Charleston High School - Charlestonian Yearbook (Charleston, WV)

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This winterls gas crisis and cold weather brought emergency actions. Heavy snow fell and temperatures dropped causing school to be cancelled for a total of 14 days. Columbia Gas Co.'s ruling forced the Kanawha County Board of Education to hold school only on alternate weeks. Then rumors leaked that CHS would be merged with George Washington High School for a split session schedule. Finally, the Board decided that they could conserve enough gas by moving the Garnet Adult Education program into CHS. Below Mr. Morris discusses shared facilities with two of their instructors. As a break in the weather came toward the end of February, people began to venture out again. No one would soon forget the Winter of '77. JANUARY . . . New Year's begins with basketball and wrestling matches, many in-school activities cancelled, cap and gown measurements taken, and BOOK STRAP offers a special edition. FEBRUARY . . . Valentineis Day means a Spanish Club party and F .B.L.A. Love Grams, announcements of graduation. handed out, French Club sponsors Mardi Gras party, baseball try outs held. 'il-J-lun QQ 'wr 20 I OPENING

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Followers of the CHS marching band really had something to be proud of this year in the 77 band. They captured first place in the category of band marching and playing and a second place trophy for originality. The originality routine, using Hawaii 5-Of, was a spinoff from their recent trip to Honolulu for the Hawaiian Music Festival where they won a third place medal. Charleston High School senior, Becky Linger, won the honor of first runner up in the category of Miss Kanawha County Majorette for the second year. Band Director Robert Leurant and the band found that the long weeks of summer practice did pay off . 1. Kim Ullins practices for Majorertc Festival. 2. Becky Linger dances to the tune of Hawaii 5-O. 3. Tamijohnson, center, receives originality routine award. 22 I MAJORETTE FESTIVAL