Final Awards Assembly Held At Handley
Handley students gathered in the auditorium for the final awards assembly. Alan Peer presented literary awards to students across poetry essay short story debate and more while Mr Strance honored band and instrument players. Booster Club and judges awarded homeroom and essay prizes with athletic letters and a Remington portable typewriter presented by the Winchester School Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Fry
Alan Peer
Judy Blum
Gibson Funk
Carle Germelman
William Larrick
Helen Womeldorf
Bobby Kendall
Gene Miller
Stephen Brown
Philip Grove
Joyce Butler
Gail Carper
Suzanne Rosenberger
Susan Dick
Fred Ritter
Earl Fauver
Pat Cahill
Suzanne Smith
Susan Snider
Anne Womeldorf
Diane Peters
Suzanne Carr
August Hark
Jim Scott
Kathryn Flory
Ronald Johnson
Linda Smith
Houston Carr
Strance
Charles Campbell
The
Lions Club
Avion
Betty Derflinger
Booster Club
Sarah Shiley
Quarles
Jo Ellen Dick
Virginia
Carter
Martha Butler
Ann Barnhart
Jane Petrie
Betty Snellings
Quarles Than
Bessie L. Corkey
Winchester School Board
Remington
Editor Joyce Butler Leads Local Desk Team
Joyce Butler heads the editor team at the local paper with assistants and reporters listed including Ann Mason, Jean Anderson, Judy Blum, Jackie Jones, Carol Fowler, Mary Kaknis, Suzanne Smith, Barbara Sturm, Ann Womeldorf, Carolyn Wheeler and Betty Haymaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Anderson
Judy Blum
Jackie Jones
Carol Fowler
Mary Kaknis
Suzanne Smith
Barbara Sturm
Ann Womeldorf
Carolyn Wheeler
Betty Haymaker
Thank You Note From Handley Junior Evening Star
The Junior Evening Star editors thank Harry F. Byrd Jr. and the Winchester Evening Star staff for providing free page space and support. They also express gratitude to Handley and Virginia Avenue teachers, departments, organizations, and contributors who helped obtain news items for the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Evening Star
Evening Star
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Winchester Evening Star
Miller
Handley
Virginia Avenue
Handlian Staff Congratulated on Outstanding Yearbook
The 1954 Handlian staff receives praise for an excellent Handlian yearbook. Editor in chief Stephen Brown commends the team for hard work and cooperation while noting next year’s class faces high standards to top this edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handlian
Handley
Stephen Brown
Mr Maddex Missed By Handley Students
Handley notes four weeks of busyness but missing daily presence of Mr. Maddex. Reports say he is recuperating and a cooperative patient. The note urges him to hurry and get well, as Handley is not the same without him.
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Mr. Maddex
Handley
Maddex
Juniors Win Softball Crown
The girls softball tournament for grades 7 through 12 concluded with Juniors defeating Freshmen 9 to 3 in the final game. May 24 25 26 saw the elimination process determine the champions ending the intermidual season.
Senior Banquet And Dance At HHS Capped Senior Year
Last night the Handley High School senior class held its banquet in the cafeteria with toast speeches led by class president Bobby Kendall. The event featured a Parisian stage set by the juniors, a prom with Walt Sheldon’s orchestra, and a cake fashioned as the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HHS
Handley
Bobby Kendall
Alan Peer
Quarles
Buddy Orndorff
Fry
Katherine Flory
Miss Corkey
Shirley Hauptman
Sencindiver
Dickie Crenshaw
Mr. Richards
Joyce Butler
Robert Lewis
Judy Blum
Hale
Gail Carper
Handiian
Cookie Fowler
Carle Germelman
Sarah Shiley
Garrabrandt
Granville Sydnor
Pat Cahill
Suzanne Rosenberger
Annette Masters
Snider
Rodney Levi
Richards
Esther Dearing
Paris
Walt Sheldon
Faculty Losing Several Members
The student body notes that several faculty members will not return next year. Appreciation is extended to Mrs. Senciadiver Miss Dunn and Mr. Strauss for their help. Mrs Hohanness will not teach typing next year but may rejoin the faculty later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senciadiver
Miss Dunn
Strauss
Hohanness
Many Handlian Signing Parties Gathered Seniors
The article recalls several Handlian signing parties for seniors in May 1954. The first was at Es Dearing's on May 28 with many attendees signing until exhaustion. Cookie Fowler hosted a napkin keepsake after her May 29 gathering. Suz Barr, Joyce, and Carroll Stuart held a Sunday lawn party at Suzie's. Kathy Flory hosted a Baccalaureate Sunday party from 2 to 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Es Dearing’s
Cookie Fowler
Suz Barr
Joyce
Carroll Stuart
Suzie
Kathy Flory
Juniors Create Paris Atmosphere For Prom
Juniors opened the Junior-Senior Prom with a secret Paris theme. The gym featured Parisian scenes including a sidewalk cafe and shops with the Eiffel Tower in the back and the Arc de Triumph at one end. Phil Young's orchestra played as attendees danced under a starry deep blue sky with a Moulin Rouge cake the main attraction.
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Paris
Eiffeld Tower
Arc of Triumph
Phil Young
Keratolytic Fungicide T-4-L Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts T-4-L keratolytic fungicide for athlete's foot that sloughs off tainted skin to expose and kill fungi. It offers a 40 cent money back guarantee if not pleased within one hour and notes availability at Boyd's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd's Drug Store
Students Approve Mrs Peery as Handley Assistant Principal
The student body supports the appointment of Mrs Certrue Peery as Assistant Principal of Handley. Many have studied under her as a Latin teacher and value the guidance she has offered. They acknowledge Miss Corkey’s departure and praise Mrs Peery’s competence and understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Certrue Peery
Handley
Mrs. Peery
Miss Corkey
Mrs. Perry
Teachers Honored For Work At Handley Graduation
Miss Haynes receives praise for guiding all singing groups during Handley School graduation season. Miss Finkelstein and Miss Dehart accompany on piano to complete performances. Students honor the staff for time and effort in producing a refined commencement. A quiz about liquid plant foods discusses rapid nutrient absorption and historic use in European greenhouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Haynes
Miss Finkelstein
Miss Dehart
Handley
State weighs seven school integration proposals after ruling
Richmond proposals range from abandoning state control of public education to immediate voluntary integration. Atty Gen. Almond cited seven suggestions from various quarters, including redrawing districts to maximize racial separation and creating separate white and Black schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Department
Atty
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
State Agency
Supreme Court
Almond
Yale and Harvard: the sixty-five year gap explained
Yale University sits sixty five years younger than Harvard. Yale was founded in 1701 by ten congregational ministers, nine of whom were Harvard men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Yale University
Yale
Specialist Lists Means to Combat Mosquito Menace
VPI entomologist J. O. Rowell says mosquitoes cannot be eliminated but numbers can be reduced through targeted campaigns. Community spraying for hedges and resting sites using 2 1 2 to 5 percent DDT emulsion can last 10 days to two weeks. Drain low areas and treat standing water with DDT oil mixture to kill adults and prevent hatching.
Mosquito Repellant Suggested For Summer Survival
A local drug store repellant is advised for those dealing with surviving mosquitoes this summer as a practical safeguard.
Climate suitability for coffee growing in the United States
The Department of Agriculture reports limited coffee cultivation possible south of Miami Florida and in protected Pacific Coast areas of Southern California. Occasional fruits may be harvested, but commercial production is not seriously considered.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Miami
Fla
Pacific
California
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