WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. By John F. Bailey. September 9, 2003: Four White Plains High School Graduates of the Past were named to the WPHS Hall of Fame Monday evening at the Board of Education meeting. Dr. Christine Robbins made the announcement of the 2003 inductees, selected by a committee composed of civic and school groups.
PRINCIPAL OF WHITE PLAINS HIGH SCHOOL DR. CHRISTINE ROBBINS ANNOUNCES 2003 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES LAST NIGHT: They are the late Dr. Kenneth Trout, Class of '43, the former cardiologist and president of the medical staff of St. Agnes Hospital; real estate magnate Nicholas Wolff, Class of '69, the tirelessly involved civic leader; the reporter, David E. Sanger, Class of '78, the Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times; and Dr. Yvette Rooks, Class of '84, the specialist in Family and Sports Medicine at the University of Maryland. Photo by WPCNR News.
The quartet of distinguished alumni will be officially inducted to the WPHS Hall of Fame during American Education Week in November. Dr. Robbins said that one of the highlights of that week will be the expected appearances of Wolff, Robbins and Sanger who will visit the High School on Tuesday, November 18, spending time with high school students and staff. The Induction Ceremony will take place in the new Media Center and will be followed by a reception. The Ceremony is open to the public.
Dr. Trout '43 pioneered the medical profession in Westchester County in the mid twentieth century, becoming president of the medical staff and Director of the Department of Medicine of St. Agnes Hospital in White Plains.
Wolff '69 is a second generation Hall of Famer, Robbins said, heading the Century 21 real estate firm on Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains and a civic activist in organizations ranging from the United Way, the White Plains Children's Center, to the Slater Center. He joins his late father, F. Richard Wolff, Class of '25 in the WPHS Hall of Fame.
Sanger '78 the Times man in the White House, has won two Pulitzer Prizes, and is seen frequently on network news programs.
Dr. Rooks, '84, is another child of a White Plains High School Hall of Famer, George D. Rooks, Class of 1947, a Captain in the White Plains Police and mentor to you. Dr. Rooks is nationally recognized for her achievements and promotion of the new medical discipline, Sports Medicine. She is Assistant Professor of Family Medicine/Sports Medicine and Director of the Family Medicine Clerkship at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Dr. Robbins in announcing the names of the inductees said that the Hall of Fame honors those WPHS graduates who have achieved significant success in their chosen careers and have contributed to the betterment of society.
She said nominations are entertained each year and inductees selected by a committee of representatives of civic and school groups from nominations submitted by the public.
