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

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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.

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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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Otis baskerville goes to regionals Although they had a disappointing season, the varsity Wrestling team showed a great deal of promise for seasons to come. Having only three experienced wrestlers, the matmen managed to have a few close matches and managed to tie Cradock. Individual standouts for the team were Wayne Wilson, Larry Chapman, and Otis Baskerville (9-2-1). Otis placed fourth in the District Tournament and went on to the Regional competition. Wilson 29 Norfolk Collegiate 38 Wilson 9 Kellam 51 Wilson 8 Indian River 51 Wilson 22 Norcom 35 Wilson 3 Oscar Smith 62 Wilson 6 Western Branch 55 Wilson 16 F.M.A. 47 Wilson 16 Manor 43 Wilson 2 Deep Creek 52 Wilson 25 Cradock 25 Wilson 12 Great Bridge 55 Carlton Diggs escapes his opponent ' s hold. FRONT ROW; Otis Baskerveille, Jerry Boykins, Larry Chapman, Carlton Diggs. BACK ROW: Wade Shepheard, Brian Collins, Buddy Sumner, Nathan Fields. C [jlGeU[LD[flB 18