Superlatives from the 1958 Tyshac; from left is Donald McKinney (most popular), Pauline Crisp (most studious), and Richard Buchanan (most likely to succeed).
Nineteen yearbooks from eight high schools in McDowell County have been digitized by our partner, the McDowell County Public Library, and added to our site. The batch includes:
- Glenwood High School’s The Nushka (1955, 1967, 1968)
- Clevenger College’s The Tyshac (1958)
- Pleasant Gardens High School’s The Pines (1961, 1969, 1970)
- Old Fort High School’s Arrowhead (1969, 1970, 1971)
- Marion High School’s Hylander (1969, 1970, 1971)
- Nebo High School’s Pioneer (1969, 1970, 1971)
- North Cove High School’s Conasoga (1971)
- McDowell High School’s Odyssey (1972, 1973)
Margaret B. Norris, dedicatee of the 1967 Nushka
One delightful hallmark of yearbooks from this era is the dedication to a beloved teacher or administrator. One sweet example is the dedication to Margaret Norris (who has a little bit of a Meryl Streep look) at the beginning of the 1967 edition of The Nushka. It reads, “It would be impossible to estimate the number of ways in which she has made our days a little brighter, our paths a little easier to travel, and our lives a little more worthwhile.”
Another dedication from the 1969 Pioneer celebrates “our friend” and “a man unafraid to stand for right, even though he may stand alone,” Jack Kirstein. It reads, “Dedicated to making young people better citizens, he presents himself as a living example of the love, patience, and understanding human beings must have for one another.”
You can read more heartwarming dedications in the full batch of yearbooks, available here. You can also browse our full collection of high school yearbooks by school and year in our North Carolina Yearbooks collection. To see more materials from the McDowell County Public Library, visit their partner page and their website.
