Wilson High School - Nova Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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CURT WEST SHARON WATLAND IANICE WATLAND BOB WELCH King Queen Duchess Duke Eight Yell and Seng Statt Members Previd E Four W's is the alias of Wilsons peppy yell staff, consisting of Curt West, Kingg Sharon Watland, Queen, lanice Watland, Duchessg and Bob Welch, Duke. Chosen by the Wilson student body at the end of last year, they started their year-long careers by going to cheer-leading school for four days. This school for all yell staffs in the State of Washington Was held at the Central Washington College oi Education, and enabled our cheerleaders not only to receive instruction but to meet new friends and share ideas as Well. Wilsons 'Tour W's Were ranked first among all cheer- leaders in the closing contest of this school, and they continued all year to perpetuate and improve upon this original pattern of excellence. i YELL staff rouses spirit by teaching and leading new yells. I SAID uh uh! READY, set? - you bet! Sixty-Four

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Nlimhle Fingers Twirl Batons at Half Time DIXIE THORSON VICKI CONNER SUSANANN POLLACK PAT MORRISON Majorette Majorette Maioreue Mdiorette NE part of grid and hoop activities which most Wilson sport fans remember Well is the entertainment provided by Wilson's four majorettes. After a field of muddy and broad- shouldered males the talented baton-twirlers, dressed feven on the frostiest of eveningsl in short and sweet red outfits, provided a very pleasant interlude. Pat Morrison, Dixie Thor- son, Vickie Conner, and Susan Pollack demonstrated their nimble-fingered ability at each of Wilson's Tacoma football games and hoop battles. Aided by their pint-sized understudy Debbie Anderson, our majorettes presented many Well- practiced routines, one of the most noteworthy involved special lighted batons which created a spectacular effect in the dimly lighted gym. WILSON Majorettes pose for the Nova camera. Wiwiftriefrs K - i MAIORETTES perform in the Daffodil Parade. Sixty-Three

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fl BONNIE BROWN TERRY ROMANO DIANE BOURQUE SUSAN STREETS Song Queen Song Queen Song Queen Song Queen lucleus and Stimulus tor WW Sport Fans O LEAD them in spirit-boosting songs at school grid and basketball battles Wilsonites had a stall of tour peppy and pretty song leaders. The song staff, consisting ot Bonnie Brown, Diane Bourque, Susan Streets, and Terry Bomano, took a six-week course of at Merrick Dance Studio in the summer of modern jazz steps, their own routines. new ones the song -hour session. Their instruction 1960. ln this course they studied which they incorporated later into To practice old routines and learn staff met twice a week tor a two hours of study and practice paid oft, tor to Wilson athletes and tans alike the tour bouncy red girls and their song routines provided welcome and light-hearted interludes at every school game. V Five-toot two, eyes of blue . . t b FOUR H1Gi0f TSGSOUS fOr WHSOTYS Spirit di games. SONG staff leads ASW Onward tor colors true . . Sixty-F ive