Indianettes of Port Neches-Groves HS--The First 22 Years

Down Trails of Victory

So here's to you/May your dreams come true/
May old father time/Never be unkind/
And through the years/Save your smiles and your tears/
They're just souvenirs/They'll make music in your heart.../
--Lyrics to "My Best to You," by Isham Jones and Gene Willaden

The Indianettes have been an iconic figure in the tradition of Port Neches-Groves High School since their first appearance in 1951.

In this episode of Down Trails of Victory podcast, Buck and Wanda Carole visit with four former Indianettes whose high school terms span the years 1951 - 1973:

• Latretta Young Walker--one of the original eight Indianettes of 1951, and the only surviving one;
• Jimmie Lou Ford--Class of 1963;
• Tam McCollum Mire--Class of 1970;
• Victoria Beryl Allen--Class of 1973.

Their conversation covers a wide range of topics about those early years, including:

• Stories surrounding the origin of the Indianettes, and that inaugural year of 1951;
• The growth and evolution of the Indianettes over their first 22 years (1951-1973);
• Commentary on the several Indianette directors 1951 - 1973;
• Commentary on the Indianettes' relationship with the Indian Band;
• Discussion on the Indianettes' relationship with PN-G Football;
• Indianette involvement with other events and activities;
• Information about the Indianette Alumni Facebook page;
• and much, much, more!

The podcast brings up a wide range of names from Indianette and PN-G history, including Lynne James, Beth Guidry Terrell, Jamie Rohe, Frank Gioviale, Irene Ford, Jennifer Terrell, Jean Babb Cowles, Patsy Cox Jones, Doris Davis Bailey, Shirley Jones Havard, Beverly Rogers Hawk, Paula Sory Lee, Thomasine Ward Jones, Micky and Phil Spenser, Dalton Fox, Dottie Meents, Peggy Dockery, Janyce Martin Braswell, Phyllis Larrabee, Ann Monzingo, Judy Massey Childress, Rebecca Swofford Walker, Carol Jones, Albert Long, Mark Williams, Sammy Almany, Lila Long, Harry Charles, Mary Lee Worsham, Gene McCollum, Lewis Ford, Wilford Moore, Bum Phillips, Ken Watson, Cecil Yarbrough, Daphine McCollum, Carol Anne Watson, Jennifer Guidry, Shally Laurents Hollier, Sabrina Dalby, Cortnie Moerbe Schexnaider, Celina Flores Ellis, ...and more!

Other historic personages referred to in the podcast include Slu Hull, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Bear Bryant, Mickey Mantle, and William Shakespeare!

Remember this/Each new day is a kiss/
Sent from above/With an angel's love/
So here's to you/May your skies be blue/
And your love blessed/That's my best to you.

Here's Our Best to You PN-G Indianettes!

Right here, on Down Trails of Victory podcast!