Ahhh the 50s! Note the White Gloves.

Two Lovely Ladies

Bebe Jost and Allison Pringle

1956 Boys' Tennis Team

Opponents Felt The "Love" With This Group

Bill Mabry, Jim Gay, William Kennedy, Johnny (Broadmoor Bully) Davis, Paul Franke

1956 Girls' Tennis

Girls' Tennis Rules

Allison Pringle and Carol Anderson

Memories and Dreams

"There will come a time in our lives when our memories

will become more important than our dreams."

Trip to Ship Island on "The Restless", owned by Jimmy Rester

Top L to R: Anna Gayle Davidson McClure, Billy Mount

Bottom L to R: Frances Head Schroeder, Lynda Caldwell Gilmore

1956 Cotillion Club Ball

"Winter Wonderland"

Picture Submitted By Becky McMichael

10th Reunion

1966

Celebrating 10th Reunion

submitted by Rebecca (Becky) McMichael

Memories Are Forever............

Billy Mount, Sally Spyres, Marilyn Sisson

After A Dance in Tulsa, Oklahoma - 1953
Top Hits in 1953: "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes", "Til I Waltz Again With You", "The Doggie In The Window", "Song From Moutin Rouge", "I'm Walking Behind You", "Vaya Con Dios", "St. Georgie And The Dragonet", "Rags To Riches"

1955 Cotillion Club Ball

Ramsey King and Cynthia Dabney

Hit Songs From 1955

Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White, Rock Around The Clock, The Ballard of Davy Crockett, Autumn Leaves, Unchcained Melody, The Yellow Rose Of Texas, Love Is A Many Splendored Thing, Melody Of Love, Ain't That A Shame, Dance With Me Henry

1956 Cotillion Club Ball

Cynthia Dabney and Johnny Martin

1956 Cotillion Club Ball

* Marilyn Sisson and Ernest Ray Kirby (Class of 54)

* Striking Beauty...Friendliest Girl...Understanding...Sophisticated

1956 Cotillion Club Ball

Anna Gayle Davidson and Billy Mount

"Wop-bop-a-loo-mop alop-bom-bom"

Hit Songs of 1956
"Tutti Frutti", "Don't Be Cruel", "Be-Bop-A-Lula", "Blue Suede Shoes",

"I'm in Love Again", "See You Later Alligator", "Hound Dog", "The Fool",

"The Green Door", "Why Do Fools Fall In Love", "In The Still Of The Night", "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)"

Gwen and Gary THEN

Gary and Gwen Amis Harrell

Gwen and Gary NOW

Gary and Gwen Amis Harrell

Our Favorite Family

April 2009

Martha Hatten Sullivan and the Fant Family enjoying Jan and Ben's newly rebuilt 'camp' on the Biloxi River

First row, l to r: Martha Hatten Sullivan and Nancy's Aunt Sybil Fant

Back row, l to r: Ricky Fant, Ben Carpenter, Nancy Fant Timko,

Ed Fant, Janice Fant Carpenter

Russian Dancer and Our Own GHS Star

She has nothing on Marilyn!!

Irina Vakhromeeva, former soloist and principal dancer with Moscow Ballet.

Marilyn Sisson Hammett, former dancer and talent show winner at GHS.

Sharing and Caring

*Marco Figueroa and Alice Jean Arthur Buck

* "Marco St. John was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, under the name Marco John Figueroa, Jr. He grew up on the Mississippi coast and attended Gulfport High School. He graduated in 1960 from Fordham University, in New York City. The campus is called Rose Hill, and Fig worked as cartoonist for the student humor magazine, "The Thorn," along with satirist Bill Takacs."...Biography taken from web site, Where Are They Now?

* "Marco St. John has starred in many films and on television. He is best known for his role as the perverted truck driver in the 1991 hit film Thelma and Louise. St. John is also well known in the horror fan community for playing Sheriff Tucker in the 1985 horrow film Friday the 13th: A New Beginning. He has had many tv roles, starred in many TV-movies and had roles on soap operas. He starred on Search for Tomorrow in 1975 as Joey Kimball, as Paul Stewart in 1969-1970, on As The World Turns and in All My Children. St. John made guest appearances on tv shows, some of those appearances were Naked City, Route 66, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, and Walker, Texas Ranger." ...From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lunch At The Purple Parrot

Dr. Linda Scott, Lin Owen Jackson

April 20, 2009

"The Girls" gathered at Ruth Ann's house in Hattiesburg at 11:30 before heading to the Purple Parrot, a very upscale restaurant. Lin Owen lives across the street from the owner and had made reservations.

Lunch At The Purple Parrot

Peggy Anderson Weldy (Class of '55) and Lynda Caldwell Gilmore

April 20, 2009

Owner of the Purple Parrot could not resist our GHS Charmers and sent them a complimentary Hors d'oeuvre of tiny shrimp, corn and green onions in cream sauce.

Lunch At the Purple Parrot

Marilyn Sisson Hammett, Carol Rainey Thornton, Martha Davis Perrett

April 20, 2009

Orders of the day were crab cakes with slaw and fresh fruit, a portabella mushroom eggplant "thingy" in a red sauce, catfish encrusted in pecans and fried green tomatoes with lump crab. Mighty fine dining!!

Lunch At The Purple Parrot

Ruth Ann Gauthe Black, Martha Davis Perrett, Doris Jean Jackson Stone

April 20, 2009

Ruth Ann reports "We laughed and laughed, gabbed and gabbed and finally went our separate ways around 4. I'm not sure we will be welcomed back if we do this again. We were pretty noisy."

