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

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The Varsity Football team anxiously awaits the kickoff of the second half of the Homecoming game against Falls Church. Woodson spirit aided the team in a 35-18 vic¬ tory. Spirit of the Woodson spectators at all the football games was a major factor in the team ' s 8-2 season. After many grueling fourth periods spent exacting compli¬ cated marching formations, the 1966-67 Symphonic Band finds itself performing before masses of cheering Cavaliers during halftime. 20 STUDENT LIFE

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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

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Full stands and an excited team: master key to a rousing game Yell! Carney Hollewell attempts that eternal struggle to prompt the peak of spirit and enthusiasm in the crowd. Backed by the pep band and Joan Ansheles and the high stepping majorettes, the cheerleaders rely on their ability to rouse backing for the varsity football team. Carney ' s efforts aren ' t in vain. With the aid of all, the spirit of the crowd can be heard throughout the school. Following Wayne Jacobs (50), center, Herb Fores- burg (82), right end, rips through the goal post sign along with the rest of the victorious Wood- son Team. The crowds roared at their entrance and in eight out of ten games, their conquering exit was also cheered. Exuberant shouts of Woodson, Woodson, we ' re for you! resounded on home and away stadiums of the WTW Football games. Shouting, laughing, clap¬ ping, and sometimes even crying, depicted the great spirit of Woodson High. Mainly through Two Bits , the cavaliers cheered their team on through the ' 66 season. Though hoarse and exhausted, it wasn ' t surprising to see them rise again and again with the same enthusiastic spirit they portrayed at the beginning of the game. STUDENT LIFE 21