Rocky Gap School - Rogahi Yearbook (Rocky Gap, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1953 volume:

90 ROCKY GAP HIGH SCHOOL Rocky Gap, Virginia FIRST EDITION DEDICATION We, the students of Rocky Gap High School, wish to dedicate this first volume of The Rogahi to Mrs. Rosa S. Gordon. We realize that the dedication of this book can never repay her for the many burdens that we have caused her to bear. With this dedication, we wish to express our thanks, and appreciation for her kindness and understanding and her never-failing interest in all the students of Rocky Gap High School. PRINCIPAL It would be almost impossible to attempt a further re- view of our school without first paying tribute to Mr. Updyke, our principal. Although this is his first year with us, we always find him busy trying to make improvements in our school. He always finds time to be a friend and advisor to every student. We deeply appreciate his interest and friend- liness which is always needful in making any school year a success. Bruce Robertson M.S. Oklahoma A M Vocational Agriculture Walter Porterfield B.S. Concord College Science-English-Athletics CLASS HISTORY In September, 1949, thirty-six Freshmen started on their high school journey, but our happiness turned to sadness when we found that every- one looked down on us as The awful Freshmen. We were not familiar with the daily routine of lessons. Wonder if Charles Hare and Billy Shrader remember the many times that they transferred Mr. Mauldin's thoughts from Civics to Army life. During this year we were unfortunate in losing Margaret Gunter. Douglas Hancock, Donnie Hart, Oakie Starling, Curtis Lester, Ruby Owens and Walter Sarver. With eight of our first year members missing we decided to carry the burden alone. During our Sophomore year our Biology teacher taught us the art of pickling snakes and disecting frogs. The girls felt highly honored to be able to serve at the Junior and Senior Banquet. It was at the end of our last semester that Lois French Burton decided that she had gained enough knowledge to become a housewife. In our Junior year we decided that we needed dignity and distinction to distinguish us from those Sophomores and Freshmen. We received our class rings in January of our Junior year. Several received engagement rings, and class pins. We lost Lorraine Conley, Yvonne Bradshaw and Betty Lawson in our Junior year. After our Junior year, we carried the name of'The Dignified Seniors. As our Senior class stands now, we have two girls who have chosen themselves husbands. We were very sorry to lose one of our senior girls, Susie Smith. We now have nine boys and eleven girls. Although we have had many hardships to endure, we will have to ad- mit that probably some of the happiest days of our lives were those that we spent with our classmates at Rocky Gap High School. Now as we face the future, we do not know what it holds in store for each of us. Though we may say good-bye to our classmates, our thoughts will always be with them in hopes that everything they endeavor to do may be crowned with success. SENIOR OFFICERS President..... Vice-President Secretary..... Treasurer . . . . Reporter...... Mary Jane Umbarger .....Doris Heileman .......Patsy Parks .....Daniel Stowers ....... Zane Turner JANICE COLLEEN HOOSIER Class Historian; Class President '51-52. MARY JANE S. UMBARGER Class Salutorian; Class President '53; Beta Club, Pres. '53; 4-H County Council President '51; School Pianist '50-53; Winner of Bankers' Speaking Contest '50; Citizenship Award '51; School Spirit and Public Speaking Award '52. IRIS HARLESS WILSON BELCHER Class Treasurer '50-51; F. H. A. F. F. A. '50-53; KVG '50-53; Basket- '49-51; 4-H '51-52; Softball '52-53. ball '52-53. CHARLES D. HARE F. F. A. Reporter; 4-H; Public Speak- ing Award '51. LORA GAY STINSON 4-H '50-51; Basketball '50-53; Soft- ball '50-51. EUGENE R. ANDREWS F.F.A. '53; K.V.G. '53; Softball '52-53; Basketball '52-53. PATSY JEAN PARKS RUTH LANE BILLY L. JONES Class President '50-51; Class Sec- Class Secretary '50-51; 4-H '50-52; F.F.A. Treasurer '52-53; K.V.G. retary '52-53; 4-H  50-52; F.H.A. F.H.A. ' 50-52; Songleader. '51-53; F.F.A. '50-53. '49-52--Vice President '50-51. BOBBY FRENCH ZANE LOIS TURNER CORA ELLEN NUNN F.F.A. '49-53; K.V.G. '52-53. Class Reporter '52-53; 4-H '50-52; Softball '52-53. F.H.A. '50-52; Softball '52-53. PAUL TAYLOR Class Vice-President'52; F.F.A.