Churchland High School - Trucker Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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HAVING COMPLETED AN OPERATION ON the Student Body for a case of indifference, the medical staff of Trucker General Hospital discusses how to prevent a re-occurrrence of this disease. At the year’s first assembly, SCA members Joe Braintwain, Barbara Johnson, Patty Hoffler, Lindy Rowland, and Bill Spain humorously dramatized this ill of CHS. ENTHUSIASM FOR the pep rally in Octo- ber was generated by the cheerleaders’ dressing as football players. Jody Swanson and Cathy W it- tig exert a last bit of ef- fort before jiunping high to complete a game- boosting yell. Student Life 9

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DISTRIBUTING CLASS RINGS ON THE first day of school Jimmy Hawks and Barbara Johnson hand out these symbols of prestige to their fellow classmates. First Day Representative Churchland High School began the school year on September 3. To some, the excitement and con- fusion of that first day was new; to others, it merely repeated itself; but to all it represented the many challenges that would face them in 1964-65. How- ever, the first day was not only one of challenges. Seniors picked up their class rings, symbols of three years of past achievement and of a year’s achieve- men to come. During the first few days students made new ac- quaintances and renewed old ones. In buying books and paying fees, students for the first time were not allowed to use checks as payment; they had to exchange them for cash in the main lobby. Academics found their place in student life almost immediately. They soon demanded large amounts of time for reports, laboratory experiments, and homework. Student life was broadened by Friday night foot- ball games. SCA members posed the problem of a sagging school spirit and sought its solution in the first assembly. The student body promptly answered by voicing support for the team at the first pep rally. As each student completed this first month, he recognized that school life is marked by constant challenges, each presenting opportunities for achievement. TO FACILITATE THE BUYING OF BOOKS this year, Mr. Davis was stationed in the main lobby to make change for students who bought books through their classes. Of Challen ges To Come AS PART OF THEIR LEARNING IN BIOLOGY, students throughout the year probed the unknown by using micro- scopes. Kaye Keith records her observations in an after- school lab session. 8 Student Life

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ORIGINALITY WAS THE PRINCIPAL ATTRIBUTE of the and ' 55. Larry Atwood (Snuffy Smith), Buddy Yost (Jughaid), Trucker Hi-Y homecoming float this year as the Snuffy Smith and Alan Mandell (Aunt Loweezy) accompany the float after gang expressed a homespun welcome to the Classes of ' 40 it has been reviewed by the judges. Homecoming And Mock Election Highlight Late Fall WITH HOMECOMING COMES THE EXCITEMENT OF crowning the queen. Bonnie Broughton, a prospective candi- date, is pinned by Billy Murden a week before Homecoming parade and game. Homecoming highlighted the months of October and November as an overflow crowd at Churchland Stadium witnessed the results of weeks of effort and preparation. Contestants for Homecoming Queen had been previously nominated by the football team and pinned during school, and every club at CHS had responded to the challenge of making a float which would attracively represent a famous cartoon character. The presidential election gave government stu- dents a chance to learn about national events by simulating them. A vigorous campaign was waged by constituents of both parties. A debate on national issues was held on October 29, and the campaign ended when the student body voted on the next day. Several talented Churchland students entertained the freshman and sophomores at their first November assembly. A hootenanny mood was set by various popular folk songs and ballads. Both individual and team achievement were evi- dent in the last weeks of November. The new CHS Marshals were chosen for their academic ability, character, and personahty; and the football team ended its second 7-3 season in a row with a narrow victory over cross-town rival, Cradock. 10 Student Life