Flemington High School - Memories Yearbook (Flemington, WV)

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Sanior Class History In September 1937 we came from nearby surroundings of Flemington to begin our first year in Flomington High A group of seventy-six students which in- cluded thirty-oight girls and thirty-eight boys, who knew hardly anything about the place, were continually found lost in the halls for a few days. Mis3 Chenowoth and Miss McDaniel wero our sponsors. Basketball season came rollin' 'round — a tournament as usual. Our teams were defeat- ed but we won the Junior High cheering prizo at the annual tournament with'Joan Moyer and Pearl Mae Adkins cheerleading. At last came vacation time, but lot us hasten through it to tho eighth grade. Our classes were lod this year by Miss McDaniel and Miss Newcome. There was a great decrease in the number of students in our class. This year proved to bo a very profitable one. The girls won the Junior High Trophy at tho annual basketball tournament. At last here wo are, the thirtieth of May and vacation time with three whole months of freedom. In September 1939 we entered school again, to bogin our first ycor in senior high, with another great decrease in the number of mem- bers In our class. Our sponsors wore Miss Bonda and Mr, Whitescarver, The following year we were Sophomores, That year we were grouped into one class; our sponsor was Mr, Newlon. This year we had high hopes of winning the Senior High Championship in basketball, having defeated the Juniors but you know the rest. On rolled our Junior year which proved to bo a successful one for us. A group of four- teen students joined our class from Simpson Junior High School making a total of forty- eight members. Miss Bonda and Mr. Newlon wero our sponsors. Wo held a Christmas Festival in

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 3£ the gyn that wa3 a groat success. It was tho first of its kind held in the school. Then, at last our hopes were fulfilled— both boys and girls won the Senior High Championship in basketball. On rolled spring. On May the sixteenth we gavo the Seniors a banquet which was hold in the gym. On Friday May 22 the students of tho Junior and Senior classes wont to Grafton for tho Prom which was hold in the Field House at Grafton High School. In September 1942 we entored school again to begin our final yoar of schooling In Flem- lngton High School. Some will continue their schooling olsewhero. Some will go to work in factories to help win the war. Some will go into the services of our country. May 12th and 13th we will give a play, The Trail of the Lonesome Pine , which we hope will bo a success. Thi3 yoar our class will not get to make the customary trip to Washington, D.C. be- cause of the war. Our class is giving to tho school an electric scoreboard bought with tho' proceeds of tho money from the class treasury. We will be honorod April 17th by the Juniors with a Junior-Senior Banquet. This year there will bo no reception at Grafton because of the gasoline rationing, but the reception and banquet will be combinod and hold at our own high school. This will end tho social activities of our schooling. School will end this yoar May 7th because of tho lack of funds to operate tho schools In our cotinty. Tho Sermon will be held Wednesday May tho 5th, Rev, William Ward of tho Presby- terian Church, Elkins, delivering tho sermon. Commencement will be held Thursday May 6th. Dr, J. Lowery Fendrich, Washington, D.C. will deliver the address. We sincerely thank the faculty and stu- dent body for their grand co-oporation with our class since 1937.