Amelia High School - Amelian Yearbook (Amelia, VA)

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The aost of this building was about 2.5,000. The session of 1926-27 brought C. 7» Miller, now Principal of Crozet High School, to Amelia He found many duties awaiting him in furnishing the new building. An active league bought a piano, stage curtains, windov shades and other needed improvement s. It yje.s during this year that the second annual was published by the students, this one being called “The Amelian’ . Mr. Miller emphasized health and physical education The first pla.yground equipment was built during his principal ship. After five years of service, I ' ' r. Miller was followed ' by Roy HeliTis , the present Principal. The faculty now consists of 17 members. There are nine busses bringing children from all pa,rts of tlie county. The total enrollment for the present year in both the grade and high school department is 590. The senior class has 26 members. Mr. Helms has encouraged the children to take more interest in dramatics and debating. Many improvements have been added to the play- ground equipment. Many volumes have also been added to the library. Being Cbairman of the Publicity Committee from this district, Mr. Helms has kept the schools before the eyes of the public in this part of the State, as well as in Amelia, County. The school has an active Parent-Teacher Association under the leadership of Mrs. T. H V ootton. Attendance at the meetings often runs as high as 20 per cent of the entire enrollment of the school. At the beginning of the session of 1933-34, the School Board, v ith J. u. Dickerson as chairman, secured Mrs. Beatrix C. Hav ks as Elementar. Supervisor. Mrs. Hawks is an alumna of Amelia High School and is the first supervisor the county has had. Amelia High School ha.s sent many sons and daughters into the v orld and she is justly proud of them. Thirty-three of her sons were enrolled for service during tl:ie World War and many of her daughters volunteered and were active in the Red Cross. Her e,lumni are fillirg almost every position in life. She can claim miany professional and business men besides numerous teachers and homemiakers as her children.

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Dedication exercises for the present grammar grade school building on March 24, 1911. Governor Mann is speaking. Pay special attention to the style of hats and dresses of twenty- eight yea s ago. A view of the front of the building during the dedication day.