High School Reflector 1960 yearbook thanks supporters
The High School Reflector staff thanks advertisers and readers for helping publish the 1960 annual. Special thanks go to Mr. Hight for photos and enabling the show that funded the yearbook.
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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1960
Page
6
The High School Reflector staff thanks advertisers and readers for helping publish the 1960 annual. Special thanks go to Mr. Hight for photos and enabling the show that funded the yearbook.
The Junior Class dedicates the last issue of The Reflector to the Whitewright High seniors. It proclaims the seniors' achievements and invites them to take over the publication.
The 1960 graduating class of Whitewright High School expresses gratitude to parents teachers and friends for their help through the years. They acknowledge support for education entertainment and the senior trip.
A closing note from Whitewright seniors thanks the public for kindness and backing through the school years. The message expresses gratitude for support during their final project season and graduation.
The Whitewright high school senior class of 1960, with 23 seniors and five sponsors, departs June 1 at 8 p.m. by chartered Continental Trailways Bus for a trip to New Orleans. They stay at Anchor Motel Thursday and Friday, tour the city, cruise the Mississippi on the SS President, then return home Saturday night.
Readers share questions about hobbies travel and social visits mentioning fishing birds walks car horns zoo trips and a drive-in Tarzan showing. The fragment lists multiple names and weekend activities with informal curious prompts.
The list of scholarship winners includes Jimmy Clark and David Blackerby at Texas A&M, Dan Hennig at Texas Tech, Don Walker at Texas University, Charles Copeland at Paris Junior College, and Donnie Lewis at Paris Junior College. Multiple others plan college after summer or fall terms, with numerous personal life changes and new roles cited across East Texas colleges and beyond.
Ten years after the class of 1960 graduation readers learn what became of many alumni. Notable entries include Dan Hennig who rose to Texas governor, and Dee Ann Alexander who leads as a chief bookkeeper in a gin. Others pursue film TV, business, and public service amid a broad set of life paths.
The Senior Class of 1960 publishes a last will and testament listing gifts from students and noting transfers among Whitewright, Kentuckytown, Columbus City and other places. The document includes humorous bequests to classmates, teachers and groups, with names such as Donna F, Pattye Bartley, Carol T, Linda B, and Mickey G. Also included are 1959 life insurance purchases and a court citation for Joseph B Valaika in Grayson County.
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