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tol Bffl(gter on Students amed --f i II aA Debbie Frost, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvln Frost of Rockvale Tennessee, is the Valdictorian of the 1969 Senior Class at Rockvale High School. The Valdictorian Medal is awarded to the senior student having the highest scholastic average during the four years of high school. Debbie's average over the four-year period was 97.11 Debbie has been outstanding in otheractivities during her senior year as well as her studies.

They include: Drama Club President, -Library Club Sec-Treas FJtA. Treasurer, Senior class Treasurer, news editor for the ROCKVALE REFLECTOR, and editor of the 1969 Rocket. Debbie is a member of the high school chorus and was elected "Miss R.HJS." Debbie's favorite sport is basketball. She is the captain of the Rockvale Rockettes basketball team and plays the forward position. She has an average of thirty points per game for the 1968-69 ball season.

Debbie also enjoys playing other sports. Among these are softball, bowling, swimming, and volleyball. Debbie participated in many activities during her freshmen, sophomore, and junior years as well as this year. Her freshmen year she was a memberofthe4-Hand FJLA. Clubs, and the Rockettes basketball team.

She was elected "Cutest" in the superlative contest at Rockvale High School. Debbie represented her sophomore class well in 1967 as the FJUV. Songleader, a member of the Library and Drama Clubs, and forward on the Rockettes basketball team. She was elected "Miss Rockette" in that year's superlative contest Debbie received the scholastic, award for having the highest average in the sophomore class. "Buringher-junior-year at-Rockvaleebbie-wastheLftrary Club Drama Club Treasurer, F.HU.

Parliamentarian, Student Council Secretary, and again a member of the basketball team. Debbie was a page at graduation for the 1968 Senior Class. Debbie was also a member of the cast in the Drama Club play at Rockvale. Debbie was winner in the girls division at Rockvale of the Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Co-op Essay Contest. She again received the scholastic award for the highest average in her class.

Another achievement that deserves merit is Debbie's excellent attendance record. During her-twelve years of school, she has never missed a day. Debbie is a member of the Eagleville Baptist Church in Eagleville, Tennessee, where she attends regularly. Debbie's plans after graduation from high school are indefinite at the present.time. Judy Taylor, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Alf Taylor of Rockvale, received the honors ofSaliitatnriananrtn A nftho 1QRO i il wuv dciuui waaa. Judy has attended Rockvale High since the first grade. She has the second highest average for three and a half years of hard work and study. Her average was 96.74.

Judy was chosen by the faculty to serve as D.A.R. on the basis of citizenship, and dependibility. a During Judy's- four years of high school, she participated in sports, and many different clubs, she al MISS TAYLOR Salutatorian and DAR P.T.A. Drama Club, Library Club, Student Government, and F.ILA, She was treasurer of the Rockvale F.H.A. chapter and Subregional reporter 7 lu ln oasKetoau.

juay served as page for the 1968 graduating class. The RockVale Parent Teachers Besides being Salutatorian and D.AJI., Judy is the coeditor of Association fmonthlymeetingwas viuoo uuivci aiiu ail officer of some of the clubs. In her Freshmen year Judy served as secretary of the class. She was a member of the Student Council, and an active member of FJH and the basketball squad. She was voted outstanding Freshman and Harvest Festival Queen.

At the end of her Freshman year, Judy received a Scholarship award for having the average of 98.25. During Judy's Sophomore year she was an active member of the Debating Club, Drama Club, and Drama Club play. She was secretary of the class and also secretary of the Student Council. Judy also achieved her Junior F.H.A. Degree while she was a Sophomore.

She Was voted Most Popular in the superlative contest. Judy received the most Valuable Guard award this year. She made all County Tournament Team also. Judy was voted outstanding Junior. She was Vice-President of her class.

During her junior year; she was an active member of the tne -ba Yearbook and Copy editor of the school newspaper. She is tne suctM. at Rock-treasurer of the Student Council, Vice-President of the library 8 Schooi Auditorium. club, and secretary of the senior Judy is President of the Mrs Greta Brown called the Rockvale F.H.A. chapter, sub-regional historian, 4-H President meeting t0 order- Mrs.

