Vestavia Hills High School - Reveille Yearbook (Vestavia Hills, AL)

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CADEMICS tuofeiwg 4t g LQcie, From their first day as freshmen, stu- dents face the challenge of strict aca- demic requirements. Attaining good grades has always been an important goal of hard working students at VHHS. Long hours of work are often rewarded with such honors as being chosen for National Merit recognition or being tapped by the National Honor Society. To help students enjoy their work, teach- ers frequently plan different activities such as a fencing class in theater and exciting experiments in sociology. After their first three years, students Find themselves concerned with the dif- Hcult decisions of being a senior. College Night provides help in determining a school choice and possible career op- tions. As seniors prepare for the cul- mination of their endeavors, they mea- sure for caps and gowns and order graduation announcements. In May stu- dents are presented with honors and scholarships at Awards Day. Finally, seniors achieve the ultimate academic ac- complishment — graduation. Learning to fence in theater class. Tapping for NHS. Working on a biology lab. Taking endless state tests. Investigating possibilities at College Night. Dressing up for a sociology project. National Merit Finalists National Merit Commended Students Receiving honors on Awards Day. Measuring for caps and gowns. 27

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HARITIES lending Q Qi id Sludenls at VHHS often demonstrate their concern for the less fortunate by donating both their time and money. Once again the Key Club hosted the annual Lakeshore wheelchair bas- ketball game to raise money for Gifts, Inc., the Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center, and other causes. As the year progressed, the disastrous hurricane in Jamaica showed students the ne- cessity of helping the needy in other countries as well as at home. So under the direction of the SCA, the student body collected a truck-load of canned goods and $200 to help rebuild schools. Not long afterwards, the SCA once again directed the efforts to aid those less fortunate by organizing the Walk for the Homeless in conjunction with the school ' s bonHre. The project involved numerous clubs and other or- ganizations from the school with 350 partici- pants collecting 1000 cans of food and $1000. For its efforts, the SCA and school were rec- ognized by the Birmingham Hunger Project and received $1000, which is in turn being used to continue meeting the needs of the hungry. And finally, at Christmas, students responded to the needs of the community as SGA spon- sored pictures with Santa, that yielded $200 for Toys-for-Tots, and the annual Coodfellow col- lection topped last year ' s record. Wheeling for charity. Posing with Santa for Toys-for-Tots.

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1 J Ethel clutches the teddy bear with the miss- ing bonds. Fairy enjoys Hannibal ' s concert. ' Titus demands the bonds. 28 The patients are introduced to the princess, Lily Belle. Florence introduces her baby to Ethel. Wilhelmina finds the suspicious bowl. The patients enjoy the beauty and serenity of The Cloisters.