Brunswick Academy - Viking Yearbook (Lawrenceville, VA)

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ABOVE: A SURPRISE visit from Jimmy Lancaster is uninteresting to Sandra Wright even though he is excited over his arrival home. LEFT: AFTER BEING re-hired by his boss, George Parsons cries in relief. CONVERSING ON TH E TELEPHONE, Janice Jones awaits the response from the other party while Angie Clary and Susan Cross await the completion of the call. WITH INTENSE interest on the play script, Kathy Kelly works the curtains and promps actions. Doing — Senior Play — 11

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3 I n the tradition of the two preceding classes, the graduating class of 1976 presented another comedy on April 3, 1976. Under the direction of Mr. Don Martin, the seniors produced “Dear Diary,” a play featuring many of the same characters from “It’s Great to be Crazy,” which was performed by the class of 1974 and received a standing ovation. Marshall Harris commented, “The play seemed to fit the actors and the gym very well. Most of the characters in the play were high school students, and that made it easy for the seniors to adapt to their characters. There were absolutely no set changes, which simplified matters greatly. The one basic set was simple, which tended to thr ow attention to the characters.” USING HER girlish charm, Debbie Jones tries to IN CONFUSED states of mind, Mike Wright and convince Glenn Johnson of her dad’s innocence. Bill Young double over in pain because of their raid of the refrigerator. 10 — Doing — Senior Play

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D etermination became their theme, and when put into action, 20 “pizzazed”-up girls could have conquered the world. But they didn’t. Some said it was inexperience, others, indifference that stifled the ’76 soft- ball team in their bid to capture the VAAC championship. The girls combined their minds and energies just in time to upset the eastern champs from York and gain a berth in the tournament. But then the Lady Vikings ran out of gas (or whatever) and fell to their lowest finish in four years — fourth in their division and conference. New faces and a spacious new field meant new adjustments for everyone, adjustments which were never fully accomplished. Coach Gwen W alton juggled players every game to find the winning combo — but it was not there. Several of the girls wondered aloud how strong the young team would be, but after a convincing scrimmage win at Southampton, minds were put at ease — temporarily. The team kicked off the new season with a horrendous outing at Amelia. Neither team could buy a hit, and Amelia managed to win with two unearned runs. The Vikings hadn’t regained their senses for the Mecklenburg game, and again they defeated themselves by allowing MA to trample them. Attitudes changed before the next game, and BA battled Prince Edward to the end in the home opener. Unfortunately, the Vikings waited too late to make a comeback. A two-run blast by Kathy Spence boosted BA ahead of a weaker-than-expected Kenston squad, and the lead held until the fourth, when the Kavaliers began pouncing on mis- takes and cashing them in for runs. BA’s eight-run sixth and seventh fell short. The girls took revenge for all the losses against their first victor, Amelia. A 10-run second paced the offense, and a much tighter defense scrambled the Patriots. They now knew they could win, but Prince Edward convinced BA that they needed more changes in their already shaky lineup. (continued on page 15) TOP: WITH feet in place and her mouth set, Terri Howerton pre- pares to smack one for the Lady Vikings. BOTTOM: LOOKING AS IF she is floating in air, Arlene Mitchell grabs a fly ball. 12— Doing — Softball