Stewartsville High School - Crossroads Yearbook (Goodview, VA)

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Second Graders Chen! Scuiors Naw! The good old days! Our teachers were Mrs. Ruth St. Clair and Miss Blanche Steele. We'll never forget staying in every other recess for talking in class and chewing gum. l'm not so sure that we act any different now since we're dignified seniors.

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Norma Jean can be seen every morning running tocatchthe school bus . , She doesn't forget her lunch, because she likes to eat . . Charles is her main topic . . he's the boy that meets her in the '56 Oldsmobille . , Truly, a sweet girl with the sparkling personality. 1951 1952- 1953- 1954- 1955- Glee Clubg 4-H Clubg Music Club Glee Clubg Dramatics Clubg F.H.A.5 4-H Club Glee Clubg Halloween Queen Halloween Queeng Class Reporter Assistant Editor-in-Chief,Annual Staff NORMA JEAN WILLIAMS JOYCE LOREE ROBERTSON Joyce's black,natura1-curlyhair is her crown . . She loves pretty things and Buford . . Known to her friends as Pe e Wee . . Favorite pastime - Eating and Reading. 1950-51: Music Club 1955-56: Annual Staff, Business Manager

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611155 The purpose of this history is not to relate every step in the progress of a people from their humble beginning but to emphasize those factors in our class development which appeal to us as most vital from the standpoint of today. The discovery of the Class of 1956 was an accident. Four years ago, early one morning on the first day of Septem- ber l952,the faculty of the Stewartsville High S c hool was strolling aimlessly through the class rooms chatting about their Work during the coming year. Sud- denly they caught a glimpse of some- thing new andstrange. Just inside the fr ont door, huddled together in mute embarrassment and anxiety were the 56 members of what became the Class of 1956. The strangers were divided into small groups and assigned to the care of Mr., Bernard Rollins and Mr. Jim Hartigan. They were given the name Freshmen and became a part of the high school life. At the end of the year aterr'ible disaster b e f e ll the Fresh- men. Although-it was instigated by the faculty and intended to prove of lasting benefit to them, they suffered greatly. Many had their growth retarded a year by it, and a few permanently disabled, left the Freshman Class forever. This disaster was c alled Final Examina- tions. With the coming of the next Septem- ber, we received a new name. Because of our skill in acquiring the customs of the school, we we re renamed Sopho- mores, and the process was called by a native name, promotion . Instead of 35 intellectual gold m ind s they had h0Ped '10 See, they found vast, arid spaces, totally uninhabited. The tea- c h e r s pushed bravely on through the underbrush of ignorance hoping, before the time allotted for their explorations was over, to reach what would cornpen- sate for all their time and effortg a g e niu s . The social functions of the period we r e delight ful, the most im- portant being the School Social, Mr, Edward Nininger and Mr8.Lois Hensley were our homeroom sponsors. ln the third year, owing to an old educational c u s t om , w e became Z7 happy Juniors, and our promotion made our sense of importance increase out of all due proportion. The class organi- History zation of the Juniors wa s as follows: P r e s ide nt, Betty Simmons, Vice- President, Martha Arringtong Secre- t a r y , D e ann a Wagner, Treasurer, Shirley Chisom. The most important event this year was the planning of a banquet given in hon o r of the Senior Clas s . Our theme was The Rose Festival ,and it was given on Friday, May 13, 1955 at the Vinton War Me- morial, Our Junior Sponsor was Mr. Harry Arthur. The Class was success- ful in selling different articles for rais- ing money. And now, we come to the fourth and greatest ye-ar in the history of the class. We automatically las was our custom in many thingsj became 24 happy seniors in September of 1955. We welcomed our new principal, Mr. M. E. Given. We were looked upon with friendly a- musement by the teacher-explorers Who regarded the result of their four years of hard labor with rightful pride. They had converted a band of untamed Children into intelligent, courteous ci- tizens of Stewartsville High. The or- ganization of the Senior Class was note- worthy, the following li st of officers being in charge: President, Frederick Dearingg Vice-P r e s i den t , Dorothy St. Clair: Secretary, Betty Simmonsg Treasurer, Phyllis Roland. Our spon- sor, Mrs.Christine Huddleston, led us in all of our class activities. The most exciting and unforgettable event in our Senior Year was the receiving of our class rings. Our largest job, yet our most enjoyable, was the publishing of the Crossroads. We all looked forward to the basketball games and there was much regret among us when the doors were closed at the tournament. The month of June brought happiness, yet traces of sadness on our faces. Thanks, dear teachers, for guiding us down that road of life called High School . I take the opportunity to say now that in my opinion the Class of 1956 is one of the most brilliant and attrac- tive classes known to history and we hope that it will always be remembered by the faculty of the Stewartsville High Sc ho ol as That Wonderful Class of l956 . HISTORIAN JOYC E TRUMAN