The Great Paperbag Escapade
Police draw guns on paperbagged Dreher students
By David Adams
      Most students didn't anticipate attending assembly at Dreher in 1963. Listening to a boring speaker or watching a silly musical just didn't motivate us, so we would cut assembly as much as possible. The administration knew we would do this, so they would position male teachers...
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Miss Callie's Revenge
Miss Callie Jones, math teacher at Dreher High School was unforgettable
By Clara Sue Durden Ashley Dreher Class of 1957
      Dreher math teacher, Miss Callie Jones, was truly one of the most unforgettable characters I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. Full of fear and void of knowledge, I entered Miss Callie's class.
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Miss Mac and fried chicken
By Mimi M. Maddock Mimi@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Thanks to Ellen MacLaughlin I can cook delicious fried chicken. When at Dreher, I didn't realize Miss MacLaughlin was probably the best teacher I would ever have. I took home economics from her for three years, and I never made above a D, but everything she taught, I learned. Sh...
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"A fine building is pretty, but education is achieved in a classroom with a fine teacher."
      - Christine Webb, principal 1975- 1986 By Kayli Asbill Cub@TheColumbiaStar.com Last June marked the 20th anniversary of Christine Webb's retirement as principal of Dreher High School. She describes her experience as a happy one and was friends with the staff and t...
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Artist, Class of '57, donates statue to Dreher
By Kayli Asbill Cub@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Robin Jones is an artist and a graduate of Dreher High School, Class of '57. This year is his 50th reunion. In honor of this he has created a statue that will be placed in the new Dreher lobby as a present from the class of 1957. The statue will sit on a pedestal and inside of i...
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Dogs From page one
      By Anne- Kathryn Bultman Anne@TheColumbiaStar.com He was abused and didn't trust people, especially males. His future seemed grim, and unfortunately, his story is a typical one. But one man took an interest in him and was determined to gain his trust. After a year and a half...
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RFB&D celebrates
Up Up and Away
By Libby Anne Inabinet
      The Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic's 2nd annual fundraising and awareness luncheon, Up, Up and Away , took place April 24, 2007, at Brookland Baptist Banquet & Conference Center. All speakers at the luncheon had their own story to share, how they have developed con...
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The history of Dreher High School
By Warner M. Montgomery Warner@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Ernest S. Dreher The third high school to be built in Columbia was named for Ernest S. Dreher, the second superintendent of the district. Dreher, a graduate of Roanoke College, began teaching in Columbia in 1889 at a salary of $60 a month. He became superintendent in 189...
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Class of 1938 reunites
     The Dreher High School Class of 1938 gathers in 1999. Pictured are Dariel Jackson, Betty Swygert Coggins, Lillian Gayle Douglas, John Martin, Sarah Davies Gibbes, Jack Sadler, Mary Quick Hoefer, and Frank "Billy" Hoefer.
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