Churchland High School - Trucker Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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Playing the role of Sant a’s helpers, homeroom welfare representatives gath- er around the SCA Christmas tree to pack the food and toys that were collect- ed from the student body for needy fami- lies. For many weeks, students had heard the strains of music floating down the hall from chorus prac- tices before and after school, and they finally wit- nessed the results at the annual Christmas choral concert. Harriet Moran, accompanied by the entire mixed chorus, renders a solo of “The Little Jesu of Braga.”

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Carefree and lighthearted on the day before Christ- the lunch tables for a place around the piano to mas vacation, CHS students and teachers abandon join in singing their favorite carols. Christmas Season Alters Daily Routine At CHS With a jovial Roman Santa looking on, Phyllis Chadwick presents Mel Wittig, of Mr. Moore’s homeroom, with the first place award for her door. The arrival of Christmas at CHS resulted i ' n a bustle of activity that added a certain sparkle to an otherwise daily routine of classes and studies. While teachers were striving to reach some stopping point in their program, students were trying to find time for both their schoolwork and outside activi- ties. Holiday spirit was engendered in every phase of Trucker life. Art classes created attractive home decorations while Spanish classes made festive cards for faculty mem- bers. To give the students a preview of its coming performance, the choral department presented two assemblies. The band conclud- ed the two-part Christmas program with a concert that made the Yule-time even mer- rier and more meaningful. Having been ex- cused for the entire week prior to vacation, DE and ICT students were given the op- portunity to increase their Christmas spend- ing money. But the long-awaited moment came as the 3:10 bell rang on December 20 and all poured out of school, perhaps to meet again at the City Basketball Tournament. 14 Student Life

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Mid-Winter Brings Basketball, Exams, “Beatles” Functioning as official hosts at the Heart Fund Concert, Marshals Boyd Pace and Nancy Harris distribute programs and receive tickets prior to the beginning of the program. During the first few weeks following vaca- tion, the steady pace that prevailed at CHS was broken only intermittently by the excite- ment of Tuesday and Friday night basketball games. But as the teachers began to probe the minds of their students for knowledge learned in September, the accustomed rush to cram for exams once more began and ended in a holiday o ' nly after three days of exhaus- tive testing. Throughout the first week of February, combinations of red, white, and blue were seen in various forms carrying out the theme of Patriotism Week. However, it seemed that the thoughts of most Truckers were turned to England and its latest singing sensation — the “Beatles.” Beatle haircuts dominated the scene. While science classes were turning in their yearly projects and math students were struggling through competitive examina- tions, the seniors were preparing for that special day in June. Open windows, cool bree- zes, and sunshine were their cue to relish their last months at Churchla ' nd. During a brief interlude at the annual Miss Church- land Contest, the Men’s Glee Club, accompanied by Mrs. Blake and Carrie Shufflebarger entertains an expectant audience with “There’s Nothing Like a Dame” and “Aura Lee.” 16 Student Life