W T Woodson High School - Cavalier Yearbook (Fairfax, VA)

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Emotions rise and tension builds as Freshmen and Juniors await the distribution of SCAT and STEP tests. From Monday to Wednesday they are engaged in tedious concentration to test their educational progress as the distant sound of the senior and sophomore sock hops echo down the corridors. Is this where we sign up for PSAT tests?For Bill Stradtner and many of the juniors, the pre¬ liminary college boards begin the rush and excitement of preparing for college. 18 STUDENT LIFE

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STUDENT LIFE People learn through people They learn as they are led With fellowship and spirit The Woodson Way returns The thoughtfulness of the season Shines through the Christmas Drive Later sweethearts and roses Enchanted winter ' s dream A splash of yellow magic As the scent of spring arrives Lunches on the campus Refresh our weary spirits Together we stand assembled Though some shall leave us soon Their memories are etched on Woodson ' s Way As Woodson is upon their own.

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Free cokes, blaring mu¬ sic and comfortable clothes make up the priv¬ ilege of senior play day. During the last day of the SCAT and STEP tests, the seniors enjoyed a half day of frolicking fun while freshmen and juniors worked on the final phase of their tests. The last two hours of the day were spent in class but the tunes of Louie Lou¬ ie and Satisfaction drummed through their minds. The final hours of the day were spent in a much distracted class¬ room. September 6, 1966 — WTW’s halls lit with tanned smiling faces If the magical novelty of the first week of school (minus the groans and back to the old grind la¬ ments) could be carried through the entire term, the skipping problem would be licked. The excited curiosity to see if that cute football player was in your class and the thrill of getting acguainted and re-acguainted was the perfect therapy to overcome the shock of picking up academic pressures after glorious summertime. But once the novelty of discovering which couples broke up, who bleached her hair (again!) and whether the Guidance Depart¬ ment received your letter to switch Chem Study to Creative Writing before the deadline wore off, stu¬ dents concentrated on more pressing matters—such as SCAT and STEP tests. These standardized mon¬ sters may not have thrilled to pieces the juniors and freshmen who sweated over them for three days, but they afforded seniors their closest taste of a senior privilege. While the juniors and freshmen labored, seniors bounced to the music of local talent, ate box lunches, and had a great time just goofing off. They were also given an opportunity to show off their newly gained responsibility by sponsoring the first dance of the year, Back to School. Yes, those first few days were wonderful, but once the Fed¬ eral Survey Forms, jammed lockers, and text books poured down, the honeymoon was over. Dazed freshmen and forgetting upperclassmen descend stairs and trudge through the halls in search of those missing numbers from 400 to 500. The temporary buildings outside often cause much confusion. STUDENT LIFE 19