Westbrook High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Westbrook, ME)

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W CLUB Firsl row, lrfl fo rigbl: Bette Knight, Thomas Waters, Louise Berry, Clifford DeRoche, Rachel St. Pierre, Gene Waters, Judy Bailey, William Hamilton, Ann LaBrecque, David Ferris, Marie Hansen, Ronald Stultz, Peggy Hebert. Second row: William Haskell, Martha Pratt, Charles Gemmell, Rowena Merrill, Philip Lestage, Lorna Payne, Wayne McDuflie, Rena Jones, David Morton, Anne Wormell, Royden Belanger, Mary Foster, Ronald Usher. Third row: Raymond Welch, James Bryant, Hormidas Aube, Richard Grant, Mr. Unger, james Roby, Ronald Estes, james Swett, James Levesque, Theodore Harriman. The W Club The WH Club was organized in 1944 under the direction of Coach Cormier. It began with only' thirteen members but the number has grown considerably year after year. In the beginning the purpose of the club was to furnish sweaters to the Senior members who had earned their letter. Now they are awarded sweaters and letters at the same time and get certificates the remaining years. During the years the purpose has been altered slightly. The principal inter- est now is to get more students interested in athletics regardless of their skill or ability. The W Club promotes the intramural sports programs of touch foot- ball, basketball, volleyball, softball, track and the grammar school foul shooting contest and track meet. It awards the grammar school athletic trophies. The only requisites for joining the WU Club is earning a letter. Boys may do this in football, basketball, baseball or track. Girls may do this in basketball or cheerleading. There are no dues. The club meets the first Wednesday of each month. This year's officers are president, Gene Waters, vice president, William Hamilton, secretary, Judy Bailey, and treasurer, Ann Delcourt. Mr. Quentin R. Unger is faculty advisor.

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KEY CLUB First row, left to right: Charles Gemmell, Clarence Doucet, Gene Waters, David Morton. Second row, left to righl: Robert Kelly, David Sinclair, David Billings, Thomas Tuttle, james Roby, Basil Boobas, Mr. Shaw, Peter Lee Swan, james Swett, Joe Shaw. Key Club This year the Key Club made a new record - a personal one - in service projects for the school, community, and also the enjoyment of the members. Last September there were two projects which some of the boys had waited all summer for: selling ice cream at recess and attending Kiwanis supper meetings. Probably the biggest project of the club was the second annual Christmas toy drive for underpriviledged children. Again this year this activity helped in making some households a little brighter at Yule-time. Most of the Seniors had a chance to play with all the toys during the drive, but they had to pay when the school Work Day came. With most of the tasks being on the manual labor side, the club washed walls, Hxed desks, and got tired! When you help someone there is no such thing as a small project, because what is small to one person will probably be huge and gigantic to another. For this reason the club considers the work for the March of Dimes, the distribution of plastic hearts for the Heart Fund, and placing red waste baskets in the school corridors just as important as making money for themselves. Mr. Shaw, who is the club's faculty advisor, spent a lot of time with the boys, and gained his share of grey hairs from some of the members' actions. Barry Lovejoy, who started the year with the club but later moved, and Neal Doucette, who broke his leg during football season, were missed very much throughout the year by the Key Clubbers. Oflicers are Gene Wfaters, president, David Morton, vice president, Neal Doucette, treasurer, Charles Gemmell, acting treasurer, and Clarence Doucet, secretary: New oflicers for the school year 1955-S6 are Theodore Harriman, president, David Billings, secretary, Neal Doucette, treasurer, James Swett, vice president. MARGARITE HARDY.

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lfirxt row, Ivff lo riglzl: Carol Barbour, Margaret Fecteau, Ann LaBrecque. Smrond row, Irfl In rigbf: Patricia Cousens, Doro- thy Arey, Deanna Wallace, Mrs. Fairchild. Third row, Irff fo right: june Cairns, Yvonne Tanguay, Nancy Colpritt, Barbara Annis. First row, Iffl In rigbf: RoseMary Gallagher. Gloria Ramsdell, Barbara Raymond. Sufnml row, lvfl lo rigbl: Mrs. Simonton, Shirley Marier, Carol Poitras, Elaine Collins, Rita Larrivee. Third row, Ivfl lo rigbf: judith Barbour, Rose DiRenzo, Sylvia Gain, joan colpfirr. The goal of the Future Homemakers of America is to help girls appreciate the joys and satisfaction of homemaking, encourage democracy, a good home and family life and provide wholesome, individual and group recreation. The local chapter was founded in 1949. The faculty advisor is Mrs. Fairchild. The officers this year are as follows: president, Pat Cousensg vice president, Carol Barbourg secretary, Margaret Fecteaug treasurer, Ann LaBrecque. Two of our Senior girls are really cooking. Dotty Arey won a cake baking contest with a date nut cake. She competed at the food fair in Portland City Hall Qand lost to a girl from Gorhamj . Ann LaBrecque was named Westbrook High School's Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow. She received the highest score in a written examination which tested the homemaking knowledge and attitudes of the Senior girls in the graduating class. She will compete for the state title of All-American Homemaker of Tomorrow. Each year the club gives a supper for the football team. This year it was held February 2, 1955. The club also has an annual spring picnic every year. Two girls were delegates to the district convention in Saco this year. They were Ann LaBrecque and Dotty Arey. The F. H. A. also entertains other groups from different cities. M. RECORD, ,SS.