Halifax County High School - Haliscope Yearbook (South Boston, VA)

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Fallen rider Debbie Debruhl pulls helplessly at her llama as coaches Coleman Starnes and Ron Ramsey battle for the ball in the donkey basketball game. Soul music of The Nobodies entertains spectators of the Art Club talent show and captures first place for its performers. FEVER RUNS HIGH ELECTION WEEK Assemblies take on new look to help clubs Although school elections followed familiar patterns, assemblies took on a new look. Ann Monroe Swaim, assemblies chairman, initiated new opportunities for clubs and organizations to make money for their varied interests. Not only did these assemblies help the club treasuries but they also entertained the students. The Art Department ' s talent show, the Drama Club ' s one-act comedy and, especially, the Lettermen Club ' s fac¬ ulty-varsity basketball game drew laughter and applause from the student body. It actually became an enjoyment to go to an assembly, even if it did sometimes costs 50 cents. To help pay for assemblies which required traveling expenses for visiting groups, students paid a $1 activity fee. This charge helped eliminate organization and collection problems. Election week again absorbed students in election fever. The school rule limiting placement of cam¬ paign posters did not dampen anyone ' s spirit as election day and the exciting balloting took over. 26 Assemblies, Elections

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Off and running in the Western District Championship Meet, runners from five schools compete for the crown which the Comets ended up winning for the second year in a row. Cross country team members are Coach Bill Morningstar, Curtis Kirby, Steve Raney, Henry Lipscomb, Joey Satterfield, Cary Cupton, Frank Clark, Randy Meadows, Marty Logan, Alfonso Robertson and Steve Frazier. Stretching it out along the highway in a home meet, Henry Lipscomb, Steve Raney, Gary Gupton, Marty Logan and Frank Clark look for good finishes against Laurel Park. It ' s all Comets up front with Marty Logan, Henry Lipscomb, Gary Gupton, Steve Raney and Frank Clark. DISTRICT CAPTURED REGION ESCAPES Compiling its first undefeated dual meet record and running to it s best finish ever in the state meet, the Western District Champion Blue Comet cross country team continued to improve upon previous years of 1VI excellent competition. JLm-m ' wJwmwiZ ' M v3 In its five year history, all under Coach Bill Morningstar, the team has compiled an overall dual meet record of 55-1T; but never before had it achieved a perfect 12-0 regular season record, though coming close often enough. The Comets also made their best showing ever in the state meet in 1971, finishing in ninth place — an improvement over eleventh place last year and nineteenth before that. Curtis Kirby, the team ' s most valuable player as voted by his teammates, finished thirteenth in the state meet. Also, for the second year running, the Blues won the Western District Championship, but slipped into second in the Northwest Region Meet after winning it in 1970. post perfect record Crosscountry 25

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