Fort Ashby High School - Fortress Yearbook (Fort Ashby, WV)

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COS SSSSSSOSSOSSSSSSSS POOP PESO OP PPO LPP PPEPOP EPSPS CSCO P EPS PP PPPOE POPP PP PP OPP POPP DP PPP PP ECP POOP 1944-45 Dear Diary, We are journeying on to the eighth grade. Coach Simmoncelli is our adviser. We are presenting a class play, “Hands Up,” and Miss Penninah Goldsworthy, our English teacher, is directing it. Irene Kimble and Joe Ambrose were surprised the other day when they received the American Legion Medal of Merit for Citizenship. Phyllis Sampson has now joined our ranks. And now we have another broken leg! Jack Smith received it while wrestling with Donald Pownall yesterday. When we heard a scream everyone ran to see the results. There we found Jean Marker pulling Virginia Lechliter’s hair over a “puppy love” affair with Jack mith. Future Class of ’49 1945-46 Dear Diary, We are glad to be with Mrs. Olen Marks. Carl Davis joined us. We are selling cup cakes to buy some library books for the school. Doris Householder is nicknamed “Bugs.” Future Class of 49 1946-47 Dear Diary, Darell Boatman has come to us this year from Keyser High School. Charles Ornduff is also a new student from Southern High, Baltimore, Md. Both of these boys are active in sports. Mr. Thomas Small, our new Physical Education Teacher, is with us now. Jean Marker and Irene Kimble are our class cheerleaders. We decided to publish the Falashbian. Future Class of 49 1947-48 Dear Diary, We are proud to be juniors now. Our class play is “Handle With Care.”” Several of our class members had leading parts in our operetta, “Grande Ole Switzerland.” Everyone has fun making money for our Jun- ior-Senior Prom and banquet. Miss Dorothy Haines and Mr. Thomas Small are our advisers. Erma Welch has been added to our cheerleaders this year. Several of the boys and girls are on the basketball team. And oh my! Another broken bone! It is Darell Boatman this time. He was playing football. One day we found Doris Householder in the rest room sobbing, because she discovered Eldridge Leatherman was moving away. Future Class of “49 1948-49 Dear Diary, Twenty-six enrolled in our final year, but Jimmy Livengood ceased his struggle. Victor Long is our president; Helen Funk, vice-president; Dorothy Rinker, secretary; Dottie Twigg, treasurer; and Irene Kimble, reporter. Miss Helen Pownall is our Home Room Teacher. We are pre- senting “Neath a Dixie Moon” and several of our group are taking part in the operetta. Helen Funk is manager and scorekeeper; Victor Long, timekeeper; and Tommy Davis, manager for the basketball teams. And now, Dear Diary, as we close the pages of our final entry of our high School career, we wish that all those coming on might experience our Joys and successes and have as much fun as we have had in our struggle for education. Parting Class of ’49

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DOS SSSO PCCD SOS SODP OOPS PP OPES OPPO DPD EOP PP PPPD PPP PPS SSS SSSSSSSOSS OOPS SSS SSO Qa7 1937-38 Dear Diary, This is our first year of school. Our teacher is Miss Etta Dunn. She is teaching us our A B C’s and how to write our names. Wayne Fertig sucks his thumb every day, and Miss Etta has decided to get him a bottle and nipple. There are twins, Nina and Tina Kimble, in our class. Future Class of ’49 1938-39 Dear Diary, Our second grade teacher is Miss Elizabeth Stemple. Helen Funk is a new student. Irene Kimble and Melvin Newlon have fallen quite hard for each other. He has learned to write her notes, and believe it or not, diary, all of us can read them. Future Class of ’49 1939-40 Dear Diary, Third graders now. Miss Virginia Bolen is teaching us to be healthy, and each month the winning row in the contest receives a prize. Little Dottie Twigg is our new student this year. We are having an operetta this year. Our high school building, which had been under construction, is ready for us although we were in it only two weeks. Future Class of ’49 1940-41 Dear Diary, We are now “Big Wheels” in a four room school. Miss Mary Ellen Beckman started to paddle Mike Malone yesterday, but he jumped out the window and ran up town. Future Class of 49 1941-42 Dear Diary, This is our fifth year of learning. Miss Wimer received a broken arm while coming to school. Jo Ann Sandbower, Jean Marker, and Tommy Davis have skipped a grade and have now joined us. Victor Long has come to us from Pattersons Creek School this year. We moved into the High School Building this school term. Future Class of ’49 1942-43 Dear Diary, Our big thrill came today. We are to our half way mark. Again we are presenting an operetta and an “Information Please” program in as- sembly. Evelyn Lease is a new student and Mrs. Evelyn Pownell is a new teacher this year. We are going to have a student council. Future Class of ’49 1943-44 Dear Diary, This is a thrill for us because we are in the seventh grade and we are members of Fort Ashby High School. It makes us feel big to be able to change classes. We have quite a few new members this year: Doris Householder, Dolores Lark, Maynard Davis, Ray Elder, Bud Dyer, Alan Whitacre, and Danny Whitacre. Miss Swecker is our home room teacher. Betty Evans gave us all a scare several days ago when she was doing some high jumping in Physical Education. Victor Long and Tommy Davis went before the student council for chasing Jo Ann Sandbower in the mud. Future Class of 749

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Senior Class Will of 1949 LODO COCOA NCO 8 0 0 9 oo pol pp lptgtetet t,0,6.6 tat a at ae a a a aa at a a a a a at ot SS 54, 454, OO PAO PP ODO DG 0 oo oO oO Po OOOO OEP OCP OO Jack Smith leaves his ability to grow a beard to Willie Bauer. Dottie Twigg wills her power to speak when she is spoken to, to Betty Garland. Helen Funk bestows her title of “Miss Fortress” to Esther Lechliter. Doris Householder leaves her jokes and temper to Helen Pyles. Jean Marker leaves her years of cheerleading to Eloise Shipman. Tina and Nina Kimble leave their sisterly love to Frances and Bliza- beth Anderson, ; Dalvin Wagoner leaves all his girl troubles to Glenn Long. Dorothy Rinker leaves her love for square dancing to Jeanette Kimble. Invelyn Lease wills her slenderness to Patsy Abe. Phyllis Sampson leaves her frank and truthful remarks to Norma Jean Evans. Victor Long wills his way with the teachers to George Blauch. Delores Lark leaves her daily dieting to Delores Smith. Bud Dyer wills his stubbornness to Pete Wagoner. Charlie Ornduff leaves his interest in sports to Richard Weese. Harry Lee Cumberledge hands over his car keys to Lloyd Welker. Danny Whitacre leaves all his abilities to whomever wants them. Darell Boatman wants to take everything of his own with him and part of John Dayton’s height. Irene Kimble leaves her love for basketball to Mary Ann May. Maynard Davis leaves half of his devilish ways to Franklin Den- nison. Ray Elder leaves his love for school to the whole student body—en- joy it as much as he has. Alan Whitacre wills his nick name “Dumbo” to Paul Dohrman. Carl Davis leaves his attention to the girls to Ray Pyles. Erma Welch leaves her friendly ways to Thelma Bosley. Tommy Davis leaves all his cinnamon toothpicks which he always distributes among the seniors to Jack Brinkman. To the Faculty, we leave the hope that there will never be another class as mischievous as we were. To the Janitor, we leave all our notes, candy papers, and hope the Seniors next year will remember to bring back your hammer. ve the explanation of our bad behaviour, -e sure the teachers understood the rea- intentional mistakes and by To the Student Body, we gi maybe you didn’t know but we’! son. So that you may look back over our them better vourself.