Weaver High School - Portal Yearbook (Hartford, CT)

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Sports Seniors . 52 Academics . 92 Advertisers .116 Index 132 Epilogue 136 Table of Contents Q to u • Th Foreword . 4 Student Life . 6 Activities . 10

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“Weaver High is Mellow,” chanted by loyal Beavers 1967-68 was the year of the buttons. Although Weaverites with spirit wore many tags and pins, including one which said, “Beat H.P.H.S.,” the favorite button of them all was a round, green and white one which boasted, “Weaver High is Mel¬ low.” This song, chanted at all of the foot¬ ball and basketball games, caught on as the key phrase of Weaver life. On the light side, Weaver High is mellow simply because it is made up of mellow people who prefer the soul music of James Brown, Aretha Franklin and the Tempta¬ tions to the psychedelic effects of the Beatles, Rolling Stones and the Strawberry Alarm Clock. More importantly, however, Weaver is mellow because its students have worked this past year to be winners, not just in sports where players carry home heavy trophies, but in the most difficult area of all, understanding. From the neighborhood riots of September, to the threatened walk-out in February and a predicted long, hot summer in June, Weaverites faced breakdowns in communi¬ cation. But Weaver, unlike other schools in similar situations, sat down to study itself, to define its problems and come up with answers and fast action. The most valuable result, overwhelmingly approved by the student body, was the creation of a thirteen member Human Relations Board which gave Weaverites a voice in their own affairs and a means to solve their prob¬ lems. It is a unique solution, it comes from the students themselves, and belongs only to Weaver. The theme of the 1968 PORTAL is “Weaver High is Mellow” because this short phrase contains everything which is really important to W eaver. School spirit is at its height in sports. Weaverites, some in their state championship football jackets, rise up to cheer Weaver at the first Weaver- Hartford High basketball game.