Van Buren High School - Pointer Yearbook (Van Buren, AR)

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GUARD' uCENTERn D THE QUINTET NFORWARDN NGUA-RD!! NAC SLIM' 52'!LIE81 FORWARD R c TFRANKU Ammo JAMES KENTUCKY WEST TH TEAM Post Walters Fontain Pendlenton Lo1l1s Loomls Harwell Johnson Means A. l1111ams AsKEw The success story of the Po1nter basketball team can be summed up 1n one flve letter word, ASKEW, lt was the tireless efforts of th1S grand guy, that put Van Buren on n H 5 HAWK EVANS the m p as a basketball town. D L GY? MILLER SENIOR GIRLS BASKETBALL Top Row F1rst Row SN -.wg Rose Ann W1ll18m5, A1106 Post Verna Johnson, Dorls Walters, Ruth Harwell, LOUISE LO0m1S Irene Means Patsy Pendleton Wllma Owen, Macy Fontalne Loulse LOl11S SCHEDUIE Cedarvllle Mt Brug Mulberry Cedarv111e me BFIQ lma Spiro They N H n 1 Q 'I ' I Q fit A- f 4 iq - 1 x Q . WS L . K f f 1 Q A7 I ' ' 'f if I - . a ! ' I ' ' ax ' . . IE A. G D. G ' 18 W. Owens F Alma 17 Mo F . Po F L. ' F ' 15 L. ' F 18 R F A A 22 V. F 23 In G R ' ' G