Vernon High School - Jacket Buzz Yearbook (Vernon, FL)

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The glorious year our football team was organized was the fall of '5'1. We may have lost many games but our spirits rose as we won another. Our boys may have been bruised and sore but the game always went on. Spirits were sometimes low but enthusiasm soared high. Fall, Fun, and ra .A Y' HQ Coaches Sam Mitchell and Ray Home Kneeling: Adron Coatney, Manager, Dannie Kolmetz, Manager, Willie Martin, grade 11, Joe Kent, 99 Jimmy Goodson, 10, Her- man Jenkins, 114 Billy Casey, 9. Standing: Coach Mitchell, Kenneth Faile, 10, Johnny Calhoun, ll, and John Paul Cook, 11.

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Homecommg Hark' Do we hear the sound of mus1c and marchrng feet? Here comes the band They lead the homecommg parade The band was lead by Sandra Hrghtower asslstant drum majorette aft! Frrst prrze float was constructed by the senror class Rrdrng the float were three senlor class grrls Clara Kelly Iuanrta Squrres and Anna Jo Adkrns Followrng the band were the floats rep resentrng drfferent school orgamzatrons rnterest rn the game Beat Cottondale Wm or Bust and other such slogans were to be seen everywhere Second prrze float was entered by Mrs Sapp s sectron of the fourth grade It deprcted rmmrgrants from several countrres lookrng wrth longlng toward the Statue of Lrberty whrch was portrayed by Pamalln Pennrngton 41 M The countrres were Indra represented by Ollle Tharp France Ople Tharp Spam Shelton Coatney Japan Mary Owens and Amerrca by Glenda Carter and Raymond Owens Therr slogan read All Natrons Make Amerrca Together We W1ll Make a Vxctory YIY The float entered by Mrs Sapp s fourth grade The stands were crowded that cool November nrght as we met our foe -Cottondale

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Football . . . Sitting: Larry Bnmer, 105 Joe Ferol, 95 Jesse Tyre, 115 Charles Gilley, 85 Charlie Horn, 95 Charles Simmons, Manager. Kneeling: Ronald Cook, 115 David Mitchell, 115 Daniel Martin, 105 Royce Pippin 115 Eugene Pippin, 125 Tommy Harrell, 9. Standing: Tom Hammond, 125 Rodney Parrish, 125 Melvin Dietz, 125 Jimmy Harrell, 115 Eli Carter, 125 Larry Morrell, 125 Junior Ferguson, 105 Coach Horne. The team's best year since its beginning in '51 The football stadium, sponsored was the fall of '55, We had a record of 6 wins and 3 by the Lions Club, was constructed losses. Two important games played that year were in '53-'54, The first game played against our two most eminent foes, Bonifay and Chip- on the field was in the fall of '54, ley. We won both games. Spirits soared for this was The field is constantly being im- the first time in the history of our team that we had proved and completed. won a game against these schools. fr, ' Ikxfwf i 5. 1 lh. fY'segxxZ Q. Ili