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

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Extra crowds at home court games turned away after- number-250-ticket buyers. Girls' track gave female sport enthusiasts competition on once male dominated track grounds. Boy cheerleaders added two more spots to the green and gold female lineup. Even though all PG teams didn't have just enough plus to bring first place standings, fan support followed up team performance with larger than ever before crowds.

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fsisiww me mwimieseas-:maxwwam:t.awv:m:w.'lf an ,:- Haremmammaxmsf-,enQ1:..s:Qsxffaint fi aesifasaew -we The morning bell still sounded off two early at 8:30 AM. 1975 fads and fashions, Levi's, earth shoes, and knee length skirts carried through to '76, Seniors wrote term papers. juniors peddled money to fund Ring Dance and Prom decorations. Sophomores sat on hard wooden bleachers at class assemblies. Teachers gave tests. a 2:30 PM bell s.1sfsr-ffifawpeswssw , W f vw 1.,w,,-a:- V s. a W me 'aesammssfss 1- still let students out to country routing school buses. It seemed that the same old things hadn't changed much in a year. But it was the extras that made the difference, as all those same old things now took on a plus. just a block away, a new 7-eleven store joined snacking forces with competing student stop offs near school grounds. f-1n'Ex1'm' Year FARE FIRST PLAY OF THE GAME action stirs victory fever in behind the backstop fans, Mr. Lesniak and Mr. Spradlin. A new brick building took stand after old shop utilities burnt down after a midnight acetylene tank explosion. Blue painted doors clashed with the green trim left from old lobby entrance way. Class schedules also underwent construction. Homeroom couldn't save students time to finish first period homework after a schedule switch placed G og 9 I e d S HUDDLED AROUND physics homeroom minutes inbetween first and second periods. Mr. Tiller filled assistant principal slot after Mr. Thomas's switch to the junior high. More to choose from, subject choices added three new credits, journalism, concert choir, and reading. An overload of sophomores filled classrooms past the 30 seat mark. Opening y e experiment students look on

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