L. G. and Drama Club Vice-President. She served as captain of the basket-' BuUcy ugave devotional. read from ball team and voted the girl most likely to succeed in the Senior Class the book of Proverbs, and an Besides all of Judy's school activities she is a kindergarden arte on reliion frm book assistant teacher at Rockvale Church of God, and a member of the child from five to MISS FROST Valedictorian w.uw w( -w-, mam-lam umm mm tmmmmM ajrx 1 mm -mm mm mm.

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The theme brought out that: Rockvale's Parent and Teachers Association was first started in September of 1930; Rockvale's first picnic was September 1, 1927, but the first picnic that was sponsored by the P.T.A. was held in 1938: Mr. Campbell, principal of Rockvale at the time started the Annual -Chitterling Dinner. There will be no Chitterling Dinner this year. The next Rockvale P.T.A.

meeting will be March 6, at the Rockvale School Auditorium. At this meeting Mmes. Webb, Hayes and Burris of the nominating committee will announce the nominees to the P.T.A. offices for the coming year. 4-H Club News On January 31, 1969, the 4-H clubs at Rockvale met.

The fourth graders held an animal poster contest. Winners were, 1st, Sherrill Miller; 2nd, Donna Brown; 3rd, Denise Mankin. Winners in the public speaking contests held by the other clubs were, Fifth grade: 1st. Tammy 4. i American history, and seventh grade social studies, Mr.

Dodd wenttoDonelsonHigh School and graduated in 1961. He attended college at Tennessee Tech and MTSU. He took his B. degree from MTSU with a major in Economics, and minors in History and German. This is Mr.

Dodd's third year at Rockvale. He wants to make a career of teaching. He said, i'l like to watch the children get excited when they learn new ideas." Mr. Dodd has many outside activities. He likes folk music and he attends folk music festivals in the summer.

He also teaches guitar lessons. He also -likes art, Art history, crafts, horseback riding, swimming, tennis, and a good fiction. Mr. Dodd is an Episcopalian. He is a member of th National 1 Mrs.

Jesse Smotherman, sixth grade teacher at Rockvale is starting her 29th year in the teaching field. She graduated from Corners-ville High and Martin College of Pulaski. She then attended MTSU and majored in education. Her teaching career began at a comparatively small school by the name of "Verona" in Marshall county. While there she had the privilege of serving as principal and teaching grades five through eight.

After three years of teaching she came to Rockvale. Mrs. Smotherman is an active participant-in the Parent Teach-, ers Association, National Ediica- tion Association and Rutherford Education Association. She also enjoys reading and basketball games very much. Mr.

and Mrs. Smotherman have one daughter, Mrs. Ray Campbell, who isurrentlxemplbyetatL "Highland Regional Rim Library, in Murfreesboro. Mr. Dodd Mr.

Lowry Sanders Dodd, Jr. is an- active teacher; He teaches five classes and keeps a boys Study Hall. Mr. Dodd teaches seventh and eighth grade reading, ninth grade English, tenth and eleventh grade, psychology and sociology, twelfth grade 1 -it ft" I ft I SUPERLATIVES? Mis RHS, Debbie Frost; Bachelor of Ugliness, Perry Easterwood; Most irown. Michael Haves? 2nH "1 iuiui, junn jarren; mosT uepenaaDie, Phil Williams, Joy Hol- den; M.ss Congeniality, Theresa Clark, Prince of Personality, Chuck Burns; Most DavW Jones, Gail Webb; Cutest, Mike Williams, Patricia Brothers; Most Bashful, Richard Stem, Donna Manning; Best All Don ny Faulk," Betty Kbye Wilson; Favorite Juniors, Dorothy Pearson, Barry Lamb; Favorite Sophomores, Teri Frost; Mike Manning; Flirts" Connie Baxter, Eddie Smith; Chatter Boxes, Bobbie Crocket, Allen Hale.

Class News -Education-Associationrthe-Ten-nessee Education Association, and the Rutherford Education Association. He's a member of the Tennessee Folk Lore Society. He has a wife and one child. His wife, Chris, got her B. A.

degree from MTSU where they met. Jessica Katherlne was born May 12, 1968 into the Dodd family. They live in Murfreesboro. Kathy Brannon, Gary Rankin; 3rd, Cathi Hayes and Clark Ridgaway; Sixth grade: 1st Diane Manning; 2nd Mary Catherine Fleming, 3rd Sharon Ba-tey; 7th and 8th grade; 1st Dallas Manning, Rhonda Terry Frsot, Brichard Hayes, and 3rd W.C. Smotherman.

