Clover Hill High School - Ducemus Yearbook (Midlothian, VA)

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Sometimes, at best, a day at CH can be confusing; but at the beginning of this school year, an additional ele- ment of confusion was added by the school board when they completely rearranged the high school schedule for the county. High schools opened an hour earlier—students had to be in homerooms before the tardy bell at 7:45. This meant, of course, that, at least during the winter months, stu- dents found themselves rising not to sunshine, but to starshine. Biological clocks were slow to adjust. Students who only came to full consciousness by second period now found that half the day was over before they were fully aware it had begun. Others bit- terly complained of having to ‘rise and shine’ without a sun to set an ex- ample. Many students, however, welcomed the new schedule, finding the new closing time (2:00 p.m.) allowed them more time for extra-curricular ac- tivities. “I love it,’ said Diane Firesheets, ‘“‘You can get your homework done and then go to work. © It made having a part-time job much easier.” To make the schedule workable, each class had to be cut to the Car- negie minimum, 50 minutes. The earlier opening time and the short- ened classes made the hour and a half e arlier closing time possible. ‘It was really confusing at first,” said one teacher, “I had to keep the new class schedule posted on the board for weeks before the students adjusted to if,” According to Mrs. Ann Quesen- berry, attendance secretary, the earlier opening time produced a It’s great! “It’s not Frosted Fiakes,’’ says Gene Sabater, “but it’s breakfast.” At 6:30 a.m., anything will do. 8 New Opening Time ‘Get up by what time?’ marked increase in tardiness. Actual attendance improved, however, possibly because parents were home to send malingerers off, possibly because the county attendance policy was strict er. As the year wore on, there were noticeably fewer snores in the classes as biological clocks adjusted forwards, or should it be backwards? Actually, the whole thing is still rather confus- ing. : ‘ [

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Section Contents New Opening Time ...... Jr. High Assemblies Program Chesterfield Tech Guest Speakers Forensics Spelling Bee Career Fair Guidance Model Congress European Trips Performing) = =. = Upstairs Downstairs . 8-9 10-11 12-13 14-15 16-17 18-19 20-21 22-23 24-29 30-37 Academics Divider 7

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R-I-N-G-G! Oh, no, it just couldn't be six already. Gotcha! Late again. Mrs. Ann Quesenberry, at- Two minutes, and counting. It's 7:43 a.m. The Johnny Carson just went off! Better get up tendance secretary, writes another of the many tardy bell to homeroom will ring in three “before Mom comes in and issues some un- tardy slips she issues each morning to the late minutes, and students are still pouring into the pleasant tardies. arrivals. already crowded parking lot. The flood The downstairs halls are opened to students at 7:30 a.m. at which time there is a flood of humanity into the halls from the com- mons where they are corralled before 7:30. New Opening Time 9