Honor Roll Results By Class Show Marked All A’s
Six week honor roll details reveal eight percent of 331 students earned honors, freshmen three percent with three straight A’s, sophomores twelve percent led by Joe Edd New who achieved all A’s, juniors ten percent including Dixie Brock and Der Yell Wall with several all A’s, seniors leading with thirteen percent and names list multiple all A’s achievers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hed Conly
Joseph Croft
Robert Goodman
Royce
Isham
Joe -Edd New
Bill Crider
Shirley Carteer
Ina Cooper
Marlis Eltis
Don Foley
Patsy Guest
Mike Leary
Joe Edd New
Dixie Brack
Walaree Bryan
Derrel Wail
Tommy Ballard
Larry Beil
Joy Reynolds
Nancy Ward
Clara Henderson
Dixie Brock
Valaree Bryan
der- Yell Wall
Linda Biggs
Dianne Ellis
Jackie Fisher
Betty Lou Gill
Delores Wadle
Maxine ‘Williams
Henrieta
Fleming
Cecil Stephens
Suzanne Hayter
Donna Sims
Marjorie ‘Trotter
Merrie Ann Lewellen
Carol Prouty
Ar Biggs
Betty’ ‘Lou
Gill
Delores
Wadle
Maxine Williams
Dr Physco Advice Columns and 1956 FFA Jacket Arrivals
A humor column features Dr Physco advising on dance feet and a juvenile romance tactic while Mexia High School welcomes new FFA jackets. Names listed include John Barham Merle Thornton Maurice Spillers Tommy Johnson Mickey Green Curtis Swint.
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FFA
Mexia High
John Barham
Merle Thornton
Maurice Spillers
Tommy Johnson
Mickey Green
Curtis Swint
Mexia High Faces Graduation Trend Amid Athletic Push
Mexia High reports several students leaving school to marry this semester, including sophomores Pat Haney and Janis Myers. The Black Cats will field multi sport athletes such as Preston Wright, Leslie Barger, Glen Sewell, Joe Jones, and Robert Isham, who balance football, basketball, baseball, tennis, and track while pursuing college and post high school plans.
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Joe Jones
Leslie Barger
Coach Hart
Glenn Sewell
Robert Isham
Dianne
Mexia High
Pat Haney
Janis Myers
Pat
Tillman Johnson
Mexia
R.H. Berry
Point Enterprise
Janis
Mar Don Sawyer
Ing
Navarro Ju College
Black Cat
J.B. Myers
Betty -Collins
Barbara Rose
Mary Martin
Billy -Lice
Mexia Black Cats
Jacks of All Trades
Preston Wright
Glen Sewell
Glen
Joe
Robert
Dene. Holt
Government Studied In History Classes Second Six Weeks
A new six weeks period begins in Mrs. Paul Page s American History class as students resume study The prior six weeks covered the Constitution with a makeup option for seniors who failed Tests determined who must retake the subject Junior and senior learners move on to the development of nations government and the War of 1812
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Paul Page
Speech Class Boys Chosen For Debate Team
The school forms a debate team to tackle the national high school question Resolved Farm Price Supports Should Be Set at Not Less Than 90 Percent Parity. Members include Richard Perkins Billy Side Bobby Jack Liles and Charles Fowler. The team may change and prepares from Interscholastic League packets.
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Richard, Perkins
Billy Side
Bobby Jack Liles
Charles Fowler
Ray Goodson
Christmas Decorations At Ross Elementary Recalled
Kiddies Kornor Howard Campbell and students and teachers of Ross Elementary completed decorating for the Christmas season. A large Christmas card is to be placed atop the school showing dwarfs opening it with Merry Christmas and Happy New Year inside. The scene features the manger with Mary and the Christ Child, prompting nurse Nina Hereford to note fewer winter colds due to warmer weather. Nose and throat checks and vision screenings continue in Mexia schools. Baby kangaroos measure about one inch at birth.
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Howard Campbell
Ross Elementary School
Campbell
Mary
Christ
Nina Hereford
Mexia
Meal Delayed By Unlit Oven In Home Ec Class
A mishap occurred when the third kitchen of the Home and Family Living Class ate a meal last week after the oven was left off. The menu was pared to salad brownies hot rolls and tea but no one starved. The class is finishing table manners and setting, with Miss Sadie Jo Black and Mrs Peggy Hofer judging.
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Home and Family
Sadie Jo Black
Mexia Black Cat Band Attends Killeen Regional Marching Contest
Mexia High School band the Black Cat Band directed by Joe Tom Haney traveled from Mexia to Killeen for a regional marching contest with bands from Central Texas towns. The event opened with an inspection at 3 15 p m and the contest began at 6 15 p m with ratings determining first and second division results.
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Mexia
Black Cat
Joe Tom Haney
Killeen
Texas
Eldred Neel
Eddie New
Mexia High School
Charles Nickell
Hillsboro
Peace on Earth Good Will to Men Editorial
An early Christmas editorial urges readers to remember the true meaning of Peace on Earth amid world crises. It contrasts gift giving with spiritual generosity and calls Americans to recognize their fortune and strive to uphold the season’s message.
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Christimas
America
New Student Irlene Beavers Transfers to Mexia High
Irlene Beavers, a freshman, enrolled at Mexia High on December 3 transferring from Sherman Street High School in Kansas. She takes Algebra 1A, World History, Home Economics, English LA, and Choir this term.
