Biographies

For nearly a half century, John McHugh, the son of a physician, served as a doctor. For 45 of those […]

Although the life of Don Thurman was cut short, it personified courage and service to others. While at SHS, Don

Zorayda Sheets Bussom was born in 1901 and graduated from Shelby High School in 1919. As an adult, one of

On March 17, 1973, at the retirement celebration for Bill Wilkins, then Shelby Mayor Raymond Wilkinson summed up what Mr.

The people of America owe a lasting debt of gratitude to John Charles Clark ’21. After graduating from SHS, John

While at SHS, David Yohn ’47, blended a variety of academic and extracurricular pursuits. He was in the Spanish and

Before coming to Shelby in 1944 as the new SHS principal, Byron Carmean had earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees and

For 32 yrs (1966-1998) Nelson Hardesty combined teaching and coaching at SHS, & hundreds of students benefited from his tireless work. While

“Buenos dias, señores y señoritas. Como esta usted está mañana?” Spanning four decades, hundreds of SHS students heard those and

A lifelong desire to serve the greater good has propelled Maria Ingram Barton ’82 on an impressive career that has led to