Western Branch High School - Bruin Yearbook (Chesapeake, VA)

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IN MEMORIUM TO MICHAEL EDWARD KIDD 1951 - 1968 The following is from an open letter to the annual staff by Mike's father, Mr. H. J. Kidd. MEMORIAL Mike 1Ud5 killed instantly while on a mutine 1 twining flight to Empmicz. H e was struck from w hehiml and underneath hy an overtaking air craft. e Mike was friendly, kind and courteous to 1 young and old alike. w Milee exemplified the youth of today, that ' gave confidence to his elders fat the future of 0m country. He was looking forwawi to his senior year with great joy and anticipation. He had never seemed so happy or looked better. As Mikehs father, I feel that he was a young mam with his feet planted firmly on the ground, knowing what he wanted to do with deteimi- nation enough to accomplish it. I know my life has been enriched by my closeness to Mike. I am confident he would have made a good citi- zen end a credit to his generation. Only God knows why Mike had to he taken away from us. The vacant chair and vacant mom are am ever reminder to us, his family, that a fine hay tmveled this wey. 53

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ROBERT WILLIAMS - W.B.: Varsity Football; Indoor Track; Ouf-door Track; Wel- fare Rep.; Boys' Chorus; Sigma Omega Tau Hi-Y; Paw Prints , pg. ed.; All Regional Workshop Chorus. C.H.S.: JV Football; Varsity Football; Out-door Track; Indoor Track; SCA Scholarship Comm; Boys' Chorus. STEVEN WILLIAMS W.B.: Welfare Comm., co-chr.; Pep Club; Baseball Team. C.H.S.: Shea Hi-Y; Wres'tling Team. Robert James Williams, Jr. CHERYL WILSON W.B.: The Senior Board; DECA Club. l . CLARENCE WRIGHT Carence Joseph Wright W.B.: Band, tres.; Sigma Omega Tau -Hi-Y; VICA; Chesa peoke Vocational Center. C.H.S.: Band; Chesapeake Vocational Center. Stephen Mark Williams Randy, Donna, and Bobby ponder over the many styles of graduation announcement Cheryl Dione Wilson 52

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FIRST JUNIOR CLASS AT WBHS STARTS OFF WITH GLORY UPPERCLASSMEN at last! That was the cry of every junior on September third as they started the first junior class at W.B.H.S. One hundred seventy-five juniors marched into th doors of W.B.H.S. looking forward to the new and better opportunities 0 upperclassmen: Varsity Cheering, be ing chosen as a Marshall, becoming member of the National Honor So ciety, Homecoming Court and man others. The Junior-Senior served as th social event of the year. The yea wouldn't be complete if the class 0 '70 had not experienced PSAT tests term papers and that national fu time sport - College Boards. Th climax of a Western Branch juniou year is ordering senior rings. Th thought of this told every junior tha their senior year was nearing. Junior Class Officers. Front row: Ann Halliday Secretary, Cindy Beaton-Treasurer, Miss Va Dyck-Sponsor. Back row: Phillip Engel?Presi dent. Mike Miller-Vice-President. 54