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
The Unofficial Website of
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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Berry High School
Class Reunion Photo Albums
1961
1962
1963
Berry Academy
Class Reunion Photo Albums
1964
1965
1968, 1969, 1970
1974-78

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John Bertrand
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 will be at the
Landmark Restaurant in Rome on Saturday, September 14, 2013
at 8:00 AM. All high school and Academy alumni are invited.
Martha Berry
Martha Berry
In Memoriam
David Allsup
Class of 1967
More information here
Berry alumnus, the Reverend Luis Leon
('67A) Featured on Fox News Sunday
The Reverend Luis Leon was featured as the "Power
Player of the Week" on the January 20th 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.
J. Ray and Marilyn Allen
Were Honored During Alumni Weekend
The Berry Breakfast Club honored J. Ray and Marilyn Allen with the Outstanding
Faculty/Staff Award during Alumni Weekend May 17-19, 2013. The award was
presented at the annual High School/Academy breakfast in Hill Dining Hall on May
18th. The Berry Breakfast Club is an informal group of Berry High School and Berry
Academy alumni that meets monthly at the Landmark Restaurant in Rome, usually
on the second Saturday of each month. The Outstanding Faculty/Staff Award has
been presented annually since 1994 and seeks to recognize outstanding and
exceptional individuals that worked for the High School / Academy.
Berry Through and Through
Coach Jerry Shelton, Coach Bill Thornton and Bob Williams ('62) recently attended the
annual dinner and induction ceremony for the Rome-Floyd Sports Hall of Fame at the
Krannert Center. All three of these Berry gentlemen are members of the RFSHOF.
Then and Now
Jack Pigott and Bill Thornton - 1968 and 2013,
It is amazing what 45 years will do to you.