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MEXIA
Kansas
Irlene Beavers
Mexia High
Sherman Street High School
Irlene
Francis Keeps Up With Happenings At High School
A lighthearted student note page from Mexia High School surveys Christmas wishes and social intrigues. Students Francis and E L M along with others discuss gifts, rings, crushes, and gossip about local peers and teachers in a playful campus tone.
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Francis
English Classes to See MacBeth in Dallas Wednesday
Senior English classes travel to Dallas on Wednesday December 12 to see the play Macbeth. Students study Macbeth Robert Burns Wordsworth and Charles Lamb as they finish a poetry summary with two weeks left and a 50 line assignment due December 14.
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Fes
Dallas
MacBeth
Robert Burns
William Wordsworth
Charles Lamb
Student Council Plans Christmas Activities at Mexia High
Mexia High School Student Council held a regular meeting to plan Christmas events. The group will decorate the front of the building with a committee including Diane Ellis Billy Side Max Hines Ken Trotter and Jackie Fisher. A tree for the front hall will be prepared by Merrie Ann Lewellen Carol Prouty and Linda Biggs. A Christmas party was also discussed.
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Mexia High School
Diane Ellis
Billy Side
Max Hines
Ken Trotter
Jackie Fisher
Merrie Ann Lewellen
Carol Prouty
Linda Biggs
Colorful Displays In Classrooms Of Mexia High School
Mexia High bulletin boards showcase a food chart and balanced meals in the bookkeeping room for two weeks. Mrs Paul Page's American history board features portraits of all U S presidents and a color UN flag photo set with a news map. The hall board highlights timely student tips, mainly from the Drivers Training class, with some comics.
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Mexia High
Paul Page
United States
United Nations
Future Nurses Discuss Clyde Chesser Show at City Auditorium
The Future Nurses Club of Mexia High School met Tuesday evening in the Homemaking conference room. Donna Sims presided as president and committees on Publicity, refreshment, flower, and finance were formed for the rest of the school year. Thirty girls are enrolled with eleven seniors and nineteen juniors.
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Future Nurses Club
Mexia High School
Donna Sims
Clyde Chesser
Mexia City Auditorium
Honor Society Officers Elected By New Members
Robert Isham was elected president of the William Wallace Mason Jr. Chapter of the National Honor Society at a called meeting last Wednesday. Lynn Roy Weeks was named vice president, Marjorie Trotter secretary, and Lanette Hinchliffe treasurer. Nominations included Janice Thornton for secretary and Linda Biggs, Martha Kerzee, and Janice for treasurer. Acclamation elected Robert and Lynn Roy Weeks. The group plans biweekly society luncheons with a chair and committee including Linda Biggs, Carolyn Stewart, and Delores Wadle. Mrs Lucy Byers is sponsor.
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Uo Gg
Wennseer
Robert Isham
William Wallace Mason Jr
Hoyser Society
Lynn Roy
Linda Biggs
Carolyn Stewart
Delores Wadle
National Woner Society
Louise Baldwin
Dianne Ellis
Henrietta Fleming
Suzanne Hayter
Lanette Hinchliffe
Max Hines
Martha Kerzee
Merrie
Ann Lewellen
Patty Murphy
Noah New
Caral Prouty
Jacquelyn Spencer
Carelyn Stewart
Janice Thornton
Marjorie Trotter
Derrell Wall
Lynn
Roy Weeks
Carol
Patty
Lucy Byers
Waco man warns teens on highway safety after grim photos
James C. Gordon of the Voice of Crusade spoke to Waco students after viewing graphic wreck pictures from a highway crash. He recalled a fatal Alabama bicycle accident and a two-car collision, where teens playing Chicken died or were seriously injured. He urged slow driving with the message slow down and live.
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Ugez
James C. Gordon
Voice of Crusade
Mike Waldie
Gordon
Alabama
Safety Council
Bookkeeping Class Progressing Very Well This Year
Mrs. Mildred Burleson’s bookkeeping class shows strong progress this year. Students completed the full bookkeeping cycle in two six weeks learning balance sheets opening entries posting sales and expenses and the effects on records. They practiced cash receipts deposits payments and services and finished with a ten column worksheet and a profit and loss statement checked against the balance sheet.
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Mildred Burleson
FHA Parents Named At Junior Chapter Meeting
The Mexia Junior FHA group held a December 3 meeting at Mexia High School Auditorium with Lance Baty presiding in Marlis Ellis absence. Rev and Mrs Cecil Ellis and Mr and Mrs W E Weeks elected chapter parents. Dolly Pinson read degree qualifications and committees were formed.
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Lance Baty
Mexia High School
Marlis Ellis
Cecil Ellis
W. E. Weeks
Dolly Pinson
Maylis Ellis
Sandra Romain
Landa
Vannah Price
Diane Sickles
Linda Phillips
Kay Huffman
Home Economics
Drivers Education Students Practice For Texas License
Drivers Education students practice driving fundamentals to qualify for Texas licenses. Activities occur during second and sixth periods and after school under Coach Charles Wilson. They focus on parallel parking and highway driving to meet required hours with an instructor before finishing the course.
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Texas
Charles Wilson
Habit Night to Start in Mexia by Clyde Chesser and Texas Village Boys
Clyde Chesser and the Texas Village Boys launch Habit Night with a personal appearance at Mexia city auditorium under Future Nurses Club sponsorship. The program, monthly on the second Saturday, features special guests Slim and Maurice Ann from Waco. Proceeds aid club work.
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Clyde Chessér
Texas Village Boys
City Auditorium
Mexia
Future Nurses Club
Chesser
Slim
Mauice Ann
Waco
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Norma G
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Mexia Theater
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Dairy Queen
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Wekia, Texas
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