Churchland High School - Trucker Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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Hail to the Chief. Republican candidate Ron- ald Reagan was elected the 40th President of the United States in a landslide victory. On election day at 8:15 p.m., before the polls in California had even closed, NBC news de- clared Reagan the winner. Reagan received 489 electoral votes to incumbent Jimmy Cart- er’s 49, marking a swing toward a more con- servative philosophy in the U.S. The Senate also gained a Republican majority, while the House remained under the control of the Democrats. “Now that I have your attention. . .”” David Younkins speaks for the Libertarian candi- date Ed Clark. He was the only candidate that came complete with his own body guards. Body guard Tony Mault looks on protective- ly. CEO AOE, BEER CBRN 12 Mock Election

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Shout it out! Choach Parker showed his sup- port of the football team by encouraging stu- dents to attend the games and introducing the players at pep rallies. bi LET'S GET ROW DI “R-O-W-D-I-E! Come on Truckers, let’s get ROWDIE!” Pep rallies are the picture of excitement and havea sensation of bleachers vibrating and hands clapping. This year’s competi- tion between juniors and seniors was more fierce than ever. Each side was constantly trying to outshout the other. The cheering competition, held during the Homecoming pep rally, was won by the juniors. Foot- ball player William Peebles felt that the rallies helped to motivate him to try to do his best. Many other play- ers also felt this way. They can scream, jump, and convince the stu- dent body of their “‘soon-to-be’’vic- tory. Unfortunately, there is a dark side to the story, too. During the latter portion of the season, the pep rallies were cancelled. Many students were disappointed because they missed the Friday morning excitement. One senior felt that the cancelled pep ral- lies may have been a contributing factor to the football team’s losses. However, many pep rallies were cancelled because the coaches and players did not want them. Twinkle toes. Senior cheerleaders Michele Degaraff, Anne Goldman and Janice Hicks motivate the crowd with rocketing enthusi- asm. Pep Rallies 11

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The mock election held on No- vember 3 gave students the chance to vote for the candidate of their choice. All six of the Presidential candidates listed on the Virginia bal- lot were represented by senior gov- ernment students, as were the two candidates for the House of Repre- sentatives. The Presidential candi- dates and their representatives were: Jimmy Carter(Cindy Black- well), Ronald Reagan (Mike Wild) John Anderson (Bobby Knox), Barry Commoner (Mary St. George), Clifton deBerry (Susan Wiggins), and Ed Clark (David Younkins). The candidates for the House were Cecil Jenkins (Annette Davis) and Robert Daniel (Debbie Fellman). A week was set aside before the election for registration with a dead- line of October 31, and the voting was done by secret ballot outside the auditorium after the November 3 as- The Unknown Voter. On November 3, regis- tered voters like this mystery student cast their ballot for President. sembly. In this assembly, each representa- tive. was given the opportunity to speak for his or her candidate. Of course, each candidate left the stage to shake hands with the people in the front rows while the band played. Other highlights also enlivened the assembly. First, the very enthu- Siastic Jimmy Carter supporters were inspired to run down the aisle after Cindy Blackwell’s speech. Then, the speech that Mary St. George gave in support of Barry Commoner was followed by a pre- sentation of branches to the people in the front row. Also, David Youn- kins’ speech for Ed Clark was ac- cented by two alert-looking body guards (who were in reality Tony Mault and Ricky Mytych). After the ballots were counted, Ronald Reagan was found to be the “President-elect.”” Robert Daniel won the House seat. Signed, co-signed, and signed again! A con- glomeration of campaign posters plastered the auditorium in preparation for Monday’s mock election. “You know he works for you.” Senior gov- ernment students also represented 4th Dis- trict Congressional candidates. Debbie Fell- man speaks on behalf of incumbent Bob Dan- iel. Mock Election 13