George Washington High School - Compass Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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LIVES OF GEORGE WASHINGTON’S STUDENTS V • - % • 9' • »• • • •• DOWN QUARTER TO-GO TLadjui (The Alexandria Ojasettt IEI CATS OLD ST ilLY—1-' WITH LOCAL SPOS CHANGES HIGHLIGHT OUR SCHOOL'S THIRTY-FIRST YEAR Surely no one could deny that the passage of TIME brings with it an unmistakable element of change. After a generation of growth it is still possible for GW to present a new face to visitors and the student body. Our thirty-first year brought with it an entire new area of studies; the Humanities, and new Math and English classes, Probability and College Preparatory English respectively. Perhaps the most significant change is the remarkable turnover in the student body itself, involving as it did the loss of some five hundred-odd Sophomores and Freshmen to the new high school, TC Williams. By way of re- compense, an approximately equal number of new students from nearby Parker-Grav entered for the first time this year. Also involved in the changeover were about a dozen teachers, and we can certainly say that our loss did not exceed our gain. The 1964-65 school year was ended on a sad note with the retirement of Mr. Irving Lindsey, long-time head of the Math Department. With his leave-taking, the new Irving Lindsey Memorial Auditorium was dedicated, providing GW-ites with an oasis of comfortable new seats and carpeting. GW is also graced with newly-painted rooms and lockers. 3

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TIME, AN UNMISTAKABLE ELEMENT IN THE OFT-FORGOTTEN TIMEPIECES WITNESSES OF YEARS EVENTS The 1966 COMPASS takes as its editorial idea the basic concept of TIME, a force that works so quietly that it is often overlooked by those it serves. Nowhere is that force more potent, or more easily taken for ranted, than in the American high school. It is with the hope of correcting this state of mind, of making us a little more aware of just what TIME is to us, and how varied are its forms, that we choose this theme. TIME, measured with the steady rhythm of the drum-m.oor's baton, or imprinted daily on the faces of a dozen c! cks around the halls, is the unifying force in George Washington High School. It brings out our emotion in as many varied spcctrums as there are minutes to an hour. Who can control the desperate hope and spirit that wells up as the football or basketball timers tick off the final seconds of another close win? How many of us realize that it is Mr. Gamer's master clock that starts, and stops, our school day; that sends us to classes, to assemblies, and to the afternoon meetings of our clubs and honor societies? How many of us count the final minutes of each period on our own watches? We cannot deny TIME’S influence or her steady and unerring regulation; and surely we can say that GW-ites. as do no others, make the best possible use of it.

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HARDWORKING COUNSELOR FILLS DUAL ROLES The 1966 COMPASS is proud to dedicate this story of the school year to a man who has had no little part in its realization. In his dual position as Senior Guidance Counselor and Head Basketball Coach, Mr. Clay Estes has earned the gratitude and admiration of the GW student body as have few others. Bom in Muskogee, Oklahoma, the son of a minister, Mr. Estes attended Muskogee Central High School, then graduated to spend four years at Bethel College in McKenzie. Tennessee, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree. After completing graduate work at Memphis State College, he taught for three years at Dyer. Tennessee, before coming to Virginia. It would be hard to say which of Mr. Estes’s jobs has most endeared him to the students and faculty. The teams he coaches have outstanding records, including Northern District Regular Season -and Tournament Championships. Cheering students have twice followed their team and coach to the State Basketball Elimination in Richmond where spectacularly close losses failed to dim, in any way, the enthusiasm shown. GW shares with his wife and children, Guy Mark and Joel Michael, the pride all people feel for this man. Thank you, Mr. Estes. AN EASY AIR and confident smile are perhaps the most easily recognized characteristics of GW's popular basketball coach. AS A SENIOR Guidance Counselor, Mr. Estes has helped hundreds of students such as Barbara Arthur to find the colleges, jobs, and courses of study of their choice. GW SURELY OWES untold thanks to the man whose teams have brought her two Northern District Championships and twice taken their school to the State Tournament in Richmond.