Wallaceburg District Secondary School - Actiana Yearbook (Wallaceburg, Ontario Canada)

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KENT COUNTY FIELD MEET .... Yea Maroon! Yea White! were the only sounds coming from the W.D. H.S. buses as they entered Chatham Community Centre on Oct. 6th for the 23rd annual Kent County Secondary School Athletic Association Field Meet. At nine o'clock in the morning the stands were filled with high-spirited stud- ents, yelling and waiting for the events to start. It was a memorable day for the athletes as they all are, but it wasn't a victorious day for Wallaceburg ath- letes according to points but in school spirit and sportsmanship, I would say W.D.H.S. students were outstanding. To start the ball rolling Gary Bogaert of our juvenile boys won the running broadg Stewart Kennedy and Jim Hagen won first and third in the pole vault and Bob Lumley came in third in the 75 yard dash. The junior girls' energetic relay team, consisting of Betty Rankin, Mar- sha Thornton, Gay McCreery and Darlene Bastow took second place. Our light footed Gay McCreery won second in the standing broad and third in the 75 yard dash and Jean Elliott won third place in the high jump. In the junior boys' division, Lorne McKim took third place in the high jump and Tom McLaughlin captured second place in the running broad. John Miller placed second in the pole vault as did the relay team consisting of G. Webb, L McKim, G. Langstaff and T. McLaughlin. Yea! Team! The little deer Jean Tracy was Intermediate Champ with 10 points winning firsts in the 75 yard dash and running broad. Our intermediates placed first in the basketball speed pass and the speedy relay team consisting of M. Burritt, M. Campbell, C. Eagleson and J. Tracy took second place. In the intermediate boys' events, G. Watson took third in the discus and F. McRae took third place in the pole vault. The boys, as it seems here did not make a very good showing but believe me they really deserve to be congratulated for the fine effort they made. K Our favourite girl athlete, Marion McGaffey was senior girls' champ- ion with 15 points, winning firsts in the standing broad, running broad and the 75 yard dash. Our girls came third in the basketball speed pass and Nadine McGregor won third place in the softball throw and Shirley Bastow placed second in the 75 yard dash. The senior boys' champion was Doug McKenzie with 20 points which was the allotted number of points. He won first in all of his events which were high jump, pole vault, hop, step and jump, and the running broad. I think everyone will agree with me that Doug needs to be congratulated so, Congrat- ulations, Doug! Our famous runners, Leslie Files and Barrie Davis took first and second in the mile race. Jim Glasgow captured second place in the 440 yard dash and the running broad. Gerry Ayres, in spite of his broken wrist, won first in the discus throw and Peter Ayres took second place in the pole vault. Not once during the day did the kids stop shouting encouraging phrases to our athletes. The stands were rocking with stamping of feet and clapping of hands whenever a Wallaceburg athlete was participating in an event. Our en- ergetic cheerleaders deserve a great deal of praise for the way in which they kept the kids yelling together. After the last event was completed, a silence fell over the stadium as everyone eagerly awaited the results. When it was announced that C.C.I. was first with 173 points, groans could be heard from the Wallaceburg spectators. but when the announcement said Wallaceburg was second with 159 points, hats and ribbons flew in the air, horns blared and kids cheered. As Wallaceburg buses left the stadium, the school song came floating out the open windows. -52-

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TRACK AND FIELD TEAM .... W.LD.l'l.S. First Place Winners - K.C.S.S.A. Contestants - W.O.S.S.A. Contestants Front Row - lean Tracy. Marietta Campbell, Georgina Hendg, Beth Hinnegan, Miss Elaine Ouglh, B.A., KGirls' Coachl. Mr. LA. Schell, BML. tBoys' Coachl, adine McGregor, Helen Trella. argarot Burritt, 'Iudy Vye. Second Row - lim Hagen, Lorne McKim. Wayne Turner, Betty Broidoi, Sylvia Trampleasure. Gay Mc'Creery, Madeline unnewaert, Marion McGaiiey, Catherine Eagleson, Nancy Soney, Barbara Hazzard, Gary Eames. Third Row - Gary Bogaert, Alan Mann, Gordon Langstaii, Gerald Toulouse, john Miller, Larry Mc- Dougall. Eldon VanSpybrook, Bob Lewis. Stewart Kennedy. Bob Balkwill, Dave Domanski. Back Row - Garvin Watson, Frank McRae, Doug McKenzie, Peter Hensel, Art Houle, Gerald Ayres. 'lim Glasgow, es Files, Gordon Webb, Torn McLaughlin. DID YOU KNOW THAT? .... . . 8592 of W.D.H.S. boys shave twice a year with a rough towel. The rest use Burma-Shave. . . that the thin girls of W.D.H.S. skip classes by hiding behind the water pipes in the washroom. . . there are 500 students and only 25 teachers. What are we waiting for? . . there is enough energy in a piece of chalk to blow W.D.H.S. sky-hi. Start throwing chalk Mr. Balkwill. . . that Forbes McLelland challenged Fred Taylor to a duel with toothpicks at 50 yards. . . that Jim Lumley outlifted Art Houle in a weight-lifting contest at Wilkes- port's Pig Palace. . . in a cross country railway race, Mickey McGaffey ran second to the 20th Century Limited. The Santa Fe Express came third. . . Les Files is starting a petition to fill the mud holes in King Georges' Park. - 51 -

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SR. GIRL'S VOLLEYBALL .... I-'irsl Row - Barbara Hazzard. 'Miss E. Ough. BA.. 'Iulie Vestrocy. Second Row - Shirley Elliot. Marion McGaiiey. Diane Lauber. Nadine McGregor. Rachel Brill. Ros- anna Trepanier. Doris Hari. Third Row - Madeline Punnewaeri. Eleanor Shaw, Peggy Burgess, Annie Van Vliei. Sondra Booth. 'Helen Trella. SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL .... Our girls' volleyball team is tops in Western Ontario as they have indi- cated by capturing the W.O.S.S.A. championship two years straight. They also hold the title of Kent County Champs. They competed against C.C.I., C.V.S., Ridgetown, Merlin, and Blenheim and eliminated all of them to win Kent Coun- ty. The girls put on a great show of volleyball skills in London by beating their three competitors Riverside, Clinton, and Waterford by a large margin to cap- ture the championship. The girls who have played on the team the two years they won W.O.S.S.A. receive individual plaques. These girls are as follows: Mar- ion McGaffey, Nadine McGregor, Annie VanVliet, Helen Trella, Julie Vestrocy, and Madeline Punnewaert. The other girls who played on the team this year receive crests. These girls need to be congratulated and we hope they will keep the good work up in the following years Mr. Garrod: I'll give you just one day to hand in that composition. Bill Dubuque: How about the 29th of February, 1957. Miss Feir: Marietta, leave the room. Marietta Campbell: Yes, ma'am, I was11't intending to take it with me. Mrs. Zavitz: Report to the office for misbehaviorf' Beth Hinnegan: Miss who? -53-