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

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Uunion QlaAA. The Junior Class has a total of 78 members with Miss Groves, Miss Ruddle and Mr. Clower as sponsors. Class officers are: President, Jack Bowman; Vice President, Eddie Nelson; Secretary, Sharon Roby, and Treasurer. Elizabeth Nicholson. Officers for the various homerooms are: Shelia Kile and Eddie Nelson, Presidents; Darlene Hipp and Johnny Parks. Vice Presidents; Juanita Borror and Elizabeth Nicholson. Secretaries; Charlotte Hartman and Elizabeth Nichol- son, Treasurers, and Jack Bowman, Marion Berg, Roy Rumers and Freda Smith, Student Council Members. The Junior Class presented “A Case of Springtime as their Junior play, which was a big success. They also sponsored the Sweetheart Ball and the Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom. First Row—Wanda Bergdoll, Darlene Hipp, Irene Keplinger, Marion Berg, Frances Hawk. Shirley Hawk, Shelia Kile. Second Row—Juanita Borrer, Charlotte Hartman, Esther Frazier, Noreen Alexander, Shirley Borror, Miss Groves. Third Row—Ellis Goldizen, Jimmy Judy, Gary Evans, Bob Frye, Jerry Brill, Lindon Funkhouser. Absent from picture—Delmar Alt, Jack Bowman, Reggie Kimble. Sixteen The 1955 Petro-Schola

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Sesu i GloAd. iJliit tuf, Yes, six years seem like a long time but to the 50 seniors who have con- tinued on through these years it doesn’t seem so long. They began their first year on the hill, with 88 members and for their sponsors they had Mrs. Bosley, Mr. Alfred Snyder and Miss Huffman. Class officers were: Presidents. Ruth Cuppett, Roger King and Allen Phillips; Vice Presidents. Kitty Lou Hull. Carol Kimble and Nan Phillips; Secretaries. Delores Brooks. Barbara Mowery and Doris Westfall; Treasurers, Donald Huffman. Thelma Kile and Doris Westfall; Student Council Representatives were John Bensenhaver, Elaine Lowe and John VanMeter. The second year in junior high found the enrollment decreased to 78 members and for their sponsors they had Mrs. Thompson, Miss Stemple and Mr. L. Snyder. Class officers were, Presidents, Ruth Cuppett, John VanMeter and Fred Painter; Vice Presidents, Edna Hines. Joan Smith and Patsy Sites Secretaries, Kitty Lou Hull, Elaine Lowe and Beulah Crites; Student Council representatives were Donald Graham, Nan Phillips and Allen Phillips. At last came the big day to which they had all been looking forward. Entering senior high was different and much more interesting. They spent a long week being initiated which ended with a party and lots of fun. The num- ber had dropped to 68 with Mrs. Mohl, Miss Deadrick and Miss Shackleford as their sponsors. Class officers were, Presidents, Nancy Cline, Kitty Hull and Nan Phillips; Vice Presidents. Ruth Cuppett, Roger King and Betty Woods; Secretaries, Delores Brooks, Mary Jane Mitchell and Joan Smith; Student Council Representatives were Donald Graham, Harlan Kesner and Allen Philips. As Sophomores, the number dropped to 61. To guide them through this year they had for their sponsors, Mr. Paul Huffman and Mrs. Roger McAvoy. The class officers were. Presidents, Keith Inskeep and Billy Riggleman; Vice Presidents. Nancy Kline and Barbara Mowery; Secretaries, Cleta Keplinger and Nan Phillips; Treasurers, Donald Graham and Darlene Rohrbaugh; Student Council Representatives were Carol Kimble, Betty Woods and Donald Huffman. As they entered their Jolly-Junior year there were 52 members. This meant the getting of the class rings, which they had really looked forward to receiving, and by all means, th? Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom. They se- lected as their theme for the Prom, “Neptune’s Court.” They also presented the annual class play, “The Smart Idiot,” directed by Miss Mary Lee Ruddle. The class officers for the year were: Ruth Cuppett as President. Nan Phillips as Vice President, Barbara Mowery as Secretary and Gene McCauley as Treas- urer. Student Council Representatives were John VanMeter, Edna Hines, Kitty Lou Hull and Darlene Rohrbaugh. At last, the final year arrived—the senior year. As their officers, they elected Donald Graham as President, Ruth Cuppett as Vice President, Edna Hines as Secretary, and Gene McCauley as Treasurer. Student Council repre- sentatives were John Van Meter. Darlene Rohrbaugh, Dave Albee and Keith Inskeep. The two sponsors who guided them through the last year were Miss Barbara Babb and Mrs. D. S. Collins. Valedictorian honor went to Ruth Cuppett and that of salutatorian to Keith Inskeep. All through their last year in high school, the class members worked on many projects to raise money for the Senior trip. They presented as their Senior play, “The Adorable Imp.” The 1955 Petro-Schola Fifteen

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First Row—-Phyllis Sites, Patsy Mowery, Dee Ann Parsons, Betty Nessel- rodt, Sharon Roby, Agnes Mongold. Second Row—Donald Rexrode, Barbara Shobe. Junior Parsons, Roy Mullenax, Joe Oates, Oscar Rohrbaugh, Elizabeth Nicholson, Lawrence Rotruck, Miss Ruddle. Third Row—Scottie McDonald, Golden Schell, Frank Rodgers, Edgar Nelson, Roy Rumers, Johnny Parks, Bill Sabo, Tim Parks, Bernard Ours. Absent from picture—Earl Riggleman, Junior Shook. First Row—Helen Swick, Betty Wolfe, Wilma Wampler, Carole Stallings, Mary Alice Smith, Freda Smith, Mary Helen Smith. Second Row—Ruth Stark, Naomi Snyder, Dixie Veach, Betty Weatherholtz, Eleanor Smith, Becky Snyder, Paige Snell, Catherine VanMeter, Naomi Stark, Mr. Clower. Third Row—Margaret Waddy, Donald Whetzel, John Yankey, Gene Turner, John Thorne, Gerald Thorne, Dale VanMeter, Darwin Yokum, Lucy Smith. Absent from picture—Billy Sites, Carroll Smith, William Smith, Ruth Stark. The 1955 Petro-Schola Seventeen