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Russell High School
Class of '57

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Great Pictures Old and New of Atlanta and Surrounds submitted by Jim Goad
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More Graduation Pictures submitted by Sandy Mosley
Graduation

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More Links and Credits:
Mike Fair class of '61 and Malcolm E. McDuffie class of '60   Other good Russell web sites are www.russellhigh1958.org and class73-74;check them out. 
 Headland High site. A good East Point site.
   East Point Historical Society
East Point Heritage Foundation - a collection of links to other East Point sites
Class of 1945 - lots of links to other classes - kudos to folks in their 80's

 

 

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Where It
Happened

(see map of East Point) 
Can you find the street
 where you lived?  
    


50th Reunion "Roll Call" Cake
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New
Graduation Pictures (08/24/2009)
50th Reunion Page (09/11/2007)
50th Reunion Pictures  (10/25/2007)
Review the 60's
http://atlantatimemachine.com/ old pics of ATL
BurmaShave Do You Remember
Juke Box music from those years submitted by Jimmy Goad

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Here the Seeds Were Sown
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And someday this will be gone!  
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All Ye Who Entered These Portals

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Ultimately Answered to This Man (also known as the colonel)

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Russell High School History

Russell was established in 1922 and died an untimely death in 1988 when it was replaced by Tri-Cities High School.

Oklahoma State Senator Mike Fair (Class of 1961) writes:  When Russell was torn down, the "political correct" Fulton County School Board chose not to retain the name. Russell had been named after a Confederate officer.

To the thousands and thousands of students and to the hundreds and hundreds of faculty and administrators Russell was never about politics.

Russell was about the smell of new books in the Autumn and the smell of new blue denim, not yet broken in. It was about the sights of the Gold Robe Choir, the Band, the Wildcat football team, the majorettes, R.O.T.C. and cheer leaders.

Class of 57 Officers   from left This tile came from the original school building that was there before the one attended by the class of 57.
(1) Harold McDonald - President, (2) Jimmy Knight Vice President
(3) Nelson Fowler - Secretary,   (4) Lamar Cannon - Treasurer
 

A well preserved Majorette or Band Hat.

Corner stone removed from the Industrial Arts Building.  See "WPA" at the bottom.  May have been a WPA project from the Great Depression.

Our Alma Mater

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Bravely, bravely stands old Russell
Waving Gold and White
Emblems of true sons and daughters,
Loyalty and Right.

Chorus
Russell, Russell, dear old Russell
We shall ever be
Proud to claim our Alma Mater,
Russell, hail to thee.

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Every memory we shall cherish
Hold them sacred, too,
Let us sing our praises gladly,
O'er and o'er anew.

submitted by Jean (Steele) Williams

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