Brandywine High School - Azurean Yearbook (Wilmington, DE)

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The lass of 1962 SOPHOMORE CLASS ADVISER5: Mr. Soldon and Mr. Dennison. SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS, left Io right: Dallas Winslow, vice-presidenig Jane? Cline secretary-ireasurerg Charles Coslin, president.

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joyous, Joooso, Juniors BOTTOM SECOND ROW-R. ROW-V. ROW- J. ROW-T. SEVENTH ROW, left to right-D. Sumner, B. Stuart, D. Stout, J. Stiegler, M. Steward. ROW-D. Tor, B. Todd, J, Tharp, A. Thacker, L. Taggart, S. Sveda. THIRD Vineky, R. Vaughn, V. Vapaa, A. Vaala, J. Tlfveed, L. Twaddell. FOURTH Waugh, C. Wardell, J. Wardle, N. Walters, D. Vroman, J. Voshell. FIFTH Whisler, C. White, R. Weber, S. Weaver, L. Weaver, C. Weatherby. SIXTH Woods, D. Wood, R. Wolf, J. Wills, J. Wills, F. Williams, B. Widenor. ROW-D. Wooldridge, J. Wright, T. Wright. NOT SHOWN-L. Talley.

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the sophomore story The Class of '62' is the first-the first class that will have completed their three years of senior high school at Brandywine. We were initiated as freshmen into our first year of high school with an enroll- ment of 188. The first half of the year 1958 was spent in Springer Junior High, while awaiting the transfer to Brandywine the following February. Unlike others in the state, the freshman class was to be a part of the high school student body for the present. This created many problems of transportation, because the boys played on the Junior High baseball and basketball teams and had to move back and forth from Brandywine to Springer for practice and games. The boys were bursting with enthusiasm at the possibility of participating in their first year of varsity and iunior varsity sports. Football, wrestling, golf, tennis, and track were open to them even though they were freshmen, this gave them ex- perience in high school sports for the coming years. ln tennis and golf the freshmen made up a great part of the varsity teams. Because of participation in the Junior High basketball and baseball teams at Springer, the boys were not able to come out for those sports at Brandywine. The basketball team was very successful, winning 8 out of 13 games. Dallas Winslow led the boys with a total of 113 points throughout the season. Bob Johnson and Tom Lips were the other freshman high-scorers. Around November it was time to choose the Springer cheerleaders. After much hard practice and many sore muscles, three of our classmates were chosen. They enthusiastically cheered the boys to a winning season. Last year the girls were limited to tennis as a high school interscholastic sport. They had a victorious season by losing only two out of six matches. Kathy Kulp demon- strated her skill by attaining the number one position throughout the season. Be- cause there were no courts as yet at Brandywine, we again had the problem of going over to Springer except on Wednesdays and Thursdays when we practiced at the du Pont Country Club. After moving to Brandywine, the freshmen elected class officers. Those from the previous year had been Stan Ecton, president, Ray Barney, vice-president, and Nancy Owens, secretary-treasurer. The newly elected officers were Bob Johnson, Tom Lips and Stan Ecton. Although the freshmen were members of the Senior High Student Council, they did not hold any offices. ln eighth grade, after much campaigning, Butch Gosline had been elected president and Janet Cline secretary-treasurer of the Springer Student Council. Quite a few of the freshmen participated in the annual algebra contest in March. Of all the ninth and tenth grade contestants, John Christie came in first and Kathie Herbert, third. These freshmen helped Brandywine place third in the state in their division. The year was highlighted by a freshman-sophomore prom. An oriental theme set the atmosphere for a successful evening. The Class of '62 started the school year of 1959-60 as sophomores. We really felt a part of th'e high school, for we were now eligible for all senior high activities. The boys who went out for football felt the glory of a winning season for Brandy- wine's first Varsity and Junior Varsity football team. For the first time, the boys were allowed to try out for high school basketball. Dallas Winslow was on the Varsity squad, and other sophomore boys showed their skill on the J.V. team. This was a year for many firsts, and the girls' interscholastic sports was high on the list. The sophomore girls took an active part in helping the hockey, basketball, and softball teams get a good start. The first field trip taken by the Latin classes was one to Philadelphia to see Ben Hur at the Boyd Theater. Many of the sophomore class participated in this successful trip. The class elections were conducted early this year. The new officers were Butch Gosline, president, Dallas Winslow, vice-president, and Janet Cline, secretary- treasurer. With two years at Brandywine behind us and two years ahead, we are anxious and proud to help establish her standards, ideals, and traditions. As members of our class go on to attain positions as school leaders, we will strive to uphold the spirit of Brandywine.