Woodrow Wilson

"I went to WW from first to seventh grade.  When I go to my reunions there are about four of us who went all the way through WW and NNHS together:  Dale Mueller, Alice Goldsmith, Carol Groshong, and a few more besides myself.  Mrs. Wolfe, our sixth grade teacher, had taught my MOTHER.  She was also taught by Mr. Wheary and Miss Margaret Lane who were at NNHS.  We were allowed to go to Dairy Queen at lunch time...and to wander all the way down to the tennis courts...the school property was a whole city block.  I was good friends with Linda Baker, Kitty Clark, Brenda Dansey (Brenda moved to Hampton before high school), Elaine Vasilas, Kathy Avant.  My mother let us go trick or treating for miles...and I was allowed to have Halloween parties, Valentine parties, and I had a great 'sweet 16 party' in our garage...we played 'spin the bottle' and 'post office'.  My mother sent me to the store (Morrison's or Mannings) almost every day.  My Dad would take us to Bill's BBQ on Kecoughtan Rd. for BBQ sandwiches, a BIG FAMILY TREAT!  I would not trade anything for the way I grew up.  I attended Ivy Memorial Baptist when I was a teenager and have wonderful memories of that church and the people there."

- Jean Poole Burton ('64) of RI - 02/20/03
Thanks, Jean!

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