Tunstall High School - Illiad Yearbook (Dry Fork, VA)

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Various Honors Are Awarded To Our Outstanding Athletes Harold Breedlove was chosen by all the coaches in the district as one of the five the All District Basketball team. He was the only junior in the district to make the team. Coach Lowell Thomas was selected as Coach of the Year by the other coaches in the district. He received a certificate from the Lynchburg News. Coach Thomas the award itself was honor enough. had two members of its 1968-69 football team to make All- District first one Honorable Mention. The All District first honors were won by Sammy a junior, and George Lewis, a senior. Rodney Raines, a senior, won his tion on the second team. Sammy has played two years of varsity football. Sammy served as fullback on offense. He carried the ball 1 1 1 times for 530 yards and averaged 4.7 yards a carry. He scored seven points. George Lewis played right guard on offense and played defensive left end. This was his fourth year as a varsity letterman and was the leading tackle for the team. Rodney Raines played left halfback on offense and played safety on defense. This was Rodney’s third year as a letterman. COACH LOWELL THOMAS Coach of the Year RODNEY RAINES Second Team All District 1 m ■M|l GEORGE LEWIS and SAMMY WILLIAMS First Team All District Football Team HAROLD BREEDLOVE First Team All District Basketball Team

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SAMMY WILLIAMS All-State Football Team Honorable Mention RICKY MANN All-State Football Team Honorable Mention Students Express Interest in Varied Activities Three students— Carol Horton, Pete Lovell, and Charlie Crowder— presented a one-act play at Dan River High School. The play “The Dirty Old Man,” was written by John Carlino and directed by Mrs. Carolyn Hardy. The play takes place on a deserted coast in northern California. An old man enters and admires the sunset. He has a notebook i n which he writes thoughts as they enter his head. The old man leaves and when he returns he finds two teenagers involved in an argument. The young boy leaves Mary stranded with the old man. They get to know and like each other as a warm conversation develops. Sammy Williams, a junior, and Ricky Mann, a senior, received honorable mention on the All State Football Team. They were picked for this because of the outstanding playing records dur- ing the past season. ONE-ACT PLAY CAST — Carol Horton, Pete Lovell, Charlie Crowder. 113

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Students Excel In Their Musical Ability ALL-COUNTY CHORUS - FIRST ROW: Kathy Austin, Beth Hern- don, Pat Weeks, Janet Teague, Darlene Walton, Jackie Bryant, Debbie Todd, Debbie Parham. SECOND ROW: Terry Leviner, Mike Kent, Vic Hardy, Tommy Puryear, Ricky Pritchett. The All-County Band was chosen by Mr. James Preble, Band director. There is a limited number within each selection of the band. Each member of the band was auditioned and given a rating. The positions were filled from the top of the list (for each section) on down until all positions were filled. The All-County Chorus was also selected by Mr. James Preble. Each director was to pick a balanced group of sixteen people to send to Chatham. These were also selected by auditions and ratings. Our Glee Club sent five sopranos, three altos, four tenors and four basses to participate in Chatham. ALL-COUNTY BAND — FIRST ROW: Barry Blair, Janice Nowlin, Tatum, Kermit Law, Jim Alder.son, Richard Haley, George Winn, Susan Hyler, Pat Moore, Jan Gillespie, Lois Moorefield, Edley Mobley, Donald Merricks. Billie Carter. SECOND ROW: Ronald Merricks, Virgil Clay, J. B. 115