Willingboro High School - Yearbook (Willingboro, NJ)

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As we look back over the past four years, we remember how it was before this school became a reality. Overcrowded conditions were unbearable. Awakening at six a.m. to go to schoolg leaving at one p.m. while another group arrived not to be released until five.p.m. Sometimes had to be done. In September of 1975 an earth-shattering event occurred, launching a new era, two senior high schools in Willingboro. Downwind from the old alma ma- ter, the building had the greatest innovations including, rubber floors in the gymnasium, hallways and classrooms with carpeting, and an air conditioner. The air conditioner leaked water, the carpet soiled every time it rained. The school is sinking! Happy 200th birth- day, America. Common complaints rang throughout the building and the turbulence was only beginning. Strike! The word crackled through the air like a fire- cracker on the fourth of Iuly. In the dingy gray of November, we were bound to crash land in the midst of threats, bar- gaining and finally settlement. We were drifting off course, but we were headed back in the right direction considering we were just Gettin off the Ground. P A budding scientist, Robert Fleming studies the slide of a laboratory sample. - ' f the parallel bars leading the Men's Gymnast Ricky gsgtgrngsiglnto the State Champmnshlp Playoffs, x 2 P5 ' ri' X 1-,gg1 ' I 'Z iii? V1-his A li 'N -al? turd Ishii Q 'L O .4!:.T.. aff , by . Y A -- 'Y X gf. 4 l ,, s - 1 fi, fn T'-:ff '- F' - we ..':ewk A.'f-J 'U' ' Powder Puff Players, Gwen Sease and Michelle Iulius clown around while Dina Scholes, Chrystal Outler, Elaine McKeen and Michelle Rogers try to get in on the action.

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WHAT'S UP? The new school year brought new faces, not only those of sophomores, but those of the new teachers and administrators. As a result of the district reorganization and the closing of Levitt junior High, many familiar old faces did not reappear last September. In their places, new ones came, transfers from other schools and some totally new to Willingboro Schools. September not only brought new teachers but new rules. By this time we were up to our ears in rules and we were pressed for time with four minutes between classes and twelve days absent a year before time finally caught up with us. There was an upheaval in the style of dress from the casual look of years past to the sophisticated and classical look of today. At one time graduation was a mockery - blue jeans and sneakers under the prestigious cap and gown. Commencement evening was a time to remember with students donning shoes, suits, and skirts. Things were definitely looking up for us. College: The American Dream , was so close and yet so far. We all desired to be accepted to the college of our choice. Yesterday's dreams and today's reality. The goal was ours to reach, and many of us achieved this with flying colors! For those of us who chose not to continue on to college, but to find a career in another road to success, they too have goals to set. Whether it be craftsman or merchant, all have risen to new heights. Working to get a point across to Robin Mason, Mr. Nasife looks in a reference to identify an unknown substance. 5 Ellen McGrath is a bundle of nerves during the speech that won her the office of Sophomore Class Treasurer. Aspiring hair dresser Leticia Harris receives instruction from Mr. Maddon the Cosmetology teacher. 4 1