Onancock High School - Trident / Beacon Yearbook (Onancock, VA)

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as ==! S mmm W ffi f V»9W W ' S V j?V iV V 3ft? ' A A l 1 L m rat w(YL L ' 6.v!t ra AVtmAVAW WiirafiyAYAyr wTtSf. rJCMmWfWtmYfCWWl£WfMVfftiLWf C .fRC!irmmwC . r i, .L juijiiiZL-t ' ib HISTORY OF THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1948, Continued other year of school. Again, having a large class, we had to be divided. Our teachers were Mrs. Avery Lewis and Mrs. Mary Wood. As Juniors we were supposed to be dignified, and that was what we tided to be. Our Junior play, “Miss Jimmy”, was a big success, and we felt proud to have put on such a production. This play re¬ quired hard work and constant attention, which, with the help of our teachers, we acquired. Aside from the hard work, we had fun also. Giving the Junior-Senior Prom was our task, and we undertook this with seriousness. It was our duty to make it a gala affair and we did just that. Prior to the dancing, we gave a banquet in the beautifully decorated lunchroom. After eating, the Juniors and Seniors advanced to the auditorium, which was decorated in Hawaiian style. The orchestra which fur¬ nished the music was the “Skyliners.” At the close of this, our Junior year, we received our class rings of which we were very proud, and also we had our picnic at Sand Hills. In the summer we were really happy because our coming year was our last; we were also a little sad at this thought. Finally we entered our Senior year with an air of sophistication. Our teachers this year were Mrs. Lotta Booth and Mrs. Marie Pennewell. Not only did we feel older because we were Seniors, but also because this year we had on our should¬ ers the burden of setting an example for the rest of the school. Our first step toward graduation was ordering our name cards and invitations. Our next step was presenting, on Decem¬ ber 12., the “Baby Sitter.” As the curtain fell on the last act, we realized that we had closed a phase of our high school life. Exams were really difficult this year, but while we w T ere taking them we had the pleasant thought that this was the last year we would have to take half year exams. During the last few months much of our time was spent in preparation for graduation: gowns were ordered, applica¬ tions -were made to many colleges, and some of our classmates ventured on the sea of matrimony. We did not really feel sad about graduating until the night of the Junior- Senior Prom; then we realized that our High School days would end in a few weeks. This Junior-Senior Prom, given to us by the Tenth Grade, was a gala af¬ fair and few of us Seniors will ever forget it. Next on the agenda was Baccalau¬ reate. This was a beautiful and memorable night. Last but not least was Commence¬ ment, the night we had all looked forwmrd to, but now that it was here we were hesitant about leaving. After a few speeches, our diplomas were presented to us by our principal. A chapter in our lives has been closed. We leave behind us many experiences— good and bad—of dear old “0. H. S.” We take with us many fond memories, hop¬ ing in some small way to profit by our associations together. by Nancy Bonniwell The pupils not pictured in the gra¬ duating class who started with the class as Freshmen in 1944 were: Doris East, in school; Dorothy Evans, married; Lucille Gardner, married; Patricia Hooks, mar¬ ried; Julia Rai Hurst, moved; Anna Mae Kellam, working; Judith Lake, married; Rosie Lilliston, working; Emilee Marsh, nursing; Ramona Marsh, married; Julia Mason, moved; William Marshall, moved; Edward McCready, working; Raymond Parker, working; Richard Powell, working; Lynwood Tapman, U. S. Navy; Jinks Windsor, working; Betty Parker, working; Beulah Spence, married; Marie Tapman, working; Francis Ashby, working; Robert Bundick, in school; Colburn Dize, in school; Jimmy Guy, working; Carl Har¬ mon, moved; John WTllis Kellam, military school; Perry Kellam, Army Air Force. The following pupils joined the gra¬ duating class as follows: Peggy Cutler 194G-47; Gerald Wheatley 1946-47; Thom¬ as Mullen 1947-48; William Badger 1947- 48. - 1960 - - Jean Prier, having completed her course at Farmville State Teachers Col¬ lege, is now guiding the youth of Acco¬ mack County in foreign languages. Lorraine Corbin, having worked in the business field for three years while await- IP 1 3