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

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semoRS ANN WALLACE WELKER President Senior Class; President National Honor Society; Chorus; Band; Annual Staff; 4-H Club; F.H.A. (State Officer); Literary; 56 Citizen of the Year; Senior Play. WILLIAM CLAYTON BOOR Vice-President Senior Class; Junior Play; Foot- ball; Baseball; Varsity Club; 4-H; Student Coun- cil; Annual Staff; Senior Play. LAURA MAE MARTIN Secretary of Senior Class; F.H.A.; Band; F.B. L.A.; Annual Staff; Student Council; Basketball; Senior Play; Alternate to Rhodendron Girls State. WILLIAM EDGAR VAN METER Treasurer of Senior Class; Football; Basketball; Varsity Club; 4-H; Junior Play; Key Club; F.F. A.; Boy's State; Annual Staff; Senior Play. LINDA LEE KING President Student Council and District Officer; Band; F.H.A.; Annual Staff; Junior Play; Senior Play; National Honor Society; Cheerleader; Var- sity Club; 4-H. EUGENT KYLE HARR Basketball; Junior Play; Band; Student Council; Annual Staff; 4-H; Senior Play. BONNIE FAYE BELT 4-H; Junior Play; Student Council; Band; Nation- al Honor Society; F.T.A.; F.H.A.; Literary; Varsity Club;Chorus; Viking Log Staff; Rhodend- ron Girls State; Football Queen '56; Cheerleader; F.B.L.A.; Annual Staff; Quill and Scroll; Sen- ior Play. DORA VIRGINIA SMITH Chorus; F. B.L.A.; F.H.A.; Student Council; 4-H; Annual Staff; Senior Play.

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“High School days will soon be over, Far from thee we’ll roam, But we’ll think of thee, dear Petersburg, Ever as our home.......................... As graduation, the main event of the year, draws nearer, we recall many of the happy times we have enjoyed at P.H.S. Although the future lies ahead of us, we are going to dislike leaving P.H.S. With renewed hope, and confidence, we will be ready to strive toward our goals as we go from here to face the “world.” Our first year on the hill” (in 1951) we had as our sponsors: Mrs. Mary Orlidge, Mrs. Edith K. Bosley, Mr. Hubert Raines, and Mr. Paul Leach. Our class officers were: Presidents, Bill Boor, Linda King, Norma Mongold, and Estel Sites; Vice-Presidents, Mary Alt, Gene Harr, Jackie Rexrode, and Shelby Mongold; Secretaries, Bonnie Belt, Yvonne Hedrick, Hilda Reel, and Curtis McUlty; Treasurers, Irene Barr, Carter Ins keep, Betty Sites, and Roger Michael; Student Council Representatives, Luise Cowherd, Dick Huffman, Dora Smith, and Laura Martin. In the eighth grade (in 1952) there were 113 of us. Sponsors were: Mr. William Hickman, Miss Mary Lee Ruddle, Mrs. Betty Thompson, and Mr. Lloyd Snyder. Class officers were: Presidents, Carol Bensenhaver, Pat Graham, Udell Mongold, and Ann Welker; Vice-Presidents, Bonnie Belt, Yvonne Hedrick, Norma Mongold, and Eddie VanMeter; Secretaries, Barbara Brown, Linda King, Shirley Miller, and Dean Sage; Treasurers, Bill Boor, Dick Huffman, Roger Michael, and Carol Pennington. In 1953, there were 102 enrolled in the ninth grade. This year our sponsors were: Mrs. Lyndal Fox Marshall, Mrs. Bess S. Mohl, and Miss Myrtle Groves. Our officers for this year were: Presidents, Bill Boor, Lydia May, and Dora Smith; Vice-Presidents, Carol Bensenhaver, Yvonne Hedrick, and Shirley Miller; Secretaries, Kay Adams, Laura Martin, and Ann Welker; Treasurers, Andrew Frye, Dick Huffman, and Carol Pennington; Student Council Representatives, Bonnie Belt and Linda King. The highlight of the freshman year was a “dreaded” initiation week. The Sophomore class had 85 students and three class sponsors: Mr. John Largent, Mrs. Eileen Schell, and Miss Margarete Shackleford. The highlight of our sophomore year activities was the week of initiating the oncoming freshmen, ending with a Friday night party. The class officers were: Presidents, Bonnie Belt, Lydia May, and Ann Welker; Vice-Presidents, Bill Boor, Yvonne Hedrick, and Norma Mon go Id; Secretaries, Luise Cowherd, Anna Keplinger, Shirley Miller; Treasurers, Andrew Frye, Laura Martin, and Wanda Crites. Seventy-two juniors started the year in 1955 with Mr. John Largent, Miss Myrtle Groves, and Miss Mary Lee Ruddle as our class sponsors. Our class officers were: President, Dick Huffman; Vice-President, Bonnie Belt; Secretary, Carol Bensenhaver; and Treasurer, Luise Cowherd. This year we successfully presented theplay “Seventeenth Summer” under the direction of Miss Mary Lee Ruddle. We also sponsored the Sweethearts Ball and the Junior-Senior Prom. Then in our last and final year on the “hill” there were 72 of us. Our sponsors were: Mrs. Priscilla Collins, Mrs. Pauline Frye, and Mr. Linton Sites. Our class officers were: President, Ann Welker; Vice-President, Bill Boor; Treasurer, Eddie VanMeter, and Secretary, Laura Martin. Student Council representatives were: Bonnie Belt, Eugene Harr, and Dora Smith.

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EILEEN KAY ADAMS Junior Play; Band; Chorus; National Honor Socie- ty; F.T.A.; Literary; Varsity Club; Miss Pep I; Annual Staff; F.H. A.; Senior Play. MARY ANN ALT F.H.A.; Basketball; 4-H. IRENE RUTH BARR 4-H; Band; F.T.A.; F.H.A.; Annual Staff. CAROL LEE BENSENHAVER Majorette; Cheerleader; Junior Play; F.H.A.; Student Council; Queen Sweetheart IV; F.T.A. Varsity Club; Annual Staff; Chorus; National Honor Society; Viking Log Staff; F.B.L.A.; 4-H; Quill and Scroll. ROBERT OLAF BERG Football; Baseball; F.F.A.; Varsity CluD. PHYLLIS JEAN BORROR 4-H. GEORGE BARREN BRAKE F.F. A.; Annual Staff. ERNEST HOWARD BRUCE Baseball; Basketball; 4-H; Junior and Senior Play. A