Valley High School - Echo Yearbook (West Terre Haute, IN)

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Then came 1941 and Pearl Harbor' Valley gave her share of boys many of whom never came back Pete Whltesell Wayne Punnels Iack Martln B111 McFarl1n Iohnny Smlth these were only a few of the flne boys who never returned Wlth the return of peace Valley too returned to normal Then ln 1957 a dream ma terlallzed when the West Terre Haute schools merged wlth Sugar Creek school to form the West VlQO Metropolltan School Dlstrlct So our h1gh school w1ll soon come to the end of 1ts way but always wlll we remember the blaze of glory set for many by our beloved Alma Mater Valley of West Terre Haute' Trwla of alley The Bobcat symbol became a part of Valley tradltlon ln 1938 when Coach Don Eastabrook wanted a flghtmg team and plcked the bobcat rt 1S small but exceedlngly flerce and dangerous At the tlme Mr Eastabrook Mlss Lotze ofthe muslc department and MISS Stogsdlll Clvlrs Cllnej set up the Bobcat Song, us1ng the muslc of the Washlngton and Lee SWIHQ Valley has many other songs that are tradltlonal such as our Hlgh School Song our Alma Mater Farewell and two or three pep songs besldes our Bobcat Song Our school colors purple and gold were adopted 1n the flrst years because they are royal colors denotlng r1chness and beauty Our school plant lS also qulte lnterestlng Orlglnally all grades were taught at Valley from the prlmary through the senlor year The prlmary grades met ln the annex wh1ch has always been affectlonately called the dog house perhaps because of 1ts d1m1nut1ve slze The gymnaslum occuples the ground where stood a d1lap1dated house whlch served as the lndustrlal arts department for many years The gymnaslum was bullt 1n 1934 to serve both school and communlty and was bullt by WPA workers pald by the U S Government The garage machlne shop 1S one of the newest add1t1ons havlng been added to the annex ln 1949 when auto mechanlcs and drlvers' tralnlng requlred add1t1onal space The Pete Whltesell athletlc award presented by W1ll1am Ketner an alumnus of Valley honors Pete an outstandlng and popular athlete at Valley who gave h1s llfe for h1s country wh1le he served as a gunner for the U S Alr Force ln Europe The award IS always glven to the senlor boy who has done most to foster school Splflt and team co operatlon ' l . I I I I - 1 . I I I 1 - . I . 0 0 , . ' I 1 ' . I I , . . . . . ,, ,, . . . . . , . . . . . . I 1 1 I I C . o

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