Yearbook-era photo

Yearbook name: Leanora Dianne Davis

Brief bio:  I lived on Anderson Rd in Pimmit Hills (Diana Johnson, Bobby Gauthier, Ronnie Smith were classmates) and I went to 3 elementary schools there: Dunn Loring, Pimmit Hills, Lemon Road. Our area was expanding a lot, wasn’t it! At age 10, we moved to Brilyn Park, right off Great Falls Rd and I went to 4th-6th grade at Haycock. Met a lot of my future Longfellow pals. From there, the transfer from McLean to GCM in 9th grade didn’t complete for me. My parents paid for me to go to Flint Hill Prep in Oakton. Due to poor math scores, I was put back a grade. Returned to GCM in my mid sophomore year with a lot of credits to bring to the 1967 grad class. Went to summer school and skipped a grade to get back to ’66 grad class. My senior year was ‘full on’ GCM graduating class of ’66. Wheww….  Back to the kids I’d known since grade school.  There were advantages to Flint Hill, as I was able to play Varsity Basketball and other sports. But better to be ‘home’ at GCM. Cheers!

Some nostalgia from 1957: 3 GCM scholars were in Ballet together at age 9. There may be other grads, but Barbara Byers, and I are in this attached picture and program. I can easily recognize Barbara Byers in the center, and I’m on the far right. Maybe Anna Marie Duffy is in the picture? She was in the ballet performance. What a kick! Perhaps it can be posted?

Photos:

Ballerinas – May 1957

Program cover – May 25, 1957

Program