Covington High School - Puffs and Patches Yearbook (Covington, VA)

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CHRISTMAS BASKETS FILLED; POP CONCERT HELD Complete with sidearms and replete with rhythm, the majorettes perform a lively routine as the band plays Boots and Saddles at the Pop Concert Each year C.H.S. students realize anew the true meaning of Christmas giving by filling baskets with food, clothing and toys for the less fortunate. The line stretched long from homerooms to waiting trucks.

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YEARBOOKS ARE SOLD; LIE’ ABNER IS CROWNED The halls of C.H S., rarely absolutely still, resounded with the noise of percussion instruments and amused laughter as the journalism class staged a parade on the last day of annual sales. Procrastinators obeyed the Follow us sign and business was better than ever. 10 Af left, everyone puts on a happy face — especially Lil ' Abner, Earl McClung, his cheerleader sponsor Pat Thompson, runner-up John Anderson and his sponsor, Cathy Kenny.

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SOME CLASSES REQUIRE DEEP CONCENTRATION The foundations for scholarship are laid early in school and evidently Steve Vess, eighth-grader, has already found a friend in his books. an New to Covington High School ' s curriculum this year is a speed- reading course. Under Mrs. Law- The students of Mrs. Plott ' s Spanish classes take advantage of their opportunity to lear n the language, not only as it is 12 written, but as it is spoken. Johnny Kessinger, Lynda Rogers, Steve Cook, and Donna Spencer listen intently to their instructor.