Creeds High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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ll! If will-is A, x lk Q .L jd., 'I . x!S M. g T CLASS OFFICERS Eugene Fleming --------------- President Naomi Ewell ------------------ Vice-President Jeanette Wilkerson ----------- Secretary Dempsey Vaughan -------------- Treasurer Motto Ask Many Questions, Hold Fast To What You Have Learned Colors Red and White Flower Gardenia Scared to death, we, the freshman class of 1947, entered Creeds High School to be 'rats' for one long year with Mr. R. W. Webb as our sponsor. Oh! if only we could hurry up and become seniors. Despite our difficulties we were a hopeful group. The fall and winter flew rapidly by leaving memories of three big parties, Thanksgiving holidays, and Christmas holidays After our carefree days of holiday fun, we returned to school with examina- tions staring us in the face, and we gave a sigh of relief when we learned that we had passed. We watched the new term arrive and with it the first signs of approaching spring. Spring came, bringing Easter and spring fever. We managed, however, to shake off that certain feeling and to settle down to work on our last lap of the 'rat' year. With examinations safely over, we left Creeds for three months of summer vacation. Our officers for the year were: June Carroll, president, Nita Etheridge, vice-president, Melvin Cooper, secretary, and Leah Ray Atwood, treasurer. It was with the thrilling knowledge of being sophomores that we entered school the following September. Our experience as sophomores pleased us greatly and under the leadership of lr. J. E. Garrett we prospered with much success. We elected as our officers for the year: Leah Ray Atwood, president, Nancy Richardson, vice-president, Eugene Fleming, secretary, and Jackie Whitehurst, treasurer. Under these capable leaders we progressed rapidly and Christmas soon rolled around. Seven of us were invited to join the Beta Club: Jackie Whitehurst, Nita Etheridge, Jeanette Wilkerson, June Carroll, Leah Ray Atwood, Eugene Fleming, and Dempsey Vaughan. Since there was no Junior class due to the beginning of the new twelve-year system, we rejoiced in the privilege of entertaining the seniors early in the spring. To finance this project, we gave 'Miracles of Spring,W a musical comedy with dances and songs. Everyone pitched in and did his part, and finally we gave the banquet, which all the teachers, sophomores, and seniors attended, at the Pine Tree Inn. Then once again we found ourselves at the beginning of another glorious three months vacation.