Old Photo

First graders at the West Providence Consolidated School, Fifth Avenue, Everett, pose for a class picture on the school’s playground in this photo taken in 1949. Shown behind the students is the gap in the mountains to the west of Everett. Students pictured include, front, from left, Joanne (Ward) Foor, unknown student, unknown student, unknown student, William “Bill” Ritchey, Blair Bennet, Judy (Harclerode) Sheeder, Beverly (Steach), John Morningstar, unknown student and Gary Martz; second row: Karen (Sleighter) Paden, Dorothy (Jackson) Alderson, Darlene (Jackson), Doris (Lundquist) McDowell, Priscilla (Suter) Noel, Patsy (Sparks) Prevette, Galen Foor, Ronald Leader, Thomas Tewell and Rose Ann (Sparks) Shoemaker; and third row: teacher Nellie (Miller) Claybaugh, Zane Leader, Sandra (Pointer) Smakula, Linda (Ritchey), Ronald Clark, Mark Householder, Clyde Spade, Rose Marie (McMullen) Beegle, Geraldine (Price) Stevey and Linda (Whisel) Felton. The photo was submitted by Mark Householder of Everett.