Comments on: Warrenton High School — Warrenton, North Carolina

By: keith johnson

keith johnson — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:20:06 +0000

My class graduated in 1981 from John Graham High School although I didn’t attend there my junior and senior year. I attended John R. Hawkins in grades 7-9 and John Graham in grade 10. My mom Arnetra Johnson taught at John R. Hawkins for a great many years and also taught at the new Warren County High School. I’d be happy to put you in contact with folks who could give you accurate history of the area if you wish. Also I encourage you to visit the town for a real down home southern hospitality experience.

By: DaveSanders

DaveSanders — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 22:04:37 +0000

Thanks for the info, Curtis. We've now added a new blog post for John R. Hawkins High School.

By: John R. Hawkins High School - Warrenton, North Carolina | ClassicSchools.com

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:55:58 +0000

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By: Curtis Silver

Curtis Silver — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:35:46 +0000

I’m a 1971 graduate of John Graham High School. Two years earlier, there were were two high schools in the town of Warrenton; John R. Hawkins which the Black high school, and John Graham which was for Whites and Native Americans. I attended John R. Hawkins in my freshman and sophomore years, and John Graham in my junior and senior years. There was a lot of racial tension after the schools joined. The whites felt their world was shaken up by a lot of newcomers that they had never had to associate with before, and the blacks felt their identity was lost in the white high school. This erupted into an actual riot the resulted in scores of black students spending the night in jail and getting suspended for up to a week. Over time, we learned to co-exist, and I’m looking forward to our 40th reunion in June having BLACK, WHITE, and NATIVE participation. It has been 40 years and we need to move on as a society and as a class. Go YellowJackets!

Curtis Silver

By: DaveSanders

DaveSanders — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:59:57 +0000

Thanks for sharing your memories, Al. Have fun at the reunion.

By: DaveSanders

DaveSanders — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:58:52 +0000

Thanks for the additional info, Katina.

By: DaveSanders

DaveSanders — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:58:30 +0000

Thanks for your input, Frank.

By: Al Cooper

Al Cooper — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:24:10 +0000

Class of 1971, we are having our 40th Reunion in June. The school colors were Blue and Gold, I played baseball for four years and footbal my junior and senior year. Our baseball team went to the state playoffs my freshman year which would have been the spring of 1968. We lost to Ayden-Grifton HS. I remember a lot of good times in high school but it was also a time of turmoil due to racial tensions.

By: Katina Harris

Katina Harris — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 02:11:35 +0000

After the new high school was built in 1981, John Graham became a Middle School. It continued to operate as a Middle school serving grades 7 and 8 until the new middle school was built sometime after 1992.

By: Frank Hunter

Frank Hunter — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:06:46 +0000

As a 1972 graduate of John Graham High School, born in Warren County, the school colors were blue and gold. Also I never heard it called Warrenton High School. In my lifetime it was always John Graham High School.