Magnolia High School Senior Class Mourned
The Senior Class of Magnolia High School died May 26 1969 after a period of rapid information flow. Funeral services were held May 27 1969 in the auditorium. The loss is described as a shock to the community and faculty with notable achievements in dramatics athletics band and chorus. The class is survived by the Junior Sophomore and Freshman classes and the article ends with a classical consolation.
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Magnolia High School
Bill Johnson Selected for Prep School Scholarship Program
Robert Johnson a rising junior at Magnolia High School has been chosen by the Independent School Talent Search to study two years at the Medougal Academy in McDougal Maryland on a 3200 dollar per year scholarship. The program aims to place black students with outstanding potential in prep schools in New England and the Midwest to improve college entry prospects.
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Robert Johnson
Magnolia High School
MeDougal Académy
McDougal Maryland
New England
Mid West
A Trip to Albany 200 at the Albany Zoo
A trip to Albany Zoo with Mrs Frazier, Miss Parker, and Leroy Ross West. Visitors saw alligators bears pigeons elephants hay ducks and the old Hon in his cage. They sat, ate hot dogs, watched boys play ball, and fed the elephant peanuts.
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Albany Zoo
Mrs. Frazier
Miss Parker
Leroy Ross West
Hon
Bettye Tillman Second Honors at Magnolia High
Bettye Deloris Tillman, president of Magnolia High's 1969 Senior Class, graduated with the second highest scholastic average. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Tillman Sr of Thomasville GA. Bettye plans to attend college for elementary education and was active in the honor society band FTA Tri Hi Y and the French Club.
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Bettye Deloris Tillman
Magnolia
Bettye
Hardy Tillman
Thomasville
Georgia
Joseph Fedrick
Mable
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Ann Hill to Attend Andover Summer Session
Miss Jo Ann Hill, a Magnolia High rising senior, wins a full tuition $775 scholarship to Andover Summer Session at Phillips Academy in Andover Massachusetts to study English and Black History. She is praised for academics and cooperation, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Hill of Boston.
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Jo Ann Hill
Magnolia High School
Andover
Phillips Academy
Mass
Jo Ann
Magnolia
John Hill
Boston
Major colleges in America feature noted students
Robert, son of Rosa Lee Johnson of Thomasville Georgia, appears among the prominent college figures highlighted in a national roundup of major schools across the United States.
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America
Robert
Rosa Lee Johnson
Thomasville
Georgia
Zachery D Hunter Receives Full ABC Scholarship
Zachery D Hunter is chosen by the ISTS ABC program for a full 3200 dollar yearly scholarship to Mercerburg Academy in Mercerburg Pennsylvania for two high school years. He is active in Magnolia Student body and the ABC Students will prepare for fall terms at Williams College in Williamsburg Massachusetts. He is the son of Mrs D Hunter of Boston Georgia.
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Zachery Hunter
Ists-Abc
Mercerburg Academy
Mercerburg
Pennsylvania
Zachery
Magnolia
A. B.C
Williams College
Williamsburg
Mass
D. Hunter
Boston
Mable Fedrick Tops Magnolia High Graduation
Miss Mable E Fedrick was named top graduate at Magnolia High School graduation earning the highest honors in the class.
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Mable E, Fedrick
Magnolia High School
Brenda Washington Third Honors at Magnolia High School
Brenda Washington graduates Magnolia High School with the third highest scholastic average in the class of 1969. Daughter of Mrs. J Johnson of Thomasville Georgia, she plans to pursue business or vocational technical school and has been active in the band honor society FBLA and FTA.
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Brenda Washington
Magnolia High School
Brenda
J. Johnson
Thomasville
Georgia
FTA
Fletcherville Kindergarten Graduation 1969 Highlights
The Fletcherville Kindergarten graduation celebrated 61 diplomas at Bethany Congregation Church. Mable Fedrick plans college in math after earning honors at the ceremony. Students performed music, skits, finger plays, and presentations including The Farmer in the Dell.
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Fletcherville
Béthany Congregation
Iola Washington
Jeffrey B. Fraizer
S. M. Springle
Albany State College 1969 commencement speaker warns against campus unrest
Daniel G. Sampson of North Carolina College at Durham addresses Albany State College graduates urging control of dissent and calling for a rewritten history to include Black Americans. He cites a need for Black studies, dormitory demands, and a more integrated campus life as symptoms of broader social change. President Jenkins presides as 246 degrees are conferred en route to a ceremony honoring Sampson and General Robert R. Fairburn.
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Albany
Albany (Ga
Sampson
Sumter, S.C
Morehouse Colege
Boston University Law School
Cleo Institute
NCC
Duke University
Thomas Miller Jenkins
Robert R. Fairburn
General Fairburn
U. S. Marine Corps
Clay Street YMCA Summer Activities in Thomasville
The Clay Street Y M C A directs summer programs from Dunlap School and Douglass High School campuses with multiple supervisors. Activities include tennis, horse shoes, basketball, ping pong, checkers, and softball plus Little League and pony league games, with a daily schedule and bus transport to swimming.
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Clay Street Y.M.C.A
Thomasville
Dunlap
Andrew Jones
Douglass High School
Lewis Brunner
Charles Weir
Y.M.C.A
Armory Field
Earl Williams, Jr
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Tallahassee
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Florida A&m University
FAM
Sears - Roebuck Foundation
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Sears-Roebuck Foundation
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Perry
Juliette E. Love
Tampa
Julian S. Love
W. Park Avenue
Thelma L. Littles
West Palm Beach
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Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
Lillie Ruth Johnson
Quincy
Minnie Lee Johnson
Route 3
Box 301
Ora Jean Manuel
Havana
Marie Manuel
Box 144
Carolyn J. Williams
Pensacola
Miss Williams
Amos White IV
Florida Craftsmen
Miami
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University of Southern California
Designer Craftsmen USA
Young Exhibitions
American Federation of Arts
Eula Brown
North ‘‘F” Street
Leon A. Deaslerick Jr
Nashville, Tenn
Leon A. Deaslerick
Cephas Street
Roger E. Morrison
Chemco Photo Products
Jacksonville
Larry Williams
Decovan Brown
Williams
Brown
Benjamin L. Perry, Jr
Juliette Love
Marie-Manuel
F” Street
Leon A. Deaslerick Sr
Ely St
Metropolitan Life
New York, N.Y
Mable Fedrick
TOP Grad
Madame Bishop
Climax
Albany State News
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