Wilson High School - Nova Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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Daffodil llugalhj S King Alfred began his annual season-long reign in Washington's Puyallup Valley, the senior high schools of Sumner, Qrting, Puyallup, and Tacoma began choosing their candidates for l96l Daffodil Queen. Wilson's princess was picked from about twenty girls in two judgings, one by Wilson teachers and the final screening at U.P.S., where Elisa Peterson was chosen as Wilson's representative in the Daffodil competition. Elisa, tall, slim, and very pretty, found her weeks as Princess filled with exciting royal duties - attending luncheons and dinners, speaking at various functions, be- coming good friends with the eleven princesses represent- ing the Puyallup Valleys other high schools, and, as one of her first tasks, going on a royal shopping spree to purchase the clothes to wear at her public appearances. After several very busy weeks came the day of the Coro- nation, at which each of the Princesses gave impromptu answers to questions of a general nature and delivered a prepared talk to the audience. Finally, as their last and most important Festival duty, Queen Carmel Macken of Puyallup and her Court of Princesses rode on the Royal Float in the April 8th Parade of Daffodils. PRINCESS ELISA I1 Annual Daffodil Festival and Parade Mag Dance Bogalhg ACH year the Wilson May Dance serves as the high point of sophomore class activities. Due to the efforts of Wilson's class of '63, l96l's edition of the dance proved to be an especially enjoyable climax for the year's busy schedule. Queen lanice Seales and her attendants Trudy Qman and Diane Barrick reigned over the dance held on the evening of May 6. Elected before the dance by members of their class these girls ruled the festivities with digniiy and gaiety. Few realized the effort required in planning and carrying out the dance, but all appreciated the hard Work by Wilson's underciassmen. MAY Dance Queen and attendants pose for Nova's camera. QUEEN lanice Seales, Trudy Oman, Diane Barrick One Hundred Forty-Seven

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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

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Sophoinoree Provide Entertainment tor thei i DEFENSE torms for the soph half. Political Convention CC HE honorable State of New York casts tive votes for Senator Iohn F. Kennedy. This phrase sounded and resounded through the Wilson gym last spring when the U. S. History classes held two mock nominating conventions -one Republican and one Democratic. Every junior history class represented a state and sent a delegation ot tive to each of the conventions. Nineteen states in all were represented. Larry Levy served as the Republican Nation- al Chairman and Phil Carlson wielded the Democratic gavel. The Democratic Convention, held on the morning of lune 7, had Attorney General Iohn I. C'Connell as its keynoter. The convention decided upon a ticket of Kennedy and Symington. Superintendent of Schools Lloyd Andrews delivered the keynote address tor the Republicans. Under the breezy gavel ot Chairman Levy the G-.O.P. nominated Nixon for presidential candidate and Rockefeller as his running-mate. One Hundred Forty-Eight STUDENTS as well as Alums enjoy Homecomin Howrlg Week ITH greetings ot Bonjour and Guten Tag the Howdy Dance called an official halt to the rigors of grub initiation and climaxed Howdy VV eek's seven-day welcome to the new Wilsonites. Other highlights of Howdy Week besides the Week's-end dance were the annual Tug-ot-War, won this year by the lunior Class, and a Howdy Assembly in which a senior Kangaroo Kourt tried and sentenced sophs who had violated the Howdy Week rules. nga ELECTION year unearths plenty of political spirit in the AS