Sutton High School - Blue Devil Yearbook (Sutton, WV)

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NATIONAL HO OR SOCIETY FRONT ROW: left to right: Edna Ramsey, Becky Shamblin, Fay Greathouse. SECOND ROW: Wanda Smith, Jim Byrne, Louise Martin. THIRD ROW: Sally Wilson, Nancy Berry, Sue Moore. FOURTH ROW: Bill Hawkins, Pat- ty Greene, John VanGilder. FIFTH ROW: Kenneth Skidmore, Jean Loyd Sally Brown. SIXTH ROW: Jerry Pierson, John McLaughlin, Randall Green and Mrs. John Thomas, Jr., sponsor. The Sutton Chapter of the National Honor Society was first organized in 1949 with Mrs. John Thomas, Jr. and Mrs. Carson Howard as sponsors. Our sponsor now is Mrs. Thomas. The organization gives recognition to outstanding students on bases of scholarship, leadership, service, and character as shown in the school. Officers of the organization are as follows: Sally Brown, President, Wanda Smith, Vice President, Jean Loyd, Secretary: Jerry Pierson, Treas- urerg and Jim Byrne, Reporter.

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TUDENT COUNCIL Members of the organization are as follows: Eddie Perrine,Richard Jackson, Randall Green, John Van Gilder, John McLaughlin, Lee Jack Kaufman, Bill Hawkins, Patty Greene, Sue Moore, Fred Duffield, Jim Byrne, Rod Steorts, Eva Leu Prince, Flora Dyer, Kathryn Craft, Becky Shamblin, Fay Greathouse, Leatha Davis, Marjorie Robinson, Phyllis Baker, Mary Dyer, Sally Brown, Jean Loyd, and Jerry Pierson. The sponsors are Mr. George W. Adams and Mrs. Betty Thomas. During the early part of the school year, 1950 and '51, some students and a faculty member from Weston High School visited our school. They worked with a committee of students and teachers to set up aconstitution for the Student Council. On February 23, 1951, the Coun- cil held its first meeting. The pur- pose of this meeting was to set up the election for officiers. During that year the council worked toward setting a firm foun- dation: There were only three pro- jects started: lockers, selling candy, and a pre-enrollment pro- gram to welcome the new freshmen. Delegates were sent to the North Central District Meeting at Weston to gain more information and sug- gestions to better the council. During the year of 1951 and 52 the council worked on the following projects: social calendar, concess- ions and sale of different articles, new flag for the school, recreation- al facilities during noon hour, set up rules for the class tournament, assemblies, and governing the town for a day. During the year of 1952 and 53 the council undertook the following projects: build up school spirit, sponsor movies, recreation rooms at noon hour, assemblies, promote better sportsmanship. The officers during 1952 and 1953 were as follows: Jerry Pier- son, Presidentg Sue Moore, Vice President: Patty Greene,Secretaryg Fred Duffield, Treasurer. Our sponsors are Mrs. John Thomas, Jr. and Mr. George W. Adams.

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FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA The officers of the F.H.A. are, left to right: FIRST ROW, Jean Cogar, Vice President in charge of Public Relationsg Carol Skidmore, Secretary, Mrs. Fran- ces S. Howard, Sponsorg Dorothy Humphreys, Vice President in charge of Re- creation, Betty Skidmore, Parliamentariang SECOND ROW, Pat Helmick, His- toriang Freda Williams, Treasurer: Wanda Smith, Vice President in charge of Program of Work, and Jean Loyd, President. Future Homemakers is a private, non-profit organization, incorporated under the laws of the District of Co- lurnbia. lt co-operates with the Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, and the American Home Economics Association, in promoting home ec- onomics study and instructions, and all phases of homemaking activities, in public, private, and secondary schools. - Future Homemakers was founded June 1, 1945, under a provisional con- stitution. On July 9, 1948, the national constitution was ratified. The W. Va. Association was the 13th state to be granted a charter. The Sutton Chapter was affiliated at that time. Previous to 1945 there had existed for a period of ten years in Sutton High School an organized group of students known as the Home Economics Club. This group elected to affiliate with the Future Homemakers of America. At the time of the organization of the Future Homemakers of America, Mrs. Barbara Ann Boggs Holcomb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Boggs, Sr. of Sutton was elected to a state and national office. She was instrumental in writing the national constitution and designing the emblem. Since that time Miss Jean Waugh, Miss Mary Ann Fox and Miss Nancy McNary, all mem- bers of the Sutton Chapter have held offices in the state association. Misses Mary Ann Fox, Margaret Westfall, Ursie Dean, Linda McNary and Nancy McNary hold state Future Homemakers degrees. Mrs. Barbara Ann Boggs Holcomb, Miss Mary Ann Fox, and Mrs. Frances Howard, Chapter Advisor, have been awarded State Honorary Degrees. F.H.A. GROUP