Greenbank High School - Mountain Breeze Yearbook (Greenbank, WV)

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( I An important phase of our Homemaking Class consists of a well planned course of instruction in sewing. In this picture, Miss Post is instructing a group of students in the use of the elec- tric sewing machine. Greenbank’s enlarged Farm Shop serves both students and community in its vocational capacity. Additional valuable equip- ment and well planned projects prove “the reward of a thing well done is to have done it.”

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Our Commercial Department, organized for a better train- ing in the business field and improvement in letter writing, is demonstrated by the group of interested typing students. ----------------—-——-------------------------- ( t ( ( i Our Lunch Room proudly displays the “new look” for 1947- 48, meeting all Federal regulations for school lunch rooms. Greenbank serves wholesome food to approximately four hun- dred students and personnel daily, in the midst of pleasant sur- roundings. We may truly say: “So great is the effect of clean- liness upon man that it extends even to his moral character.”

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iss a®® sniif ® “Off we go into the wild blue yonder. Plane leaving from Greenbank High School. Sorry this is a non-stop flight. Des- tination will not be reached until four years of traveling. Passengers on board. Here we are, the freshmen class, starting a journey which will last four whole years. During the first year, our pilot. Jimmy Wooddell, and eo-nilot, Mary D. Hedrick steered our plane through the storms which occured and helped the crew mem- bers to begin a successful journey. The crew thought we would need a morale builder in case our basketball and football players scored a few points below the win- ning team. Freda Rexrode was unanimous- ly elected to fill the position. Helen Tracy was appointed to keep the records on the first year of our journey. The first lap of our journey was really like an adventure. We worked hard, but we found that working could he fun on our journey. Our head navigator, Miss John- son and Miss Post, chartered our plane off course, and went to Hedrick’s farm for the day. This was a picnic few Freshmen would forget. The one catastrophe which occured dur- ing our freshmen year, was the dc ath of our dear friend and principal, Mr. C. A. McMillion. To complete the remaining school term Mr. Mack Brooks, Assistant County Superintendent of Schools, super- vised the student body. During the year Greenbank High School organized a band under the direction of Miss A. M. Johnson. Fifteen members of our crew soon were to be letter wearers in the band. Our freshmen year was drawing to a close and we were off for a few months vacation. When the sophomore roll was taken there were still fifty-eight crew members present. We welcomed our new principal, Mr. Virgil B. Hanis, whose leadership and understanding would guide our footsteps through the next three years of travel. We, again, elected our crew officers. Pilot .Jimmy Wooddell Co-Pilot Evelyn Taylor Recorder Louise Shears Treasurer ............. Maty Dare Hedrick Representatives Virgil B. Harris, Jr. and George Cromer Navigators ... - Miss Barlow and Mrs. Hall Cheerleader Freda Rexrode The crew planm d a fall party and every- one had a wonderful time. The band was progressing and a fund was being raised for uniforms. Our Sophomore journey was a very pleasant one. In the spring, the various parties that were held included Home He.. F. F. A., and a Concert. At the end of the year we could truly say that the second lap of our journey was a successful one. A big change had been gradually taking place — we were now upperclassmen! The following crew members were elected to lead our class under the direction of Mrs. Coyner and Mrs. Davis. Pilot Jimmy Wooddell Co Pilot John Slavens Recorder Archie Wilfong Treasurer ............... Junior Mahaffey Representatives Leon Ryder and Reon Lambert Cheerleader.................Freda Rexrode We now had forty-seven crewmen on board our plane to begin our junior jour- ney. The year started off with a hang! ! ! The class sponsored a Junior party. Under the leadership of Mrs. Davis a Halloween party was planned. In the future when Halloween time rolls around. I’m sure our class will remember a wonderful evening at G. H. S. on “witches night.” Our class was very active during the junior lap of our journey. Helen Tracy represented our school for the first time in the county regional oratorical contests. Jeanne Sheets, an active homemaker, was elected Vice-president of the northern region of the Future Homemakers in America. Several crew members worked on the school paper staff and kept the “Golden Eagle” flying from the press room. In the spring, our class worked diligent- ly to present the seniors a party which would dwell in their chain of memories. Several crew members were in the cast of the operetta, “And it Rained,” which was presented under the direction of Miss Johnson. When the presentation of awards was made at graduation, Berlin Galford was chosen by the American Legion to attend State Boy’s Camp. We were a little sad when we completed our jurior journey, but the crew was spur- red on by the prospect of being “seniors.” Can you imagine, the simple pilgrims who had started on a non-stop flight three years ago were now seniors? Since this was the last lap of our journey, each crew member tried to acquire more knowledge and grasp something new every day. We elected our officers early in the year as follows: Pilot .................. Jimmy Wooddell Co-Pilot ............. . Mary D. Hedrick Recorder .................. Bonnie Sheets Treasurer ............... George Cromer Cheerleader .............. Freda Rexrode Sponsors ................. Mr. Blackhurst and Miss Parg