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

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Left to Right—Nancy Cline. Bonnie Belt. Carol Bensenhaver. Joan Smith, and Elaine Sheppard. The athletic teams provided the stars, but the sparkle at all the athletic events was provided by the ever present cheerleaders. Early last spring try-outs for cheerleaders were held in the auditorium. Bon- nie Belt. Carol Bensenhaver. and Joan Smith were selected to join Nancy Cline and Elaine Sheppard, the two cheerleaders retained from the past year. The 1954 Pctro-Sclmla Twenty-Nine

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Section 4: First Row—Maxine Nesselrodt, Betty Ours, Laura Rogers. Nancy Ours. Eunice Nelson. Wanda Ours. Esther Mae Secrist, Naomi Ours, and Madaline Ours. Second Row—Mr. Lutz, Catherine Reel. Hilda Rohrbaugh, Wanda Rotruck, James Shaffer, Richard Ours. Ronald Reynolds. Frankie Shobe. and Robert Nelson. Third Row—Wayne Ours. David Sherman, Lorraine Riggleman, Clyde Ours, Everly Parsons. Gerald Riggleman. Billie Reynolds. David Roby, and Donald Nel- son. Section 5: First Row—Susan Swick, Isabella Sites, Betty Smith, Geraldine Thorne. Goldie Smith, Sylvia Thorne. Claudine Sites. Second Row—Mr. Jones, Hazel Thorne. Edith Vance, Carrol Smith, William Taylor. Harry Weatherholtz. Bobby Swick. Eugene Wimer. Lealdon Teter, and Freddy Sutherland. Third Row—Delmes Thorne, William Sutherland. Archie Veach, George Smith. Walter Whetzel, Harold Stump, Otis Weatherholtz, Ralph Wimer. and Junior Swick. Twenty-Eight The 1954 Petro-Schola

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PeteMJ)4tA f Jltifh School VJzuuj, fyoatball eatn The Viking football team, under Coach Riggleman. had one of their most successful season with a 4-3-1 record. Wins were scored against Thomas, Franklin, Ridgeley, and Circleville. Losses were suffered at the hands of LaSalle, Romney, and Keyser. One of the highlights of the season was an 0-0 tie with the age-old rivals, Moorefield. John Waddy and Jimmie Kessel were elected co-captains at the annual training camp sponsored by the local boosters club. Coach- es Jesse Riggleman and Clem Glower had the able assistance of All-American Bill Breheny at the one week camp. Guard John Waddy was elected to the PVC all-conference team. Quarter-back Jimmie Kessel, half-back Don Huffman and tackel Donald Graham were elected to the second team. Lost through graduation were Jimmie Kessel, John Waddy. Doug Veach, Carl Barr, Bruce Borror, Curtis Sites, Bob Walker, Curtis Whetzel, Donnie Van Meter, Chester Sites, Keith Bergdoll and Harold Hines. First Row—Donald Graham. Junior Shook. Chester Sites. Gerald Thorne. Donnie Van Meter, Andrew Frye, Dick Huffman, Delmar Alt. Gene McCauley. Curtis Whetzel, Roby Collins, John Van Meter, Curtis McUlty, Manager. Second Row—Coach Jesse Riggleman, Roy Rumers, Lee Goldizen. Donnie Kessel. Jim Kessel, John Waddy, Doug Veach. Don Huffman. Carl Barr, John Bensenhaver, Bruce Borror, Wayne Barr. Bob Walker, Curtis Sites, Assistant Coach Clement Clower. Third Row—Donnie Kile, Bill Boor. Garry Halterman, Gene Kuykendall, Eston Nelson, Harold Hines, Eddie Van Meter, Earl Riggleman, Harold Wimer, Dale Van Meter, Keith Bergdoll, Bob Frye, John Thorne, Lewis Peck, Wayne Kuykendall, John Yankey, Ronald Ours.