THE ROYALS
Like every school, everywhere, our student body elected a group of their own to be "The Best . . . . " or "The Favorites," a sort of democratic monarchy. The election to "Favorite" category came closer to being a sentiment accurate to its name. Those monthly elections of the favorites selected some of the most popular folks in our class.
Those of you who've been to our latter years' reunions, know that our entire class has matured gracefully and surprise personalities have emerged. Lots of us would be strong contenders for many of these titles today.
But, here are the ones who made the list back then.
Who's Who
BEST ALL-AROUND
Annette Clark
Eddie Frost
Rejetta McNutt
Allen Hyde
MOST POPULAR
Irelle Dunning
Jim Holland
MOST ATHLETIC
Eleanor Morrison
Ronald Pace
MOST DEPENDABLE
Barbara Bundy
Bill Mitchell
BEST MUSICIANS
Beverly Broutin
George ("Buddy") Baker
WITTIEST
Jean Gardner
Charles ("Duck") Douthit
BEST DRESSED
June Holmes
Johnny Williams
MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED
Gayle Steverson
Louis Buettner
Senior Favorites
June Holmes
Allen Hyde
P.S.: Notice how sharp and nice this photo is. June kept her complimentary photographer's glossy print all these years and sent it to me for the website. If you other "Royals" have the glossy print of the photo used in the annual, send it to me and I will upgrade the image here. The scans from the yearbook aren't the best quality photos.
Annette Clark
Ronald Pace
Connie Johnson
Don Burleson
Joann Marsh
Jim Holland
Irelle Dunning
Jimmy Todd
Rejetta McNutt
Johnny Williams