Brentsville District High School - Flash Yearbook (Nokesville, VA)

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jLht .4 ' Utah A Brief History of the Brentsville District High School (continued) Another elementary teacher was added in 1940. The total enroll¬ ment was 288 with eighteen graduates. The F. F A. won the Blue Ridge Federation degree and judging contests and the Arcadian Ni¬ trate of Soda Soil Fertility contest. In 1941 the twenty-three graduates composed the largest graduating class in the history of the school. The F. F. A. won the Arcadian Ni¬ trate of Soda Soil Fertility contest for a third consecutive time and the Blue Ridge Federation basketball and track contests. The most important event of 1942 was the organization of the school band. From the 293 pupils on roll, there were eighteen gradu¬ ates. This year the F F A won the Blue Ridge Federation Basketball Championship Another grade teacher was added in 1943. making a total of twelve faculty members The enrollments of 1943, 1944, 1945. and 1946 were 287, 275. 305. and 341. respectively, and the number of graduates for the same years were 18, 12. 8, and 8. respectively. In 1947 there is an individual teacher and a separate room for each grade. The sixth grade is located in the Seminary Building. An addition to the main building, now under construction, is to be ready for the 1948 school year. It will contain a classroom for the sixth grade, an office, and a library. Over a period of eighteen years B. I) H. S. has forged ahead, espe¬ cially in the field of music. She has the only band in the county and a (4lee Club that has won distinction in the state. Her needs are many; but with the help of school authorities and her friends in the community, she will become an educational institution living up to her motto “Ksse quam videri ”

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Teacher Miss Hattie Mae Partlow Flower: Yellow Rose Colors: Maroon and Silver Motto: Like Good Tapestry a Noble Life Is the Result of Small Stitches ” Officers President. .William Reid Vice President. . Carroll Mayhugh Secretary . . Marie House Treasurer.j une Manuel