To The
S C H O O L S
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HENDERSON COUNTY
TENNESSEE
Lexington High School
Established in 1912 - This Photo 1925
Since its establishment in 1912, Lexington High School has made steady and rapid progress and the marked development along every line in the county can be read in the story of education in this major institution in Henderson County.
To J.O. Brown, through whose guidance and unflagging interest the school was nurtured and brought to great heights should be accorded unstinted praise. Patiently, carefully, anticipating growth and preparing for it - he has been pioneer and overseer for more than a decade and a half. Over 600 young men and women have been graduated in these years and their influence is being felt in the county, state and nation. Numerous and varied professions have received their services - teachers, lawyers, doctors, business men, farmers, preachers and so on.
At present, some 275 students, representing in about equal proportions the town and county, are housed in a large, one-story , modern brick building, on the north side of Lexington. In addition to a large and well lighted auditorium, there are ample class rooms and departments for the more technical branches of study. The building is steam headed and equipped with the very latest conveniences. Five buses come in daily from Wildersville, Middleburg, Poplar Springs, Middlefork and Bargerton, bringing choice youths from these sections.
Nine classroom teachers and music and expression teachers work untiringly in an effort to give the pupils the latest and best in instruction. 42 classes are taught daily. These teachers have all taken years of training in their particular fields and each classroom teacher holds a bachelor's degree. Many of them go each summer to the best colleges available in order to keep up with current educational trends.
The broad curriculum is arranged so that the student may get definite and intensive work along any line he may chose to follow, English, Latin, History, Science (including Biology, Chemistry and the rudiments of Science), Mathematics, Modern Languages, Home Economics, Commercial Work and Vocational Agriculture, are offered. Classes are arranged so that the student will have balanced programs, giving them time in which to prepare much of their work at school.
A splendid library is at the disposal of the entire student body at all times. Several accepted sets of encyclopedias, reference books on all branches of study, classics required in English courses, recreational books - every need is met adequately.
In order that the young men and women may become well rounded individuals, a galaxy of extra curricular activities are open to them. Literary societies in which their oratorical, musical, debating, dramatic, executive and social tendencies are given a chance to develop. The Future Farmer club, Home Economics Club, Dramatic Art Clung, Commercial Club, and Music Club, from the students in their immediate scope. The Girl Reserve Club, a junior Y.W.C.A. group, draws its members from the third and fourth years and follows in a limited way the policies of the senior ... and the rest was not copied.
Henderson County School December 1934
Members of the Lexington High School class of 1925 - Reunion August 1970
Lexinigton Progress August 13, 1970
First row: Josephine Alexander Butler, Olivia Sullivan Youngerman,
Elizabeth Summers Caywood, Lucille Brooks Leftwich, Louise Essary Gayle,
Carrie Halters Park, Mary Elizabeth Ball Holmes, Jewell Reed Tinker.
Second row: Erby Lindsey, Lyman Armstrong, Ernest Neisler, Wyatt Threadgill,
Eva Lee Derryberry, the late Connie Sullivan, Obi Moore, Jessie Oakley Fisher,
Thoburn Holmes, Claude Fesmire.
Back row: W.L. Bobbitt, Louise Kirby Powers, Ray Herndon, Joe Arnold, Ada Edwards Barry,
Edward Barry, Lloyd Montgomery, Hulon Deere, the late Robert Powers
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Lexington High School 1927 The Annual Staff
| Mason Conger |
Editor in Chief |
| Coby Threadgill |
Assistant Editor |
| N.F. LaGrange |
Business Manager |
| Edith White |
Asst. Business Manager |
| Louise Oakley |
Accountant |
| Mary Hancock |
Photograph Editor |
| Jewel Amis |
Senior Class Editor |
| Grant Sisson |
Advertising Manager |
| Orene Threadgill |
Organization Editor |
| Leroy Ozment |
Athletic Editor |
| Pierce Holmes |
Junior Class |
| Ruth Threadgill |
Sophomore Class |
| Alfred Armstrong |
Freshman Class |
| Guy Amis |
Eighth Grade |
Lexington High School 1949-50 Big Red Football Team
From the Lexington Progress January 11, 1995 - Photo contributed by H.L. Segerson
Front Row: Paul A. Armstrong, Caral Trammel, Joe Reeves, Billy Powers, Fleetwood Stanfill, Billy Bobbitt, Ben Douglass Jr., Jerry Byrd, Eddie Holmes-equipment manager
Middle Row: Bobby Deere-equipment manager, Charles Adcock, James Roy Williams, Johnny Pearson, Billy Kelley, John Luther Roberts, Wayne Hinson, Billy Joe Havener, Harold Segerson, Ray Frizzell, Ben Hay, Tony Adams, Coach Claude Hill
Back Row: Coach Gill Gideon Jr., Waynard Carey, Gen Ray Essary, Royal Woods, T. Dailey, Joe Allen Arnold, David Wheeler, Carl Dickerson, Billy Dennison, Charles Duck, Pete Meadows, Douglass Lewis
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