These are the grandsons of Angela Coates Bailey, WPHS Class of 1967. Nicolas on the left is 7 years old and with him is little brother Ethan age 3 years. They are both as cute as can be and Grandma Angela says that they are the 'apple of her eye'! Great-grandmother is Mrs. Coates, who was an elementary school teacher for many years in Wills Point.

Another gorgeous WPHS 2009 graduate! Miss Emily Kathleen Drake! Emily is the granddaughter of Kathy Haggard (Class of '64) and husband Tom Hannon. She is the daughter of Scott and Becky King Drake. Mom Becky is a WPHS 1983 graduate!

Well, I've talked about Kathy Haggard, Class of '64 and husband 'Tom' Hannon having this new great grand baby and these gorgeous kids graduating from high school. Who doesn't know that she got married?? Well she did! Yes! Kathy and Tom tied the knot just last month on April 4th. They are living in the same home where she raised her two daughters (the girls with the children who are graduating) and Kathy says that "she couldn't be happier and prouder of the fact that her grandchildren and children were raised here in Wills Point and all finished school together here in her home town". That's three generations!

This gorgeous young lady is Samantha Pendleton. She is a Terrell High School senior and the granddaughter of Marilyn Wright Robinson, WPHS Class of 1964.

This handsome young man is the grandson of Marilyn Wright Robinson, WPHS Class of 1964. His name is Justin Pendelton and he is a 2009 Terrell High School graduate. Justin also played football for the Terrell Tigers and by the looks of this fellow, I'm guessing he most likely gave the opposition some grief. He 'looks' like a football player!

This little angel is Kaylie, daughter of Rod and Dana and granddaughter of Marilyn Wright Robinson, Class of 1964. She's six year old and will be breaking hearts in a few years! Kaylie is playing baseball on the Diamond Girlz team! You gooooo Kaylie!

The fish are biting at Lake Tawakoni! Here's a picture of one of my favorite people, Jeff Conn, WPHS Class of 1988 just after he had waded out into the lake a bit to fish. As you can see, he caught (as we call it here in Texas), a whole 'mess' of catfish. He and my daughter Caryn Howell Jackson, Class of 1989 live out at the lake and fishing is one of their favorite past times! Caryn said that he caught all of those fish in about two hours! Jeff is the son of Molly Mayfield Sanders, WPHS Class of 1962 and George Conn, WPHS Class of 1961. Now all I want to know is, when is the fish fry?!!

Just for fun, we're going to use this picture of our 2009 graduate, Kelsy. She's a senior at Kaufman High School where she has attended school since kindergarten. She was a cheerleader in junior high and high school and she also played volleyball. Grandma, Peggy Vinson Baird, WPHS Class of 1966 and Mom, Caryn Howell Jackson, WPHS Class of 1989 couldn't be prouder of her. As the picture proves, she can get a little 'silly' sometimes. Wonder where she gets that from? hummmm

This pretty young lady is from the Shepard clan. Her name is Jena Bailey and she is the daughter of John Lloyd Baily, WPHS Class of 1986, the granddaughter of Nancy Shepard Hodge, WPHS Class of 1960, the niece of Sherry Bailey Walker, WPHS Class of 1979 and she is also John Allan Shepard's great niece, WPHS Class of 1966! Jena will be attending Texas A&M in the fall! Sherry says that she's as sweet as can be and the whole family is very proud of her. I'll bet they are!

These three dapper looking and very handsome young men all belong to WPHS grads! From left to right; Kevin Scott, son of Kris Scott, WPHS Class of 1984 and Tonia Rodden Miller, WPHS Class of 1986; Austin Teel, son of Kelly Blazer Teel, WPHS Class of 1984; Jayce Oldacre, son of Jeff Oldacre, WPHS Class of 1980 and wife Carla Tarver Oldacre, WPHS Class of 1984. Dressed up for the prom!

This brave young man is Sam Deen, son of Billy Jack and Lucia LyBrand Deen, WPHS Class of 1972. He is married to Ashley and is a 1st Lieutenant in the US Army, graduating from West Point. Sam is stationed at Asadabad, Afghanistan which is on the northeastern border of Pakistan in the Kunar Province. His job is serving as a liaison between the Afghan army and the Coalition forces and he trains the Afghan army and the Afghan police. Hopefully he will be home from this deployment by July of this year. Such a handsome young soldier and I know that his parents are very proud of him. Everyone keep Sam in your prayers and let's hope that he stays safe and is home soon with his family!

Drew Weesner, WPHS Class of 2003, graduated from Lubbock Christian University in December 2008. He is employed with Frenship High School and is engaged to Whitney Pickett. Their wedding is planned for June 27, 2009 at the home of Drew's parents Marty and Darlene Weesner. Mom Darlene graduated with the Class of 1979 and dad Marty is a WPHS 1981 graduate. As with his brother, I remember when this young man was just a little guy. I can't believe that these two boys have grown up right before my eyes and are both old enough to be married. I feel OLD!

After much 'coercion' I received this picture and email from Grandpa Buz Craft, WPHS Class of 1956. It reads: "Okay, okay! Here's a pix of Case Garrett Craft, first son of James (WPHS Class of 1988) and Shae Craft. The little fellow was just a couple of days old when this picture was taken." "I'm seeing 10 yards a carry and before he arrived, I had already instructed James to have several footballs ready. He was born on April 15 (tax day) and the good news is, he is in good health will all of his toes, fingers etc, but the bad news is he's already millions of dollars in debt! Go figure!." If this little guy looks anything like his daddy, he'll be a heartbreaker for certain!

This handsome young man is the son of Tracey White, WPHS Class of 1989 and grandson of Wanda Garner White, WPHS Alumni. Justin Wilson is a 2009 Wills Point High School graduate. He has participated in Cross Country Track all four years of high school. Justin made the varsity team as a Freshman and finished 5th in State in 2007. I've known his family most of my life and I am sure that they are all very proud of him!

Blake Dempsey graduated from Dallas Christian Academy with honors. His dad Joe Dempsey, WPHS Class of 1967, said that he had a great football year. His high school team went to the state finals and he was very disappointed that they lost the state game (which was played in the Temple stadium, where the Tigers played and beat Three Rivers in 1965!). Joe says "Since WPHS won state and it meant so much to me, Blake had his heart set on winning state his senior year but it just wasn't in the stars. Too many juniors and sophomores on the team." Blake did receive an appointment to the Naval Academy to play football, however because of the major changes with the coaching staff leaving and going to Georgia Tech, his letter was two weeks late and he had already made a commitment to UMHB. He decided not to back out on his word. Dad says "We were very proud of him for that decision." Blake was all-district linebacker, all-district fullback, district MVP, all state linebacker, all state fullback, and defensive MVP of the state game. Here is a picture of Blake and his biggest fan, Dad!

"Do you like puzzles?
If you do, put this one together of the old WPHS"!
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Memories, friends, and the best hometown ever! That's what we're all about on this website. The 65/66 year was the greatest - and winning the Class A State Championship was the icing on the cake!

Browse through the classes and see all your classmates!. Several have logged in and updated their pages so you can see what they're up to now. If you haven't updated yours and would like help, email Pat and she'll be happy to show you how to do it.

Take a look in our Photo Gallery and see what others have posted as well as photos of other classes.

Of course, we still have everything about the football games, other sports and a page all about Coach Davis. See articles from the Chronicle going back to the early days of Wills Point.

We had to change the Guestbook again due to spammers sending junk mail in but we would love to hear from you and post your comments. Email Pat and we'll add your messages to the guestbook for all to see.

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