Petersburg High School - Petro Schola Yearbook (Petersburg, WV)

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jjo+UOA, The Junior Class, under the sponsorship of William Hickman and Clement Clower, numbered 60 students. The Class elected Vance Bensenhaver as president, Betty Carr as vice president, Patricia Secrist as secretary, and Mayselle Riggleman as treasurer. In November the class presented their annual play to the school and the public, “The Camp- bells Are Coming”. It was directed by Mr. Hickman, and included a cast of 10 people. First Row: Eloise Mongold, Floyd Coakley, Annabelle Berg, Larry Landis, Glenna Clauze, Mr. Hickman, Second Row Joan Brake. Norma Haire, Betty Brill, Neva Jenkins, Betty Carr. Third Row: Helen Haire, Lucille Harman, Gail Landis. NeUie Mitchell, Beatrice Hawk. Fourth Row: Ralph Hall, Paul Kesner, Carroll Michael, William Hawk, Wade Adams. Fifth Row: Clifton Alt, John Cunningham, Buddy Eye, Ralph King. Fourteen The 1951 Petro-Schola

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Sesu i Gl U cM-Ht uf, September 1947 saw the present graduating class assemble in the halls of P. H. S. for their four year tour of high school. To greet the sixty-one members of the class and help them through those first nervous weeks were L. G. Stark and Clement Clower as faculty advisers. Norma Stark was our president as Petersburg became a six-year high school. It was a routine Freshman year which included a week of initiation, writing autobiographies and adjusting to the campus life. The second step of the ladder saw our number diminish to fifty. Eddie Bill, a returning veteran, guided us as we initiated the Freshmen and seven new faculty members. Our sponsors were: Miss Groves, Miss Hammer and Mr. Clower. To offset the deficiency of school parties the class had three parties of their own. Two of our members played on the girls’ basketball team and one on the boys’ team. When the fall of 1949 rolled around only forty-three answered the call to books. Mr. Hickman and Miss Hammer helped us present “The Boarding House Reach”, which we enjoyed presenting to the public. The highlight of Spring was the Junior-Senior Banquet as we built a wishing well and used the theme of wishing throughout the evening. Six members were elected to the Honor Society. It wasn’t all play, for American History occupied much of our time. However, one year later we survived the ordeal. At last arrived our Senior year. What a grand time it was to review the previous three years! With Bobby Burgess as our prexie, Coach Owens and Miss Babb as advisers, we reached our goal. Still more had fallen by the wayside as we numbered forty-four. The Valedictorian honor went to June Painter and the Salutatorian honor to Clarene Michael. Graduation night brought forth our diplomas plus a few moist eyes. At last we were out in the world on our own. The 1951 Petro-Schola Thirteen

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GIgaa, An assembly program given in October by the class was an oddity as the group acted out “The Shooting of Dangerous Dan McGrew”, and a “Gay Ninety Review”. Early in May the Juniors honored the Senior Class with the Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom. The banquet was held in the cafeteria and the dance in the gymnasium. First Row: Alma Ours. Marlene Sage. Janet Swick, Elnita Thorne, Mayselle Riggleman. Joy Ours. Pa- tricia Secrist. Maxine Sites. Arlena Swick. Second Row: Mr. Clower. Geraldine Sites. Onita Wilt. Pearl Ours. Audrey Snyder. Jean Ours. Evelyn Whetzel, Joan Whitacre. Anne Snell. Third Row: Eugene Sites, Gary Van Meter. Junior Stark, Donald Thorne. Richard Smith. Betty Swick. Nina Thorne. Marge Porter, Phyllis Smith. The 1951 Petro-Schola Fifteen