Colonial Heights High School - Omnibus Yearbook (Colonial Heights, VA)

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30 Christmas Festive spirit cheers The following schools will be closed today due to snow conditions: . . . Colonial Heights High . . . With this radio announce- ment, CHHS students realized that the Christ- mas season had arrived. School closed three times before the holiday break, this provided both students and teachers with the time to catch up on last minute shopping and the op- portunity to enjoy winter fun. Once students came back to school, the snow provided them with never ending snowball fights. Some girls and boys returned from the outdoors during lunch or before school happi- ly clutching freezing hands and wearing snow- covered clothes, but a few returned mumbling about the demerits acquired from an alert ad- ministrator who had caught them. A feeling of giving dominated the school as students signed the list on the office windows to go to Central State. Once again the problem of selecting those to go was resolved by a lottery. All of those chosen took presents and gifts from the student body to the children, while some of the individuals took it upon themselves to dress up as Santa and his helpers. The Focus staff and the Courier staff got in the Christmas spirit by offering the stu- dent body the chance to send cards and Christmas greetings to their friends. Finally, as the last day before the holidays arrived, classrooms were enlivened by music and par- ties as harried teachers tried to contain the spirits of the students, but failed when Santa and friends arrived with treats and goodies for the whole school.

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Individuals receive special recognition During the course of the year, many people accomplished certain feats which deserved recognition in one fashion or another. Not only did they receive recognition as teams, but they received awards as individuals, too. Honoring those athletes who excelled in their particular sport with Varsity letters, cer- tificates, and trophies, CHHS held assemblies in both spring and winter to accommodate sports such as wrestling, girls' and boys' basketball, football, and baseball. Students received honors for their accomplishments in an event such as the Voice of Democracy con- test. Selected because of their achievements during their high school years, certain Seniors attended Girls' and Boys' State while still others won the Optimist awards or the DAR Award. The personal goals achieved by these students should serve as inspirations to all those at CHHS. 1. Waiting to receive their certificates, these JV baseball players obtain the recognition they deserve. 2. Recogniz- ed for their outstanding efforts throughout their high school years, these Seniors chosen to attend Boys' and Girls' State during the summer gather on the steps for the camera. 3. Sitting on the front lawn, Optimist Award winners, Cindy Hill fArtj, Jeanne Page fOutstanding Girlj, Wally Anderson iOutstanding Boyj, Debbie Cheeley fMusicj, and Preston Hubble fCitizenshipj, discuss their future plans. 32 Honors, Awards