Southern Fulton High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Warfordsburg, PA)

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OUR HIGH SCHOOL —THE WAY IT WAS —THE WAY IT IS the first high school classes were held in the I.O.O.F. Hall in Warfordsburg with Mr. George Weiss as teacher and prin- cipal. The new high school was being built in Warfordsburg at this time, but the students did not occupy the new building un- til the spring of 1928. The reason for moving to the new building at this time of year was to take advantage of the SI00 state appropriation for each closed one-room school. Since there were six one-room schools and the I.O.O.F. Lodge Hall High School that were closed during the first year, it meant that the school district of Bethel Township would receive $700 additional state ap- propriation for that year. The next fall another teacher, Miss Freeda Duvall, came to teach and another class was added. By 1929, there were three teachers and forty students in the high school. Bethel Township High School graduated seventeen young men and women in its first graduating class of 1931. Belfast Township built a new grade school about the same time as the high school was built. This is known as the Need- more Elementary. Brush Creek, Thompson, and Union Townships still maintained their one-room schools. Once they completed their eight years in the elementary buildings, they went to high school if they had a way, for bus transportation was not for all these areas at this time. In 1935, the Board of Directors provided a transportation route through the entire district from Akersville south for stu- dents who desired to attend the high school at Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania. During the late I930’s, Bethel High School became known as Warfordsburg High School, and in 1952, Warfordsburg High School became Southern Fulton High School. The 1957 Class ring was the last one to read “Warfordsburg High School. In 1954, a new wing was added to the Warfordsburg building because of the increase in student enrollment. Then in 1958, it was decided to begin construction of the new building. Whenever the new Southern Fulton Jr. — Sr. High School was completed, students moved into it for classes in January, 1959. The new building now houses grades 7-12 from all the five townships. Grades K-6 now attend the Warfordsburg and Needmore Elementary Schools, because with the new buildings, all the one-room schools in the five townships had their doors closed forever to students. The school is growing at a rapid rate and discussions have been held concerning the construction of a new building that will be able to accommodate the needs of many more students. Our school has been modernized greatly since those little one- room schools that many of us may remember. We may sit and dream of the past days and wish sometimes that those days would return, but in our hearts we know that now is the best time of our lives, and we should look to the future by learning from the past. CLASS OF 1925 Row I John Henry, Viva Stahle-Murray, Esther Kerns-, Julia Faith-. Winifred Peck-Licar, Aura Deneen, James Webster Row 2: Miriam Andrews-Grcgory. Myda Schetrompf-Kerns, Mildred Noel F.. Katherine Dixon-Roxby, Hazel Watson-Schriever. Erna Schetrompf-L.-Hendershot, Helen Wink-S. -Corman. Row 3: Mary Carr-White, Margaret Barnhart-, Victor Reel, Lynwood Smith, Chester Hahne, Cora Schultz-Booth. Nellie Rilz-Schullz. Not pictured: Ella Mae H. Golden. Back: Professor Fred Miller — Principal Hancock 1925 Of the 22 members in the class of 1925 from Hancock High School. 10 were from the Southern Fulton area The class of 1925 in Hancock started with 24 students. Eight of the graduates became teachers in the Southern Fulton area: Cora Booth, Nellie Schultz, Myda Kerns, Katherine Roxby. Erna Hen- dershot, Helen Corman. Viva Murray, and Aura Deneen. Viva and Aura both taught school for 45 years before retir- ing and have worked as sub- stitutes regularly since retire- ment On Mav 24. 1980. the Class of 1925 held its 55th Class Re- union at the Park-N-Dine Restaurant in Hancock Six of the graduates attended the re- union. 9

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February 20, 1980 DayCareerDayCareerDayCareerDayCareerDay CareerDayCareerDayCareerDay 58 59 ENGINEER Career Day Sixty-eight career field represen- tatives spoke with the 218 seniors of Fulton County’s high schools at the Career Day held on Wednesday, February 20 in Central Fulton Fligh School. The event was sponsored by Fulton County Chamber of Commerce. The day concluded with a dinner in the McConnellsburg Fligh School cafeteria for students and business participants. c a r e e r D a y c a r e e r ABOUT THE PICTURES I Denise expecting to learn about modeling 2. Mark listening to Mr Andrews explain- ing photography. 3. Shirley listening to Kay Beach, a social worker 4 Glenn Prcsgravcs from TV-25 telling Mark about being an announcer. 5 Shane listening to an engineer 6 Cheri learning about child care from Rodney Barton. 7 Mclva listening to Katherine Simpson, a receptionist. 8 Is Bill going to be a bank officer? 9. Career Day Signs 10 Buck Richards telling Scott about heavy construction work. 11. Craig listening to an electrician 12. Jacky and Donna listening to a legal secretary. 13 Sybil Coble, a home economist, with Betty 14 Mr Hendershot speaking about small engine repairs. 15. Jenny and John learning to be automobile salespersons. JayCareerDayCareerDayCareerDayCareerDayCareerDas CareerDayCareerDay