Brunswick Academy - Viking Yearbook (Lawrenceville, VA)

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Tears, Joy Mingle At Graduation A fter 12 years of school, seniors found that they were leaving behind a special part of their lives and about to embark on another. With exams, last minute prepara- tions, and practices upon them, students looked back over the past years. Mr. M. R. Atkinson, former assistant headmaster, delivered the baccalaureate address on May 30, 1976. He emphasized the importance of graduates accepting their roles as adults and developing into mature individuals. On June 3, seniors “calmly” lined up. Junior marshals Gail Clary, Darlene Clary, Martha Robinson, and Pier Ferguson led them down the aisle. After speeches by valedictorians Angie Clary and Virginia Walker, and salutatorian Jennifer Jones, awards were presented to worthy scholars, and diplomas dispensed by Mr. W. H. Hawthorne and Mrs. Jesse W. Wood, the graduates marched out for the last time. As the last senior disappeared through the door, a shout of joy and accomplishment was thundered. 1976 ACADEMIC AND CITIZENSHIP AWARDS Art Clements Mayes Billy Vaughan Sportsmanship .... Mike Wright Biology Kelly Outten Boys’ Physical Education John Morriss Business Darlene Clary Citizenship (underclassmen) Anne Outten Clyde Butler Citizenship Mike Wright Columbia Scholastic Press Association Angie Clary DA R Citizenship . . .Virginia Walker Drafting Billy Tatum English Virginia Walker French Virginia Walker Girls’ Physical Education Kathy Spence I Dare You (boy) . . . .Mike Wright I Dare You (girl) . . .Virginia Walker John Hawthorne History Steve Killam Karen Clary Mathematics Angie Clary Mathematics Virginia Walker Music Kim Wright Salutatorian Jennifer Jones Science Glenn Johnson Spanish Kim Harrison Valedictorians Angie Clary Virginia Walker Woodmen of the World History . . . Virginia Walker ACCEPTING ROLES as adults and mature individuals was the main theme of the baccalaureate address given by Mr. M. R. Atkinson. RIGHT: JUNIOR MARSHALS Pier Ferguson and Martha Robinson share the responsibility of leading graduating scholars on that eventful march. 24 — Doing — Graduation

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aotasaaa umiT]ep ew Tear Fop Yeapbool Staff, (qipis’ Bagfyetball O n June 23, 1976, seven students and two haggard Viking sponsors returned from a four day workshop at Longwood College in Farmville, Virginia. Rather than from June through August, yearbook staff members’ vacations lasted from February (the final deadline for the Viking ’76) until the workshop. The Delmar-sponsored event was designed to improve staff members’ skills in ail aspects of yearbook work. Between seven or nine hours’ nightly breaks for sleeping, “the magnificent seven,” together with Mr. T. E. Blick Jr. and Mr. F. C. Creasy, Jr. attended sessions and lectures in copy and caption writing, layout design, picture cropping, and other areas of work. Every summer, interested staff members take part in the workshop. Eor three staffers, Mary Watts, Becky Clary, and Marshall Harris, this was the second trip. Sidney Brown, who no longer attends BA, also participated for the second time. Later, girls assembled in the gym for a basketball camp, in which they attempted to improve their skills in the sport. In August, the actual team was chosen. Meanwhile, many students were working. Tobacco crops, which were planted in the spring, were harvested. While this concerned mostly Brunswick County students, farming students in Greensville began work for the fall’s peanut crops. Non-farming students who worked held jobs in other areas, such as at stores or gas stations. Those remaining found other ways to oc- cupy their time. Coach Gwen Walton sponsored a summer softball league on the school softball field. Sports enthusiasts and others swam at Lake Gaston, the beach, or local pools. Golfers tried to improve their scores, and tennis players worked at their game. For many, the school year ended with the final exams. For others, such as yearbook workers, and basketball and football players, the new year was Just beginning. 26 — Doing— Summer