Wilson High School - Nova Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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Athletic Girls Engage in Varietg ut Teair F1tiy-Eigm GIRLS learn basketball by leaps and bounds. PORTS-MINDED females Working toward athletic letters filled the girls' gym of Wilson High School three or more after- noons each week last year for participation in a variety of team competitions. Games of speedball, basketball, Volleyball, and baseball Were all organized, with gym leaders acting as ref- erees and scorekeepers. This team competition boosted interest in sports in addition to supplying the three team sports neces- sary for an athletic letter. lunior and senior teams competed, while the sophomore teams battled each other for the top positions. One hike point, a second requirement for a letter, was earned by attending several five-mile hikes. After school and on Sat- urdays large groups of energetic hikers left Wilson to Walk to such places as Point Defiance or across the Narrows Bridge. SWIMMERS doggedly practice the techniques of the frog kick.

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gm Leaders Give Leadership and Inspiration A BUSY football season for managers, MANAGERS - Row l I C. Hufford, P. Martin, E. Hinck, T. Vedvick. Row 2 0 O. Stelling, A. Marcelia, W. Landry, l. McNay, T. Lindeman, D. Hill. ONG hours of Work after school Were not unfamiliar or infrequent for the athletic managers of Wilson, for though their numbers Were small, their responsibilities Were manyg hard Work Was the only key to the success enjoyed by this year's managers and their teams during the seasons of athletic competition. Beginning with football in the fall and continuing through springtime track, the team man- agers helped supply the inconspicuous but necessary behind-the-scenes oil to the machinery of high school athletics. Their varied duties all contributed to the smooth functioning of the athletic teams. Besides issuing uniforms, the managers distributed towels, made transportation ar- rangements, handled the team members' athletic insur- ance, and, finally, planted Mr. Beer's trees. HROUGHOUT the school year, the student leaders of Wilson's athletic department provided Mr. Bird, Mr. Han- nula, and Miss Blaser With much-needed help in their gym classes. These capable students, chosen for their athletic prowess and, more important, for their ability to provide effective leadership, demonstrated the finer points of gymj nastics and provided supplementary instruction to the stu- dents in the sophomore gym classes. By keeping the gym instructors abreast of improvements made by each indiv4 idual of the large classes and by helping the sophomore students with individual problems in the athletic courses, the student leaders constituted a very necessary part of Wilson's athletic department and a very important aid to the sophomore students with whom they worked. STUDENT LEADERS - Row 1 0 I. Arthur, l.l-Iighsmith, D. DiLoreto, B. Newberg, LEADERS practice teaching methods. I. Shotwell, R. Schindler. R. Mesler, P. Fuchs, B.Streeter. M. Iepsen, D. Mears. Row 2 0 L. Fay,S. Post, I. Savini, L. Wells, E. Simkins, D.Schmitz, Ifjewe-11, M, HiCks,K, Waters, M. Hill, P. Forsberg, Row 3 0 D. Anderson, D. Roper,D. Saxon, M Pergande, I. Wynne, M. Stauffer,,L. Huff, S. Anderson, D. Kancianich, R. Engelland. Fifty-Seven

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1'vi3 gat mf' ml Individual Sports A few hikes were planned so that the girls could bring their lunches and enjoy well-earned meals after reaching their destinations. The remaining two of the six points required for a letter could be earned by whichever of several methods the girl earning her letter chose, she could participate in an extra team sport, in ice or roller skating, in school league bowling, or in swimming. Swimming constituted the most popular of these sports, with ten after-school plunges required for one point. Girls who had previously earned their Iife-saving certificates worked as life guards and received points for this service. The members of Doll-phins who participated in the swim show also received points toward their athletic letters, as did drill team members who performed at games or in the Daffodil Parade. GIRLS' STUDENT LEADERS - Row I O D. Hanson, D. Cawdey, S. Harmon, D. Kirkes, L. Irwin. Row 2 0 C. Perkins, D. Bennett, B. Rothermel, S. Shaw, S. Perkins. Row 3 0 C. Strayer, S. Watland, V. Conner, S. Ferguson, L. Piete. Row 4 0 K. Nero, S. Gordon, D. Tolstrup, M Purnell, B. Holmgren. ONE method of gaining possession of the ball in speedball WILSON girls enjoy Americas favorite sport. Fifyt-Nine