Class of 1966
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Welcome To Memory Lane It's like a ride down the Stretch!
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What Do You Remember About Berry?
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Dr. Jerry C. Davis Class of 1961
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Dr. Jerry Davis is a 1961 graduate of the Mount Berry School for Boys. His personal story of the struggle to find his way in life is an incredible and heartwarming one. A small portion of his search for God’s plan for him is recounted in the article "On the Right Path" which appeared in the February 2004 edition of Guideposts magazine. With special permission from Guideposts we are able to reprint and publish this inspiring article about one of our Berry brothers. From teenage runaway to broke and homeless to college president, it is an amazing journey. Today, Dr. Jerry Davis is President of College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, MO. Click here to read the article.
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The Unofficial Website of Berry Academy and the Mount Berry School for Boys Mount Berry, GA
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In the Spring of 2007, a group of Berry High School athletes from the 1960's honored their former
basketball coach Jerry Shelton. The dinner in Hill Dining Hall was a huge success, attended by
over 100 people. After the tribute, a few of the men decided to create an organization to preserve
the camaraderie of high school alumni and to work to preserve the history of the high schools.
The Berry Breakfast Club was born.
The 1952 Berry Basketball Team standing in front of The Blue Goose
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Left to Right: Charlie Underwood, A.C. Holbrook, J.W. Walker, Billy Thomason,
Ike Coleman, Chester Hyers, Vance Parkerson, Josh Hutchinson, Oliver Welch,
Sims Hawkins and C.H. Smith.
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A Tribute to the Faculty and Staff
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Mabel Thompson
Mary Harrison
Gary McKnight
Torris Geraldson
John Bertrand
Fred Loveday
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Scholarship Established in Memory of Jimmy Fletcher
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Click on the photo to read more about the scholarship
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Spearheaded by his friends and classmates, the Jimmy R. Fletcher Memorial Endowed Scholarship has been established at Berry College. Jimmy Fletcher, born with cerebral palsy, attended the Mount Berry School for Boys and was the class valedictorian in 1964. challenged his entire life, Jimmy never surrendered to his disability and inspired everyone who ever came to know him.
When Jimmy passed away in February of 2010, a group of friends and classmates immediately began to search for a way to honor the memory of this unique individual. After numerous ideas were advanced, it was decided to raise money for an endowed scholarship that would honor Jimmy’s memory forever.
In April of 2010 a scholarship committee consisting of John Shahan (64H), Ernie Chou (66H), Bob Williams (62H) and Dale Cummings (66H) was formed. Stacey Spillers, Senior Advancement Officer at Berry, advised the group that Berry required a minimum of $25,000 in order to endow a scholarship. An immediate challenge gift of $10,000 from Ernie Chou started the campaign on its way and by July, the fund had grown to over $37,000 cash in hand with another $6,000 that was pledged.
The scholarship was awarded to a deserving student for the first time for the fall semester of 2010. Qualifications to receive the scholarship are:
- The recipient’s
demonstration of financial need.
- The recipient
maintaining a grade point average of 3.0 or better.
- The recipient’s
participation in the on-campus student work program.
- The recipient must
have a permanent physical disability.
Contributions to the scholarship fund are still being accepted and are encouraged. The larger that this endowed fund grows, the greater financial impact it can have on Berry students for years to come.
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* * * News From Berry * * *
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The Story of Swofford Is it real or is it legend? Click on the cartoon to find out.
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The next meeting of the Berry Breakfast Club will be at the
Landmark Restaurant in Rome on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at
8:00 AM. All high school and Academy alumni are invited.
The story of Berry High
School/Academy and the amazing
impact the school continues to
have on the lives of its former
students is the focus of a new
book, A History of the Berry
Schools on the Mountain
Campus, written by Dr. Jennifer
Dickey (77A, 80C). The book was
first envisioned by the Berry
Breakfast Club, a group of alumni
who meet monthly to reconnect
with memories and friends and to
promote the school’s legacy.
Berry President Steve Briggs
commissioned the project, which
was managed by Historic Berry
with the support of the alumni
relations office. The book can be
purchased online at Barnes &
Noble and at Amazon.Com. Or,
you can click here to order.
Finally, the Book Is Here! Six Years in the Making, from Conception to Completion
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Scholarship Established by Class of '64 Other Classes Issued a Challenge
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The Class of 1964 has established the Berry High Schools and Academy Work Scholarship. The announcement was made at Alumni Weekend by Charles Downey at the 50-year reunion dinner of the Class of 1964. Over $21,000 has been collected and pledged for the scholarship and all other classes have been challenged to meet or exceed the gifts of the class of ’64.
The scholarship fund needs a minimum of $25,000 in order to become an endowed scholarship and all high school alumni are encouraged to support this effort.
The purpose of the Berry High Schools and Academy Work Scholarship is to help preserve and teach the rich history and heritage of the Berry high schools by assisting needy students in pursuing their education at Berry College. Read more about the qualifications of the scholarship recipients by clicking here.
Click here to download the pledge form.
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Did You Miss Some Berry News?
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Would you like to nominate someone for the Outstanding Faculty/Staff Award? If so, follow the link to download a nomination form and learn how to do it. It's easy!
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NOMINATION PAGE
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Nominations Now Being Accepted
Reverand Dr. Luis Leon, Berry Academy class of 1967, welcomes
President-Elect Donald Trump to a morning worship service at St. John's
Episcopal Church in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2017, just hours before Mr.
Trump's inauguration. Known as "The Church of the Presidents", St. John's is
located across Lafayette Square, just north of the White House. Reverend Luis
Leon was featured as the "Power Player of the Week" on the January 20, 2013
edition of Fox News Sunday. Click here or on Rev. Leon's photo to watch the
video, which runs just over three and a half minutes.
Berry Alumnus in the National Spotlight
Alumni Share Their Experiences With Berry Elementary Students In Panel Discussion
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Each year the Berry College Elementary Middle School (BCEMS) located on the Mountain Campus
celebrates Mountain Day with their own Heritage Day. The reason for this is because their students are
too young to participate in the Mountain Day activities. This year on Friday, September 28th, the BCEMS
invited seven High School/Academy Alumni to sit on a panel discussionin the Hamrick Hall auditorium.
The alumni on panel were Jim Morris ‘79A, John Shahan ‘64A, Greyson Whiteside ‘66A, Teresa Puckett
‘75A, Bob Williams ‘62H, Bill Thornton (former coach and Dean of Students) and Wayne Howard ‘72A.
Jim Morris reflected on the event, “Though it still hurts that the Academy isn’t there anymore, I can promise
you that the spirit of the Berry schools and the philosophy of heads, hands and hearts is still very much
alive there now. What a special day I had today at BCEMS… The panel spoke about what life was like way
back in the dark ages. The students and staff were polite and attentive and it was so cool to see the Berry
traditions being carried on. We opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then closed with the Berry Alma
Mater which was student led. It had been a long time since I had sung that song... I’m sure that
something got in my eye during that… It was a fun, rewarding day!”
Members of the alumni panel were (L to R) - Jim Morris 79A, John Shahan 64A, Greyson Whiteside 66A,
Teresa Smith Puckett 75A, Bob Williams 62H, Bill Thornton (former coach and Dean of Students) and
Wayne Howard 72A.
Carlton Belcher,
class of 1978,
passed away on
November 16, 2018.
You can read is
obituary by clicking
here.
Eddie Scott, class of
1968, passed away
on January 24th. You
can read his obituary
by clicking here.
Dickie "Doc" Weller,
class of 1962,
passed away on
January 28th. You
can read his obituary
by clicking here.