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

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Class 0fficers Mrs. Phyllis Byrd Advisor Fred Odell Archer 4B Class-Vice-Presidentg Esleeck Hi-Y-Vice-Presi- dent, Treasurerg J. V., Varsity Footballg Marching, Concert, Pit Bandsg Honor Societyg Science Club. Doris Powell 4B Class-Girls' Treasurer: Mixed Chorusg Glee Club- Librariang Bible Clubg Home Room Officerg Intramuralsg Honor Society. Jimmy Smith 4B Class-S.C.A. Represent- ativeg J .V. Footballg Tennisg Home Room Officer. Doris Prince 4B Class-Publicity Chair- mang President, Presnoir Tri-Hi-Yg F.B.L.A.g Intra- muralsg Honor Society. 'VPS' f .1 ? it '13 Y' 3 -0. '5 3 Class of 1958'!2 Joseph Harry Ellen 4B Class-Presidentg Home Room Officerg Latin, Science Clubg Wrestlingg Track. Gail Futrell 4B Class-Secretaryg Or- chestra-Presidentg Home Room Officerg S.C.A. Repre- resntativeg V.O.T. Claude Wayne Wyatt 4B Class-Boys' Tresurerg Varsity Baseball, Basket- ballg Presidents Hi-Yg Honor Societyg The Stu- dent g The Presidentng Dramatic, Science Clubg Pan American League: Intramuralsg A.A. Darlene Godwin 4B Class-Honor Council Representativeg Home Room Officerg Prexie, Presnoir Tri-Hi-Yg F.B.L.A.g Mixed Chorusg Glee Club-Vice- President. Alan Jacobson Honor Graduateg Virginia State Championship De- batorg Forumg Ecrivon Society. Page 25

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FEBRUARY CLASS HISTORY The fondest memorles of our past have Just passed by It all began m February of 1953 when some of the mcest frlendshxps posslble started How exclted we were as we walked down the halls of the Old Wllson How much of a thrrll to even have a semor look our way Yes we were Elghth Graders At last we were a part of that wonderful WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCI-IOOL' The presldent of our student body IH our fxrst year was Klt Morse, and a f1ne one he was Our E1ght Grade year was VICTORY YEAR, and we won the State Champlonshlp m football and en Joyed the assembhes Then It happened' We were Just a l1ttle b1t skeptlcal as we approached that huge buxldmg wh1ch was to be our home for the next four years It was none other than the new WIISOD' How strange we felt as we sat ln the tremendous audltorxum llstemng to our pr1nc1pal Mr R L Sweeney, explam the many new rules wh1ch we were to ab1de by How dlfferent It was to walk down the hall and not bump 1nto someone as had been the sxtuatxon durmg our f1rst year Bob White presrdent of the student body for that year helped to make us feel at home w1th h1s frlendly smrle and pleasmg manner Soon we were actually Sophomores We were commg along f1ne now We felt a wonderful sense of prlde rn belongmg to Wxlson How proud we were to have Barbara Turner represent our llghts of th1s year was the Mock Conventlon Al though Stevenson was elected lnstead of E1sen hower we dxdnt mmd bemg wrong because of the educatlonal value and enjoyment derlved from th1s event Brent Wlckers was elected the first presldent of the Honor Councll Th1s new orgam zatxon IS one whxch started then and w1ll last through the years As Jumors we began to reahze Just how close graduatlon was Belng upperclassmen brought many memorxes to each of us Audrey Cherry as Homecom1ng Queen and B111 Smith as our presr dent of the S C A made us even more proud that Pnncnpal R W Allen presents dxploma to Rnchard Wlllxams Page 24 By Carolyn Branton we belonged to Wllson The Junlor Senlor prom was one event whrch we enJoyed very much Although we had to walt untxl the last part of our Junxor year for our r1ngs and our prom we apprecxated them all the more The basketball baseball and football teams d1d very well xn our Junlor year and watchmg them was qulte a thr1ll We elected B B I-lamaker as our class gziesldent and our advxser was Mrs Barbara wer Of course we feel our sen1or year was the best of all Walkxng down the a1sle 1n assemblxes was one thmg wh1ch actually made us feel l1ke Sen xors Homecommg was wonderful and we saw all our fr1ends as elther football players cheer leaders or partlcxpants rn some other manner Diane Carlo made a very lovely queen to help us remember th1s last Homecommg of our hlgh school l1fe Jlmmy Sanderlin also dxd a fme Job as presxdent of the S C A We elected Harry Ellen as our 4B Class presl dent and he and Mrs Phyllis Byrd, our advxsor made ours the frrst 4B Class to have a float 1n the Homecom1ng parade Our small group worked together and our entry won f1rst place rn the general class1f1cat1on The excltement of Baby Day was one of the fondest memorxes of all What fun we had 1n the Baby Day assembly and at the Baby Day Dance We really felt xmportant as we marched around dressed as bables The en Mr Robert Allen, our new pr1nc1pal d1d a f1ne Job and we enJoyed workmg with hmm dur1ng our sen1or year although we m1ssed our beloved Mr Sweeney very much The excxtement of ordermg our callmg cards paymg our dues havmg our class p1ctures taken and f1na1ly hav1ng our caps and gowns frtted all stxr our memorles What a l1fe we have had these past years In our small class some of the mcest fr1endsh1ps have been made Well 1ts all over now but WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL w1ll long l1ve 1n the hearts and mmds of each of us of the February Class of l959' That s nght jessxe' met them down the processxonal can begm - .... - I , - an - n - - ' . ' , , ' , 9 ' I , n 1 l o 1 ' 1 1 . . 7 - ' . . . l I 1 ' '. . . . . ' . . ' ' , G , ' ' 1 1 1 y - . Y ' y , . . . . l a . . . 1 1 4 I v l ' - ' ' . ' . ' I 1 2 ' . . 1 9 . . s . ' . - , . . - , 7 , l ' . - SC11001 HS H0meC0m1Dg Queen- OHS of th? hlgh- joyment of th1S day w1l1 never leave our minds. . 2 ' - . . . 1 . . . , . . - v , . 7 . . 1 7 U . Y. l I . 1 , 1 n , a , a 1 1 1 - Q Y . ' ' 7 n 0 l I , . 4 1 ' 1 , - 22 , J, l ' Q .lj x R 1 Nr' S l Mx l . I ' .L A xl .1 1 ,Y rl J' 1 . I l . . ,, , . , . 1 Q . so . .

