Woodrow Wilson High School - President Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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Lorraine Virginia Spindler (Lori) Triangle Tri-Hi-Y, Intramural Sports, Honor Society, Lunchroom Assistant, D.O. Club. Ernest Clifton Staples Band. Earl Arthur Thorton (Applebum) D.O. Club. Phillip Johnson Wells (Jonesie) Joseph Elton White, Jr. (Jose) President 4-B Class, Co-Captain State Championship Football Team, Treas- urer Pan-American League, Student Council, Representative to Boys’ State, Homeroom President, Woodrow Wil- son Hi-Y. William Lloyd Whitebead (Bill) Intramural Sports, Honor Society. Frank Clinton Wickers (Whisk ers) Vice-President Junior and Senior Class, Football, Esleeck Hi-Y. Joanne Bright .Wilkinson (Joanne) Girls’ Glee Club, President Mixed Chorus, Treasurer Presnoir Tri-Hi-Y, Secretary Home Ec. Club, Pan-Ameri- can League, Dramatic Club, Student Business Staff, President’s Tri-Hi-Y, Honor Society, Public Service Assist- ant, Representative Student Council, Delegate to ’55 Tri-Hi-Y Convention, Traffic Assistant. Sandra Fay Wilkinson (Santa Fe) President Presnoir Tri-Hi-Y, Vice- President Mixed Chorus, Vice-Pres- ident Future Homemakers of America, Secretary Junior Class, Vice-President President’s Tri- Hi-Y, Sextette, Student Business Staff, French Club, Glee Club, Lunchroom Assistant, Public Service Assistant, Honor Society, Delegate to Tri-Hi-Y, Pep Club, Ac- tivities Association. Dorothy Ann Willis (Dot) Honor Society. — 25 —

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Peggy Ann Pearce (Peg and Butch) President Business Staff, Treasurer Prexie Tri-Hi-Y, Traffic Assistant, Public Service Assistant, French Club, Latin Club, Honor Society, Junior Varsity Cheerleader, Presnoir Tri- Hi-Y. William Vernon Piland, Jr. (Willie) Honor Society, Traffic Assistant. Alvin Morris Powell (A1 Pal) Woodrow Wilson Hi-Y, Bible Club, Honor Society, Homeroom President. Harold Abbitt Prince (Poocbie Dog) Football, Track, Carl A. Esleeck Hi-Y, Student Staff, Honor Society, Activ- ities Association, Intramural Sports, Homeroom, President Annual Literary Staff. Harvey Lutrell Sawyer (Harvey) Honor Society, Traffic Assistant. Band. Tbora Erleine Sawyer (Nora) Evelyn Rose Seebo (Seebo) Aqua Tri-Hi-Y, Girls’ Glee Club, Mixed Chorus, Photography Club. Anna Theresa Silva (Anna) Pan-American Club, Honor Society, Girls’ Monogram Club. Eric Carlton Smith (Bud) J. V. Basketball, Varsity Basketball, Honor Society, Boys’ Treasurer, Senior Class, Monogram Club, Homeroom Officer. Peggy Ann Smith (Stinky) Reporter Triangle Tri-Hi-Y, Public Service Assistant, Lunchroom Assist- ant, Treasurer Monogram and Of- ficials’ Club, Honor Society, Intra- mural Sports.

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FEBRUARY CLASS HISTORY What ' s lower than a rat? You guessed it! Eighth-graders. Remember that sick feel- ing you had on that first day in dear old Wilson? Even though George Burns, then president of the student body, warmly wel- comed us to Wilson High, we still got some low looks from upper classmen. It was great to be in high school, but oh how miserable you felt when you were late for your classes because you couldn t find them. School days as eighth-graders were a mixture of joys and sorrows. You would never think that being a rat would make someone happy, but gee, it was wonderful when we became Fresh- men. Oh! The joy of being a full-fledged rat. ’ We were truly a part of Wilson that year, and we joined every club and went to every activity from bake sales ” to football games. Golly! Do you remember that mock con- vention? Flags fluttered everywhere. Even though we were much too ’ immature to take part, we had a fine time leaning over the balcony rail and watching all the excite- ment. Our Sophomore year came upon us quickly. We were practically grown and watching the eighth-graders and Freshmen. We worried about the fate of the younger generation. In our Sophomore year something new was inaugurated. Officially, it was called an 8 o clock class, but better known as the Saga of the Sleepy Student. Then in February, 1Q53, the great day came. We had finally made it. Our days of being pushed around were over. At last, we were upper classmen. Oh! We were busy little bees that year. We were recognized classmen, boasting individual pictures in the annual. We were really jaunty juniors. February, 1954, everything began to happen. Our class rings came, and we put them on and took them off so much we bruised our knuckles. Wasn’t it a wonderful feeling to be sophisticated seniors at last? Then came baby day when we put our sophistication aside and let down our hair. The boys looked cute in their short pants, and the girls looked darling in their ruffles, even though they were slightly wet from the water guns of the baby boys. Then we bagn to plan for the most im- portant night of the year. Thousands of feet of silver and blue crepe paper were cut, rolled, frilled, stapled together and finally put into place. Our Evening in Paris ” was wonderful, and I m sure no one on the clean-up committee will ever forget the morning after. September rolled around, and we came back from vacation as mighty 4B s. We started making plans almost immediately for graduation. We voted on class colors, posed for pictures and voted on class statistics. Everyone got busy and ordered extra an- nouncements, calling cards and caps and gowns. (T o be continued) — 26 —