Washington High School - Panorama Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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i 1' S During a morning drivers' ed class, Mr. Larry Few students start out the day with empty stomachs thanks to the Major shows the car's spare tire to lim Lugo. Congregating at the oval in the morning, WHS students often sit and talk with friends. well supplied snackbar which has a variety of items including do- nuts, milk, rolls, and, ofcourse, candy and gum. Nwi, 1 ' ':as.iAb-Hmmm The library provides many students such as Greg Bardwell, Paul Dorius, and Glen Bobo with a quiet place to finish their homework before class starts. ll

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School yawns and stretches IN THE MORNING, a variety of activities is offered for the students of WHS. At the beginning of the year freshmen were seen scrubbing the Ram plaque with tooth brushes for initiation. Before the bell rings for school to start, students are found driving cars for drivers' ed, while some prefer the library in which to finish homework. THE PATIO AREA offers a relaxed atmosphere where students can talk about upcoming events or the last football game. The snackbar provides a place to buy a morning snack so that the students can fight their ever-present hunger. SOUNDS OF MUSIC can be heard in the distance as members of the band practice for the Friday night game. Pom girls dance through their rou- tines, while the cheerleaders try out new cheers that will help boost the moral of the teams. Raising the flag over the WHS campus is one of the daily jobs which Mr. Clair Blackburn performs. Students filling out absence slips in the attendance office before school meet a necessary requirement.

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Working to improve their singing technique, members of the WHS chorus practice for a concert. BAND MUSIC blaires, girls in tights go tumbling across the turf, the sound of singing fills the air. A casual visitor might at first think that he had stumbled upon a road company of the Greatest Show on Earth. Actually he would be on the Washington High campus almost any morning or evening watching practice for various groups. CHEERLEADERS, POM PON GIRLS, twirlers, and Rambleairs who are chosen after numerous practice sessions and tryouts are far from secure once they have made the squads. Striving con- stantly to perfect their routines, they practice and practice. MEMBERS OF ATHLETIC teams must also keep in shape by long hours of practice, often under the merciless Arizona sun when temperatures are well over 100 degrees. Most any season finds both boys and girls practicing as many as five or six different sports on any day. ABOVE: Using the windows of the cafeteria for mirrors, Renae Housner and Saundra Robinson practice twirling. BOTTOM RIGHT: As the hot Arizona sun beats down upon their backs, the Rams continue practicing for the game. Working in the ag department, Craig Snyder unloads some plants from the trailer for a project. . .lnumumux - w-v1