORGE MAHANNA WALLACE NINA BERNICE WHITE FRED ALLEN WHITE