Wakelon High School - Wak Igh An Yearbook (Zebulon, NC)

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Class Poem Class of ' 65 To dear ole Wakelon we owe our deepest thanks, For letting us fish for knowledge from her banks. For without this we could never hope to see, Ourselves among those who, successful will be. As the stream moves on we will leave some friends behind. Still, treasured memories will remain in every mind. Those cluttered locker rooms in which we met. Are part of which we know we ' ll not forget. We hail our teache rs and our parents, so dear. As stars they guided us, to make the way clear. To meet the pitfalls, which today face man. And to o ' re leap them, the best that we can. For to really succeed and stay up with the rest, Is a matter of trying to do our own very best. Vive la Wakelon shall forever be our cry. As we leave your portals with a tender good-bye. AVON PRIVETTE SANDRA BISSETTE THURSTON DEBNAM HULON PERRY Navy blue, baby blue, and white It ' To the stars through difficulty Carnation

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Senior Class History On September 3, 1953, we, the Class of 1965, made our first appearance at Wakelon School. Although we we: very small and inexperienced, we felt quite big and proud of ourselves since we had finally started to school. We shall always be grateful to our first grade teachers, Mrs. Page, Mrs, Wall, and Mrs. Finch. We re alize wh; a time they must have had in trying to teach so many small boys and girls how to read and write, and how to do oi best in school. Although all twelve of our school years have meant a great deal to us, we are going to mention only a few of oi highlights. j In the third grade, we were bereaved when we lost one of our classmates, Richard Gay. In the seventh grade, our two classes took trips to Raleigh and Wilson. We had our first experience with TV classes when we had TV math in the eighth grade. We also had Orientatic- Day in May of this year. Then the year finally came when we became Freshmen! We entered high as a class of 70 members. Our homej room teachers were Mrs. Ann Strickland and Mrs. Louise Yert. i Before we knew it, our Freshmen year was over and we were Sophomores. Our class officers were Thurston Debi nam, president; Randy Creech, vice-president; Janet Griswold, treasurer; Lynda Gail Fathera, secretary; and Pats| Hales, reporter. Mrs. Carol Stanley and Miss Mary Lacy Palmer were our homeroom teachers. During this year some of us were very happy to be selected for the Beta Club and the National Honor Society. Five boys and five girll were also selected as waiters and waitresses at the Junior-Senior Prom. When we became Juniors in the fall of ' 63, we realized what a responsibility we had on our shoulders. Mrs Mar ' Seaqo and Mr. Roscoe Spellmen were our homeroom teachers. Our officers were Avon Pnvette, president; Rodne. McNabb, vice-president; Guy Massey, treasurer; Linda Green, secretary; and Tim Gay, reporter. We selected ou, class motto which is To the stars, through difficulties ; our colors, baby blue, navy blue, and white; and ourflowe ' the blue carnation. Our first big project was that of selling magazines. Ralph Ihrie and Sue Blackley were the to] salesmen. We had our first experience with acting when we presented our class play, So This is Bliss. Then cam the Junior-Senior Prom. Boy,did we work! The theme of the prom was The Starlight Club. It was held on May firs at the National Guard Armory. Also in May, our long-awaited class rings came. We really wore those rings witlj pride ! Our Junior year ended with our participation in Class Night, i Our final year began on September 8, 1964 with a class of 55. Our homeroom teachers were Mrs. Doris Privett. and Mrs Bessie Smith. Our officers were Thurston Debnam, president; Randy Creech, vice-president; Hulon Perry treasurer; Connie Perry, secretary; and Lynda Gail Fathera, reporter. We selected Linda Jean Ferrell and Andy Bran nan asour mascots. During the football season, we ran the concession stand. Our Senior play, Teenage Millionaire turned out to be a huge success after much hard work. Graduation was upon us before we knew it. This history will end when we receive our diplomas. Each individua will write his own future history through his deeds. LINDA GREEN TIM GAY Class Historians Witnesses: RANDY CREECH AVON PRIVETTE, JR.

