Simmons High School - Search Light Yearbook (Montgomery, WV)

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Class Poem ik iff iff FAREWELL TO SIMMONS By Ruth Helen Biggers, Wanda Lee Steed We are about to enter a new world. Old world, to you, farewell, we say. Of course, we will remember you When we have gone away. After four long years together Farewell isn't easy to say. But I must say that we are leaving After this commencement day. Farewell to Simmons and teachers And thanks for what you have done. We are grateful for your many deeds, From the largest to the smallest one 'ik il? dir Class Song Tune: Auld Lang Syne By Ruth Helen Biggers O parting time has come for us And we're about to go. Of course we hate to think of leaving, dear Old Simmons High. Dear school we'll ever think of you Where ever we may roam. We'lI always think of Simmons High as the finest school at home

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Class History We began our high school career in the month of September 1944. We were divided into three sections with the enrollment of 103. The sponsors were: Mrs. Bertha J. Washington-section one, Mrs. Elizabeth P. Vaughan-section two, Mrs. Ottrus B. Dickerson--section three. We were represented in the Miss Homecoming by Miss Peggy Watlington who was crowned Miss Simmons . ln our sophomore year which was also an enjoyable one, we were divided into two sections with Mrs. Ottrus B. Dickerson and Mrs. Elizabeth S. Holmes as our sponsors. ln the latter part of the year, we lost one of our sponsors Mrs. Dickerson who resigned and joined the Aracoma Teaching Staff. Mrs. Moselle Giles succeeded her. Arelia Abercrombie, Gloria Day, Veatrice Goard, Daisy Simmons, Reba Watkins, and Rosa Wright came to us as new members. We were represented in the Miss Home- coming Drive by Miss lrene Walker who was an attendant to Miss Sim- mans . One of the gala affairs of the year was sponsored by our class, the St. Patrick Dance. We were also represented on the varsity team by: Wright Blake, James Ethridge, John Helm, James Scott, and William Wil- Iiams. ln our junior year we achieved even greater heights. We were di- vided into two sections under the sponsorship of Mrs. Elizabeth Holmes and Mrs. Bertha J. Washington. We were represented in athletics by: James Ethridge, Alfred Winston, and Rudolph Johnson. Lola White was awarded a prize for being the best ladylike student in the school. Early in September of 1947 our senior year began. We were divided into two sections again with Mrs. Bertha J. Washington and Mrs. Elizabeth Holmes as our sponsors. We were represented in athletics by the same boys. Our contestants for the Pepsi Cola scholarship contest were: Danielle Bowles, Edyth Carter, and Lola White. We were represented in the Miss Homecoming drive by Miss Wanda Steed who was crowned Miss Simmons . ln the month of October 1947 a lovely student, Margaret Campbell, came to our class from Delaware, Ohio. She was active in dramatics, radio and assembly programs. She returned home on account of ill health and passed in December. We sincerely regret her passing. Each year we have won honors in every phase of the school activities and have also carried a high scholastic average. We shall leave Simmons with cherished thoughts of an honorable school. Edyth Carter Mildred McLemore Lola White