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The Board of Education
Mr. Arne Voetmann
Mr. J. W. Rose
Mr. W. F. Carver
Mr. J. T. Allen
Mrs. Opal Wear
Mr. R. M. Bowden
Mr. Cecil Newman
Faculty
Mrs. C. L. Burks - Seventh & Speech
Mrs. Maude P. Bounds - Superintendent & Spanish
Mrs. J. K. Bradley - Third & Fourth Grades & Music
Mrs. J. M. Biggar - Eighth Grade
Mrs. M. L. Marenger - First & Second Grades
Mrs. A. D. Ellis - English, Civics, Geography, Typing
Mrs. J. P. Hodge - Fifth & Sixth Grades
Kenneth A. Berryhill - Coach, English, Science, History
Mrs. R. M. Hudnall, Spanish, Geometry, Algebra, Homemaking
Annual Staff
Bonnie Dickerson - Editor Ann Murff and Shirley Rose - Associate Business Managers
Kenneth A. Berryhill - Sponsor Kay Voetmann Kenneth Ellis | Caleb Threet Judy Wear Barbara Atchley Olene Jarrett Ott Loper |
Seniors
Bonnie Dickerson - Head Cheerleader '53 - '54 - Editor of the Bulldog '54 - Best All-Round Girl '53 - '54 - Office Assistant '53 - '54 - Scholarship Club '53 - '54 - Lazy-B Club '53 - '54
- Football Sweetheart '53 Kenneth Ellis - Co-Captain of Football Team '53 - Most Handsome Boy and Most Athletic Boy '53 - '54 - Annual Staff '53 - '54 - Lazy-B Club '53 - '54 | Frankie Knott - Football Team '53 - Vice-President of Lazy-B Club '53 - '54 - Baseball '53 - '54
Oscar Jo Rasco - Co-Captain of Football Team '53 - Best All - Round Boy '53 - '54 - Lazy-B Club '53 - '54 Patsy Threet - Basketball Team '52 - '53 - Lazy - B Club '53 - '54 Jan Walker - Football Team '53 - Lazy-B Club '53 - '54 - Baseball '53 - '54 |
Juniors
Morris Dwayne Kirby Ott Loper Jimmy Phillips Shirley Rose Wanza Smith | Don L. Taylor
Caleb Threet Marquita Threet Betty Jo Weaver |
Sophomores
Jerelyn Carver Billie Daniels Mertie Dickerson Henry Griffith Laura Kirby Joyce Knott Marion Leach | Ann Murff Jimmy Perry Wanda Perry Glenn Rasco Betty Ribble Kay Voetmann |
Freshmen
Barbara Atchley
Jimmy Bell Robert Campbell Betty Jo Greer Tiny Beth Greer Weldon Higginbotham | Olene Jarrett Shirley Loper Nellie Taylor Virginia Walker Judy Wear Peggy Sue Weaver |
Eighth Grade
Ann Burks Sherry Jean Burkhalter Don Carver Betty Dechaume Billy Dickerson Lois Ellis Ruby Franks Ann Marshall Bobbie Jo Medlin | Francis Rasco Lynn Loftin Neil Roberts Billie Ann Rogers Larry Shelton Georgia Taylor Rosa Thompson
Billie Earl Threet Tim Hartley |
Seventh Grade
Carl Atchley Joe Biggar Lois Bowden David Brown Jimmy Carrigan Dianne Carver Dwight Cofield Shirley Loper
Corinne Figueroa Barbara Higginbotham Howard Hughes | Preston Hughes Jo Ann Knott Kenneth Knott Ronnie Mahaley Joe Wayne Robinson Roy Lynn Rose Linda Sands Quincy Smith Sandra Walker Raymond Wilson Sue Threet |
Sixth Grade
Johnny Alldredge Judy Burkhalter Linda Dickerson Jackie Fowler Willie Ed Franks William Higginbotham Francis Jones
Don Mahaley | Dana Gay Murphy Clemens Perry Mary Love Rogers Betty Szenasy Perry Lynn Travis Beth Patton Bob Dickerson |
Fifth Grade
Christine Atchley Dianne Brown Sandra Daniels Billy ray Dechaume Loanna Gaines Alvina Grace | Mae Dale Harris
Raymond Massey Betsy Montfort Carolyn Patterson Peggy Sue Rogers Hugh Shelton |
Fourth Grade