Lunch At The Purple Parrot

Nancy Timko, Patsy Langston, Joanne Edwards

April 20, 2009

A day to share with long time friends. A day to remember.

Shopping In Hattiesburg

April 20, 2009

After lunch, "the girls" went to see Ruth Ann's booth.

Linda Scott admires Ruth Ann's handy work

A Fun Day

April 20, 2009

Lynda Caldwell Gilmore at Ruth Ann's Booth of Colorful Crafts

Ruth Ann's Booth

Our Entrepreneur

Ruth Ann and Her Creative Critters

April 20, 2009

Cinderella and Her Prince

Ruth Ann and Everett Black

Carnival Ball in Biloxi

1985

"It's A Wonderful World"

Anna Gayle (Davidson) and Jere McClure

March 1994

Friends Through Thick And Thin

Frances Head Schroeder and Anna Gayle Davidson McClure

Littleton , Colorado

March 12, 1994

Friendship Is....................

Doug and Francis Ladd, Nancy Timko, and Gary Harrell

"Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget"

"They Clean Up Real Good!"

Jerry Carriere, Billy Mount, Jerry Crawley, Lionel Blum

Girls' Day Out

Lunch at Martha's Tearoom in Ocean Springs, MS
Joanne Edwards, Linda Scott, Marilyn Hammett, Allison
O'Neal, and Ruth Ann Black

A Man and His Car

Russell Rape

2004

FYI

Most photos can be enlarged by clicking on them!!

Gulfport Junior High Christmas Program

Junior High Christmas Program
submitted by Gary and Gwen Amis Harrell
Standing to the left is our own Ruth Ann. She was the narrator for the Christmas program. Mary King is the pianist. Peter Shelley and Russell Rape are two of the shepherds. Gwen is on the first row, 4th from left. On the other end 4th from right is Graham Smith and standing next to him is Mike Stewart.

50th Reunion

2006

*Lois Jean (Bunny) Stehling Wilson, Abraham Kassis, Wally Wilson (Bunny's Hubby)

*Bunny Stehling...Voted Best Citizen

Ya Gotta LOVE 'em

Billy Mount and Gwen Amis Harrell

Billy...Football Captain...Voted "Most Handsome"...Popular...Versatile

Gwen...Good Dancer...Voted "Cutest Girl"...Energy Plus...Petite

50th Reunion

2006

Jimmy Head and Mary Crouch

How can it be 50 years? (They don't look it!)

Mardi Gras aka PF's Party

Mardi Gras in Gulfport

Cynthia Dabney Stevens, Ramsey King, Marilyn Sisson Hammett, Richard Waters, Linda (Scotty) Scott

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Piano Recital

Piano Recital June 3, 1949

Piano Teacher Mrs Adel O'Bryant

Sitting left to right: Jackie Fore, Marilyn Sisson, (?) Mamie Stone
Standing left to right: Rush Andre, Carolyn Caldwell, Francis Mobley, (?), (?),

Carolyn Finch, (?) Lynda Caldwell.

Going My Way, Sailor?

1955

"Our Guys in Uniform."

Left to right: Gary Harrell, Bobby (Slim) Mount, Jerry Carriere, Russell Rape, Larry Hatfield, Bobby Buck, and Ronald Broussard.

The picture was taken at the Gulfport Airport summer of 1955. Guys were on their way to Bainbridge, Md. for Navy Boot Camp.

Skipper and Mate

2008

Harry Hewes and his son, Harry, Jr.

Salt Water is in their veins and the legacy will continue!

The "VanAlbert Lee"

The VanAlbert Lee

owned by Harry Hewes

Harry says his boat is the same it was 50 years ago. Don't we wish we were? There are so many wonderful memories about VanAlbert Lee and owner, Harry Hewes.

Smooth Sailing

Summer of 1957

Sailing Is In Our DNA

Owned by Jimmy (Spots) Jones

Two Winners

Paul Franke and Alice Jean Arthur Buck

Paul: Tennis...Basketball...Ole Miss...PERFECTION PERSONIFIED

Alice Jean: Poised...Classical Features...Oh So Pretty

Quartet Fantastico

(L to R) Graham Smith, Gary Harrell, Johnny Martin, and Shelton Sylvest

Graham: Best Citizen...Orator...Capable

Gary: Good-looking...Quarter-back...Versatile

Johnny: "The Voice"...Muscles...Deep laugh

Shelton: All-star athlete...Crooner...Ipana smile

Always Ready For A Laugh

Doug Ladd, Billy Mount, Pat Patterson

Sixth Grade Pals

Jackie Fore Krass, Ruth Ann Gauthe, Rozanna Brady, Marilyn Sisson

Sitting in front of the Edgewater Hotel.

50th Reunion

Robert and Susan Medley Mims

Susan...Polished and Poised

50th Reunion

A Good Time Was Had By All!

Dancing The Night Away

Linda (Scotty) Scott and Richard Waters

Beauty Runs In The Family

1981 - 25th Reunion

Gwen Amis Harrell, Vicki Harrell, Joanne Haluska Edwards

Picture was taken in Alice Jean and Bobby Buck's house.

2004 Cruise

Front row left to right: Lauralee Easterling, Jerry Carriere, Martha Davis, Marilyn Sisson, Buddy Hammett, Gene Marie Mount
Second row: Fern Carriere, Lydia Besse, Lydia's husband, Benny Roy Easterling, Billy Mount, Pat Paterson, Dexter Patterson.