Warwick High School - Warwick Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

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The melting pot begins to form an atmos- phere that included not a part, but all. Common problems and joys create a bond. Students not concerned with only them- selves, but beginning to be . . . aware of each other. Posing lor a newspaper photogra- pher. the basketball team grins after winning the district title. The winning team brought the team and the student body together. Water rushing around their feet bystanders watch as the run- off from the niaht ' s rains flows into the creek. Hilton Village and the Downtown were the hardest hit areas. Students pour into the stands at basket- ball game. Cheers and encouragement fill the air. Excitement mounts. A girl grabs the hand of the guy next to her. Hugging and crying, cheerleaders watch as a goal is made. “I ' m so glad we won.” ‘‘Yeah, we won.” WE. Not I. Not YOU. WEdid it. TOGETHER. Tangents Divider 9

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ong en ' Personalities mingle after a summer apart. Some students come from full-time jobs at the shipyard, others from camp, and some from the freedome of the Ivy Farms Swimming Pool and Virginia Beach sun. Tension from busing has been eased by a year of togetherness. “Thirty-four . . . seventeen . . . Let’s see . . . get the schedule fixed, take driver’s ed . . . twenty . . . Stupid loc- ker! I oughta’ . . .” “Hey, let me try. “Good luck! You were in my gym class last year, weren’t you?” “Yeah, I remember you. What’s your name again?” Asking questions as the nurse takes Carlton Outlaw ' s blood pres- sure. Cliff Gorham waits his turn to donate blood. As an SCA project, the students gave blood to the Red Cross. Back to the old routine. Classes con- tinue at a regular pace. Freaky September weather breaks the monotony, giving stu- dents four days of unscheduled holidays. They rejoice until make-up days cut Easter vacation to just a week. . . . “Gotta’ get a ride to the game tonight ... The basketball team is good. Last year they made state. May- be this year ...”

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u m Once school began in the fall, a cycling rage hit the students. Masses of ten-speed bikes were speeding along the roads and through the parks. For the majority of students, the bicycle was more than a play toy”; it varied from being a hobby to providing transportation and exer- cise. With the invasion of cyclists in the area, riding areas were provided in Mariner ' s Museum, the city park, along the James River, and throughout his- toric Williamsburg. Filling their vacation with activities such as surfing, swimming, or play- ing tennis, students leisure- ly took advantage of their summer holidays. Others spent their time at home, at a job, or attending summer school. Tugging on the sheet, junior Bill Cofer hikes out over the side of the sailboat to equalize the wind pressure with his weight. Bill has held the title of National Junior Champion in the Sailfish division since 1970.