Wilson High School - Nova Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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SHALL we dance?-Queen Sharon and her escort, Ken Holmes. Girls' Club Tolo Rogaltu HARQN Hickey, Queen, Faith Iordan, lunior Attend- ant, and ludy Price, Sophomore Attendant, gave the Girls' Club Tolo a Touch of Venus as they reigned over the annual semi-formal dance sponsored by the Wilson Girls' Club. The royal court was chosen by the girls of the student body from candidates taken from each of the six Girls' Club departments. The Winners were not revealed until the evening of the dance, when Sharon Hickey was crowned by Dan Baty, Wilson's Student Body President, to rule for an evening in the Touch of Venus atmosphere created by Grecian pillars, plump cupids, and a charming royal court. QUEEN Shf3YO1'1 HiClCGY. FAITH lordan, Ir., IUDY Price, Soph. itudent Bodu Rule at School Social Events QUEEN ELISA Homecoming Roualttj T l'Cornstalk Capers, the dance which followed Wil- son's third annual Turkey Day Game, Elisa Peterson, Queen of l96l's Homecoming Week, was crowned and presented with her attendants to her subjects-for-a-night. Bob Abelsett, Elisa's escort, presented her with her crown during the dance intermission, the Queens attendants, Shari Nyland and Chris lones, Seniors, escorted by Larry Smith and lack Davelaarg Pat lohnson, Iunior, escorted by Larry Huff, and Sharon Hudson, Sophomore, escorted by Duane Anderson, were also introduced formally to the Wilson student body at that time. The dance, however, was not the only activity over which the court of Homecoming Royalty presided: they reigned over the entire Week of Homecoming festivities, and this, of course, included many functions. At the Tug- of-War, the pep parade to the Turkey Day Game, and at the game itself, Elisa and her four attendants presided as the Royal Courtg and in spite of long hours, fits of rain and strong winds at the grid battle, and the loss of the game itself to Lincoln with a score of 26-35, the Queen and Princesses maintained at equilibrium their cheerful smiles and their poise. One Hundred Forty-Fiv

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QUEEN IUDY GARY Donion crowns Wilson's Queen Iudy. Uueen's Crown Rogalhg ill victorious in the activity ticket sales competition with Stadium High. Wilsonites refused to be defeated by Stadi- um's eager Tigers and remained still unbeaten in the annual competition against their arch-rival. Wi1son's Prin- cess, ludy Iohnson, was presented with the Queen's Crown and the traditional bouquet of roses by Gary Donion, the Senior Class President, at the dance which followed the Rarn's football victory. Iudy, a blue-eyed brunette with a radiant and dirnpled srnile, wore a lavendar sheath dress for her Coronation as Queen of the evenings festivities. OR the third consecutive year Woodrow Wilson was Queens and Princesses Elected from th CHRIS Iones, senior attendant, Pat Iohnson, junior, Queen Elisa, Sharon Hudson, SOPYIOYHOTGJ Shari NYIGHC1, senior attendant. One Hundred Forty-Four

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THE Royal Float for '61 - decked with daffodils and princesses Princess Elisa Represents Woodrow Wilso Daffodil Finalists PRING in Washington State brings with it a host of golden daffodils, and, at Wilson, the choosing of a Daffodil Princess. So as Festival time neared, the seniors nominated about twenty girls of their class Who they felt Worthy of being Princesses. This score of semi-finalists were then judged by a group of teachers, Who chose five finalists. Sharon Hickey, Carrnela Lantiere, lanice Moodie, Elisa Peterson, and lanet Walters, the finalists chosen by the faculty, were judged again at U.P.S. in Ianuary, and by a close decision Elisa Peterson Was picked to represent Wilson in the competition for l96l Queen of Daffodils. Elisa Peterson. Carmela Lantiere lanet Walters. Sharon DAFF finalists hestess at Festival Flower Show- Hickey and lanice Moodie. One Hundred Forty-Six