Page 4 November 2, 2011
The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Remembering the past
Remembering The Past at YTS Reunion
Saturday over 200 friends wandered the halls of the historic Yankeetown School
built in 1936 for the 75th reunion.. The native field stone school has served multiple gen-
erations of students. Many of these students and educators came out to meet and greet old
friends and look through the collected pictures and momentos that told the history of this old
school that sits on Levy County property located on the divide line between Inglis and Yan-
keetown. Some visitors actually attended the school when it was first opened and some were
educated here and came back to teach.
The main original structure says
a lot for construction from years gone by
as the field stone and pine timber building
is as beautiful as it was 75 years ago. Miss-
ing are the old cattle gaps once bumped
over to get on the property to keep the free
range cattle out. The old lunch room was
replaced by a modern one and the gymna-
sium is a blessing to physical fitness class-
es inside without weather and sandgnats.
Present was retired bus driver/aide Joyce
Richards who with her mother Audrey
kicked off the fund and dream for the new
gym. Old portables were replaced with
During this week of the 75th birthday of Yankeetown School, here is a picture that will jog a
modern rooms and the school is blessed
few memories. I am hoping someone will let me know who the unknowns are so we can fill in
with a modern Media Center manned by Pictured are Joy Stewart, retired kindergarten teacher
the blanks. This is Yankeetown School grades 5-6, class of 1952-53. Left to right front row:
Maureen Cenatiempo who also went to with the piano she used in her class at YTS in the 70’s
Principal and teacher, W W “Red” Cook, Earlean Stephens, unknown, Jennette Whitcher, Billy
school in these old halls without the mod- and 80’s, the new owner former student Andy Seely
ern facilities. (Rumor has it that Maureen and his mother Sue Seely, who retired as an aide but
Patterson, Sylvia Dreblow, J T Risher, and Daisy Lolly. Second row: Alice Fay Shipp, unknown,
still a dedicated volunteer Photo by Sally Price
Vivian Duncan, Robert (?), Violet Gufford, and Charles Dreblow. Third Row: Howard Pendarvis,
will be retiring after this year.)
Shirley Risher, unknown, Mary Scurlock, unknown, unknown, Robert Earl Gray and unknown.
Many faces that changed kids
Fourth row: Unknown, unknown, Donald Byone and Bob Thompson. If you know any correc-
lives were present including Mrs. Joy Stewart who taught kindergarten from 1972 to
tions or names of the unknown please call Sally Price 352-302-8556 or email pricesally@
1989. Joy’s old piano that she used to encourage children in singing years ago which was
yahoo.com.
still in the school was awarded to a new owner and retired at this celebration. The lucky new
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owner is Andy Seely who was educated at YTS and who’s mother Sue Seely recently retired
as a teacher’s aide and comes back to volunteer. Joy returned to Yankeetown the day before
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to attend the reunion and played some on the piano on the school porch. Some of the teach-
ico which is a small and up-coming port with a large potential to ship produce and seafood
ers who were educated here went on to get their college degrees and came back to teach as
into a southeastern gulf port in the USA.
well as some of their children. More on page 11.
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