Chopticon High School - Chopticonian Yearbook (Morganza, MD)

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SADD, Students Against Drank Driving, gave us ali something to think about before driving drunk or driving with an intoxicated friend, by hanging posters around s howl Go ahead, make my day’ Leslie Richards plays around with a prop during drama practice Working hard or hardly working- Jeff Adams takes time out to read over his assignment The freshman dass has more responsibility with new requirements for graduation passing the Maryland National Writing, Reading, Mathematics, and Citizen- ship test Remember, we were the ones out there last veat anx- iously a waiting a tap on our shoulder Greg Russell and Terry Wood walk down the aisle for the Honor Society Inductee program CLUBS AND ACADEMICS 105

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ECIALLY for YOU I just can't do that now mom my homework is piled sky high! Have you ei'tr caught yourself saying this because you never have time to do anything after sports, club activities or making up school work. Where does all the time go? The answer is a simple one. It goes into making each student at CHS a better person, more educated and more well rounded. Whether it is just showing up for Algebra I or participating in an English class discussion, your academic achievements bring new outlooks. Outlooks that aid in the present and widen the future. Does staying after school for a club meeting or helping to construct a Homecoming float or Christmas door sound familiar? Well, if so. you are one of the many students that hold a devotion to extracurricular ac- tivities. The clubs organized at Chop- ticon give you a large choice of involve- ment. Your interests and abilities can be shared and displayed with others. The sky is the limit to the oppor- tunities offered at CHS, limits that launch out school esteem to altitudes beyond belief. Ta Da! John Willen cakes his bow after his We're only bogging1 Jennifer Gregory, dramatic role in Thurber Carnival in Mr Brookharr s biology class — the grasshopper w as one of the many species the tenth grade college prep class had to dissect. 104 CLUBS AND ACADEMICS

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 rr 1 t 1 TT]”T Ri iIlL.I.:.!.:. .:.: 1:7i7 ; riTiTirjr rriThf :fr |g| The determination and hard work never ceased and neither did the trophies. The “Showband was never satisfied with their scores. Their first competition brought them a score of 67.5 with the son high being an 87.65 at the Chapter IX yJsampionships in Camden, Delaware. It was the highest score ever received by a Chopticon Showband. The most exciting competition for the Braves would have to be performing at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium — impressive! To top it all off they won the honor of being called the Maryland State Champion!! Our biggest complaint of the year . . . Where in the world do we put the 26 trophies that the band collected in their travels? Carrie Cheseldine and Steve Btetzell playing the bells, stay stationary, while the band performs behind them. SIM chopticon HIGH • SCHOOL ruuvi Coming around the comer, the Showband of Southern Maryland marches in the Homecoming parade. The weekend of Homecoming was only one of the few weekends during October the band had free from competitions. Attention! Keeping their eye on the drum major, Randy Raley and Mike Adams are ready for their cue. After marching band season there could be heard the echo of Winter Wonderland in the air as the jazz ensemble got into the Christmas spirit at Wentworth Nursery. The band got very cold feet and hands and Mr. Jester got a Douglass fir tree. Continuing with superior scores does not exclude the Concert Band. The annual District IV band festival was held in March. They warmed up with the Crosley March and concluded with Chorale and Alleluia.” This put the cap on another almost perfect band year. IP f r 4 4 i 106 FEATURE: BAND