Windsor High School - Duke Yearbook (Windsor, VA)

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Bertha Bennett Ann Jackson Len Cobb Honor ( Jracfuates Herbert Laine Joyce Kinney Judy Whitley Cheryl Weaver June Strickland Ann Spivey

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Spirit of ' 64 This year as we struggle with French verbs, Shakespeare, number systems with different bases, and the multitudes of other things that seniors have to worry with, we find that this same knowledge is being offered to third and fourth grade children, and that before we even graduate, our education is outdated. But that doesn ' t bother us. Who remembers what Dick and Jane did when we were in the first grade? The things that last are the faded but precious memories, sha- dows of the joyous moments we have shared, those lazy, hazy, crazy days of youth and innocence when the most important decision we faced was whether to play fairy princess or cowboys and Indians. The vital question in our lives was Who will be my lunch partner today? Ours was a simple world, bounded by a Jolly Numbers book, a spelling book, a Think and Do Workbook, and paper back readers. Our fleet glances of those busy, important people who bore the impressive title HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT opened up a new world, and suddenly our simple life was boring. As we left the narrowness of a world we had outgrown, we said goodbye to childhood. We real- ized that it was no longer acceptable to tie classmates to trees, or to drop mice down their backs. Such things were beneath our newly acquired dignity. High school was a new and marvelous place, a dream world, inhabited by super-beings. And for a while we seemed to be lost in the shuffle. At the same time, the students from Windsor, Carrsville, and Isle of Wight were united and we officially became the class of 1964. The boys became interested in athletics, the girls became interested in boys, and we settled into high school life. The interest and enthusiasm of the class made itself felt as more and more of our number became involved in school activities. We were represented in practically every club and team. As Freshmen and Sophomores, we were spirited, willing workers. As Juniors and Seniors, we took our places as school leaders with the determination to win new honors for our school. We have shared many great accomplishments. Who will ever forget the agony and the ec- stasy of planning, paying for, and presenting a night of special magic on the banks of Moon River ? We felt like masters of the stage when the curtain closed on our Junior play No Boys Allowed. The success of our 3 one-act plays the following year again displayed our theatrical talents. Members of our class were instrumental in making Windsor ' s first Student Exchange Day successful and in making it possible for our basketball team to participate in the District Tournament. Classmates have carried the fame of our school beyond these walls into state and district competition and have proved the worth of a small, but closely-knit school. Equally meaningful to us are the less significant, daily a ctivities we have shared. We de- cided questions of great historical significance in our American History class, and no one ever really stopped trying to persuade Len that George Washington wasn ' t such a bad guy after all. We have had hair-raising battles in class meetings over such life-and-death matters as whether our class colors would be red and white or white and red. We threatened to split the class and revolutionize the draft program during our ninth grade debate on Girls Should Have Compulsory Military Training. Even though they seem trivial now, who can say how much these things too will influence our lives in future years? From the beginning we have had a sense of destiny, the realization that our members have been marked for outstanding achievements and greatness. We have to some extent attained that greatness here at Windsor, but we will not rest on our laurels. We sense the challenge of the future and will rise to meet it. Our motto, What we are is God ' s gift to us, what we become is our gift to God, expresses the enduring ambition and spirit that characterizes our class, the spirit of ' 64. 18