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

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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.

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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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OCTOBER It was the Key Club to the rescue. When an over- crowded parking lot forced the football fans to park on the front lawn, there was the Key Club directing traffic. Then, when thirsty girls basketball fans developed parched throats from yelling, they were present again, this time selling cokes. With so many football fans, naturally the ground be- hind the stands got dirty. The Senior Tri-Hi-Y coped with this problem by cleaning up during KOPE week, Klean Our Polluted Environment. Although the janitors had been there first, the girls found their share of trash and also put up posters to discourage further Uttering. The senior Tri- Hi-Y held their induction ceremony in October at the Victoria Presbyterian Church. During Homecoming Week they also sold spirit chains. The entire Yearbook Staff and three girls from the Literary Magazine Staff spent a weekend at Charlottesville in October. They attended special classes at the University of Virginia, sponsored by the Virginia High School League. The ' 76 Sword and Shield won a first place award. The Marching Chargers hustled every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon after school to learn and perfect new routines and music. Between times the majorettes, color guard, and pom-pom squad were kept busy making their new black and white uniforms. Although they stayed at school practicing, the Marching Chargers also traveled. They competed in the state fair in Richmond and every Friday night performed at football games. The SCA sponsored the big fall social event, the Harvest Dance. Students, dressed in everything from leisure clothes to formats, boogied to the music of the Artistics. For one week music played over the intercom before school in the morning and posters lined the halls. They publicized the sale of the ' 77 Sword and Shield. Before, during, and after school, faculty and students could buy on either plan A, pay in advance, or plan B, pay on two installments. This early selling indicated how many books should be ordered. i Key clubbers Kelly Thomas and Haywood Hendricks sell drinks at a basketball game in order to raise dub money. BIG BEGINNINGS 18 Clubs