Spring Woods High School - Safari Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Ernesf Afsinger locks on as Principal W. W. Emmons admires his por1rail?iven fo him by fhe gradualinq class o 78 The phofograph was falcen by Slave Sfone and will remain in The library. Porched on fha edge of a bleachev Emmons wofches llie ensuing valsilv baseball game vs. Dulles. Emmvfli offended baseball confesfs Ubecousel like To. and because ifis par? ol mv duly.

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'ln Tighfly clulching fhle long soughl affer diploma and honor cord, Julie Cain hugs close friend Kevin Beau- champ wifh ioyous fears following The final singing of The Alma Maier. Spaced an even lhree paces apart Jessica Rafy keeps in alphaberical order upon enfering fhe coliseum for her final high school ceremony. Golden robes and caps wifh dan- gling black and gold fassels cover 'rhe coliseum floor as Ted Sundquis+ gives a rouching commencemenr address ro graclua+es, faculfy and parenls. Sundquisl was one of five chosen by classmafes and approved by a panel of adull judges. Gradualion

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Sideliri ince he was a boy, he wanTed To be a coach. He fulfilled This dream for I8 years coaching high school fooTbaII. I enioyed every day of iT, Woodrow Wilson Emmons said. Building principal W. W. Emmons has noT sTopped coaching. Only The Team changed. Eor years his Team has consisTed of Teachers and sTudenTs wiTh This his final season as building principal. Emmons sTarTed his career in educafion as a coach. AfTer coaching high school foofball in GaIvesTon, he served as assisTanT aT Spring Branch High School for Three years. His ideas Then Turned To adminisTraTion and he acquired a MasTer's degree from Texas ChrisTian UniversiTy. Emmons became AssisTanT Principal aT Memorial High School for Two years before coming To Spring Woods when iT opened in IQ64. Now. afTer 38 years in educafion, Emmons has decided To reTire. Emmons' wife Coye, however, plans To confinue her iob as a Business Teacher aT Memorial High School. Emmons plans To relax, Travel, and do some fishing in his hard earned leisure Time. Many sTudenTs probably can'T imagine This large man in a fishing cap wiTh his feef propped up in The . l. . 5 1 at Pg 1 s . ,, . . -- , ,- , , , g .. A, Q if Kg! X 2 Zigi! 'L V .,. 1 3, . ll 5 . .Q . -1' is s warm sunshine. On The iob, This balding man boldly spurTs ouT orders like a Three sTar general, buT looking closely aT his freckle-covered face, his sofT blue eyes reveal a sensiTive man who loves Spring Woods. Emmons feels ThaT Spring Woods is The Top school in The disTricT. I've worked awful hard To make iT The besT. Emmons enioys working wiTh people and waTching sTudenTs grow. For 20 years, Emmons has waTched one growing sTudenT parTicuIar, his daughTer, Jan. AfTer graduaTing from Spring Branch High School. she was accepTed aT Baylor UniversiTy and is now complefing her final year of college. Emmons found pleasure in raising his own daughfer while helping Thousands of parenTs raise Their offspring. Emmons has enjoyed every day of his I6 years of fosfer parenThood. However enioyable Those years were, They were noT wiThouT problems. There were many decisions ThaT had To be made. The ones ThaT were made were made sincerely... for The benefiT of Spring Woods, Emmons said. We've shared some Things ThaT were preTTy Tough To share, Ray Winburn, Twelffh grade principal, said. Winbur had mixed emoTions abouf Emmons' reTiremenT. You iusT can'T help buT miss such a capable man. He has an experience facTor ThaT you iusT can'T replace. He's The fairesf man I know, MarTha McKiTTerick. 'ian-in Z I x. A significanT parT of Principal W. W. Emmons' day is spenT behind his memo- rabilia-filled desk signing checks. approving Taculry requesTs and conTacT- ing fellow adminisTraTors. KiTcI1en-fresh biscuifs are offered To freshman Charles STephens by Principal W. W. Emmons To accompany ham and cheese omeIeHes and orange iuice. Fac- uITy members parTicipaTed in a lab in which homemaking sTudenTs gave dems onsTraTions on cooking ameleffes. AT The Norfhbrook pep rally Emmons is presenTed wiTh a fooTbaII auTographed by varsiTy Team members. He admires his giTT while Teachers Lou Leonard. Carol Shaw. James STone. and .lim McNeil applaud. Emmons' secreTary said. She also described him as ToTaIIy honesT. Emmons' advice To The new principal, ErnesT Afsinger, is To work hard and develop a good reIaTionship wiTh The sTudenTs, parenTs, facuITy, and sTaff. I have always Tried To have an open door for sTudenTs. Emmons said. We always Try To be fair To all people. Mr. Emmons is an excellenf adminisTraTor, McKiTTerick said, alfhough according To Winburn. aThIeTics was his firsT love. Our Spring Woods VarsiTy FooTbaII Team has played lol games, and I've seen Them all, Emmons said. During his high school years Emmons was on The gridiron dressed in a iersey Trying To score poinTs. BuT for The pasT I6 years he has been a winning adminisTraTor, Though his love for foofball has never dwindled. Now The game is over, and he can be happy knowing ThaT he has played an imporTanT role in The lives of Thousands of young people, W. W. Emmons 59