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

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Juniors choose “Up, Up and Away” as ‘0K While Janie Megee and Jon Marable take a break, Tom Davis inflates huge balloon for prom decoration. ae Arriving late, Hutch Megee, Pam O’Dell and Gil Peterson With the auctioning of other slaves, Babs stuff themselves with fried chicken at the senior picnic. Bledsoe brings $5.73 at SCA picnic. 10 School Life

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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

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prom theme The commencement of spring marks the opening of Senior Week. On May 20, sen- iors travel to Richmond to see “Camelot.” Teachers and students trade places on May 21, and seniors teach lower classmen. Later that day, the seniors eat covered dish sup- per on the athletic field. On Wednesday, May 22 when the bell rings to begin fourth pe- riod, the student body and teachers rush to change into shorts for the annual SCA picnic. Later, everyone flocks to the athletic field to eat lunch and participate in fun and games. That night, se- niors enjoy dinner and a dance at a banquet’ given in their honor at the Hopewell Moose Lodge. The 23rd finds students and teachers at auc- tion on Slave Day. That eve- ning the “Action Class” en- joys a pancake supper given them by the administration. A soc hop Friday, May 24, marks end of Senior Week as class dances to Ascots’ music. On May 25, the gym con- verts into a blue and white wonderland of crepe paper and balloons. Dancing to the theme of “Up, Up, and Away,” couples enjoy tunes of The Graduates. Monday marks senior su- perlative announcements and Peerage arrival. The Class of 69 begins a new tradition by receiving rings in junior year at a ban- quet in Hopewell Moose Lodge. Dana Clements and date Bobby Vargo enjoy swinging out with the Funky Broadway to the beat of The Graduates at the ’68 Junior-Senior Prom. School Life 11