Scenes from Izola Jones' 1957-58 Central School 6th grade (see class photos) production of Mississippi Melody,
a 1951 operetta in two acts by Charles George, based on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.

All sixth graders appeared in the musical; many of us are in the top two photos
See how many classmates you can identify! (the cast and a list of all class members is below)

(For those who also remember): 'Steamboat Sam, sailing on the Mississippi; Steamboat Sam, what a sailor was he ...'

(L) Brent Bozarth and Lenny Schrag; (C) Patty Jones and John Hopkins; (R) Patty, Bettye Callison, and Paula Lowther.

Program cover and complete 6th grade class roster, provided by Elaine Floyd Gilmore! (Click for full-size image)