-- Secretary '51-52, President '52-53; Assistant K.V.G. Leader; Winner of 1 st--American Farm Youth Essay Contest (Nat'l); 2nd--Swift Co. (Nat'l); 4th--Virginia Wildlife Essay (State). FREDA YVONNE SIMPKINS 4-H '50-52; F.H. A. '50-52; Basket- ball '50-53; Softball '50-53. BILLY GENE SHRADER 4-H; K.V.G. '50-53; Softball '52. ROSELLA SARVER 4-H '50-51; Softball '50-53; Basket- ball '52-53. UNDERCLASS OFFICERS JUNIORS Ruth Newton Peggy Hutchinson O. K. Spence L Phyllis Osborne Opal Blankenship JUNIORS JUNIORS Ann Pruitt Jean Pruitt Shirley Turner June Lawson Walter Porterfield Sponsor Frances Looney SOPHOMORE CLASS Juanita Bradshaw Buddy Carroll Raymond Dehart Mrs. Rosa S. Gordon Frances Havens Connie Jones Geroline Kidd Lewis Lane Nellie Lockhart Dallas Looney Sue Morehead Bobby Moses Ruby Owens Virginia Richardson Jimmy Shrader Janice Simpkins Doris Steele Donald Stowers Freda Stowers Peggy Stowers Stella Stowers Helen Taylor Janet Tiller Betty Ruth Tolbert Billy Jean Waiters Donald Walters FRESHMAN CLASS Richard Andrews Pearl Blankenship Phyllis Clark June Gail Conley Shirley Dehart Oren Gregory Billy Hull Phyllis Kimberline Betty Lambert Joyce Lambert Juanita Lawson Barbara Lindamood Glorena Looney Richard Mills Reeda Nelson Ann Newton Peggy Parks Lillian Radford Jackie Stowers Shirley Stowers Lloyd Taylor Eugene Tiller Peggy Weddle Phyllis Wiley Sandra Willis Alvin Wyatt FOURTH GRADE MRS. SIMPKINS CHEERLEADERS JANET CONNIE FRANCES RUBY MADELINE DORIS NELLIE HELEN Front: L. B. Tolbert; Richard Gregory; Raymond DeHart; Bud Childress; Dallas Looney; Wilson Belcher; Back: Mr. Porterfield; Gene Tiller; Lewis Lane; Gene Andrews; Charles Hare; Daniel Stowers; O. K. Spence; and Mr. Updyke. BASEBALL VARSITY SOFT BALL Front: Freda Simpkins --short stop; Zane Turner --short field; Rosella Sarver--Pitcher; Iris Harless-- Second Base; Cora Ellen Nunn--Left Field. Back: Shirley Turner --Third Base; Juanita Bradshaw--Center Field; Janice Simpkins --Catcher; Peggy Hutchinson--First Base; Shirley Steele--Right Field. GIRLS' SOFTBALL BOYS' SOFTBALL Front: L. B. Tolbert-Pitcher; Richard Gregory-Left Field; O. K. Spence- First Base; Lewis Lane-Center Field; Raymond DeHart-Catcher; Back: Charles Hare-Third Base; Jackie Stowers-Sub; Gene Andrews-Short Stop; Dallas Looney-Right Field; Gene Tiller-Sub. and Mr. Porterfield, Coach. BASKET Front: Lora Gay Stinson, Billy Jean Walters, Shirley Steele, Peggy Hutchinson, Rosella Sarver, Freda Simpkins. Back: Lillian Radford, Virginia Richardson, Janice Simpkins, Frances Looney, Peggy Weddle, Barbara Stowers, June Gayle Conley. GIRLS FRESHMAN TEAM Front: June Gale Conley, Phyllis Clark, Juanita Bradshaw, Virginia Richardson, Lillian Radford, Billy Jean Walters. Back: Mr. Walter Porterfield, Coach; Stella Stowers, Glorena Looney, Betty Lambert, Shirley Stowers, Janice Simpkins, and Peggy Weddle. FRESHMEN - SOFTBALL - SOPHOMORE Front: Buck Lane, Jackie Stowers, Gene Tiller, Raymond DeHart, Back: Garland Updyke, Coach; Donald Stowers, Dallas Looney, Donald Walters, Oren Gregory, and Richard Mills. ANNUAL STAFF Buddy Carroll. Patsy Parks, Mary Jane Umbarger, Walter Porterfield, Doris Heileman, Bobby Moses, Peggy Hutchinson, Paul Taylor, Shirley Steele, (Not Pictured) Betty Joyce Blessing, Typist. Front: Phyllis Osborne, President; Peggy Hutchinson, B.R.T. President; Shirley DeHart, Secretary; Back: Barbara Stowers, Treasurer; Opal Blankenship, Re- porter; Mrs. Jean Sands, Advisor; Janice Simpkins, Vice-President; Geroline Kidd, Song Leader. SHOP AGRICULTURE the County's Finest CONGRATULATIONS ROCKY GAP MCLAINS BUSINESS COLLEGE Thomas E. McLain, President 6th and 7th Floors Coal Coke Building Fully Accredited It Pays To Prepare At McLains Bluefield West Virginia Compliments of BLUEFIELD HARDWARE COMPANY Over Fifty Years of Service Bluefield West Virginia Modern School Compliment s of REPAS S BARBER SHOP 1324 Bland St. Bluefield West Virginia Compliments of THE LEATHERWOOD CO. For Modern Youth KAYE’S Si.tl nn STORE Compliments of ST. LUKES HOSPITAL GOODYKOONTZ REXALL DRUG STORE Phones: Office 8013 Prescriptions Store 7169 Bluefield West Virginia VIRGINIA FOODS, INC. Bluefield Virginia Best Wishes Compliments of CARROLL BROTHERS BLESSING BROS. 0 Gen. Mdse. 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FRANKLIN Compliments of Dependable Dry Cleaner MADEMOISELLE SHOP Dial 8164 Phone 9513-1400 Bland St. 519 Federal St. Bluefield West Virginia Bluefield West Virginia Best Wishes BLUE BIRD These Business concerns, by their generosity, h a v e m a d e it possible for our High School to publish this Annual. Please show your apprecia- tion by patronizing t h e m at every opportunity. RESTAURANT. Bastian Virginia BOOSTERS Fisher Trenton Pharmacy Kiddie Korner Virginia Ann Jewelery Effron's Army Navy Store Sherry's Drug Store Bluefield Cleaners Dr. J. Toy Nelson Dr. P. P. Ferraraccio Peters Driscall Dexter's Dutch Oven Pinnacle Restaurant Dr. William Baker Graham Floral Dr. Victor Baker • , p. . - : t vi?-i - t ai d' ' ; rid !« ! i j . 18 r V , • • «. ■ ■- i. ; «ffe V - Vv ’.’ '■'£% .K i 'Jzi 9'r'+A Li. %