Thomas C Walker School - Eagle Yearbook (Gloucester, VA)

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Our Senior class enrollment of fifty-three students. Our class advisors are Mrs. C. G. Morris and Mrs. A. H. Gregory. Our class president is Albert Bur¬ rell. Toni Booker was elected to reign as Miss Senior Class, escorted by Karl Lemon. The Seniorettes, a vocal group was organized. The members are Thelma Pollard, Linda Cooke, Dorothy Jarvis and Everline Reid. We pre¬ sented a class play entitled Damn Seahawks which was adapted from the Broadway play Damn Yankees. Roxann Smith and Glenton Robinson sang and won first place on the 4-H Talent Program presented at Thomas C. Wal¬ ker. Donnette Webb and Diane Carter participated in the Homecoming ac¬ tivities by running as candidates for Miss Homecoming. Carl Arrington, Karl Lemon, Robert Robinson, Richard Foster, John Graham, Larry Scott and Ernest Spencer led our 1967-68 Basketball team to victory in the District V, Group II Tournament. Robert Robinson was chosen the Most Valuable player for the District and a member of the All Tournament Team. 40

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Senior Class History We, the Senior class of ' 68 would like to take this time for a reminiscence of our past activities from 1963--68. Our eighth grade class consisted of seventy-eight students who were divided into three sections. Our class advisors were Mrs. C. G. Morris, Mrs. B. S. Thomas and Mr. L. C. Lomax. Our class presidents were Beverly John¬ son, Albert Burrell, and Everline Reid, respectively. We entered the Freshman class with an enrollment of seventy-six students. Our class advisors were Mrs. C. G. Morris, Mrs. A. H. Gregory and Mrs. D. C. Robinson. Our class presidents were Harold Cheeseman, Edith Cooke, and Jean Yates, respectively. Jean Yates and Yolanda Olivis won first place in the science division of the District Science-Math Fair. They went on to the State Fair to win second place. Jean Yates won first place on the Local Lions Club Bland Memorial Scholarship Contest and Delphine Willis won second place. Elsie McCary and Alice Webb ran as candidates for the Homecoming Queen. Ruby Gray, Valerie Davenport, Yolanda Olivis, Jean Yates and Edith Cooke performed a creative dance movement during the presentation of the play The Statue of Liberty . The play was presented at the District Dra¬ matic Festival at James W. Johnson and received a rating of superior. In the field of sports, James Artis, Charles Burrell, Larry Lockley and Robert Robinson were successful in becoming members of the football team. James Foster became a baseball trainer. Robert Robinson and Karl Lemon became members of the Junior Varsity Basketball team and John Graham and James Foster, trainers. Our Sophomore class consisted of sixty-three students. Our class advisors were Mrs. C. G. Morris and Mrs. A. H. Gregory. Our two classes combined to elect our president, Albert Burrell. Myrnal Brown, Barbara Jackson, Toni Booker and Alice Webb ran as Homecoming Candidates. Alice Webb was runner-up in the Miss Homecoming contest. Thelma Pollard won third place in the math division of the District Science-Math Fair. Yolanda Olivis and Jean Yates won first place on a project placed on the fair. Roxann Smith won second place in the local Lions Club Bland Memorial Contest. Donnette Webb and Roxann Smith joined the Varsity Cheering Squad with Roxann Smith serving as Co-captain. In the field of sports, James Foster, Larry Lock- ley, Ruben Spencer and Karl Lemon played baseball. Fred Driver, Larry Scott, Richard Foster, Charles Burrell, James Foster, James Dabney and Henry Levesy played on the Junior Varsity. In football, James Artis, Ruben Spencer, Larry Lockley, Maurice Foster, Charles Burrell participated. John Graham and James Foster were trainers. Barbara Jackson participated in Girl ' s Track while Charles Burrell, James Artis, Ralph Taylor and James Dabney partici¬ pated in Boy ' s Track. Ruby Gray and Edith Cooke performed in a play en¬ titled Smarty ' s Party that was presented at the District Dramatic Festival at Thomas C. Walker and received a rating of Good . We entered the Junior class with an enrollment of sixty-two students. Our advisors were Mrs. C. G. Morris and Mrs. A. H. Gregory. Our class president was Albert Burrell. Rose Spencer was elected Miss Junior Class and Karl Lemon was her escort. Albert Burrell was initiated into the Honor-Society. Ellen Carter was given the honor of reigning as Miss Homecoming of 1966- 67. Donnette Webb reigned as Miss Prom Sweetheart . Her escort was Robert Robinson. The Prom theme was Three Coins in a Fountain. The music was by the Dynatones. Yolanda Olivis and George Marble won first place in the District Science-Math Fair. Albert Burrell won third place in the math division. Major Whiting and Ruben Spencer received letters in foot¬ ball. Carl Arrington received a letter in basketball. In football and Track letters were received by John Graham, Richard Foster, Ernest Spencer, and Robert Robinson. James Artis, Maurice Foster, Charles Burrell and James Dabney received letters in football and track. Larry Lockley received let¬ ters in football, baseball, and track and Fred Driver received a letter in Track. Karl Lemon received letters in basketball and baseball. 39

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CLASS SONG First Verse O Walker High, we adore you, We have to leave you now. We ' ll never forget what we ' ve learned To help to make our dreams come true. Second Verse Now we leave our song to you, This our school, we must leave in sorrow Here, we gave to you our hearts-- We must leave and say farewell to all. Chorus Now is the year--when we must say good-bye. Soon we ' ll be sailing far across the skies. While we ' re away--o we ' ll remember you. When we return we ' ll come and visit you. Tune: Now is the hour Words By: Delphine Willis Major Whiting % Class Poem How we hate to say good-bye To All we love so dear. We ' ll never forget the many things That you have taught us here. To you we express our gratitude, Our thankfulness and praise. For your teachings and your kindnesses Will strengthen us through the days. And as we fight to reach our goals While the years roll swiftly by, We ' ll never forget our memories Of the years at Walker High. Words By: Geraldine Howard 41