Old South High School

 

As Callahan got married and moved out, he left quite a few things behind. Like his high school yearbooks. He said he didn't care about them much (Kate had her copies, and as they were at the same schools the same years, they are duplicates) ... but yearbooks are treasures! I remember before my 20th High School Reunion I pulled my old yearbooks out and reminisced. Finding the yearbook page that featured Grandma Lucille her senior year in 1929 was so much fun, it's an absolute treasure! Doing a little research, I found that there are several sites that showcase school yearbooks online. Classmates.com is one such site. It does require a membership (a free membership allows access to pretty much everything, they do attempt to upgrade you for a monthly fee, but I couldn't see any reason to pay) and doesn't have every yearbook (my high school yearbook isn't there, good thing I still have mine), but I did find the yearbooks for South High School, 1953, 1954 and 1955, when Dad/Lamar was attending. Here's a peek ...

School yearbooks provide a look into what life was like ... the hairstyles and clothing, the types of clubs, the look of uniforms (the football and basketball uniforms change a lot over the years) and the way things are talked about. It's all interesting and fun to look back on!

Junior Year - 1954

Sophomore Year - 1953

Here's a little YouTube video about old South High ...

Maybe I'll hang onto Callahan's yearbooks ... and then "gift" them to him for Christmas many years in the future (that's a Lamar thing to do! *Ü*) He might be happy to see them then (or maybe they will be scanned and online somewhere and the physical copy will be obsolete).

See more about Dad/Lamar's school days.

Check out Grandma Lucille's high school yearbook. 

Do you still have your high school yearbooks?