Robbin Adams Ruth Allredge John Thomas Brewer Janet Burkhalter Sundee Delarosa Richard Dickerson Linda Rose Ellis
Raymond Figueroa Rebecca Fowler Payton Gaines | Mary Ethel Griffith Mary Harris Earlene Hutchins Elaine Kirby Bowmer Knott Eddie Knott Linda Mahaley Patricia Medlin Peggy Jo Murphy Billy Phillips |
Third Grade
Walter Biggar Don Brewer Peggy Jo Burkhalter Patsy Cofield Janice Marshall Jerry Massey Robert Medlin |
Billy Earl Petty Tony Rincon David Robinson Saundra Robinson Ruby Sparks Bobbie Lou Stanton Rosemary Tignor |
First and Second Grade
Terry Montfort Lupe Fiueroa Walter Murphy Betty Lou Griffith Jean Grace Eddie Lee Parish Reeda Massey Kenneth Perry Joe Rincon Shirley Carter Charles Emmert Dale Grace Obie Sparks Rita Dickerson Billy Knotts James Carver | Wayne Brown Annabelle Garza Gary Hutchins Larry Atchley Woodrow Tobias Sharon Bates Ronnie Travis
Judy Bates Dianne Cantrell Frank Wayne Claire Gary Perry Barbara Jo Ellis Pat Ellington Earline Callaway Paul Poarch |
The following name appear on a separate page, various ages
Alice Wilson Richard Hodge Corinne Harper Verla Battson Danny Mahaley William DeChaume Doris Adams Margie Jackson Wanda Jackson Alice Battson |
Jesse Griffith Frank Loftin Nancy Threet Jimmy Battson Wanda Herrin Patsy Grifin Elroy Cantrell Mr. Harris - Custodian of Building Mrs. H. S. Bell - Cafeteria Supervisor |
Officers
Senior Class Officers - Oscar Joe Rasco, Jan Walker and Bonnie Dickerson
Junior Class Oficers - Shirley Rose, Jimmy Phillips, Caleb Threet, and Wanza Smith
Sophomore Class Officers - Glenn Rasco, Kay Voetmann, Ann Murff, and Jerelyn Carver
Freshmen Class
Officers - Judy Wear, Olene Jarrett, Robert Campbell, and Shirley Loper
Favorites
Kenneth Ellis
- Most Handsom and Most Athletic Boy in High School
Kay Voetmann
- Most Beautiful and Most Scholarly Girl in High School
Laura Faye Kirby
- Most Athletic Girl in High School
Oscar Jo Rasco
- Best All-Round Boy in High School
Bonnie Dickerson
- Best All-Round Girl in High School
Jimmy Perry
- Most Scholarly Boy in High School
Junior High Favorites
- Don Carver
- Rosa Thompson
- Larry Shelton
- Linda Dands
- Ronnie Mahaley
- Howard Hughes
- Jo Ann Knott
Kay Voetmann
- The Duchess of Rice High School in the Corsicana Fair and Rodeo
Laura Faye Kirby
- The Duchess in the Corsicana Fair and Rodeo representing the Chatfield
Community
Grade School Favorites
First Grade - Judy Bates and Pat Ellington
Second Grade - Sharon Ann Bates and Terry Montfort
Third Grade - Corinne Harper and Don Brewer
Fourth Grade - Richard Dickerson and Rebecca Fowler
Fifth Grade - Hugh Shelton and Christine Atchley
Sixth Grade - Beth Patton and Jim Bob Dickerson
Shirley Rose
- Queen of Rice High School
Cheerleaders
Nellie Taylor
Bonnie Dickerson
Ann Murff
Shirley Rose
Football
Frankie Knott - End
Oscar Jo Rasco - Half-Back
Morris Kirby - End
Robert Campbell - End
Jimmie Phillips - Quarter-back
Henry Griffith - End
Glenn Rasco - End
Caleb Threet - Center
Jan Walker - End
Coach Kenneth Berryhill
Kenneth Ellis - Half-Back
Jimmie Bell - Half-Back
Don L. Taylor - Half-Back
Football Sweetheart and Co-Captains
Bonnie Dickerson and Co-Captains, Kenneth Ellis and Oscar Rasco