2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the Greenlee High School Class of 1970
Baccalaureate services were held on May 17, 1970. The sermon was delivered by Reverend R. B. Harris, pastor of Christian Liberty Missionary Baptist Church in Kosciusko. He was introduced by Mr. William White, principal of Tipton Street High School. Commencement exercises were held on May 18, 1970. The address was given by Thomas M. Murman, Jr., Resource Development Specialist at Mississippi State University.
The class motto was “From the rugged battle of fate, strength is born.” Class colors were green and white and the class flower was white carnation. They won the state baseball championship in 1969 with an undefeated season under the leadership of Coach Ira Jones. This was the first freshman class in the fall of 1965 and the last class to graduate in 1970. Greenlee High School became Greenlee Elementary School in the fall of 1970.
The class members were Mary Joyce Hull (valedictorian), Jerri D. Huffman (salutatorian), Phillip W. Miller (president), William Love (vice president), Betty Joyce McCain (secretary), Shirley Hunt (treasurer), Linda McMichael (parliamentarian), Willie Morris Aikens, Willie Ed Hughes, Zelma Stribling, Larry Hughes, Norah Kimbrough, Betty Landingham, Paul Stewart, Dorothy Rolling, Robert Williams, Marie Barksdale, Marshall Winters, Ralph Blanton, James Jamison, Betty Jones and Bobbie Winters.
Mr. A.M. Veasy was the principal, Mrs. Mary Veasy was the class sponsor, and Mr. Johnnie E. White was the Superintendent of Education. High school teachers include Coach Ira Jones, Shirley Large, Coach Mack Willie Clark, Mary Veasy, James C. Winters, Alfred Miller, Mrs. Walker, Nellie Ferguson-Baber and Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Cotton.
