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

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ti . . . US the mighty prexies jWygff FRONT ROW: Jackie Rooks, Betty Ann Eure, Sharon Anderson, Vernessa Clark, Lisa Howard, Ruanne Kampman, Arleen Person, Denise Hunt. BACK ROW: Brenda Atkins, Loretta Tretola, Tammy Matthews, Wilma Ricks, Donna Mooney, Colleen McGary, Stasia Krzywda, Terry Guyot, Anita Sumner. Sponsoring the ' 76- ' 77 Varsity Cheerleaders was Mrs. Robin Ripley. The cheerleaders had various new looks this year. Instead of twelve girls on the squad, there were seventeen. They also made bright, new uniforms. To raise money for extra uniforms, they had two car washes as well as selling Homecoming flowers and jewelry. The cheerleaders cheered through rain, sleet, cold nights, and losing seasons; everytime, they cheered as if it was the first game of the season. The response they received from the fans was incredible. A losing season made no difference! A Prexie is a Prexie, win or lose. Several of the cheerleaders on the squad had previous cheering experience, so the main ob- jectives were perfecting mounts, jumps, cheers, and regaining school spirit. Donna cannot take the suspense. Wilma blows her heart out. At the Homecoming game; Anita, Den- ise, Arleen, and Ruanne cheer their hearts out, but to no avail. 16 V.

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vice presidents have impressive season FRONT ROW: Kenneth Rodgers, Barry Jones, Anthony Wright, Donnie Cooper, Kilvin Anthony, Roger Hill, Keith Jones, Henry Cross, Robert Brown, Theodore Landy. SECOND ROW: Gregory Lee, Tony Burgess, Kirk Perdue, Conrad Vaughan, Eric Wells, Terry O ' Neal, Raymond Johnson, Michael Mills, Darrell Banks, Ronald Ellis. BACK ROW: Coach Al Smith, William Blow, Jerome Heath, Michael James, Ulysses Stephenson, Roderick Cotton, Terry Allen ' , Kenneth Wright, Stephen Booker, Eddie Johnson, Coach Jim Sherrill. Not pictured-Rodney Williams, Kevin Duston. Wilson 16 Deep Creek 0 Wilson 16 Norcom 14 Wilson 0 Manor 0 Wilson 18 Cradock 18 Wilson 6 Indian River 12 Wilson 14 Churchland 6 Wilson 42 Oscar Smith 6 Gaining experience for future years, the Junior Varsity Football Team had a very impressive season. Compiling a 4-1-2 record, the team proved to be the most successful in several years. Coached by Jim Sherrill, they appeared to be a group of promising young athletes for the Varsity Team. The Baby Presidents were led by several remarkable players. A few of these were Terry O ' Neal and Barry Jones. Scoring numerous touchdowns throughout the year, they were a decisive part in many victories. Another key player was Jerome Heath. Scoring several touchdowns, he showed his running capabilities in practically every game. However, his best games were against Cradock, when he gained over 100 yards, and Churchland, when he ran for touch- downs of 60 and 70 yards. Also, the team could not have excelled without the help of their defense. Consisting of several important players, the defensive stand- outs included Tony Burgess, Kenneth Rodgers, Keith Jones, Barry Jones, Eddie Johnson, Mike James, and Anthony Wright. 15

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gonna sock it to you! FRONT ROW: Stephanie Manchur, Karen Garces, Diane Coble, Mary Helen Moon, Robin Davenport, Lynn Rosser. BACK ROW: Denise Martin, Teresa Lewis, Sandra Deberry, Michelle Steele, Pam Parnell, Antionette Johnson. Boosting morale for the J.V. teams were the all new, inexperienced J.V. Cheerleaders. They attended every J.V. Football and J.V. Basketball game there was. Tryouts were held last April and ten girls were picked. Whether it was because of failures, apathy, demerits or bad grades, only seven girls made it through the summer and returned in September. Therefore, tryouts were held again and eight more were chosen. However, by the end of the year only eight remained, six Freshmen and two eighth graders. In addition to their cheering duties, they sold programs at the Varsity games, made favors for the J.V. Football players, paid dues, and made new cheer- ing uniforms since the old ones were not fit to be worn. They even had a new sponsor — Mrs. Person — who consoled them when they were scared stiff to cheer on stage.