Alexander Park High School - The National Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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principal. Mr. W. A. Early was appointed Superintendent of Norfolk County Schools, he had been with us since the opening of our school. We are very proud of our new superintendent, but we regret the loss of a very fine principal. There was never a thrill like the opening of the football season. It opened this year with Moir Hiatt playing Left Guard; Jimmie Powers playing Left End ; and Bob Johnson playing Center. What a team ! ! ! Remember the Halloween party that the Junior class sponsored? Miss Devers came dressed as a “Portsmouth Star.” The hidden talent of our school was exhibited during the Amateur Show sponsored by the Beta Club. Look who took first prize, Raymond Saboleski ! Who ever thought he was going to win crooning like Frank Sinatra? Our school band not only won second prize in this show but three of its players, Lois Hall, John Guthrie, and Annette Tanner made All-State Band. Our basketball teams got under way during the middle of December. Several of our star players were Kathleen Pope, Audrey Granger and Nancy Wiggins on the girls’ team; and Bill Anderton, Howard Mahaney, and Bernard Gribble on the boys ' team. These players were “on the ball.” Our cheerleaders played a very active part in urging our teams to victory. I wonder if Gene Walker lost her voice from yelling so much? This year Carolyn Henderson was crowned “Sweetheart of Alexander Park” CHOW LINE

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DUCK THE WEED, BOB! at the dance which was given in her honor. Her maid-of-honor was Joyce Kaps, The court consisted of the following girls : Marianne Beck, Dorothy High, Audrey Jones, Patsy Miller, Genevieve Murphy, Colene Pope, Annette Tanner, Marilyn Turner, and Nancy Wiggins. It certainly was a beautiful crowning. When mid-term exams rolled around, Robert Walsh made the highest grade in Mrs. Moore’s Government class. He must have studied!! When we saw r something yellow going by the school house, we knew it must be Dale Sloan driving our school bus. If it was Margaret Ferguson that Mr. Seawell was looking for during gym period, he was certain to find her in room 25 working on the school newspaper. 1 wonder who will be editor of the annual next year? Roy Anderson cer- tainly made a splendid editor-in-chief of our 1946 annual. At the close of this year after the Junior-Senior Prom many of our boys will be leaving for the armed forces. And now it is with the mingled feeling of anticipation and regret that we finish our school career. Many friendships have been formed during these years, but we intend to take their memories with us wherever we go. Wherever we are, even years from now, we will take our 1946 annual down from the shelf, dust it off and scan the pages to refresh our memories of the school days which were spent at Alexander Park High School.