Nicholas County High School - Nichlosean Yearbook (Summersville, WV)

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Providing entertainment through many, many activities is the travelinist Gold and Blue Grizzly Band. Ma- iorsttas, Nancy Rose, Ramona Frame, Becky Walker, Carol Frame, head majorette, Priscilla Tinnil, Paula Taylor, Shir- ley Wagner. Second Row: Carolyn Wilde, Kelly Lett, Vanra Grimes, Jane Hinkle, Lynda McDowell, Jeanie Perkins, Sue Mason, Ann Chapman, Brenda Rogers, Patricia Cavendish, Janet Young, Sandra Walker, Margie Rite, Nila Rollins, Geraldine Sparks, Judy Mullins, Gloria Hughes, Norma O'Dell, Donna Huffman, Lynda Beale. Third Raw: Lou Gill, Nancy Huffman, Karen Datsun, Becky Grese, Eddie Grose, Mary Jane McHenry, Beniamin Backus, Charlene Tyree, Gary Beale, Paul Cook, Marie Ogden, Patricia P'Simer, Sandra Given, Sue Roark, Pat Rollins, Marilyn Grose, Barbara Band Presents Halftime Shows Practice, practice, seems to be the keynote of success, or so it appears to the Gold and Blue March- ing Hundred. Melodious strains do not come from iust putting music on the stand, but from hard work and many practice sessions. Whatever the tempo may be, under the highly capable baton of Director Charles Nicosia, it emerges a masterpiece. Sixteen seniors will remember a fun-packed, exciting year, along with its serious moments and events. Sloshing through snow, rain, and sleet, the band had many practices during football season and the summer of '58. One of the highlights of the summer was a three-day trip to the state fair at Lewisburg where the band presented two con- certs. Next came the county fair. What would a football game be like without the band there to back the team? Very well done, could be said about the various halftime shows pre- sented by the band which attended all games but one. At the last game the Summersville band com- bined with the Richwood band to present their an- nual halftirne show. Winning fourth place in the State Forest Festival Parade at Elkins was a big thrill to the band mem- bers and Mr. Nicosia. This also won the band state- wide recognition and people who had not heard of Summersville before were to become aware of it. At the W. V. U.-Richmond game, the maiorettes performed their outstanding pyramids At the in- vitation of West Virginia State College the Marching Hundred presented a halftime show at the State-West Virginia Tech game at institute. 1 l

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ln making the message of the Torch clearer, the colors of this society are gold, -symbolic of the flame of ambition and blue, which tells us to be true to everyone and everything. Truth is Right, is the motto and encourages members to think clearly, carefully, generously, and deeply-and to reflect the results of their thinking to all the world with courage, directness, and power. Selling cokes at ball games during the year was one of the many and varied iobs of the organiza- tion. This year honor society members sold choco- late milk during the noon hour. Members are assigned to four groups: Character, Scholarship, Leadership, and Service. Group leaders this year were Jane Hinkle, Van Summers, Gary Wilson, and Eugene Jackson. Officers were Raymond McCutcheon, president, Van Summers, vice-presi- dent, Mary Sue Mason, secretary, and Ann Chap- man, treasurer. Two induction ceremonies are held each year. Symphony of Opportunity was the theme of the first initiation as six seniors were taken into the society. The American Dream was the theme of the sec- ond program which saw twenty-one iunior mem- bers initiated. Choral readings highlighted the pro- gram, while several songs were sung. A tea in honor of new members, parents, and faculty mem- bers was held in the cafeteria following the pro- gram. Several awards are given each year by the so- ciety to those graduating seniors who have been outstanding in the fields of commerce, English, so- cial studies, drama, music, mathematics, and science. Mrs. Virginia Hickman replaceclMrs. Esther Gold- en as sponsor of the National Honor Society after Mrs. Golden's resignation. James Hinkle is co- sponsor. All students must take the following pledge be- fore becoming a member: On my honor as a mem- ber of the National Honor Society I will do my best to represent the four ideals of the organization: Character, Scholarship, Leadership, and Service. l will be fair and square in all my dealings with teachers and fellow students, I will remember that the primary purpose of school is getting an educa- tion, I will use what powers of leadership l have toward making Nicholas County High School a bet- ter school. I will serve my school without thought of personal glory. By Honor Society During School Year Stepping in to filI the shoes of the outgoing seniors are 21 juniors. Scand: Martha Wallen, Benny Backus, Don Deiiz, Jimmy Cox, Lynda Beale, Karen Adkins. Standing: Carolyn Wilde, Carol Frame, Becky Gross, Lynda McDowell, Ruth Grc99. Carol Drennen, Geraldine Sparks, Tiny Cogar, Belle Rader, Paula Taylor, Patty Backus, Nancy Rose, Ramona Frame, Shirley Wagner, Jolene Hughes. 1 5 t

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Mclntire, Sandra Ashley, Sharon Piper, Elsie Deal, Martha Wallen, Mary Ann Summers, Harriet Smith. Fourth Row: Doris Brown, Eugenia Campbell, Beverly Russell, Diann Stevens, Muriel Racer, Mary Lee McDaniel, Barbara Carter, Nancy Roark, Joyce O'Dell, linda Walker, Don Dietz, Bette Trent, Katherine Johnson, Julia Cavendish, Roy Stout, Bob Frame, Marty lewis, Ricky Jones, Kenneth Shalap. Marshall Griuell, Patty Facemire, Lynn Young, larry Jones, Ronny O'Dell, Becky Young, Betty Brown, Mary Linda Campbell, Twyla Perrina, Judy Young, David Eakle, Eddie McMillion, Teresa Pugh, Fifth Row: Karen Adkins, James P'Simer, Brenda Hinkle, Belle Rader, Dorothy Brown, Lee Morelli, Myrna Coffman, Brenda Rollins, Mary Jo Brown, Deanna Grose, Gary Wilson, Skippy McClung, Bruce Malcolm, Raymond McCutcheun. Plus Various Musical Activities As the band marched into another successful year, plans were made for the annual spring con- cert, banquet, and dance. The concert was given on April 17. Each year at the banquet medals and awards are presented to those students who have earned them during the year. Two outstanding first year students-a boy and a girl-are also presented awards at the banquet. The outstanding senior is also given his award for hard work during the year. Some people may wonder . . . Wonder who takes the director's place when he is absent. That is the iob of the student director, who this year is Bette Ann Trent. The band also participated in various other ac- tivities, including playing at basketball games, tour- naments, and parades. Their peppy playing at pep rallies did much to help boost the spirit and morale of the school and team and to help lead the team on to victory. A wide variety of music is played by the band. lf it's rock 'n' roll you want, they have it, if it's ballads you want, they have it, if it's good serious music you want, they have it. Four students, Lynda McDowell, Nila Rollins, Bette Trent, and Gary Wilson, attended Operation Soundtrack at West Virginia Institute of Technology at Montgomery on February 28. The purpose of Soundtrack was to record new music in stereo- phonic sound for the purpose of teaching new sounds to various other bands over the state. These students were selected from a list of ten.