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ESTABLISHED 1885
Whitewright, Texas, Thursday, April 28, 1983
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Whitewright Visiting Washington, D. C.
Whitewright School Group Makes the Capital Rounds
Board Defers Relocation of Football Field
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Tigerettes to Get Ready
For Fall’s Performances
Back row, left to right, Randy Sparks, Abram
Farrington, JA Harper and Mrs. Harper, Mrs.
Darwin and Houston Darwin, Supt. Larry Thread- s
gill, Mrs. Bodine and Joe Bodine, Mrs. John Floyd,
Randy Hames and Vernon Richardson.
With the nation’s capitol in the background,
Whitewright’s students and adult companions pose
for a picture during last week’s trip to Washington.
In the front row, left to right, are Melanie Shaw,
Cynthia Burns, Tandy Wheeler, Sarah Reynolds,
district tax.
Whitewright school dis-
trict, it was pointed out,
now enjoys the lowest tax
rate in Grayson county, and
the lowest with one pos-
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Mrs. Opal Bandy and
Miss Marie Alcorn of Far-
mersville visited their sis-
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McKinney Sunday.
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dren and printed in The
Whitewright Sun, the 1 ues-
day night meeting attracted
more than the ordinary
attendance.
Speakers both for and
against the relocation at
this time included Roger
Howe, Linda Brand. Jean-
nie Coleman, Coleen Ro-
berts, Sue Brinkley, Dr.
Steve Sullivan, Bob Clark,
Dr. Paul Geers and Linda
Blanton.
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Flags Honor
Beirut Dead
—Approved migrant ap-
plications for 1983-84.
—Approved the basket-
ball budget presented by
Head Coach Mark Kline for
$3,191.65.
The annual Teacher Ap-
was an-
nounced for May 9 at the
is viewing a sure necessity home ot Mr. and Mrs. J A
ol an increase in the school Harper.
Oak Hill’s Perpetual
Care Gets $500 Gift
The perpetual care fund for Oak Hill cemetery this
week was the recipient of S500 from a member of one
of Whitewright’s pioneer families.
A check in that amount was received from Mrs.
Ranzell Nickelson, the former Miss Frances Bryant,
who sent the gift in memory of G.F. “Fitz” and Jewel
L. Bryant, who are buried at Oak Hill. Mrs. Nickelson
lives in Franklin, near Bryan.
“Enclosed is a check for $500 to the perpetual care
fund of Oak Hill cemetery, where my parents are
buried.” Mrs. Nickelson wrote in a letter to Helen
Billner, Whitewright city secretary.
“Living so far away, it will not be often that 1 can
keep an eye on their burial sites, so 1 hope this will
help your people to do it for me.” she wrote.
recently.
Receiving awards were
Danielle LeDane, Tigerette
of the Year; Charissa Blan-
ton and Melanie Shaw,
most conscientious; Misty
Clark, most spirited, and
Kelly Presley, Miss Tiger-
ette.
“We have high hopes
that the Tigerettes will
present as enthusiastic and
as talented performances
as they have in the past.”
Mrs. Hathaway said.
where the events of history began
that led to the resignation of a
president.
An added attraction was a side trip
to Philadelphia where the group had
the “hands-on” experience of seeing
and feeling the Liberty Bell, and
then took a tour through the Pen-
sylvania Dutch country of the Amish
people, a trip termed “incredible”.
Another place of historical interest
the group visited was the Mount
Vernon home of Washington.
Mrs. J A Harper, GLAD sponsor
who was one of the supervisors of the
trip, said evaluations turned in to her
was that the trip was “a smashing
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Whitewright school
board members Tuesday
night heard a number of
interested citizens on the
proposed relocation of the
football field and then de-
ferred moving the field
until a later time when
funds are available.
In voting to delay the
move, the board stated its
commitment to the project
and emphasized the Tues-
day night action does not
success”.
Other than a common plea to make
it longer, the concensus seemed to
be “don’t change a thing,” Mrs.
Harper said.
She was highly complimentary of
the conduct of the 20 students and
felt that it meant a lot more coming
qut of the trip because of the
exemplary behavior of the White-
wright kids.
“We were treated royally every-
where we went, mainly because of
the exemplary conduct of our stu-
dents,” Mrs. Harper said.
“These young men and women
represented Whitewright and Gray-
able were Whitewright’s Judy Gos-
nell, administrative assistant to Con-
gressman Ralph Hall, who was with
the Whitewright group most of the
way, and Congressman Ralph Hall
himself who joined for some of the
sightseeing.
Highlights within the big highlight
was the VIP trip to the White House
arranged by Miss Gosnell; the Tom
of the Unknown Soldier; historical
Ford’s theatre and the Peterson
house across the street where Lin-
coln died from the assassin's bullet;
a tour of Capitol Hill and all of its
places of historical interest, and even
a look at the Watergate complex
field be moved from its
present location on South
Bond to school property
next to the high school
w here the new track is now
located, making available
the bleachers for track and
field events.
1 he board heard both pro would be publicized
and con discussions on
relocation. Many sugges-
tions and opinions of other
programs were heard as
well during the discussions, attending
Due to the upgrade com-
mittment of this facility,
ATTEND DISTRICT
EXTENSION MEET
Members of the White-
wright Home Extension
club attending the Fourth
district meeting at the Sil-
ver W ings club recently,
were Mrs. Leon Bennett.
Mrs. Christine Williams,
Mrs. Nevada Garner. Mrs.
Fannie' Wilson. Mrs. Bea
Hunter and Mrs. Pansy
Miller.
mean it is being aban-
doned.
I he motion that was
adopted deferring the move
included the board’s com-
mitment to the project's
completion.