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Cast Will and Testament We, the Senior Class of 1965 of Wakelon High School, on this third day of June of the same year, do solemnly declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all other testamonial writings here¬ tofore made by us. Article I. To our beloved school, we leave everlasting loyalty and our devotion. Article II. To our parents, we give our devotion and appreciation for making graduation possible. We hereby promise to try to live up to the ideals they have helped us set. Article III. To the faculty, we leave our deepest and sincerest appreciation for their patience and guidance through the past years. Article IV. To the Freshmen, we will our dignified ways. Article V. To the Sophomores, we will the great honor of catering to the Seniors of 1966 in every way expec¬ ted of them. Article VI. To the Juniors, we will our honorable position as Seniors. We bequeath our intelligence, our ath¬ letic ability, good manners, and special privileges to them. Article VII. The Seniors bequeath individually the following things: Patsy Braswell leaves her love for horses to Susan Davis. Ronnie Chamblee wills his height to Preston Averette. Judy Boykin wills her ability in basketball to shoot at the wrong goal to Linda Pulley. Randy Creech and Thurston Debnam leave their stomping grounds in Raleigh to Frankie Kannon and Terry Hicks. Janet Griswold leaves her place as secretary of the Monogram Club to Pam Manning,hoping she has as much fun as she did. Eugene Carter wills his curly hair to Frankie Kannon and his sleeping ability in economics to anyone who might have a paper route .Judy Brantley leaves her seat in typing to Wayne Brantley and hopes he enjoys it as much as she did. Donald Hocutt leaves his good times with Coach Chapman to Thomas Pearce. Brenda Arnold wills her car. Big Bertha, to anyone who has the nerve to handle her. Rodney McNabb wills his football shoes to Thurston Price so maybe someday he can grow into them. Shirley Baker leaves her position as F.T.A. president to Kay Antone and leaves--headed for Carl Williams. Avon Privette wills his trumpet-playing a- bility to Jane Hinton, so then she can play like Louis Armstrong. Peggy Maiden wills everything but Leslie to her sis¬ ter Nancy. Jesse Ray wills his height to Junior Richardson. Jean Sutton wills her ability to have those little get-to¬ gethers to Donna Kimball. Orman Ellington wills his humorous ways and red hair to his favorite teacher Mrs. Stan¬ ley. Phyllis Laspino wills her nimble fingers to anyone who has trouble with typing. Vincent Rountree wills his love forthe outdoorsto Michael Tippett. Linda Green leaves her position in the band to Timmy Kemp. Tommy Pate wills his friendly ways to anyone who will use them. Diane Fowler leaves her good times and place on the cheer-leading squad to Pam Manning. Wallace Bunn leaves his tackle position on the football squad to Freddie Medlin. Ann Lay- field leaves without Johnny. Clyde Pearce leaves his daily cartons of milk to whomever is thirsty. Dianne May wills her ability to sleep through drive-in movies to those who like drive-ins. Shannon Scott wills his black hair to Susan Davis. Angela Hood leaves her quiet ways to her sister who needs them. Gerald Mitchell wills his tackle position on the football squad to Preston Averette. Ruth Strickland wills her hair color rinses, mischievous ways, and love for Middlesex boys to her sister Linda. Bruce Richards leaves Wakelon with hope of coming back someday, but no time soon. Andrea Eddins leaves her role as brat in the Junior play and in real life to Timmy Kemp. Tim Holmes wills his ability to do the dog to Jerry Brayboy. Phyllis Liles leaves her love for Chevrolets to a Junior girl. Larry Brown wills his extra weight to Donald Ray Tant so he can play football without getting broken bones. Patsy Hales leaves her title as best looking to Faye Finch. Wayne Jenkins leaves his brain to the whole Junior class in order to gradu¬ ate. Carolyn Stallings wills her ability to catch good-looking Corinth boys to her sister Cathy. Hulon Perry leaves his reputation to anyone who can use it. Ann Thomas leaves her sigh of relief-- whew -- to those who finish pain¬ ful tasks. Jimmy Blackley wills his ' 56 Chevy to all chevy lovers of Wakelon. Ellen Ingram wills her ability to have natural blonde hair to Linda Kimball. Tim Gay leaves his height to Freddie Hinton; and love for U.N.C. Tarheels to Johnny Clark. Nancy Perry wills her speech-making ability to all public speakers. Jimmy Strickland wills the Puckett to the coach. Sue Blackley wills her curly hair to those who have to get permanents. Dwight Pearce leaves a Sweetie Pie to the coach. Dwight says they are goo-ood and they will tickle your inards. Sandra Bissette wills her sewing ability to all Home Economics students. Guy Massey leaves his coveted position as Drum Major for the Wakelon Band to whomever wants it. Best of luck, fella. Bobby Barbour wills nothing, he just leaves the dear ole place. Willard Tant wills his bus to Mr. Hawkins. Lynda Fathera leaves her talkative ways and popularity to Ester Fathera. Debby Massey leaves her red hair and position as head majorette to Cheryl Gay. As for the class testators, Charles Pulley wills his athletic ability to jump ditches, that is, on his car to Helen Mitchell. Connie Perry leaves her love for Wakelon and athletics to all Wakelon students. CONNIE PERRY CHARLES PULLEY Class Testators DEBBY MASSEY Witness GERALD MITCHELL Witness