Van Alstyne High School - Panther Yearbook (Van Alstyne, TX)

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t L. t .x ta v . 939?: A thousand words. Return mg graduate shares pmtures 0t tnends and family at the recepr tion that was held following the dedlcahon ceremony, Just a little higher. Mr. Mot- ley and Mn Matthews uncover the Slgn at the new WA. Den- ton ag barn that is dedtcated at the openmg ot the reunion. Balloons $.15 cents. Senior Justin Buckner decorates tor the big dance after the Home coming game. The dance tor the graduates was held in the catetorium. 50 Year Reunion

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Van Al- styne High Schoohs Fifty Year R e u n '1 o n on Sep- tember 20, 1 9 8 6 , brought to m i n d memories of the past, times of the present and thoughts of the future. Graduates came from all over, the oldest being Pru- dence Haven of California, from the Class of 1941. Many things were different than they are now. Latin was taught and the only sport girls could participate in was basketball. There was not a band Class but pri- vate lessons were given during the day. There were DONE goxa Wan gym The golden oldies. Ladies from the Classes in the roaring twenties remember the Good Ole' Days ot high school. E 6 Student Life h Out With The Old ... also services at the chapel every morning. Mimi Dix- on, a graduate said, We rode our horses eleven miles to school and tied them up outside. If it rained or the weather was bad I spent the night at my best friend's house because it was too far to go home. Another factor of the Fifty Year Reunion was the dedi- cation ceremony for the new catetorium and Middle School. School Board Presi- dent, David Bengtson, said, tllt took two years to plan for and was completed last summer. He and others gathered for the cremony which was followed by a barbecue dinner. In addition to it being Van Alstyne's reunion it was also Homecoming Day. There was no Homecoming then but the big football game was on Thanksgiving Day. It was Coach CE. Pad- gett's first year and they were playing their rivals, Whitewright. Coach Pad- gett said, As a coach at Van Alstyne, l have many fine memories of the school and the students in it. I'm glad I spent five years here. One of those memo- ries is that the football play- ers had to wear leather hel- mets, buy their own shoes and take cold showers. Last year on Homecom. ing Day, in addition to the annual dance for the High School, there was also a dance for all the past gradUe ates. There was music from all the way back to the twen- ties on up to the eighties.

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Here she comes. Srt Holly Owen and court are escorted around the field after the crownmg ceremony. Homecoming court Srs. Marla Wise, Robin Aly, Holly Owen, Shelly Morgan, and Lisa DeHaven. Student Life :- w L: gummy. -, I . Wat, -. , ' ' x. threwhgn p n v t ' v . V e Watch the dust! Student Council members Brant Wright, Tiffany Cook, Shelly Morgan, Derek Bengtson, and Justin Buckner decorate the student center for the dance after the game.