South Charleston High School - Memoirs Yearbook (South Charleston, WV)

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411i THE CAST First Row-Jack Shamblin, Joan Fox, Alex Hawkins, Mary Thailing, Marjorie Yeager, Betsy Day. Second Row-Connie Jarrett, Cecelia Bodkin, David New, Linda Moulder, Nancy Wickert, Gerald Morgan, Sylvia Ekstrom, David Green. Page Twenty-two rr 00 Jdlfzq Senior Class Directed by She looks awfully good to me!

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ezziors gn ieview The l955 SENIOR CLASS of South Charleston High School achieved numerous honors in curricular and extra-curricular activities. Through the year the individ- uals of this class, by cooperation and hard work, have made it an outstanding class. The All-State Football team of I954 gave honors to four boys on the first string of the gridiron. RONNIE STEELE was at the head of the list as All-State End. Third team honors were given to ALEX HAW- KINS and RICHARD HAWKINS, a Back and a Tackle, respectively. Receiving Par- ticular Honorable Mention was JOHN ED- WARDS as Center. JACK SHAMBLIN, basketball and baseball star, was South Charleston's Ath- lete of the Year for l954. The selection of Miss Black Eagle brought Aforth three vivacious beauties. JOAN FOX reigned as Miss Black Eagle , BETSY DAY and JANET PAYNE- attended her. For the second consecutive year a S. C. student has received outstanding recogni- tion for achievement in science. CAROL HAWKINS was among the top 40 winners in the Westinghouse Talent Search Con- test. This not only gave her a free trip to Washington, D. C., but also a chance to obtain several scholarships. BOB GHIZ was elected Vice-President of the West Virginia Junior Classical League CLatin Clubl. Serving as Vice-President of the West Virginia Yearbook Association was TINA CHRISTY, co-circulation manager of the Memoirs staff. CAROL HAWKINS and NANCY MOR- GAN were state officers for the West Vir- ginia Junior Academy of Science-CAROL, as president, and NANCY, as secretary. Last June S. C. H. S. sent six girls to Girls' State and two boys to Boys' State. The representatives to Girls' State were BETSY DAY, SALLY COEN, JOYCE LU- CAS, JO ANN ASCHENBRENNER, GAIL WALDECK, and NANCY MORGAN, repre- sentatives to Boys' State were DICK WAL- KER and DAVID NEW. NANCY MOR- Memoirs, 1955 GAN was chosen as an Outstanding Citi- zen and will return next year as a junior counselor. Many other S. C. seniors boarded cars and chartered buses to attend conventions. JOYCE LUCAS, DAVID NEW, and NANCY MORGAN, under the guidance of our principal, ROBERT L. BRYAN, went to Jackson, Mississippi, to attend the meeting of the Southern Association of Student Councils. MARY THAILING, KATHERINE POL- ING, JUDY WHITE, ELEANOR CARTE, PHYLLIS BLACK, LINDA MOULDER, and PAT MILES journeyed to Jackson's Mill on a chartered bus to attend the Y-Teen Con- ference. BOB GHIZ, GUY CHILDRESS, CAROL HAWKINS, and DICK WALKER were the seniors in the group that toured the Atomic Energy Plant in Oakridge, Tennessee. Talent, Talent, and more Talent! ROSALIE NEWMAN was the mistress of ceremonies for all the S. C. editions of the Teen-Ager program over WGKV radio. Through her hard work and efforts, they have all been Great programs. SUZIE FOGLESONG'S singing ability won her the top prize in the Light Opera Guild contest. ln December Miss Snow Queen and her attendants were elected. These beau- ties coming out on top were SALLY COEN, queen, PAT MILES and GAIL WALDECK, attendants. NANCY MORGAN received the Daugh- ters of American Revolution, better known as the D. A. R., award for good citizenship. Proving that at least one teenager is ei good driver is RUSSELL CARTMILL, who won second place in the local Teen-Age Driving Rodeo. Beauty and a charming personality were the reasons that the pert ROSALIE NEWMAN was crowned the first Miss Teen Queen of West Virginia. With the coming of Spring rnore honors and scholarships have been bestowed upon these SENIORS-this great class of l955. Page Twenty one

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M .gagies N Play Mrs. Margo rel' Smith BEHIND THE SCENES The plot thickens Sylvia Means-Advertising, Larry Wilson, Jean Dorsey- Make-up, Kathryn Poling-Advertising, Rosalie Newman- Sets, Glen Fowkles-Properties. Absent when taken-Tracy Faust-Stage Manager. Page Tu'4'nty-!l1ra'c