Wentworth High School - Golden Leaves Yearbook (Wentworth, NC)

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Closs History When we walked across the stage in the eighth grade to receive a certificate for completing the first eight years of school, we were really proud of this occasion, because soon we would enter our first year of high school. How we all looked forward to our Freshman year! We elected class officers. They were as follows: President, Virginia Gunn, Vice President, Tommy Butler, Secretary, Betty Sue Odell, Treasurer, jerry Younts, Reporter, Becky Crowder, Our advisors were Miss Barrier and Mrs. Hankins. Representatives to the Student Council were Hubert Corum and Betty Sue Odell. The members of the girls Varsity and junior Varsity basketball teams were Martha Haskins, Peggy Purgason, Yvonne Carter, Virginia Gunn, Linda Caudle, Becky Crowder and Kathryn Williams. The members of the boys Junior Varsity were Joel Corum and Wendell Harmon. Tommy Butler was on the baseball team Becky Crowder was elected cheerleader. In September of '59 we took another step higher. Officers for our Sophomore year were: President, Mike Heffinger, Vice Pre S i d ent, Cheryl Delancey, Secretary, Virginia Gtuin, Treasurer, Kathryn Williams, Reporter, Linda Caudle. Advisors were Mrs. Wilkerson and Mr. Butler. Representatives to the Student Council were Ronald Hundley and Becky Crowder. Members of the Student Patrol were johnny Doss and Virginia Gunn. Ronald Hundley, Virginia Gunn, Ronald McCollum, andjimmy Meadorwere accepted into the Beta Club. The girls that made the Varsity and the junior Varsity basketball teams were Martha Haskins, Virginia Gunn, Peggy Purgason, Yvonne Carter, and Becky Crowder. The boys on the junior Varsity basketball team were joel Corum, Ronald Hundley, Ronald Corum, Tommy Butler, Conoy Moran, Lionel Rudd, johnny Doss, Wendell Harmon, and Earl Hancock. Our jtuiior year was really big! Officers were President, jimmy Meador, Vice President, Lionel Rudd, Treasurer, Ronald Corum, Reporter, Conoy Moran. Advisors were Mrs. Wilkerson and Mrs. Wright. Representatives to the Student Council were jimmy Meador and Cheryl Delancey. jimmy was elected Vice President of the Student Council. Cheryl Delancey was accepted into the Beta Club. We received our class rings, which we were all very proud of. The Junior- S e nior Banquet was another thing that we were very proud of. Everyone thought it came off fine. Virginia Gtuun was assistant editor and Marie Doyle was assistant business manager of the school newspaper. Winning the coveted honor of marshals were Ronald McCollum, Chief, Ronald Hundley, Virginia Gunn, jimmy Meador, and Cheryl Delancey. Peggy Purgason and Yvonne Carter made the girls' Varsity basketball team. Ronald Hundley, Conoy Moran, joel Corum, johnny Doss, Tommy Butler, and Tommy Cheshire made the boys' basketball team. Tommy Butler and Conoy Moran made the all Tournament Team. Boys that made the baseball team were Tommy Butler, David Dallas, Tommy Cheshire, Joel Corum, Ronald Hundley, Ronald McCollum, and Conoy Moran. Becky Crowder was Cheerleader. The day finally came when we were Seniors. At the beginning ot the year we elected class officers: President, Lionel Rudd,Vice President, Ronald McCollum, Recording Secretary, Linda Caudle, Corresponding Secretary, Becky Crowder, Treasurer, Peggy Purgason, Parliamentarian, EarlHancock, Reporters, Virginia Gtuin and Alice Martin, Chaplain, Martha Haskins. Advisor wa-s Mrs. Rankin. Members of the Student Patrol were jerry Younts and Martha Haskins. Ronald Corum was elected Chiefof the Student Patrol. Student Council representatives were Hubert Corum and Betty Lawrence, jimmy Meador was elected Pre s i d ent of the Student Council, Betty Lawrence was elected Secretary. Ronald McCollLun was elected President ofthe Beta Club Tommy Cheshire was elected Editor-in-Chief of the annual. Marie Doyle was elected Assistant Editor and Lionel Rudd was elected Business Manager. Earl Hancock was elected Editor of the school newspaper, Marie Doyle was elected Business Manager. The Seniors elected Virginia Gunn as our DAR Good Citizen. Our represen- tative to Boys' State was Earl Hancoc k. Martha Haskins and Peggy Purgason were elected Co-Captains for the girls basketball team. Boys that made the basketball team were Conoy Moran, Captain, Tommy Butler, Co-Captain, Tommy Cheshire, Lionel Rudd, Ronald Hundley, Joel Corum, and Earl Hancock. Chief Cheerleader went to Becky Crowder. Our s c ho ol could not function without our bus drivers, ofwhom our class has contributed our share. Ralph Harvey, H ub e rt Corum, Ronald McCollum, Ronald Hundley, jerry Yotmts, Becky Crowder, Ronald Corum, joel Corum, and Conoy Moran were either bus drivers or assistant bus drivers. As we look back over the past four years we find many changes. Of the 52 students who entered high school with us, only 26 remain. Judy Bugher, George Carter, Tommy Cheshire, Sammy Fulp, and Betty Lawrence have joined us since that time. All the class regret that johnny Doss had to leave this year to finish at Ruffin High School. Rodney Spencer, who came to us in the 9th grade served as chaplain for the boys homeroom in the 1Oth and 11th. During these four years we have made many friends among our classmates and teachers. We will always look back to Wentworth High as a school we are grateful to for the learning and understanding we received. JERRY YOUNTS Class Historian 22