Prince George High School - Peerage Yearbook (Prince George, VA)

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Prince George Royal Rick Condrey rounds third base in Central District play-off against Lee-Davis for top spot. PG falls in eighth inning of play-off game iperee ak ee ee oe 7 A : af a! of Lib Peterson and Tom Davis enjoy sun at Va. Beach on NHS trip. 8 School Life On May 3, ten girls vie for Miss Prince George title. Diversified talents entertain the audience, and five final- ists answer on-the-spot questions. After second and first runners-up Donetta Webb and Julie Medeiros gain recognition, Miss PG Janie Megee walks down the runway to “Girl Watchers.” Early the next morning, college- bound students rise to take SAT. After four hours of aptitude testing, the am- bitious remain to tackle the achieve- ment tests. Mrs. Sue Moore directs, Carol Toombs and Betty Clement accompany, and Mike Applewhite hosts as choir presents “Serenade to Spring” May 10. Pat Smith receives the National School Award and Carol Toombs accepts the Chopin Award.

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£4 4. US ug waAD- prouc x as students file into th. gym for an awards assembly. While varsity cheerleaders and players re- ceive certificates, Art Dumas and Jim Maloy win Most Val- uable Player awards in wres- tling and basketball. A week later, the gym roars again with Boys’ and Girls’ Svate assembly. After the election of 1969 representatives, the school stirs with government trip preparations. A cloudy March 21 greets seniors fighting a tight schedule which includes Ar- lington National Cemetery, Senate, Capitol building, and Smithsonian Institute. Mem- ories of Teddy Kennedy and Everett Dirksen fade when 13 students attain NHS mem- bership at the spring tapping. Campaigning for SCA elec- tions begins with handing out tags and painting pos- ters. On March 28, candidates speak before student body. When final tally comes in, Janie Sule takes on presi- dency, Mark Harmata nabs vice-presidency, and Hank Ross assumes the role of sec- retary. On April 5, Mr. Mazza con- ducts the Royal band in their spring concert. Judy Walston navigates an expedition to Mexico with musical selec- tions which convey the theme, “Across the Border.” While the crowd enjoys the concert, seven newspaper and annual workers drive to Washington and Lee Univer- sity for the Southern Inter- scholastic Press Association convention. There the staffs- men achieve high recognition in mastering two first place awards for the publications. Seniors observe Congress, view voice-vote procedures Seniors enjoy exhibits at Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. while touring the nation’s capital on the 1968 spring government trip. School Life 7

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With the Central District baseball race ending a three-way tie for the top spot, the Royals lose the draw and take on the Thomas Dale Knights at Shepherd Stadium for a preliminary playoff on May 13. The Green rack up five runs in the third inning to take a decisive win from the Knights, 6-4. That night, the team celebrates at the Petersburg Holiday Inn along with the Monogram Club at its annual awards banquet. On May 15, the team takes the road to Manchester to en- counter Lee-Davis in the title play- off. Going into the eighth inning tied 1-1, Confederates score on an unearned run to win the game as well as the championship. Saturday morning, May 18, National Honor Society members accompanied by chaperones board a chartered bus and journey to Virginia Beach. Arriv- ing at 9:20, the group spends the day in the sun and sand; they return home at 6:30 PM. Bill Sturtz congratulates new Miss Prince George, Janie Megee. School Life 9