Washington High School - Washingtonian Yearbook (Fremont, CA)

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||iistort) of flic Class of ' 27 The class of ' 27 began its school career last year with a membership of almost ninety pupils. Out of that number only fifty-six have stayed with us. Some have dropped out and others have moved to others schools. As Freshmen we tried to do our part in all school activities and entertainments. On February fourteenth we gave a delightful Valentine party to the rest of the school and faculty. This year the Sophomores, both boys and girls, have proved themselves great athletes. In basketball the Sophomore team won the school championship. In almost all the interclass games the Sophs have been victorious. The girls, too, have done their share in adding to our athletic honors. The little stunt put on by the Sophomore girls at the Christmas parry was well presented and favorably received. The cast was made up of Jewell Anderson, Dorothy Martin, Inez Brown, Mae Dias, Ramona Hinkley and Antoinette Botelho. Those who attended our Hallowe’en party last term will never forget the jolly good time they had. The party was held at the Parish Hall, which was decorated to represent the inside of a barn, in harmony with the hard time motif of the party. There has been a very cooperative spirit in the class of ’27 which has made all of our school activities a success. This was especially noticeable the night of the school carnival. Our booths were both a success. One of them which held many wonders of the much talked of planet. Mars, proved probably the biggest hit of the evening. In the election held in 1924 the following students were elected to fill the class offices: president, Andrew Sullivan; vice-president, Ruth Laws; secretary, William Rob¬ inson; treasurer, Wilbert Bettencourt; Hatchet reporter, Margaret Lowrie; Washing¬ tonian reporter, Inez Brown. With such a history preceding us, we are going ahead to make our Junior year still more successful and to act in such a way that we will always be remembered as a class distinctive for scholarship and honorable aspects. I’age Twenty-four

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Histoin) of tl)c Class of ' 2M On August 25, 1924, our class gathered for the first time in the new High School. You can just imagine how big we felt as we rode to school in the fine new busses that first morning. We were very proud, for we realized we were the first pupils to enter the new building, since the Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores did not meet until Tuesday. After we had been here for a few weeks, we organized our class, and elected the following officers: President, John Ruskofsky; Vice-President, Edward Coney; Secretary, Dorothy Smith; Treasurer, George Lowrie. When it comes to yell leaders we have them,— ' The Green Twins. ' ' They are not so green now as they were when they were unanimously elected by the class. Ours is the first class in the history of W. U. H. S. to have twin yell leaders. In the beginning of the year, we were kept in constant fear by the upper classmen, and many was the day we trembled as we saw the Sopho¬ mores whispering together and casting side glances at us all the while. However, nothing terrible has come of it, but a delightful reception given to us by the Girls ' League. The most important event in our history as a class, was the Valentine Party, given to the school, which, with the help of our class teacher. Miss Sandholdt, was a great success. We have always been eager to help on committees or as a class in any way that we could, and sincerely hope that we may leave a good record and thus show our appreciation to the citizens of Washington Township for giving us this fine new building. Page Twenty-six