Winter Haven High School - Wha Hwa Hta See Yearbook (Winter Haven, FL)

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ZELMA ADAMS MIRIAM ALDERMAN CARLA ALLEN MIRIAM ALLEN SHIRLEY ALLEN Tink Chief Shirl CHARLES ANDERSON DONALD ARBUTHNOT BETTY JEAN BARROW JOHN BARTON MORRIS BARTON Bets Curly The Years m Wlazcb We Grow and Learn ALICE BASS JUNE. BILBREY Remember when we. entered school back in 1941? Little did we Com Junebug realize what the coming years held for us. Yet the thrills, ex- citement and sorrows of each year will never be forgotten. Each AGNES BOYD JANICE BOZEMAN class slipped away from us-we found ourselves as Jr. High Stu- Jan dents. Our ego was inflated to the bursting point, until we saw those high school students swarming all over the campus. Soon we, too, entered that institution -of higher learning-1949 was the year. As freshmen we were led through this new ad- venture by Michael Giammetta, Pres., Jimmy Richardson, Vice Pres., Mary Ruth Edenfield, Sec.g and Tom Clark, Treas. Clubs formed at our requests were a great success and joy to each of us. Boys became interested-in athletics, and many girls had their hearts set-on leading cheers. Tom Clark, Ronnie Brannan, Mary Ruth Edenfield, and Joyce King, made up our Sophomore slate of officers as Pres., Vice Pres., Sec., and Treas. respectively. That year, we Sophomores had our first big experience of voting students from our own class into the Student Council. We all got behind our candidates, tried to outthink each other, and came up with clever slogans. Our Junior year proved to be the most exciting of all the three years to us. As our officers we chose Michael Giammetta, Pres.g John Barton, Vice Pres.g Mary Ruth Edenfield, Sec., and Carolyn Riley, Treas. A Date With Judy, our class play brought out many of our hidden talents. Those who were not in the play helped in the all important jobs of stage management, getting prop settings, prompt- ing players, and ushering. Everybody was busy--tired-but, Oh! what fun we had. One of the most glorious days in our Junior year was when we became the proud owners of our class rings. For weeks afterwards, every Junior flashed his ring in the face of all the envious Fresh- men and Sophomores.

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MARY CAUTHEN Priss SHIRLEY COKER Monkey The Events EDDIE COX Dirty VIRGINIA CRIBBS Ginny r i X I g W- ALMA CHANEY ALANSON CHARLES I-U15 LHARLES Sandy Lance L' C' OTHELIA CQNLEY JANICE coNoLEY NINA coiusirr of a Glorious Year Jo ANN CREWS Jody SHIRLEE DANIELS F5 TOM CLARK Porter jOYE COURTNEY Bebe For weeks before that long awaited night, Seniors pleaded with us to divulge our closely guarded secret, but we juniors remained tight-lipped. We worked feverishly to meet the May 9th dead- line. The theme Showboat, sprang to life as we neared the end of our Junior year. At last. the night of all nights!! May 9th-- the Show Boat docked. We dressed up in our best Deep South garments, loaded the Seniors aboard the Haven Showboat, drifted through dreams of those eleven years, and gave the Seniors a banquet that would have dazzled the eyes 0f'the old Showboat Captain himself. But the fun wasn't over! The last assembly . . . remember? We walked out first that time. Many of us were active in Baccalaureate and Graduation Ceremonies . . . Then-we were the Seniors. We chose Bill Branch, Pres., Bobby Hornsby, Vice Pres.g Mary Ruth Edenfield, Sec.g Shirley Coker, Treas. toguide us through our last year of learning, working and playing together. Now, let us look at that momentous year . . 1952-1953 September 2-Get the lead out-pencil that is. The books are dusted, the floors are varnished, and the teachers have recuperated. School has begun l l l September 19-To the strains of the Band, we paraded to the stadium for the first assembly of the year. Here, the faculty, old and new including the new supervising principal, J. C. Mitchell, were introduced and the baseball players received their Sou - Florida Conference Championship jackets. That night the Blues were victorious in the annual Blue and Gold tilt and the fans of both sides joined forces and made merry at the Kick-Off Dance. September 23-As the gavel sounded in the jam-packed room of 202, the first meeting of the Student Council opened with many plans for the coming year. 23