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

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HEVA SMITH l-ll Club, FHA BILLY VAN FLEET Annual Start CAROLYN SNYDER Majorette, FHA, 4-11 Club, Junior Play, Literary DALE WAMPLER Transfer Student GLENNA STUMP FHA. Honor Society, Annual Start BETTY WARNER FHA, Annual Start The 1953 Petro-Schola Thirteen

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LOWELL SECKIST Editor of Annual, Honor Society, Key Club, Band, 4-H Club GLENWOOD SITES FFA, Junior Flay Annual Stalt RALPH SHAFFER Annual Staff JEAN SITES Student Council, Chorus, FIIA, Annual Staff LORRAINE SHOOK Basketball, Junior Play, Literary, FIIA, 4-H Club JACKIE SITES Football, FFA, Annual Staff DALE SITES FFA, Annual Staff RUDY SITES Football, Basketball, Baseball, 4-H Club, Junior Class Officer Twelve The 1953 Petro-Schola

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£e+Uosi GloAA, (Jlutosup What's that you heard? Yes, six years may sound like a long time, hut to the 65 seniors who have continued on through these years it doesn’t seem so long. They began their first year on the hill with 90 members and for their sponsors they had Miss Lucille Vance, Mrs. Betty Thompson and Mr. Lloyd Snyder. Class officers were President, Albert Whitmer, Jr.; Vice President, William Rodgers; Secretary, Mae Ann Simp- son; Treasurer, Eleanor Kimble. Their second year in junior high found the enrollment increased to 104 students and for their sponsors this year they had Miss Myrtle Groves, Mrs. Betty Thompson and Mr. Lloyd Snyder. At last came the big day which they had all lx en looking forward to. Entering senior high was different and much more interesting. They spent a long week lx ing initiated which always ended with a party and lots of fun. The number had dropped to 96 with Miss Elinor Kiser, Miss Gaynelle Crosier and Mrs. Bess Snyder Mold as their sponsors. As sophomores the number had dropped to 78. A lot were discouraged, some getting married, and others for various reasons. To guide them through this year they had for their sponsors Mrs. Mold, Miss Myrtle Groves and Mrs. Jacqueline Culnon. The class of- ficers were: Presidents, Ilene Groves, Eleanor Kimble, Allxrt Whitmer, Jr.; Vice Presidents, Phyllis Alt, Carolyn Oates, Rudy Sites; Secreatary and Treasurer, Jolumv Boor, Betty Hill, Joyce Whitacre. By the next year they were called the Jolly Juniors. This meant they would get their class rings which was something they had all looked forward to receiving. It also meant giving the Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom. To prepare for this the class presented their annual play “The Babysitter,’ directed by Mr. William Hickman. Their theme for the prom was Moonlight and Roses. Their enrollment had dropped to 72 with Miss Myrtle Groves and Mr. William Hick- man as their sponsors. The class officers were: President, Rose Marie Swick; Vice Presi- dent, Jimmy Martin; Secretary, Hilda Reed; Treasurer, Eleanor Kimble. To the remaining 65 seniors it has been a lot of work, but also a lot of fun which they won t ever forget. Their class officers were: President, William Rodgers; Vice Presi- dent, Rose Marie Swick: Secretary, Ilene Groves; Treasurer, Eleanor Yokum. With the help of their sponsors. Miss Barbara Babb and Mr. Clement Clower, they worked to make money for their senior trip. Graduation night came finally with Allx rt Whitmer, Jr., as validictorian and Ilene Groves as salutatorian, bringing to a close schooling for many, while others entered College. Some entered the armed forces while others lx gan civilian careers. Wherever they have gone, their school day memories will live long in their hearts and minds. Fourteen The 1953 Petro-Schola