Wanda Johnson Bob Johnston
Cheryl Jones Delores jon es
WAHS opens For the first time in 24 years , Albemarle County has more than one high school. In 1953 , Crozet, Mcintire, and several other high schools were consolidated into a huge , new complex- Albemarle. At that time, Albemarle housed all 8-12th graders, but, as the county grew , Albemarle was forc ed to grow, too. New wings were added, and grades were dropped until only the 10-12th graders attended Albemarle. Finally , a new high school was built to complete the county's K-5th , 6-8th, and 9-12th grade plan. Western Albemarle opened its doors in August of 1977. Along with the new building came new rivalries. Mixed emotions resulted from the competition against last year's teammates and friends. The girls' basketball team pushed hard all game long to trounce Western, but the girls all had tear-filled eyes after the contest. The soccer and 'football teams , however, felt no remorse about pounding their new rivals into the ground. After several years pass and former teammates graduate , the rivalry should grow to top the rivalry with Charlottesville.
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Sunni e jordan David Kaut Jane Kauzlarich joanne Kelarakis
Ingo Kerl Tony Kindrick John Klepach Kevin Knight