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STRATFORD'S FIRST YEAR 1N SPITE OF an atmosphere of summer vacation that existed under a leisurely six months on half- day schedule, Stratford has amply succeeded in keeping up with, and even getting ahead of the other junior high schools. A very short time after school started last fall, homeroom officers were elected and the Student Council was organized. Committees from the Student Council were formed to work on the Point System and the official Constitution for the school. At their first meeting the Student Council elected Bruce Haslam, president; and Pat Logan, secretary. These two students have proven that they are more than qualified to hold their offices. Hall and Bus patrols were formed to take care of the ntraffic jam that existed in the narrow halls of Washington-Lee, and on the buses. They have proven their worth. The Junior Recreation Club GRCy was formed in all three grades, and by December parties had been given for each grade. In their first season the varsity teams made a splendid record for themselves. Nine girls were chosen as Stratfordis first cheerleaders. It was their job to uKeep up the morale of the boys on the team,i,eand they did. Assemblies were held, in spite of the short periods. There were two big ones, the Thanksgiving and the Christmas programs, in which all the musical groups and the speech classes were presented. The newly organized speech classes also gave several plays over radio station WARL. Stratford was the first Junior High School in the county to have a regular printed newspaper, The Signpost, in its first year. When the first semester ran out we lost severed its second half. i after a day off between rounds Stratford launchal teachers. However, they were replaced, and As February drew to a close everyone began to expect to move into the new building by the next day, and everything else faded into the background. On March 3, Stratford was officially opened. The new school was so wonderful that nobody noticed the long periods fnot much anywayi . The new building was well worth waiting for. It was not long before the Constitution was ratified, and homeroom intra-murals started. Throughout the year individuals from Stratford won honors for themselves, as well as making a name for the school. Few have forgotten Barbara Garnett,s speech. It won first place in the county oratorical contest and second in the district contest. From the music department went Jimmy Weinstein to represent Stratford in the Virginia All- State Band. David Brewster, violinist, placed above all other junior high school students in' the county, in the musical contest sponsored by the Arlington Civic Symphony. David, along with Connie Campbell, won a place in the Junior National Symphony, which was under the direction of the noted conductor, Howard Mitchel. ' Carolyn Scheele came in second in a state wide essay contest on wildlife and game. Two Stratford faculty members, Mr. Atkins and Mrs. Armstrong, placed among the fifty best teachers in the country, in the Quiz Kids Best Teacher Contest. A great political campaign was held for the ninth grade officers. Posters for the Wardicans and the Kostercrats filled. the school. The Wardicans seemed to have more firepower on the billboards, and that may have accounted for the difference in votes. The Student Council proved its value when it was host to the Student Cooperative Association of Northern V irginia tSCAi on April 20. The Greatest Show on Earthj, the variety show, was presented before a capacity crowd on May 10. So, with the ninth grade eprom, the first action packed student year at Stratford has come to a close. k
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THE FACULTY MRS. DORIS MORTIMER MR. CLAUDE RICHMOND MRS. EVELYN BARNES Assistant Principal , ,2 Principal Assistant Principal . ': w 0 a: G4 J $4 w? Sitting: Mr. HoEfer, Mr. Vaughn, Mr. Davis, 'Mr. Bougner, Miss McCord, Miss Watt. Middle Section: Miss Steig, Mrs. Ledford, Miss Mueller, Miss Sautebin, Miss Powell, Miss Blakemore, Miss Sanderson, Mrs. Thorne, Mrs. Kilby, Miss Craig, Miss Packard, Mrs. Cook, Mr. Bloomingburg, Miss Macy, Mrs. Barnes, Mr. Macekura, Mr. Kulick. Back Row: Miss Diedrich, Mrs. Mortimer, Miss Groom, Miss Baker, Miss Harrison, Mrs. Armstrong, Mr. Long, Mr. Timberlake, Mr. Earle, Mr. Taylor, Mrs. Simpson, Mr. Francis. Not in Picture: Mr. Allman, Mr. Atkins, Mr. Druckenmiller, Mrs. Keith, Miss Arrington, Miss Miller, Mrs. Mare, Mrs. Friauf, Mr. Hulett, Mrs. Schofield, Mrs. Thompson, Mr. Repp, Mr. Piper, Mrs. Tuthill, Mr. Wayne.
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