Washington School - Sabre Yearbook (Greenville, MS)

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Thyrza McCollum Day Memories, both pleasant and sad, character- ized the forty-one years of teaching for Thyrza Branton McCollum. In an emotional and enter- taining This-Is-Your-Life program, on May 4, 1976, Fred DeLong, master of ceremonies, pre- sented many individuals, some of whom are pic- tured below, to capture those fond recollections of childhood sweethearts, distant relatives, for- mer teachers and students, and colleagues in the teaching profession. As the program ended, Mr. DeLong commented to Mrs. McCollum, Perhaps you can never know just how many lives you have touched. But we know . . . because we are your children, your grandchildren, and your friends. We love you: we admire you, and we honor you.

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SACS Accred1tat1ons A highlight in WS's academic history was accreditation by the Southem Association of Schools and Colleges. A detailed self- evaluation was written, printed, and bound in the spring of 1975. Then in the fall, outstanding educators from public and private schools and colleges spent three days inspecting WS's programs and facilities. Finally, in December, Mrs. Sidney, Mr. Bevalaque, and Mr. Meeks went to Atlanta to represent tl1e school when WS was the first 1-12 graded private school in Mississippi ever to receive accreditation by the SACS. Right: Mr. Meeks and Mr. Bevalaque received certificates of accreditation from the SACS by Dr. Charles Holladay, chairman of the Mississippi Secondary Committee of SACS. Below: Dale Holloway of the State Depart- ment of Education and executive secretary of the Miss. Committee of SACS, Mrs. Sidney. Dr. Billy Thompson. chairman of the state Depanment of Secondary Education. and Foundation. Headmaster Lawrence Meeks. and Dr. Harold Fisher. president of Blue Moun- tain College and consultant for WS. all discuss WS's reports and evaluations for school accreditation. ..-645' x Q if fx

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