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

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GLaa A Sweetheart Dance, held on February 11, was another of their projects. Princes and Princesses, one selected from each grade, were the candidates for king and queen. Mr. Ncilly crowned King Marcelle Riggleman and Queen Joyce Alexander who were elected by one-cent votes. The final efforts of the Junior Class will be to entertain the Seniors with a dinner and the annual Junior-Senior Prom, the theme of which is Starlight, a fitting climax to an actively interesting year. First Row—Wilda Ours, Genevieve Rohrbaugh, Darlene Pennington, Elaine Sheppard, Connie Tribett, Betty Smith, Lyle Rohrbaugh, Bobby Smith, Jimmy Rotruck. Second Row—Mr. Allen, Lucy Mae Porter, Reva- Rohrbaugh, Barbara Ours, Curtis Whetzel, Bobby Whitmer, Wayne Mitchell, Marvin Thorne, Lawrence Roby. Third Row—Chester Sites, Philo Mongokl, Curtis Sites, John Waddv. Douglas Veach, Romeo Painter, Marlin Stump, Keith Taylor, Donnie Van Meter. The 1953 Petro-Sehola Seventeen

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fJusUOA, The Junior Class under the supervision of Mr. S. K. Allen and Mrs. Margaret Goddin has an enrollment of 58 members. The class elected David Lipscomb as President, John Waddy as Vice President, Robert Whitmer as Secretary and Darlene Pennington as Treasurer. The high-light of the Junior Class this year was the presentation of their play “Girl Shy” presented to the public on November 13-14, 1952. The play was directed by Mr. William Hickman. They sponsored a Twirp Dance in which the girls paid all for the boys. They made the boys vege- table corsages and a prize was given for the best one. The dance proved to Ik a big success. First Row—Keith McUlty, Joe Evans, Rosalee Alt, Ruth Frazier, Glendora Kimble, Alta Kitzmiller, Betty Ketterman, Bernadine Bergeson, Blanche Likin. Merlin Kesner. Second Row—Nadine Glass, Juanita Lewis, Nellie Heavener, Jean Goldizen, Amogene Goldizen, Venus Alt, Edith Borror, Mrs. Dahmer (Substituting for Mrs. Goddin.) Third Row—Keith Bergdoll, Harold Hines, Bruce Borror, Donnie Kessel, Carl Barr, Jimmy Judy, Kermit McDonald, David Lipscomb, Jimmy Kessel, Jimmy Calhoun. Sixteen The 1953 Petro-Schola

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So-jilto-mo-n-e The Sophomore Class has sixty-one students with two sponsors: Mr. Paul Huffman and Mr. Rogers McAvoy. The main highlight of the Sophomore Class was initiation of the Freshman Class. This week of festiv- ities ended with a party for the Freshmen. First Row—Shirley Groves, Marx C. Harman. Charlette Ayers, Shirley Carr, Mildred Keplinger, Vada Alt, Edna Hines. Joyce Johnson, Lovetta Judy, Mr. McAvoy. Second Row—Nancy Cline, Shirley Hinkle, Kitty Lou Hull. Ruth Cuppett, Cleta Keplinger, Mary Elien Groves, Delores Brooks, Bonnie Hawk. Third Row—Tommy Feaster, Lee Allen Goldizen, Charles Funkhouser, Johnny Bensenhaver, Wayne Barr, Roby Collins, Donald Graham, Donald Huffman, Ivan Judy, Charles Keplinger, Keith Inskeep. Eighteen The 1953 Petro-Schola