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Russell High School
Class of 1957
60th Reunion

The reunion was held on June 2, 2017 at the Peachtree City Hotel and Conference Center which was previously the Wyndham Peachtree Hotel and Conference Center.  We have reserved the Lafayette banquet room starting from 12:00 noon until 4:00 PM.  A buffet lunch will be served starting at 12:30. We decided to eliminate any formal program so that we will have more time to "catch up" and "visit."  The cost for the reunion will be $25.00 per person. The dress is casual.

Please make your check payable to "Russell High Class of '57" and mail it along with the enclosed form in the envelope provided before May 10, 2017. Be sure to include the name of your spouse or guest so we can prepare a name tag.

If you are not attending the reunion this year, please return the enclose form in the envelope provided before May 10, 2017 so we will know that you have been contacted and are aware of this event.


More detail  information is included at this page 60thIntroduction

 

Russell High School
Class of '57

 Site Charter Sponsor - Jimmy Knight

Great Pictures Old and New of Atlanta and Surrounds submitted by Jim Goad
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and then click on the underlined red links to see the various categories of pictures.

More Graduation Pictures submitted by Sandy Mosley
Graduation

More Links and Credits:


Mike Fair class of '61 and Malcolm E. McDuffie class of '60  
Other good Russell web sites are www.russellhigh1958.org,
http://www.russellhigh1959.org/ and class73-74
Headland High site. A good East Point site.   East Point Historical Society
East Point Heritage Foundation - a collection of links to other East Point sites
Class of 1945 - lots of links to other classes - kudos to folks in their 80's
 
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Sports (08/06/2012) ** Graduation Pictures (08/24/2009) ** 50th Reunion Page (09/11/2007) ** 50th Reunion Pictures  (10/25/2007) ** 55th Reunion Page **
Review the 60's ** http://atlantatimemachine.com/ old pics of ATL ** BurmaShave Do You Remember ** Juke Box music from those years submitted by Jimmy Goad

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Here the Seeds Were Sown
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And someday this will be gone!  
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All Ye Who Entered These Portals

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Ultimately Answered to This Man (also known as the colonel)

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Russell High School History

Russell was established in 1922 and died an untimely death in 1988 when it was replaced by Tri-Cities High School.

Oklahoma State Senator Mike Fair (Class of 1961) writes:  When Russell was torn down, the "political correct" Fulton County School Board chose not to retain the name. Russell had been named after a Confederate officer.

To the thousands and thousands of students and to the hundreds and hundreds of faculty and administrators Russell was never about politics.

Russell was about the smell of new books in the Autumn and the smell of new blue denim, not yet broken in. It was about the sights of the Gold Robe Choir, the Band, the Wildcat football team, the majorettes, R.O.T.C. and cheer leaders.

Class of 57 Officers   from left This tile came from the original school building that was there before the one attended by the class of 57.
(1) Harold McDonald - President, (2) Jimmy Knight Vice President
(3) Nelson Fowler - Secretary,   (4) Lamar Cannon - Treasurer
Jimmy and Lamar are two of the four that are left.  Count your blessings.
 

A well preserved Majorette or Band Hat.

Corner stone removed from the Industrial Arts Building.  See "WPA" at the bottom.  May have been a WPA project from the Great Depression.

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