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

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SEPTEMBER SPEEDY STARTERS Through rain, snow, sleet, and low scores. Cheerleaders had to keep cheering to the end, even if fans gave up. In September, when most students hadn ' t even thought about joining dubs, the cheerleaders had long been on the job, yet still had a long season ahead, with football, girls basketball, and boys basketball. Between their daily prac- tices, they somehow found time to sell note paper to pay for the cheerleading camp they had attended at Longwood during the summer. No matter how rough a day they ' d had, the cheerleaders had to stay after school to learn new cheers, coordinate jumps and lifts, plan pep rallies, and find ways to get school spirit up. Often these same girls had to return at night to cheer at games. The cheerleaders were really busy before Homecoming planning the special days of the week, selling bubble gum and suckers, cheering at the bonfire and the big pep rally on Friday afternoon. Then, and at all other pep rallies, the Pep Band helped the cheerleaders raise spirit by playing songs and keeping the beat. The Library Club also began in September. Members gave up their study halls to help Mrs. Cocks in the Library. They checked in and out books, put them on the shelves, decorated bulletin boards, socialized with their friends when they came in, and generally became assistant li- brarians. School spirit soars as the Pep Band blasts out the fight song during pep rally. 16 Clubs ' wrinr

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ij ' oys for tots. Girl Scouts Stephanie Stables and Near miss. Game leader Linda Zava holds her ji.inda Covington collect toys from students to give breath as a young party-goer’s swing fails to break 1,0 underprivileged children for Christmas. the Tri-Hi-Y’s Christmas pinata. Clubs “The best thing about school clubs is that they get you out of class once a month for meetings.’’ Yes, teenage people deserve this break from classes and need the opportunity to hold meetings, plan activities, raise money, and help their community. They need to practice being part of an organized body before they get “out in the real world.’’ Unfortunately not all students take advantage of the opportunity to become involved in outside activities, and these are usually the students who complain of boredom. Both school and community offer club memberships, but the choice to participate is solely the individual’s. Victory Pep. Pom Pom Squad members Thelma Callahan, Sharon Moore and Rose Tisdale cheer football players on before halftime show. Clubs 15

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Diligently filling out passes, Nancy White spends her study halls working in the library. Sponsor Patricia Bigger and Varsity Cheerleader Kathy Haw- thorne discuss cheering technique during half-time of an away game. Squatting in position, Cheerleading Captain Jo-Jeen Rusak watches the game while leading the fans in cheers.