Chopticon High School - Chopticonian Yearbook (Morganza, MD)

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Getting involved — once you started there was no end to your responsibilities, lost time, lost sleep and periodic nervous breakdowns. There were so many organizations for you to become involved in, it was hard to choose. So part of the C Factor was deciding to try and juggle them all at once, the result being mass confusion. But in reality, that was part of the fun. You made many friends through clubs and you could excel as far as you wanted, there was no limit to your possibilities. It made high school a little easier and a lot less boring. There were a variety of organizations available, from FFA to NHS, all having different characteristics, suited to your individual interests. There were band competitions, play practices, meetings, sales, and concerts. With all this to do, you were bound to stay out of trouble — or were you?

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ju»i Singing in the Rain . Tin Broadway performers recreated different selections from Broadway till» »uch as Smgiinj hi the Rain. Fvlla, and Annie CHSTakesThird Till» wa» a very successful year for the science department The physics students took third overall at the physics Olympics competing against students from metropolitan Washington public and private schools As well as entering the physics Olympics. CMS had four students participate in the St Mary's County Science and Kngineeermg Fair Paula Stevenson won the U S Marine Corps achievement award Chrissy (idles was awarded an honorable mention in the Medical and Health Division Chrissy also won the St Mary's County Women's Club Award Tina Cunningham was awarded second place in the Biochemistry Division and the U S. Naval achievement award Mark Murdock also par impaled in the Science Fair These events provided an opportunity for liaving fun while thinking and learning Bringing a Little Culture to the World of Chopticon Students at Chopticon were dble to gain cultural enrichment by attending dif ferent activities offered to each grade level. These activities were free and sponsored by the Board of Education. They ranged from ballet, mimes. Broad way performance and the life of Orville and Wilbur Wright Students were sur prised at how much they enjoyed and learned from these performances. Science Fair Winners Mark Murdock. Paula Stevenson. Chrissy Gales, and Tina Cunningham Physics Olympics Front Row: Jayna Barber. Alan Brookbank. Chris Schubert. Joe Hill, David Hartstg, Advisor Mrs B Kable, Heath Haukland Back Row Brian Dean. Josh Rhoads. Kim Herbert. Mark Murdock. Paul Krush. Dan Kelley. John Simpson Oiallenges Academics Mini Mag

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This is better than a beauty shop! Saundra Cheseldine. Carrie Cheseldine. and Lisa Copsey get ready before their band performance. Jean, not up my nose! Jean Sansbury helps out by painting Steve Beitzell's face during a make-up rehearsal for the musical “Barnum. 123 J CLUBS