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

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Strum along As the lazy days of summer ap- proach, Sherry Snow takes advantage of the warm weather to entertain her friends Shannon Golightly and Tony Trent. SECTION CONTENTS Seniors — Down to the wire Wheels ...... Concerts ..... Falling into fall. Homecoming .. Jr. Miss Pageant . King’s Dominion Powder Puff football . Ski-tripe oe 2) sss ek Snow days ...... . 8-13 14-15 16-17 18-21 22-23 24-25 26-27 28-29 30-31 PEOPLE'S RIGHT 7 To s SS990I4 YO4NaILI) Student Life Divider 7

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Keeping in touch | Winter’s snow and spring’s fever Made life run both hot and cold, But student life’s never luke warm i. eavy snows put a two week hole in February, creating an unexpected vacation almost exactly midway be- tween Christmas and Spring Breaks. The last weekend trips to Kings’ Domi- nion and Busch Gardens gave way to Friday night football games, rock con- certs, and later, as if preparing for the February snows, weekend trips to the ski slopes of Wintergreen. Life styles had seemingly no sooner adjusted to fall before it was time to put on snow tines: Spring brought its usual fever and the expected senior shutdown as the year coasted to a hault a week deeper into June than bargained on. The two weeks vacation credited to February were debited to June. But then that’s part of life — student life. 6 Student Life Divider

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Down to the wire Mr. Roarke (Melvin Stone) beamed broadly, extended his hand, and said, “Welcome to your fantasy. I’m Mr. Roarke; I’ll be your host for the evening. This is Tatoo,” he continued, nodding down to the diminutive tuxedoed figure beside him, ‘‘He’ll be glad to assist you in any way possible.” Tatoo (Gene Sabater) smiled inscrutably as he rocked back and forth on his heels and looked up at the entering couples. Thus the prom-goers were welcomed to “Fantasy Island’’, the prom that for many of them was a fantasy made real. For the juniors it was the culmination of months of planning and hectic work. For the seniors it was their last dance as stu- dents and the beginning of the ac- celerated countdown to graduation. For both it was an evening that shut out the outside world with its harsh realities of approaching exams and good-byes and closed them comfortably in the lush, tropical vegetation and moonlight of an island paradise. Surprisingly enough, the idea for the Crowned couple After taking their thrones, King Mitch Powell and Queen Beth Burton pose with Sophomore host, Melvin Stone and hostess Leslie Ryan. Welcome to the prom In islander dress, Sophomore Stewards Darryl Glass and Gray Davis take a break from their duties to watch the action on the dance floor. theme came rather easily. The Junior Class Council wanted a theme that would provide plenty of props. Quickly, a tropical setting was hit upon, possibly something Hawaiian, but still the exact theme eluded them. Then, on a slack Saturday night, Junior Class President Joey Binns found himself watching TV’s “Fantasy Island,” and there it was — the theme. With the problem of a suitable theme solved, work on the Prom could start in earnest, but it was at this point that the real problem began. The special plastic material on which the backdrops were to be painted failed the Fire Marshall’s in- spection. Expensive rolls of paper had to be bought to replace the plastic material which was to be donated by DuPont. The rolls of paper had to be unrolled, (continued on page 10) Seniors welcomed to Fantasy Island A stroke of genius Artistic juniors Bonnie Pace, Tammy Woodruff, and Tracy Branham put the finishing touches on a tropical backdrop for the prom. 8 Down to the Wire A flower of appreciation Junior Sponsor Mrs. Cindy Driskill is awarded a corsage by Class Secretary Robin Collins for her success in organiz- ing the ’79 prom. Freak out The lead bass-guitarist of the colorful band “Spectrum” tunes up to get down as soon as the band’s break is over. '