Because the board had
given wide publicity to
including the football field
relocation on the agenda
and invited public input
through questionnaires
sent home by school chil-
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And, in keeping with all stipula-
tions, everyone was back in the
classroom Friday morning.
There were many sights crowded
into the four days — but it all added
up to just one huge highlight from
the sobering and impressive wreath-
laying ceremony by the delegation
from Whitewright at the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier to the magnifi-
cance of the Hope Diamond to the
frivolity of the two-story McDonald’s
The 1983 pilgrimage to the nation’s
capiotl was a breath-taking experi-
ence.
Helping make the trip more enjoy-
If you have been won-
dering why the American
flags have been at half
staff, it is one of the ways
the nation is paying respect
to Americans who died
recently in the Beirut em-
bassy bombing.
Postmaster John Bigger-
staff said the flags went to
half-staff last Thursday for
a week ending Wednesday.
Bodies of 17 Americans
killed in the bombing were
brought home this week.
President Reagan was
among those paying tribute
to the slain workers
Charlie Copeland, Melissa Brinkley, Heather Bran-
non, Meleah Beauchamp, Jimmy Wyrick, Jerry
Henderson, Susan Wolfe, Bruce Purdom, Julie
Johnson, Jennyne McCoy, Susan Floyd and Johnna
Norwood.
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son county well.”
Students making the trip were
Randy Hames, Randy Sparks. Me-
leah Beauchamp, Melissa Brinkley,
Susan Floyd, Johnna Norwood, Ver-
non Richardson, Heather Brannon,
Cynthia Burns, Charlie Copeland,
Julie Johnson, Jennyne McCoy,
Bruce Purdom, Sarah Reynolds,
Jimmy Wyrick, Abram Farrington,
Jerry Henderson, Melanie Shaw,
T andy Wheeler and Susan Wolfe.
Adults accompanying the students
were Mr. and Mrs. Harper, Supt.
Larry Threadgill, Mr. and Mrs.
Houston Darwin, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Bodine and Mrs. John Floyd.
It’s not really a new saying for
someone back home from a long trip
that they “arrived home weary but
happy”.
But there were never truer words
than these spoken for 20 White-
wright students and their eight adult
sponsors who arrived home Thurs-
day night from an event-crammed
four-day trip to the nation’s capital.
They were members of the GLAD-
sponsored group that had departed
D-FW Airport early Monday and
didn’t lose any time beginning to see
the sights when they arrived in
Washington at mid-day.
of school needs at this time.
T he school board’ had
proposed that the football Teacher Vickie Brannon for
her effort in planning a
successful workshop held
here dealing with touch
math — a new instructional
procedure.
He announced that the
first computer class to be
offered for adults at night
1 soon.
In other business the
board:
—Approved the transfer
request of 37 students now
Whitewright
schools for 1983-84.
— Approved vocational
along with the need for applications for 1983-84.
improved library facilities,
expanded curriculum; slate
mandated teachers raises,
increased utility costs, in-
crements for teachers in
math and science, foreign
language and English, and
other increasing needs in preciation banquet
education, the school board
If
Fall still is quite a spell forms have been ordered,
away, but Whitewright’s Awards were presented
Tigerettes are going to start at the All-Sports banquet
planning soon to be ready.
An organizational meet-
ing has been set for May 10
at 3:20 o’clock at the high
school, and Mrs. Lana Ha-
thaway, sponsor, has called
for all prospective and pre-
sent members to attend.
The Drill Team w ill order
field and practice uniforms
at the May 10 meeting.
The varsity cheerleaders
will be attending a United
Cheerleaders association
camp at North Texas State
university on July 11-14,
and the Drill Team will be
having an “at home” camp
July 18-22 from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. with Rhonda Logsdon,
former captain of the Tyler
Apache Belles, instructing.
Practices for both groups
will then be held nightly
until school starts.
Mrs. Hathaway reports
that tryouts were held in
March and cheerleader uni-
Honor roll students in
Middle school for the fifth
six-week period were an-
nounced this week by Prin-
cipal Howard Hodge.
Included on the high and
regular honor rolls and
grade averages were;
SIXTH GRADE
High Honor Roll — Jason
Richardson 99; Paige Con-
ley and Christy Fow ler. 98;
Christy Blakey. Leah
Combs and 1 racy Sanders.
96.»and Kathy Johnson. 95.
Regular Honor Roll —
Donovan Bullard, Chris
Harden. Christy Head.
Krista Petty and Brett W il-
liams. 94; Amelia Blanton.
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Middle Top Graders Named
Norwood, 94; Sabrina
Smith, 93; Rayola Jones
and Anita Stevens, 92;
Teresa Stephens, 91 and
Tracy Dyer and John San-
togrossi, 90.
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92; Deanna Alexander, le-
resa Prindle and William
Taylor, 91 and Debi Lay-
may, 90.
SEVENTH GRADE
High Honor Roll — Mar-
garet Holloway, 98, and
Wade Sessoni, 95.
Regular Honor Roll —
lamela Claborn. 94 and
Kevin Slaughter, 91.
EIGHTH GRADE
High Honor Roll — Eric
Hagenswold and Melissa
Marlin. 97; Misty Beau-
champ and Stephen Spann.
95, and Gwenean Thread-
gill, 95.
Regular Honor Roll —
I odd Crouch and Kelly
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Opposition to the reloca-
tion did not appear to be so
much a basis of most
opinions as was a presenta-
tion of the other side of the
expenditure on how the
spending oi the money sjble exception in the threc-
would affect other phases county surrounding area.
Supt. Larry Threadgill
praised Special Education
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Cantrell, Bob. The Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1983, newspaper, April 28, 1983; Whitewright, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1372358/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Whitewright Public Library.