Walter Johnson High School - Windup Yearbook (Bethesda, MD)

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Cctober, I 962 Highlight of October was Fantasia, the magnificent all-school variety show. Presented earlier than usual this year, its eerie Halloween theme had as mistress-of-ceremonies Alice White, who so bewitched cast as well as audience that her actions gave her red roses. School spirit soared during Beat B-CC Week, climaxed by the game and the Walter Johnson-BCC Quar- terback Sneaker Dance. Students solemnly watched the Burial of the Baron and listened eagerly for the traditional prophecy of the game's outcome. Teachers kindly refrained from as- signing homework on October 31 so that students could attend the Wheel Club-sponsored Halloween Dance. The Cuban crisis produced a flurry of activity as school officials stored supplies for emergency use and led a practice alert in which students bur- rowed into subterranean rooms. George Rasmussen limbos under Linda Brylaw- ski in the Zombi Jamboree, during Fantasia. Mr. Walsh waits with Larry Kent, Robert Freer, Greg Sarsfield, Bob Lawrence and Mike Czarneki in a shelter during an alert. Social Calendar 191

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Junior Drucie Ramey hands Sophomore Karen Hirsch a name tag to help lessen the confusion at Sophomore Orientation. Japanese cameramen watch and take movies of WJ defeating Blair. The film was for a series on youth around the world for Japanese television. September, I 962 D u r i n g September, sophomores found an Orientation Night, run by the Student Council, helpful in ad- justing to their new alma mater. A pep rally during the first weeks of school also helped amalgamate the student body. Japanese cameramen, filming ex- amples of American education, chose Walter Johnson from among the high schools of the nation to make films to be used in Japanese schools. The S. S. Walter Johnson, held soon after the beginning of school, successfully launched the social sea- son. To get the student body organized and the Student Government func- tioning as quickly as possible, elec- tions of Senior Class Council repre- sentatives, Junior Class officers, and intrepid Publications Representatives were held in September. 190 Social Calendar

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Flanked by Pom pon girls, Lineman Joe Bollo leads the strong Spartan Football Varsity onto the field before the title-clinching victory over the Northwood Indians. This is the way I lost my tail . . . says Marjorie Scott as Eeyore the tailless don- key to Louisa Flaningam who played Winnie the Pooh in the One-Act Play Festival. 192 Calendar John Finch, an active and eager member of Walter Johnsons PTA , sponsored Explorer Post carefully hoists the American ensign November December, I 962 November saw sophomore candi- dates for Class Council election spur- ring excitement for their election. The day before national elections, COCECA sponsored a political as- sembly With Mrs'. William Garrot speaking on redistricting. The National Honor Society un- dertook its annual ceremonies on No- vember 10g following this, a tea for members capped their happy feelings. The same evening, the SCA spon- sored a movie night with Bell, Book, and Candle. Later, the seniors pro- moted the second Folksing to fi- nance the prom and graduation. In December, Thespians conducted a one-act play festival. The top three plays from the twelve entered com- peted in the finals on December 15, with the fourth period Drama class's Stolen Prince winning.