Churchland High School - Trucker Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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Do you think school spirit has declined at Churchland? “Yes. The pep rallies arent as rowdy.” ‘’Yes, but not among the juniors.”’ ““No, | don’t think school spirit has declined. It never was anywhere to decline from.” ‘The level of school spirit The Truckers score six points. has to do with where the pep rallies are held. If they’re in the auditorium or outside, forget it.” “Yes, school spirit has dropped especially among the underclassmen.” “Yes, nobody attends the foot- ball games anymore.” “Yes, school spirit is down. No- body cheers at pep rallies anymore.” Whether school spirit increased or decreased among the individuals of Churchland could be discussed by students for hours. However, the fol- lowing events seemed to cause a lessening or increase in student morale: pep rallies held in the gymnasium, audi- torium, and stadium; Home- coming; contributions of time and money to charities; participation in the powder- puff football game; attendance at school events; interest in the school newspaper; and participation in Hell Week prior to the Churchland- Western Branch game. The student body held a total of six pep rallies. Of these, four were held in the gymnasium, one was held in the stadium, and one was held in the auditorium. In a poll 4 GENESIS SPIRIT: — conducted by the 1979 TRUCKER, 85% of those questioned felt that those pep rallies held in the gym were more success- ful. The other 10% liked the auditorium because they could ‘‘have more room to do my home work,” while 5% said that it did not really mat- i ma Ye ter where a pep rally was held because they thought they were “‘stupid and boring” or because “‘I try to skip pep rallies because they’re dull and a waste of my time.”’ The cheerleaders, besides taking part in annual fund- raising projects, undertook a large summer project: painting the football stadium white, black, and orange. This seemed to increase stu- dent morale, as those stu- dents questioned unanimously agreed that the cheerleaders’ work was definitely an im- provement on the appearance of the stadium. Approximately 500 stu- dents attended the annual Homecoming dance and football game. Three organizations sponsored floats for the par- ade, and the student body voted for the Homecoming Queen and Maid of Honor. Several organizations with- in the school collected canned food for the needy, contrib- uted to charities such as the March of Dimes and Uni- ted Way, and performed other community-minded service pro- jects as a reflection of school spirit. An estimated 70 juniors and seniors participated ‘n the powderpuff game, an event that brought class competition to its climax. Both the play- ers and the cheerleaders practiced for two hours daily for as much as three weeks in preparation for the annual fight for class superiority and spirit. The best-attended foot- ball game was once again the Western Branch game, which ended in a 0-0 tie. Atten- dance for this game was an estimated 6000 fans from both Churchland and Western Branch. The atténdance for the other nine games was disappointing, as only several hundred Churchland students came to each game. The first issue of the TRUCKER TOPICS, the school newspaper, sold 320 issues. This figure was the greatest number sold in many years. Participation in Hell Week (the week before the hotly contested football game be- tween Churchland and their arch-rivals, the Western Branch Bruins) was on the rise, much to the dismay of ged a Pan caeuneecs

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HIGHS AND LOWS= both police and the adminis- Branch both on the football trations of both schools. field and off. Damage was inflicted to both In conclusion, the paint- school buildings, and an ing of the football stadium, equal number of eggs was pep rallies, a fairly success- tossed on both sides. In an ful Homecoming, contributions unfortunate incident, a stu- of time and money to the less dent from Western Branch was fortunate, interest in the shot by a Wilson High student TRUCKER TOPICS, participation during Hell Week, an event in the powderpuff football which further clouded the game, and activities during activities of students dur- Hell Week were just a few ing this week. Hell Week, examples of Churchland’s spi- however, while largely des- rit, whether judged to be on tructive, does unite all the rise or slumping dramat- xs Ge at Churchland students in their ically. Scott Daniels. efforts to conquer Western . tt Among the JV cheerleaders who replaced the Var- oe “ ro : .. , “sity candidates for homecoming court and Queen P j Lisa Fraley, Arlene Robinson, and Michelle an ns ane a Ze == ong those who dressed up for Churchland’s Crazy day was Amy Bowers. j “a GENESIS 5