Poquoson High School - Islander / York Chronicle Yearbook (Poquoson, VA)

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ROLAND ROYAL ROLLINS Messick Va. GENERAL Artistic, optimistic — and realistic ! JULIA VISTA SPENCER Grafton, Va. GENERAL Reliable, true — and nice ! WILLIE IRENE TAYLOR Yorktown, Va. ACADEMIC Likable, reliable — and sincere ! CLARENCE AMBROSE TURNER, III Jeffs, Va. ACADEMIC Spirited, willing — and ' Cat ' ! ELSIE MEREDITH WHITE Yorktown, Va. GENERAL Pranky, ' franky ' — and Lanky ! Twenty-One

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ANNA DELIAH PARKER Seaford, Va. GENERAL Unusual, nice — and thoughtful GERALD JAMES PATESEL Messick, Va. GENERAL Capable, Captain — and ' Skipper ' ALMA ELAINE ROBERTSON Jeffs, Va. GENERAL Talented, tiny — and musical ROSEMILLIA ROBERTSON Jeffs, Va. GENERAL Musical, poetic ■ — and leatherneck WILLIAM RAY ROLLINS Messick, Va. GENERAL Witty, unusual — and foolish Twenty

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WALLIE GENE WHITE Messick, Va. GENERAL Humoro is, infantile — and ' wet ' ! BETHENY ANNE WILSON Jeffs, Va. GENERAL Cute, unusual — and little ! HISTORY CLASS OF ' 43 Eighty-one of us, eager to enter upon our high school career, timidly, yet with all the confidence of Freshman, entered our door of higher learning on September 7, 1939. How well we remember that day! We knew That first year we learned that friendships formed in high school are lasting and valuable. And we learned another lesson — a real one — namely, that we didn ' t know so much as we thought we did! Ah, memories! How well we recall the day we discovered that we didn ' t even know how to walk in the halls! And who did those upper-classmen think they were. Just wait until next year. Jane Moore, as President, with the help of Vice-President Olive Mills, Secretary, Frank Lee Forrest, and Treasurer, Audrey Forrest led us through that first year wisely and well. And then, on September 5, 1940, we were Sophomores — sixty-six of us. We were worldly — wise — and important. Led by Henry Gary Bradshaw, President, Jerry Freeman, Vice-President, and William Alfred Carmines, Secretary-Treasurer, that year was full of interesting events. We, as Sophomores, were privileged to engage in more extra-curricular activities, and the prospect of being Juniors in a little while loomed big and bright. September 4, 1941 was a big day in the lives of 57 people as we Juniors , proud as peacocks, strutted boldly back and forth, knowing that the Seniors didn ' t have much on us. Our only regret was that some of our Gang had dropped from our number since we started together in ' 39. Yet, something new had been added. This year our leaders were Joseph Messick, Nell Clarke, Vice-President, and Jerry Freeman, Secretary-Treasurer. At last! September 10, 1942. Could it be possible? SENIORS!! Boy! What envious glances those little Freshmen were giving us. How well we could remember the time when we were in their shoes. This last year has been interesting — and fun. Oh, of course we ' ve wished a thousand times that it would soon be over and we ' d be graduates — but honestly, now that we are near its close, we hate to say goodbye . There are so many memories. That first day we were honored by hearing Mr. Thomas say at the close of Assembly, The Seniors will leave first . And the day we ordered class rings and calling cards, and selected invitations. Ups and downs — We ' ve had ' em this year — but we ' ve come through 46 strong, having started out with 50. We regret the loss of Mary Wade, Ashley Eledge, John Lemuel Forrest, and Ethel Mae Brown, who left us during the year. As we, the graduating class of ' 43, go out these walls into a world at war, we trust that we shall take with us the armor which we have molded for ourselves here at P. H. S. We do not say goodbye as we leave now, but au Revoir , realizing that our lives here shall ever be an open book. C. A. TURNER, III Twenty-Two