Clover Hill High School - Ducemus Yearbook (Midlothian, VA)

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Look Over There! (right) Mrs. Jo Armstrong’s ninth grade English class spells out words in the air to help them learn spelling words more easily. Dam- erel Wingfield for the prosecution. (middle right) Prosecution lawyers Buddy Damerel and Gina Wingfield present their case in the mock trial in which they prosecuted the Cavalier Review for libal against teacher Mrs. Beverly Lacy. -Hippie mocks mom-— (bottom right) Ron Mansini, Charlie McBride, Mark White and Mike Farrand act out vo- cabulary words in Mrs. Mary Jo Lux’s English class. Cyborgs Turned On This year the English department dis- covered a key to turn on the cyborgs of Clover Hill High School—elective courses. Elective courses held so much appeal that students took extra English courses for elective credits in addition to those taken for required English credits. “American Folklore, Psychology of Self, Cowboys and Indians, Perspectives on Death, Bible as Literature, Futuristics, et cetera, et cetera—l won't be in school long enough to take all the English | want. Can | take a postgraduate course?” said one frustrated Cavalier. Not only did the subject matter hold enticement for the Cavaliers but the methods , which were less orthodox, ac- tively involved the students. From mak- Theatre in class (above) The VCU Players perform inprovisations before a capacity crowd of English students in the chorus room. 14 English ing a movie or television tape to holding a mock jury trial of The Cavalier Review, accused of libel and presided over by the Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Phillip Daffron, the students enthusi- astically participated in learning more about communications. In Bible and Futuristics, students con- structed and played board games; in vo- caculary classes they made jigsaw puz- zles and dramatized words. Again this year, the Virginia Commonwealth Uni- versity Players presented dramas in- cluding Spoon River Anthology and Midsummer’s Night’s Dream, and the American Folklore class celebrated the bicentennial when they experienced “big recess” with jump-rope, marbles, and group games. Yee

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Polyglots’ Show Foreign Language Week is always a major event of the school year in every foreign language department. This year Foreign Language Week was celebrated with an assembly, bons mots over the PA system, and a culminating banquet. One of the highlights of the assembly was the French Club’s version of “Cinde- rella” featuring Ron Mancini as the fairy god-mother. Ron’s portrayal was unique. He wore a tu-tu and rode a skateboard. The Latin Club, dressed in traditional Roman togas, held a mock debate on Women’s Lib which generated such pas- sion that the “Fonz” had to eventually settle the debate down. “Love Will Keep us Together” sung in Spanish finished the Spanish Club’s skit- : —— ’ a, “typical” classroom scene, in which “Flave no fear, your fairy god-mot re, loud smacking of enormous wads of says Ron Mansini.as he participates in th : : - French Class’ production during Foreign Lan- gum and the throwing of spitballs were guage Week. If the shoe fits ... Carol Farrand prominently featured. plays Cinderella in the French Class’ produc- The week’s celebration ended with a tion. Welcome back, Rickman? Mr. Rickman is for rcuident A ti instructs his Spanish Class in a demonstration anique nS AIS il OCS OLE he EMMA during Foreign Language Week. : dishes being served to parents. The bon mot for that day was “bon appetit.” Foreign Language 13

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Forensics Team (bottom row) Kim Makowsky, Mr. A.J. Sligh (coach), Susan Cox. (second row) Mark Trimmer, Carol Farrand, Bill Farrand, Mike Farrand, Annette Atkinson, Miss Jackie Pendergraft (coach). Wendellyn Link, Brian White, Ron Mansini, Donald Smith. Forensics Mops Up This year the CHHS Forensics team upheld its superior rating in all district meets as well as the regional competition. At the James River District Meet, Mark Trimmer, Mike Farrand, and Ron Man- sini placed first in Boys’ Oratory, Boys’ Extemporaneous Speaking and Boys’ Po- etry, respectively. Second places were taken by Susan Cox and Annette Atkin- son in Girls’ Prose and Girls’ Oratory. Third places were given to Carol Farrand and Roy Lee Dickerson in Spelling and Boys’ Prose. Annette Atkinson, Mark Trimmer and Ron Mansini went to the “top” and par- ticipated in the state competitions where Mark Trimmer placed third in Boys ’ Oratory. Mr. Sligh hopes to broaden the team next year and encourage more eighth and ninth graders to participate. A Grim Sign (above) Vernon Hughes, Marty Johnson, Bernice Harris, Daisy Turner and Mrs. Mary Jo Lux are instructed on the finer points of embalming during a death class field trip toa local funeral home. Embalming table (left) Roy Hensley and Steve Hackworth grimly stand beside an embalming table. Forenics 15