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Rosetta Blackburn F.B.L.A.-Treasurerg Home Room Officerg Presidents Tri-Hi-Y. Carolyn Branton F B L A President Girls State The Student Presi dents Presno1r Tr1 H1 Y Home Room Off1cer Or chestra VOT ACt1VltleS Board Anne Mane Coles Presidents Tr1 H1 Y V1ce President PFCSHOII Tr1 H1 Y Treasurer Home Room Off1cer Girls Monogram Club Intramurals Glee Club FBLA Science Club WW Tr1 H1 Y Honor Soc1ety AA Presidents H1 Y V1ce President Home Room Officer J V Varslty Football Margaret Elizabeth Gaskins Alta Tr1 H1 Y VOT Home Room Officer Science Club Honor Soc1ety Page 26 lk I as ...up in 'Q ' 'li 1 A f , fi ., J ---'nf' f ? Class of ..... Marie Blow Girls' Glee Club-President Secretaryg Intramurals. Vmcent M Broda Wrestlmg J V Varsity Football Honor Society Elizabeth Ann Deaton Aquo Tr1 H1 Y-Secretar Chaplain Honor Society AA Intramurals Home Room Officer WW .Ir Tr1 H1 Y Tr1angle Tr1 H1 Y Mixed Chorus Glee Club FBL A V O T Intramurals Science Club Carlene George Presidents Tr1 H1 Y-Ser geant at Arms Presno1r Tr1 H1 Y-Secretary Home Room Off1cer F B L A Girls Monogram Club Intramurals Honor Soc1ety The Student Bus1ness Staff , ff-f 'W K 1 K I A 'thx . ----- ' 3 fa' 'g'.., ' Z . i .-' .- 3 - f Q AA. 1 Q S t t .3 2 .. if A 1 , '- '-.-I 1 IA '- jg '- . yi T , ' - - . . , . y X. f 1 3 I ., fl' , Reggie Dickens li ' I '15 I Janice Foster . .--.- , . H,, . .-.-3. y' . 3 , -Q . ' 2 u S - ff A , 1 if wif, 1, L11, ' 'H'- ' 5 Q W' A 3' '- T- - . 1 9 . - 1 . , 7 ' ' ' Q , ' 1 U , 11'-' ' , xr, '