Description
Wave the Banner takes a look at the forty year history of Madison Heights. Using words and images, the book takes a trip down memory lane at the once premier high school in Anderson, Indiana.
From 1956 through 1997 thousands of youngsters received a quality education at Madison Heights High School, where teachers taught, students learned, and reading was fundamental. Graduates went onto careers in law, emergency management, public service, teaching, visual arts, professional sports, and construction, to name a few.
Walk Tall, Be Proud, You Are A Pirate, was a phrase coined by Madison Heights High School principal Robert Collier. And that phrase is as relevant today, as it was forty years ago. Wave the Banner includes personal stories from graduates who keep the spirit of the school song, close to their hearts.
In 1997 it was decided that Madison Heights High School would close. In the early 2000s, the facility that once housed Madison Heights fell victim to the wrecking ball, turning the Home of the Pirates into a mound of rubble.
Today, as you drive past 4610 South Madison Avenue, you can feel the presence of that beautiful blond school and faintly hear students scurrying to class, teachers giving daily assignments, and those lively Friday afternoon pep sessions.
Memories are indestructible.
David Humphrey is a graduate of Madison Heights High School and is author of the books All Those Years Ago, Fifty Years Later Beatle Fans Still Remember, Anderson Images of America, The Golden Years of Rock and Roll in the Hoosier State, and Indiana’s Lost National Road.David Humphrey resides in Pendleton, Indiana with his family.
Only a limited number of books have been printed. The deluxe standard edition is only $39.95
The book is an 8.5″ x 11″ coffee table edition with deluxe hardbound cover and high-gloss, double coated paper for superior photo reproduction. It contains 104 pages and a color dust jacket. As an added bonus we are offering in conjunction to a hardbound purchase, a digital version of all the Madison Heights Treasure Chest Yearbooks 1957-1997 on a removable flash drive for $14.95. So please don’t hesitate, place your order now to help preserve this history!
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