Central High School - Sword and Shield Yearbook (Victoria, VA)

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Yuk! Explaining what not to put m a yearbook, guest speaker Col. Charles Savage entertains delegates at the Longwood-Yearbook Workshop. Daybreak. At Girl ' s State, State Policemen begin the day raising the flag. — — On the Globe. . . During the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, once again the question arose as to whether the American govern- ment should finance athletics. In our Nation. . . Viking landed on Mars and began transmitting back to earth the first pictures taken from the planet ' s surface, July 21. Around the Town . . . For the Bicentennial, Victoria buried a time capsule containing many pertinent objects, July 4. 1 Summer 9

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SUMMER a new beginning Summer, vacation time — fun! Most students related sum- mer to echoes of that laid-back, take it easy life; how- ever there were those who continued to participate in extra-curricular organizations throughout the summer. Four students, chosen for academic and leadership abili- ty, had only six days to bask in the delights of vacation before bustling off to Boys and Girls States, sponsored by the American Legion. For seven days, Gregory Womack, Tracey Estes, Nancy Davis, and Ruth Minnix resided in college dormitories, set up model state governments, and participated in caucuses and elections in an effort to study Virginia government. Bernard Tisdale packed his bags and traveled to the Governor ' s School for the Gifted. While attending, he studied the sciences and humanities. Several novice journalists traveled to Longwood Col- lege, where they attended a four day Yearbook Workshop sponsored by Del mar. Cheerleaders were required to at- tend a camp at Longwood College also. Band members attended camps where competitions were held. Marsha Gee and Lawrence Moran received awards for outstanding performances at the University of Richmond ' s band camp. Majorettes and the pom-pom squad won ribbons for their performances at a conference held at Lynchburg College. Beginning on August 10, football practice officially kicked off. Shortly afterwards, under new head-coach Chippie Chappell, the team shut-out our famous arch-rival Nottoway, 6-0 in a scrimmage game. Although the majority of students found summer to be a lazy time, many lost track of the dreams of shade trees and lemonade, for a time, in order that they might share in beginnings of a completely new school year. Tlie Machine. r 7S ' perfection, band members rifU se the robot . „ to be used in a halftime show. 8 Summer

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“No more tobacco!” “Thank heavens it’s our last year!” “ hate school; it’s such a bore. ” “At least we’ll see our friends again. ” “School’s better than just sitting at home. ” “What will high school be like?” “Well, I like school!” “You actually like it!” In any rural community , the same im- mortal echoes could be heard. But these were our special echoes and Lunenburg was our small universe. Our concerns and aspirations revolved around the people and land of this county. Until we left high school, our lives and actions were dominated by the people we met every’day. Lunenburg County and Central were our special place, the place we always remembered as home. 10 Beginning of School