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Many of the students were more than a lit­
tle apprehensive that September morning,
September 15,1959, to be exact, os they
entered the still-unfinished building. They hod
left the fomiliority, the predictobleness, ond, in­
deed, the security of their former schools. For
the entering freshmen, of course, it was the
usuol step to o new school os they mode their
woy up Bristol Township's educotionol ladder.
But, for the upper classmen, they hod been
WOODROW WILSON
literally, and rudely, "yonked" out of Delhoos
High School ond transferred into the educo-
tionol unknown. It wos on unsettling ex­
perience for mony of them.
Yet, there was a certoin excitement ond
expectation involved in being port of o shiny
new school, with o brand new faculty, ond o
once-in-o-lifetime opportunity to estoblish the
Wilson troditlons thot would endure throughout
the years. Yes, they were the pioneers!
A brief excerpt from Wilson's very first yeor-
book. the 1960 Non Excide, expresses those
HIGH SCHOOL
misgivings and expectotions os the students
gothered for dosses on that very first day:
As we. the Senior Class of 1960, tools our LEVITTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
first opprehensive steps into our brond new
school. We were quite impressed by the signs
placed on the doors, windows, ond walls
throughout Our Wilson. The most outstanding
one wos, "Think Wilson! Talk Wilson! Be Wilson!” i 9 6 0
Many of us were yet deeply ottoched to our
old memories and school days. But. upon see­
ing this disploy throughout the school, we soon
put owoy our old memories and thought obout
the new experience on that thrilling day, the
first quieting of our onxieties and worries that
plagued us, since learning we were to ottend
the new high school
An enthusiastic, competent, and business­
like faculty greeted the students as they orriv-
ed for the first day of school. A blend of ex­
perience ond youth, the staff hod readied an
up-to-date curriculum for the students of varied
obility. interests, and vocationol gools. During
the 20 years of its service to the Bristol
Township community, the Wilson curriculum hos
been periodicolly chonged, improved, and
broadened to meet the changing needs of the
community.
The arriving students olso found o full slate
of co-curricular octivities to appeal to their -\rul resulted in our ,\lma Mater.
spare time and after school interests. Students
were invited to run for Student Council; join the
stoff of the newspoper, Roms Horn, or Non Ex­
cide, the yearbook; test their stoge presence
with the Wilson Dramotics club; or develop
their speaking skills with the Council of Debote
and Forensic Leogue.
Musically inclined students could Join the
Wilson Band,sing in the school chorus or ploy in
the donee bond. More energetic students could
become mojorettes, members of the color
guard, or could urge on their teams os
cheerleoders. Wilson, incidentolly, ochieved o
Bucks County first by organizing both mole and
femole cheerleading.

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