Whitewright High Reflector senior staff and yearbook notes
The High School Reflector from Whitewright High School lists staff editors and reporters including Betty Ann Williams Laura Bess Rich and others. It mentions the annual yearbook arriving late May and previews upcoming baseball season with Coach Montgomery guiding a senior-heavy Tigers squad after a zone title and two losses to Pilot Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Ann Williams
Laura Bess Rich
Mark Ayers
Jackie Andrew
Dixie Bassett
Verna Lee Buchanan
Carol Bush
Lloyd Bryant
Patricia Farley
Gracie Gates
Ella Mae Sims
Betty Lumpkins
Russel May
Nelda McCurdy
Gene McKnight
Willa Jean Melton
Dee Neal
Bill Polk
Don L. Selman
Antes Thurman
Donna Wetzel
Don Whipp
Tigers
Pilot Point
Montgomery
J. H
Whitewright High notes school pride and student efforts
In Whitewright High School notes the campus pride shines with banners about the old Grayson College building and a nearby grade school with a nurse. Seniors beat underclassmen 73 to 42 in a gym basketball game led by Jack Hayes with 37 points. yearbook 55-56 shipment finished with 140 copies and praise for sponsor Miss Neathery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright High School
Grayson College
Whitewright
Jack Hayes
Miss Neathery
Home making classes explore architectural styles
Freshmen study fabric stain removal for textiles while sophomores learn flower arrangements and juniors examine architecture. Mrs James Bryant lectures in Mrs Blanton’s absence, noting old English and Early American homes don’t fit this climate and ranch style suits it best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanton
James Bryant
England
D. W
Sunday Devotion and Polio Shots Across Local Students
The MYF of First Methodist held a paper-sack lunch during Sunday night worship with Darlene DeBerry and others leading the devotional. Elementary grades traveled to Sherman for polio vaccination, with follow-up shots planned, as listed by grade and attendee names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MYF
First Methodist Church
Darlene DeBerry
Bill Polk
Don Wood
Jack Lackey
Bobby DeBerry
Martha Anderson
Bryant Dollarhide
Thomas DeBerry
Joyce Thornhill
Verna Buchanan
John W. Polk
Bobby and
Billy Howard
Greenville
Challenge and Reward For Science Students In National Effort
The text outlines a national push to boost engineering and science graduates to between 50 000 and 90 000 annually to secure the country’s future in the atomic age. It notes Russia graduates two and a half times more engineers, cites job interviews by 500 companies for 200 graduates, and reports starting salaries around 450 dollars per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Names of adults with group of boys and girls
Adults accompanying the group are Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Ayres, and Mrs. Blanton. The group includes Bassett Annette Vineyard Noel Mc Kinney Lowell McKinney Billy Mc Dowell Lourta Growner Willie Cox Jack Hyecock Narvin Alexander Darrel Warrington and Glen Melton.
First grade citizen names listed for past week
The record lists the good citizens in the first grade for the past week. Names include Mike Bow Randy Bryant Jan Buchanan Kenneth Gunter Richard Hicks Gary Holloway Doyle Norris ald Williams Don Johnson Rozena Alexander Jan Bilmner Becky Blanton Sarah Johnson Kathy Morgan Sallye Spencer Brenda Stephens Harriet Stephens Connie Taylor Sue Kirby and Helen Melton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Boatwright
Kenneth Gunter
Richard Hicks
Gary Holloway
Don Johnson
George McCurdy
Jimmy Shores
Joe Stuart
Reed Vestal
Charles Williams
Donald Williams
David Woodson
Rozena Alexander
Jan Billner
Becky Blanton
Sarah Johnson
Sallye Spencer
Dorothy McCurdy
Jo Taylor
Donna Shaw
Jerry Shores
Frances Wood
Gary Spencer
Anna Franklin
Joyce Bennett
Ronnie Hendrix
Charley McLean
Johnny Aldridge
Jeanie Skipworth
James Stephens
Patricia Jarvis
Jim Bilmner
Mike Burchfield
Betty Skipworth
Carolyn Mullins
Laura Lewis
Patty Badgett
Doris Tillett
Johnny Williams
Larry Wilson
Gail Cripe
Judy Miller
Judy Gosnell
Delinda Blackerby
Mike Holloway
Kay Buchanan
Bennett Blackwell
Dennis McLauchlin
Ray Taylor
James Taylor
Sammy Montgomery
Jackie Meador
Mike Booker
Jimmy Burchfield
Morris Warrington
David Carpenter
Mike Dixon
Jerry Lynn Jones
Joe Kaiser
Aubrey McKinney
Sammy McKinney
Dewayne Rushing
John
Mike Bow
Randy Bryant
Jan Buchanan
Doyle Norris
Jan Bilmner
Kathy Morgan
Brenda Stephens
Harriet Stephens
Connie Taylor
Sue Kirby
Helen Melton
WHS Yearbook Staff Publishes Final Edition
Seniors spent long hours collecting ads from Sherman Denison Bonham Whitewright and Tom Bean for the annual. Annuals were sold to 150 students and teachers in Whitewright and nearby towns with student, sports and club photos included. The staff felt pride upon receiving the final shipment in the mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WHS
Sherman
Denison
Bonham
Whitewright
Tom Bean
Signs of Spring Interrupted by Returning Winter
A vivid note recalls spring’s bloom and plantings to amuse readers, then describes Mr. Winter returning with icy breath. The piece ends with people hoping for spring to return and warmth to resume outdoor activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Winter
Monday Polio Shots Given In Sherman Schools
Polio immunizations were administered Monday at Grayson Health Unit Sherman to junior high and high school students with transportation by local buses. The program consists of three injections over months at an estimated private cost of twenty dollars per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson Health Unit
Sherman
C. B
Sophomores Study Flower Arrangement Projects
The sophomores are studying flower arrangement this six weeks. Each girl had to make an arrangement and display it in some room in school. The eight basic flower arrangements are side triangle crescent half circle circle oval triangle.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Soph’s Weiner Roast
Johnson’s
Jack Hyecock
Joyce Brown
J. W. Burchfield
Priscilla Blanton
Jerry Biggerstaff
Pokey Kelly
Lynda Pannell
Pete Burchfield
Jimmy Bassett
Dolores Johnson
Dixie
L. H. Luck
North Crockett
DODGE
Plymouth
Montgomery Motor Co
Dick Montgomery
Mer. & Co-Owner
Dodge-Plymouth
W. Main
America
Graham Honter
Walker
Walker Pharmacy
Whitewright, Texas
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