Churchland High School - Trucker Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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then we find we are part of a TEAM— striving for the whole forgetting ourselves Many of us try to make the team — some fail, some succeed, others never surpass the second string. The team provides, even for the spectator, an outlet for forgetting him- self in the striving and the hoping for a better team. Individuals struggle for victory for themselves and the team, but we all share in the exultation of victory and the disappointment of defeat. The team teaches us that victory is not always ours and the champions are made through arduous practice, not luck. Thus, the team provides another step in our cl imb. 10

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then we associate with a GROUP adding individual effort to a common cause None of us is completely different from any other. We all have common beliefs and goals. We associate with those who are similar to us; we become part of a group. We contribute our individual ideas and talents to the goals af all, but we must also suppress our personal aims for the good of the group. The group ' s success is measured by the success of each of us in fulfilling our individual obligation to the group. Likewise, the success of the group adds to our personal success in our similar climbs, as participants in groups of participants. 9

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coctv) Y ©3 qL left page: (top) PREPARING MODERN DANCE steps for a Parents ' Night program in November, Karen Mervis diligently practices her port in the performance at the night ' s activities, (bottom) Lee Pearson guarded by Major Lewter of John Kennedy High School leaps high for a two point score in a contest that pitted CHS against the district ' s best, right page; (top) Lined up and raring to go, John Noles assumes the lonely end position while the rest of the team spreads itself across the field in anticipation of the kick-off. (bottom) Ray Pond with his Ferguson opponent Mike Carruthers in a neck hold easily works his way to a 13-1 win in a match that helped CHS become district champs. 1 1