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The Exeahbur 1961 WATERFQRD HIGH SCHOOL Waterford, Connecticut t
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Lucille Usison The world of Waterford High is centered around the building at 20 Rope Ferry Road. The The American Field Service promotes understanding between 51 countries of the world through the exchange of students. Last year 1,170 students came to the United States from Europe, the Near and Far East, and South and Central America to spend a senior year in American schools while 1,109 students from the United States traveled abroad under the exchange program. Interest in the AFS program for Waterford High School started in 1958 when two students, Gretchen Wilbur '60 and John Thompson '60, attended a student council conference at Yale University and learned about the AFS. With Mrs. Nancy Roberts' co-operation, former principal John E. Palmer, the community, and the student body were informed of this program which is of such benefit to both the student who travels and the school and community which sponsors him. In May 1959, an all-school assembly was held to give the students a chance to decide whether they wished to par- ticipate in the program. Mrs. Nancy Roberts, a Spanish teacher here then and a former exchange student to Ger- many, spoke of her experiences in the AFS program. Five students from the Robert F.. Fitch Senior High school of Groton also spoke about the program. Waterford students decided unanimously to support the program with interest and funds. The following September Alan Velut, a 16-year-old student from Nancy, France, enrolled for classes as Water- ford's first foreign exchange student. As a house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles White of Lamphere Road, he became World of Waterfor d
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