Williamsport High School - La Memoire Yearbook (Williamsport, PA)

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CONTENTS FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION O 14 ORGANIZATIONS A 50 SPORTS OOOO OOOO O A O 82 UNDERCLASSMEN I A 102 SENIORS OD I OOOOOOO A 126 SPRING ACTIVITIES 184 ADVERTISING DDDD 194 Students enter XVHS from varied directions by various means to be assimilated into the school process of learning to prepare themselves for the proper direction to follow when they leave. ai' ,IM A ,I A 'I iff A .V1 ffl? fiiivff 1,7 F - : ,,, U N' gl ,gf Qi., ,J no-1

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PURE CRD Throughout life there are many choices and deci- sions that we must make. Robert Frost expressed it like this in his poem i'The Road Not Takenmz Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. We of the 1968 LA MEMOIRE editorial staff feel that the main purpose of the school is to help the student to make the right choice in life, to choose the right road. This is the purpose of courses of study, the real purpose behind extracurricular activities, and the theme for our yearbook. We have chosen a symbol for directions to strengthen this theme. It could be a weather vane or a compass or a directional sign of diverging roads. Wlizttever you choose it to be, it will mean something different to every student. For some it will be the sign of a deliberate choice, a steady symbol that has been a goal for many years. For others it will be the sign of confusion, a whirlpool wind blowing our weather vane in circles as is the case with some students. Some may think of the sign as a compass to guide them back to the proper direction if they should waver from the choice they have made. In whatever category each student fits, the school tries to start him in the right direction and will help him in making decisions. In the pages of this book we have tried to capture decisions being made and the help that the school oHers. The basic cover design and symbol of direction, by David Evanchik, Class of 1968, emphasize the various directions the members of the graduating class will take.

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School Acti ities As school is a place of preparation, our high school strives to prepare young people to cope with the problems that all people face in life. For this pur- pose W. H. S. endeavors to teach its students to be morally competent. The instruction for moral com- petence can be divided into two areas: the develop- ment of the character traits directly affecting how well one gets along with others, and the development of certain social skills such as working with a team. The teachers, through classroom activities, pro- vide a student with an excellent environment for strengthening character traits that directly affect his Compatability with others. These classroom activities include special debates, panel discussions, oral reports, and simple everyday class participation in the form of question and answer periods and class discussions on a topic. In order for a student to participate in such activities, he must learn to have respect for others and their opinions and he must learn patience, which results in self-control. Going outside the strictly classroom atmosphere and into the areas of physical education and extra- curricular activities provides excellent opportunities to develop social skills that all people need to live in a society. In these two areas teams are needed in the form of sports teams, publication staffs, musical or- ganizations and service clubs. Each of these teams does not require outstanding individuality but rather all participants working toward a common goal, whether it be winning a game, putting out a good newspaper, magazine or yearbook, singing in the same key and harmonizing, or serving school and commu- nity. All these things-good classroom atmosphere, physical education, and extracurricular activities- teach moral competence.