Thomas Dale High School - Reflector Yearbook (Chester, VA)

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Shift In Appearance he halls are hollow now. No sound can be heard because the building is empty for the summer. However, there ap- pears to be a phantom that sur- rounds me like a cloak that covers the shoulders of a mysterious stranger. This ghost lurks throughout the halls and build- ing. As | walk down the gym hall, sudden sounds come from the gym - - a constant dribbling of a ball, the score board buzzer sounding, and the crowd yelling. Yet when lreach the door, there is no one there. The presence of the phantom strikes again, but the memories overpower me with pep and excitement. | continue to travel down the lone hall remembering the student life activities that carried me through the years. As the events cross my mind ina panar- ama flash, | hear the sound of yelling and excitement coming from the gym again. Only this din of revelry sounds like the shouts of cheer by the student body as if they were participating in a pep rally. | again grab for the second gym door and open it ina flash - - to face an empty room. I st ep within the gym this time, and go to the center of the floor. | close my eyes and the ghost of past events flood my senses and | begin to review all the excitement oa i iriiniccesinctiasennnancescnisassncenans xs ) { | 2 Major Changes that was had during the pep rallies which rallied the school into unity. This unity will be remembered with reverence for a long time to come. The feeling of unity created emotions within the students and faculty that all had long since thought were gone. School had appeared to have lost its “fun”, but students and faculty experienced a new “high” through the eyes of the athletes. They had inspired the school to find a new “feeling” for involvement. (cont’d to p.5) en RSE TT SPS ET As the J.V. cheerleaders strut their stuff, the audi- ence goes wild with delight. Since the school has exceeded its maximum capac- ity, new trailers have been added to house the ex- cess students. In an attempt to finish some unwanted homework Brice Rickett and Chuck Robinson race to beat thi lunch bell.

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Thomas Dale High School REFLECTOR 1988 3626 W. Hundred Road Chester, Virginia 2383I Volume 65 Wty “gah ry AQOXS QR RP SBA ution i, al vil

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During the change of classes, many students battle the halls to get to their lockers. As Mike Butler puts his dollar bill in the new change ressed as a blueberry, Mrs. Welsch uses the copy machine, he hopes it will be more reliable than the achine as she would on any normal, ordinary day. drink machines.