Thursday, February 8, 2007

4th Grade - Mrs. Butler's Room


Front Row: Chris McLaurin, Shawntell Patterson, Eaton Twin, Renardi Boyd, Jeannie Caffereta, Candy Garrison, Slug Wimms, Shawn Vandiver
Second Row: Traci Haskett, John Judkins, Tabitha Crumb, Tess Gurley, Ronald Edmond, Chuck Hodum
Third Row: Consuelo Keith, Whitney Wortman, Wanda Davis, Chris Mays, Jennifer Pace, Sylvester Lester
Back Row: Roderick Herman, Bobby Burns, Jake Laughlin, Trey Brewster, Jana Jones, Alesha Hussey, Andrea Garrett
Teachers: Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Vandiver, Mrs. Raffiti, Mrs. Caruth

Talk about a blast from the past. When I ran across this picture, I remembered it just as if it were yesterday. This is our class picture, taken in 1981. We are standing on the steps that lead from the 2nd grade building, down to the 3rd grade building. I actually remember us walking down from the 4th grade building toward the playground, and we turned right and walked along the sidewalk that was next to the third grade building. Then we walked up towards the 2nd grade building and had this picture taken on the steps. If you walked in through those doors, I remember there was a small film room...the first room on the right as you walked through those doors. That's where we'd all go in the 2nd grade to watch films with our class (not the entire grade, but just with our teacher and the rest of our room).

Whatever happened to Shawn Vandiver? Slug Wimms? Tabby Crumb? Whitney Wortman? I remember Andrea was taller than everyone at this stage, with the exception of Kolette Morrison. Bobby and I used to arm wrestle Whitney Wortman, and she won every time. To this day, no one believes me when I tell them I had a friend named Sylvester Lester. If you look at Chris McLaurin closely, you can tell he has that HUGE retainer in his mouth. Bobby, you remember when he accidentally left it on his tray in the lunch room and threw it away? We helped him dig through the dumpster to find it. Traci...what's up with the funny face?? Chuck Hodum...I remember him telling the class one day about how he lifted weights. Yet he sometimes always managed to pee in his pants. And Tabby Crumb....she was a little thing, but you did NOT mess with her. She would tear into you and not think twice about it...

Remember Mrs. Rafetti, the librarian? She didn't put up with our crap at all! I remember getting a paddling for pulling out the National Geographic magazines and laughing at the naked people. I think Bobby or Trey got one with me, too.

Anyway, enjoy the picture!!!

5 comments:

Bobby Burns said...

Man I could not remeber Shawn Vandiver for nothing. Didn't He leave the next year? Who was the guy that had red hair and looked like Conan Obrien? I think he was in shop with me but I think he moved away after 9th grade. I bought this big knife from him. It had like a 6 or 7" blade and like brass knucks on the front, it was awsome.

Angel Wilburn said...

Chris Mays...Didn't he have a twin brother, or is my old mind just wanting to think that!?!?!?!?! These pictures are so much fun to look at!!!

Jake said...

I think you are talking about Scott Caldwell. He's the one in the 8th grade during football practice, that went up to Coach Smilie and said, "Coach, I gotta poop!!"

Jake said...

Angel, yes...they were Chris and Todd Mayes. What year did you start going to school with us, and what year did you leave? Not sure how you remember them?

Angel Wilburn said...

Jake, I started my 5th grade year and left the beginning of 10th grade...So, I guess maybe they were there during some period of that time....