CLASS OF '76
PRESIDENT JAMES MONROE
Our namesake President, the fifth President of the US,
was born in Westmoreland Co. Virginia, but practiced law
on Charles Street in the"Burg."
SCHOOL DEMOGRAPHICS
- School Address - 2300 Washington Ave, Fredericksburg, VA, 22401
- Phone # - (540) 372-1100
- School Mascot - Yellow Jacket
- Yearbook - Monroe Echo
- School Colors - Orange, Black & White
- State Group - AA (now A)
- District - Battlefield
- State Sports Championships:
- 1963 - Men's Basketball
- 1969 - Men's Basketball
- 1972 - Men's Basketball
- 1986 - Football
- 1987 - Football
- 1990 - Men's Tennis
- 1996 - Football
- 1997 - Women's Gymnastics Individual (Gillian Cote)
- 2002 - Men's Tennis
- 2003 - Men's Tennis
- 2008 - Football
CLASS DEMOGRAPHICS
- Commencement - 66th
- Graduation Date - June 10th, 1976
- Class Theme - "We've Come Too Far to End It Now"
- Senior Class Trip - Disneyworld
- Class Valedictorian - J.W. Hamner
- Class Salutatorian - Betsy Brown
- Class Size - 171 Students
CLASS OFFICERS
- President - Martha Scott (Ross)
- Vice-President - Richard Pierson
- Secretary - Jody Hall
- Treasurer - Barbara Reeves
REUNION COMMITTEE
- Martha Scott
- Elizabeth Campbell
- Phillip Haley
- Janna Berry
- Wilbur Brown
- Patty Lostanau
- Theresie Glancy
- Faith Williams
- Tim Washington
- John Burruss
- Jon Raymond
- Laura Elliott
- Debbie Shelton
- Karen Wingard
CLASS REUNIONS
- 10 Year - July 26th, 1986 at Lake of the Woods
- 20 Year - July 6th, 1996 at the Sheraton Inn
- 25 Year - October 13th, 2001 at the Elks
VOTED...
- Life of the Class - Tommy Rowe & Pepe Hiers
- Quietest - Stuart Sullivan & Jackie Anderson
- Most Attractive - Diane Steete & Jimmy Stevick
- Most Soulful - Karen Hall & Lewis Fox
- Best Dressed - Jimmy Watters & Susan Jones
- Most Likely to Succeed - Mary Daley & Richard Pierson
- Most Talented - Jim Hicks & Debbie Shelton
- Best Athletes - Gerry Luck & Sarah Spratt
- Most Popular - Beth Merchant & Bernard Robinson
- Best All Around - Martha Scott & Bucky Elwell
- Biggest Flirt - Susan Hearne & Jere Willis
- Most Dependable - Phyllis Terrell & Mike Street
- Friendliest - Ralph Johnson & Jody Hall
- Most Mischievous - Hunter Chase & Catherine Stehl
- Best Dancer - Sybrina Beanum & Jorge Leonarkis
- Most Individual - Anne Beckwith & Harry Philpott
- Most Intelligent - Betsy Brown & Brian Hooten
- Homecoming King - Bernard Robinson
- Homecoming Queen - Beth Merchant
- Prom King - Jorge Leonarkis
- Prom Queen - Susan Jones
AWARDS
- Robert Holloway Memorial Trophy - Gerry Luck
SCHOOL SONG
On the banks of the Rappahonock,
And the ancient King's Highway;
At the head of navigation
And the tide from the Chesapeake Bay,
Stands a city old and honored
May her shawdows ne'er grow less;
And the jewel of that city
Is her High School, J. M. H. S.
(Chorus)
Hail, hail, to James Monroe
Our own beloved High;
Though her pathway may be rugged
We will leave her with a sigh;
In the years before us,
Her name we'll always bless;
For she's our foster mother,
Our beloved J. M. H. S.
Four square to the winds of heaven,
Four square to truth and right;
May she stand four square forever,
'Gainst ignorance and strife.
May she ever bear with honor
And her sons and daughters bless,
The flag that flies above her,
Our beloved J. M. H. S.
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