MR. JACKSON has been teaching at Rockvale High School for 15 years. Previously he was a member of the U.T. teaching staff. Here at Rockvale he teaches Vocational Industrial Arts? Biology, and Physics.

Mr. Jackson pttended M.T.S.U., took his B.SDegreeom U.T., did extension work at th University of Miami, then returned to U.T. to earn his M.S. degree A veteran of World War II, he retired on a medical retirement as 1st Lieutenant Mr. Jackson had a few kind words for Rockvale.

"Rockvale," he said, "must be one of the better places to teach. Rockvale, as a whole, is in back of the school and the teachers. There is an understanding and respect between the teachers, the principal, and other supervisory personnel." again the sophomores discovered they had the biggest number of of honor roll students. Four sophomores studied hard enough to make it. They are: Gloria Lester, Donna Manning, Edna Presely and Barbara Woodson.

Another accomplishment for the 10th grade was made during the Rockvale versus Auburntown game. All eleven of the sophomore basketball players got the opportunity to show their ability. For the guards Terri Frost, Thelma Adcock, Bobbie Crockett, and Carrie Robinson hustled the ball up the floor so the forwards could pull some points for a victory, the scor-. ing for forwards was Gail -Barbara Woodson-8; Gwen Burns and Arlene Travis didn't score, but they tried. In the same game Lyn, Bums, Allen Hale and Gary Windrow demonstrated their ability by increasing the tally four points.

Tournament time is coming on strong and more likely all the sophomores will get to go. This will give the sophomores another chance to gain moreexperienceforabetter team next year. The election for superlatives has been made. The sophomores again had a large number of winners. Terri Frost and Mike Manning were elected "Most Outstanding Sophomores." Bobbi Crockett and Allen Hale were chosen "Chatter Box." Gail Webb gained "Most Popular Girl," and Connie Baxter won 'School Flirt." Let's hope the sophomores keep their spirit all the way through their senior year.

SENIOR NEWS Each year two senior students are given the honor of being Miss R.H.S., and Bachelor of Ugliness. These are considered to be highest honors of all the superlatives. This year Debbie Frost "Miss rjijs. and Per- ry Easterwood is Bachelor of Ugliness. To these two we say, "Congratulations." The editors are still very busy preparing the '69 Yearbook.

The business managers are selling subscriptions and doing their part to make the '69 yearbook the "very best," everyl King Henry I of England de-creed that the legal yard was the distance between the tip of hw nose and the end of his thumb. Freshman class news The long nights of staying up and cramming for mid-term exams are finally over. These exams were the first real big ones for the freshmen class and they found them real tough. Now that those are all over, the excitement of the county basketball tournament has the sporty freshmen all excited. Those representing the freshmen in basketball are Chris Burns, Kathy Williams, Carolyn Garrett, Fred Frazier, and Robert Jordan.

Aiding the teams as cheerleaders and manager are Wanda Sharber and Audrey Alcorn. Congratulations are in order for the freshmen girls receiving their Junior Degrees in Homemaking. Most of them are planning to start work on their Chapter Degrees as soon as possible. Since Christmas, the freshmen class hai added to andJnit clan memberi. The new members are Arlando Jordon ana Paul Wayne Brundage.

The freshmen bid farewell to another girl, Rubyj Ransom, last month, making only eight girls in the class, i Mid-terms are over but: Freshmen they are. Sophmores they hoped to be Bert after those mid-terms, Freshmen they will always be. Betty Kaye Wilson SOPHOMORE NEWS The "Big 10" is still remaining their reputation for a hard driving clan now that mid-term has passed the sophomore can top sweating and give a sigh of relief that their brains won't be racked hard until finals. The third report for the honor roll was posted and once icsk Tk 1 if I I A I 5 I MRS. SMOTHERMAN fx 4 1 COMMUNITY CALENDAR Activity Date Tim Plao Grammar School Cam Rockvale vs.

Buchanan 218 12:30 Buohanan Ineervic Training 221 Central HI NO SCHOOL Anywhara MR. DODD.