Churchland High School - Trucker Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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JIMMY FINNEGAN, Ken Lewis, Sumner Bell, and Andy Copley play and sing “Love Potion No. 9” during a Junior-Senior assembly. The Excels were one of two bands which per- formed. Pop Music” Bands Add New Twist To Assembly On the last Thursday of February the juniors and seniors were entertained by the same hootenanny which was given for the underclassmen in November. Two rock and roll bands added a new twist to the program. The Annual District Future Homemakers Conven- tion was held at Churchland on March 3. An as- sembly which was held in the auditorium was follow- ed by a banquet. Seniors who maintained a “B” average throughout high school had their pictures taken as Honor Graduates. With these and several other group pictures in March, work on the ’65 Trucker came to an end. Many teachers required second semester term papers, and the school and public libraries were visit- ed often by Churchland students. Throughout the year many students found the use of one of these libraries as a valuable aid in their work. The Thespian Club presented its one act play to the freshmen and sophomores in a mid-March as- sembly. This month was also highlighted by two sets of tests. On the d ay of the one act play presentation upperclassmen were involved in a National math test, and later many juniors foxmd themselves taking the National Merit Test to measure their individual achievement. SERVING AS REGISTRAR, CYNTHIA POLLARD takes ir easy as the delegates to the spring rally of the Elizabeth River Federation of FHA clubs sign in before the program; a tc 16 Student Life

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h THE THRILL OF “senior prestige” and the anticipation of gradu- ation was heightened with the measuring for , caps and gowns in home- rooms early in the year. Jenneth Marshall and Linda Jean wait their turn while Marty Martin measures Carolyn Kyte for her head size. s 1 i ■ ” Du? m HAVING JUST EXAMINED THE DUSTY table in King Arthur’s court, Morgan LeFay, played by Marilyn Lorance, comments sarcastically on the housekeeping abilities of Queen Guenever, played by Sandy Thomas. Merhn the Magician, portrayed by Carl Barrett looks on in seeming approval of Morgan’s statements, which give an idea of her thoughts and intentions. Student Life 15

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SYLVIA PORTER PUTS ON ONE OF HER most pleasant smiles for photographer Dick Bruckse. Johnny Ellis holds the curtain to provide a smooth background for the honor graduate pictures. OUTSIDE READING AND RESEARCH AT Portsmouth Public Library consume much of Bill Spain’s time as he searches for answers to problems that are presented to him in Humanities class. “YOU BEGRUDGE EVERY BREATH THAT I DRAW . . . ” Lois Lemasters vehemently yells at Carl Barrett during a scene from the competition play “One of Us.” As these two :oss invectives at each other prior to the murder scene, Sandy Thomas, Diane Griffith, and Wayne Armstrong thoughtfully ponder the conversation taking place while Susannah Davis assumes a role of silence behind the husband-wife conflict. Student Life 17