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Pamela Adkins King:  I was always very shy in school.  I enjoyed school and people didn’t really get to know me very well.  Ms. Louhoff did take special interest in me and my sister, Martha.  She took us on a trip to Maryland to visit my uncle while she visited her family nearby.  Gave me a glimpse of another world. 

Linda Burnette Fain:  The immense stress of spending all those years trying to conceal the fact that I’m related to (“kin to”) Armand Harrell!

Diane Clark Kallam:  Finding out that Mrs. Fallin was Billy’s cousin.  I still think my greatest memories have been the reunions.  It has been so good to see and talk to people you haven’t seen in years.

Cynthia Compton Parks:  Mrs. Parks telling me my skirt was too short! 

Sylvia Dance Handy:  There are too many memories to write down…fun times with friends. 

Dan Dehart:  A lot of the teachers and coaches treated us like adults as their equals.  They would joke and kid around with us, but they didn’t expect us to act like kids anymore.  I see some of them today and realize they are not that much older than us. 

Van Duncan:  Imitating Coach Rodney Apple.  Working with Bobby Hines delivering cramergesic enemas to freshman football players.  Hanging out at Hardee’s on Memorial Blvd on Friday and Saturday nights looking for true love. In the 8th grade, watching Mr. Spencer, our science teacher, crack a yardstick over the palm of Cleo Harris, after Cleo threatened to throw Mr. Spencer out the window.  Learning more Spanish cuss words than real grammar in Marjory Merricks class.  Getting the nickname “garbage man van” from the baseball coach, I’d swing at anything….  Scaring the soul out of Bobby Dean when working with Steve West, we all climbed to south Martinsville water tower at midnight and tossed a manmade dummy off the top of it without his knowledge.  Forming a friendship with Mike Harbour during the first day of eight grade – the blind leading the blind…

Jane Hatchett Inman:  I do have one regret…that I didn’t pay more attention in Mr. Bridges’ French Class!  It would have come in handy now even though this is an English speaking country there are a lot of French people that live here.

Russ Kimbro:  My dad and I were attending a PTA or teacher conference, and Mr. Harrell met us the door.  Mr. Harrell made a comment to my dad about his hair turning gray, and without missing a beat, Russell said that he was worried about becoming bald.  Dad went way up in my book that night.

Dale Koger:  I’m having a difficult time remembering what I did last week…

Ray Nelson:  Sports, P.E. teachers, Coaches influenced me about life long fitness.  My time in high school, 1968-1972, was a great time to be a teenager with the great social changes going on with music, life styles and mini skirts!!!!!!! 

Harvie Nunn:  It was a blur.  I was just trying to survive…and party…moderately. 

Jackie Ramey:  I remember it took me 6 years to get thru DMHS.  I go to the other reunions, but don’t have as much fun. 

R. E. Turner III:  Friday nights and Saturday nights, friends. 

Darrell Watkins:  Being new to area and starting DMHS in ninth grade, was glad to make new lifelong friends.  Also, racing Robin Arnold in her 442 and sneaking to the Spartan restaurant. 

Mike Young:  Ricky McCraw and I carving “Ace” and “Flash” into all of the desks we could. 

Mike Mounce:  1969 - Spartan Varsity football team goes 9-0; 1970 (71) - Mass Production performs at school assembly and brings the house down! 

The following MEMORIES have been submitted by email:

7/23/03 From Jan(ice) Johnson Riches:  I have very strong...and very laughable memories of American History class with Mr. Smith.  Dale Koger and Mike Watkins were the culprits, we paid no attention to class and reveled in the humor provided by Mr. Koger and Mr. Watkins as they "played football" during class..back of the room of course!...You guys made a very boring class be tolerable and actually quite entertaining!  Thanks for the memories!        Jan Riches

10/18/03 From Linda Burnette Fain:  I couldn't help but share this picture with my classmates.  It was taken on September 27, 2003, at my house where I was hosting a bridal shower for my niece.  Just wish I had thought to get my sister, Joyce, DMHS Class of 1970, in it as well!  Then there would have been four consecutive years of DMHS represented! 

(L-R) Linda Burnette Fain, DMHS Class of 1972,
Audrey Burnette Williams, DMHS Class of 1971,
Diane Burnette Rorrer, DMHS Class of 1973

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