West Fannin High School - Vespa Yearbook (Blue Ridge, GA)

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CLASS HISTORY Twelve years ago we were frughtened chuldren when we took that furst tablet and pencul to the furst grade These are the ones whom we remember most who started theur furst year at Blue Rudge Grammar School Muke Brackett Dale Ellus Mary Gulluam Fornus Queen Ella Jane Robunson Molly Susson and Mary Ann Stewart As we contunued our school days we were louned by new members Geneva Mull Frank Reece second grade Jackue Taylor thurd grade Wulda Wulluamson Shurley Thomas fourth grade Shelby Baun Frances Chapman fufth grade Paul Neal seventh grade and Vurgunua Graves un the tenth grade These are the ones whom we remember who started theur furst year at Epworth Grammar School Cora Sue Beavers Geraldune Cox Jewell Davenport Jummy Fry Nuna Mull Paulune Mull Vurgunua Sue Mull Wanda Patterson Glenda Sue Ouerry Peggy Sumonds Shurley Sumonds Robert Sosebee Ronnue Stullwell and Sue Weese ln the years followung we were uouned by other classmates Hazel McDanuel second grade Betty Thomas thurd grade Jean Baurd l-'elen Matthews fourth grade Hazel Bell Betty Stepp fufth grade Wullene Davus Carol Ensley Norma Patterson Louetta Calluhan Alene Jones Jo Ann Patterson Emma Lou Susson and Eduth Wrught un the eughth grade Louuse Burke Thomas Seaoolt nunth grade and Patrucua De Weese un tl'e tenth grade These are the ones whom we remember most who started the furst grade at McCaysvulle Grammar School Evelyn Chancey Glenda Cochran Jean Davus Jo Ann Davus La Vern Gulluam Frances Godfrey Peggy Green Betty Gwynn Dorothy Monteuth Don Phulups Charles Reyno'ds Sherry Scholes Faurley Stamey Marcus Suut Max Tatum Ramona Thomas and George K Weese ln the years followung we added these new member Joe Cole Kenneth Harrus Martha Payne Howard Pruutt and Glenda Walden un the second grade Patrucua Thomas fourth grade and Pete Crawford un the seventh grade Then came the years of tragedy to the Fannun County Schools In the sprung of 1953 McCaysvulles complete school burned leavung the chuldren of McCaysvulIe wuthout a school Therefo e the hugh school students uouned Epworth School In November of T954 Blue Rudge Grammar School buuldung burned and the same year parts of Epworth School burned Thus left the schools even more crowded For a long tume we had known that .the schools of Fannun County were to be consoludated Now that dream has come true Blue Rudge Epworth and McCaysvulle are combuned as one school West Fannun Hugh Now thus group has reached the end of the way for they have at last become Senuors' We elected our offucers and began our work We were louned by one new member Ethelene Chrustopher Class rungs caps and gowns duplomas and Senuor class play have made theur umprunt We are grateful to have as our Sponsors Mrs Pope Sungleton Mr Kenneth Sumonds and Mr Garnett Craug Mr Craug whom we learned to apprecuate very much was only wuth us for half of the term Mr Haymore consented to take hus place as a Senuor sponsor We thunk all of the teachers have been wonderful to work wuth us thus year ' I I I I 1 1 - , : 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 F , . . . . . 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 -- 2 1 I I I I ' I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . . . . ' I I I I I . . ,. , - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I I I I I V I I I ' ' . r. , , .:. , I I I ' I I I ' . , . . . I I r . . . , 1 - 1 1 , . . . 1 - 1 1 1 . , . , . . . , , . .