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

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Trying to convince Ford supporter Tommy White to vote for Carter, Diane Williams offers him political pamphlets concerning Carter ' s political views. During her spare time Doris Rich updates her knowledge on the Democratic plat- form. YEARBOOK ELECTION SURVEY Carter knows people ' s problems. Betty Ford is terrific, she should run for President. President Ford has experience. Senator Mondale is loud. Jimmy Carter has a nice smile. Senator Dole is a pineapple. Senator Mondale is a turkey. Ford favors building up the defense. Election ' 76 41

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America decides . . . As early as the beginning of school, Grits and Fritz and You ' ve done a good job Jerry, seemed to be uppermost in most people ' s considerations. Throughout the election, students managed to keep a steady release of enthusiasm flowing. Buttons, bumper stickers, private debates, and political rallies expressed involvement and created enthusiasm. History and Government classes sponsored a mock election. In this school election, former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter defeated repub- lican encumbent Gerald R. Ford by a vote of 221-169. After all the national votes were tabulated, students had successfully predicted the national mood: Students knew that it was time for a change. By advertising Jimmy Carter on his hat, Lawrence Moran hopes to sell his candidate to other students. CHANGE Jimiiiy CARTER Walter MONDALE One of the Carter Mondale posters found all around school the week of the Social Studies ' mock election. 40 Election ' 76

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THANKSGIVING RUSH Involvement in national concerns peaked with the Presi- dential campaigns and Central ' s mock election held on November 2nd. During lunches students voted for the candidates of their choice; Carter won the student elec- tion. Government and History classes took advantage of the election and studied its process in depth. November 6th, 8: 15 A.M., Juniors and Seniors speckled Jeffers Auditorium of Longwood College and waited to begin the SAT and Achievement tests. Juniors and Seniors also went to the John H. Daniel Community College for College Night. Representatives from many state and out of state colleges and universities held discussion groups for students interested in their school. Students happily slept late and stayed at home on the fifteenth of November while parents had their day at school discussing problems and generally getting to know the teachers. Seniors showed up at school on the fifteenth and traveled to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to see Agatha Christie ' s Mouse Trip . After the play, students fled to Bonanza and surrounding restaurants to fill empty stomachs. Physics class visited Morehead Planetarium at Chape! Hill, North Carolina, on November 17th. Students gazed at a dome ceiling transfixed into imaginary sky with stars projected on the ceiling. As part of the course assignment. Physics students star gazed at home and charted their observations. Mr. Thomas Palmore lectured about centrifu- gal force and gave demonstrations concerning the force. Concert Band and Chorus entertained with traditional Thanksgiving music and Mr. Sidney Faucette gave a speech to the student body during the Thanksgiving assembly. After the school day was over, teachers and students gladly left school for a short two-day Thanksgiving holiday. In Our Nation .. . Gary Gilmore, convicted of murdering two men, demanded execution by a firing squad at the Utah State Prison. About the State .. . In the state of Virginia, Senator Harry F. Byrd defeated opponent Admiral Zumwalt in the bid for the U. S. Senate. Around the Town ... People from all over the county hurried to Central on Novem- ber 11th for the swine flu vaccination. County doctors and nurses gave shots to 1 ,546 people. — — — ! ' m going to the New Hampshire primary! Patricia Gregory makes her decision while playing the government game Hat in the Ring as advisors Jimmy Chumney, Debbie Wilkerson and Ann Hancock supervise. While balancing a penny on the tip of a coat hanger, Mr. Tom Palmore, guest, lectures to the Physics class on the properties of centrifugal force. 42 November