Woodrow Wilson High School - Crusader Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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Among the students who found the little red school at Six Flags very interesting were Charlotte Hcfher-ington, Jane Chapman, Kay Brumage, Carmyn McKinney, Julia Brown, and Sher-ie Pardoe. Six Flags proved to be one of the most popular places of recreation this summer. These Woodrow students enjoyed a Saturday afternoon despite the heat and large crowds. VARIED ACTIVITIES MADE THE SUMMER MONTHS PASS MUCH TOO QUICKLY One of the new exchange students. Sibile 8urnteslcr. arrived ai the airport on August 31 and waa greeted by her new fant-ily and fnonds. 19

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Glen Robertson and Randy Smith agree it's too hot to attend school during the summer while Mary Jane Cullum manages to smile despite the heat. SUMMER WAS GREAT, BUT SO IS WOODROW Summer was the time when Woodrow Wilson -students went water-skiing and played tennis on warm afternoons. Many planned vacation trips to other states. Several went as far south as Mexico. Summer camps were fun for those who were counselors or campers even though there was danger of getting poison ivy. Six Flags was a favorite place for many Wilsonites who wanted to spend a fun-filled day learning about Texas History. Some Wildcats had to turn aside some of these activities and take the responsibility of working at a summer job or attending summer school. Students gave up their time to do volunteer work in hospitals, churches, and city parks. As summer ripened, signs of life began to show at 18 Woodrow. The janitors began to clean the rooms and polish the floors. Carpenters worked hurriedly to finish remodeling the chemistry lab. The football team started to practice in the mornings and afternoons in order to be in good shape when the football season started. The drill team and Wildcat band were half eager, half reluctant to return to their alma mater to prepare the routines for the half-time activities at the games. The CRUSADER staff worked wearily trying to finish the first sixteen pages of the 1963 yearbook. Exchange students arriving in Dallas for the first time were greeted by new friends and were assured that nothing could be finer than a new exciting year at Woodrow Wilson. The sweethearts practiced their precision drill until it was perfect to be assured of good halftime activities at the games. These onlookers have a birdseye view of the band and drill-team as they practice one of their halftime routines.

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time shows. SEPTEMBER, NOT JUNE, IS MONTH OF REBIRTH AT W. W. The autumn days of September, which brought students to the empty halls of Woodrow, were fun-filled days for all. The 1962-63 Cheerleaders, Larry Locke, Betsy Hill, Gary Smith, Dimi Athens, Tommy Greer, and Susan Hines, displayed the superb ability they acquired at S.M.U. during the summer. The Wood-row Wilson Sweethearts and Band also showed their superb ability by displaying intricate performances in assemblies and half-time shows. The 1962-63 football season began with a spirit-lifting pep assembly before the first game, which was with the Samuell Spartans. Other exciting events which September brought forth were the P.T.A. Fall Round-Up, Junior Achievement, and Space Education assemblies. Many Woodrow students, with their extraordinary talents, participated in the Fall Round-Up, whose general theme was Six Flags Over Texas. This year's Round-Up King and Queen, Larry Locke and Betsy Hill, two Wildcat cheerleaders, were presented at the Round-Up show. Margaret Tinsley, Nancy Robinson, Monty Strauss, Shannon Harrison, Roger Hillsman, and Melinda Dcason look excited as they were announced the semi-finalists in the National Merit Contest. 20