Class of 1966
Berry Academy, Mt Berry, GA
Berry Academy, Mt Berry, GA
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Welcome To Memory Lane
It's like a ride down the Stretch!
What Do You
Remember
About Berry?
Dr. Jerry C. Davis
Dr. Jerry C. Davis
Class of 1961
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.
On the Right Path
Berry Academy
and the
Mount Berry School for Boys
Mount Berry, GA
Frost Chapel at Berry Academy
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. Click on the picture to learn more about this informal group
of committed high school alumni.
The 1952 Berry Basketball Team standing in front of The Blue Goose
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.
Remember the Blue Goose?
Berry Alumnus in the National Spotlight
Reverand Dr. Luis Leon, Berry Academy class of 1967, welcomes President
Barack Obama to a morning worship service at St. John's Episcopal Church in
Washington, DC, on September 19, 2010. Known as "The Church of the
Presidents",  St. John's is located across Lafayette Square, just north of the
White House.

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1963
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Class Reunion Photo Albums
1964
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Fred Loveday
Torris Geraldson
Gary McKnight
Mary Todd Harrison
Mabel Thompson
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A Tribute to the Faculty and Staff
Mabel Thompson
Mary Harrison
Gary McKnight
Torris Geraldson
John Bertrand
Fred Loveday
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Holy Cow! The Gym is getting air conditioning!!!!!!
Picture taken 7/16/10
Scholarship
Established in
Memory of
Jimmy Fletcher
Click on the photo to read
more about the scholarship
With fundraising
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.
Though physically
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.
Click Here to See Who
Signed Our Guestbook
You might be surprised
at who you know
Luis Leon
Class of 1967
Class of 1964
Tom Dabney
Class of 1968
Class of 1965
Class of 1973
Dale Cummings
Class of 1966
Gregg Magee
Class of 1971
Hoke Snelson
Class of 1970
Ronald Johnson
Class of 1968
Arthur Saus
Class of 1970
David O. Wood
Class of 1968
Class of 1961
Who Are These Guys?
Click on the photos to find out
*  *  *  News From Berry  *  *  *
Mt. Berry School for Boys
Memories
Hitchhiking from Rome
Berry Academy
Sports History
Scores, Records and more
Berry High School
Mountain Day
The Grand March
The Story of Swofford
Is it real or is it legend? Click on
the cartoon to find out.
Next meeting of the Berry Breakfast Club is March 10, 2012 at
the Landmark Restaurant in Rome at 8:00 AM.
Rec Center Named For Coach Thornton
On July 29, 2011 the Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority named the
new activities building in North Floyd Park the "Bill Thornton Recreation Center".
Coach Thornton was at Berry Academy from 1969 through 1976. He also
served as Dean of Students for several years. Read more about the event and
see photos of his former Berry players who attended the event by clicking here
or click the photo above.
Martha Berry
Martha Berry
Berry To Start  
Football in 2013,
Track and Field
Soon After
Click Here To Read Story
Bob Williams, Class of 1962, To Be
Inducted Into Hall of Fame on Feb. 27th
Pictured at the right above is Bob Williams, ‘62H, and at left, his high school coach Jerry
Shelton, ’58 C. Bob played baseball and basketball for Coach Shelton from 1958 to
1962 at Mount Berry School for Boys

On February 27th Bob will be inducted into the Rome-Floyd Sports Hall of Fame for his
meritorious community service. As an adult Bob began to broadcast local high school
basketball games as well as Berry College basketball games which he continues to do
today. For many years he has generously donated vans from his car dealership for
Berry teams to use for away games. It is for his service to the community and to Berry
College athletics that he is being inducted into the Hall of Fame on the night of February
27th at the Krannert Center on the Berry campus. Three others from the local
community are also being inducted that night. Bob is the first Berry High School or Berry
Academy graduate to be inducted into the Rome-Floyd Sports Hall of Fame. Former
Berry High School and Berry Academy coaches that are members of the Hall of Fame
are Branch Bragg, Jerry Shelton and Bill Thornton.