Culpeper County High School - Colonnade Yearbook (Culpeper, VA)

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Culpeper waits in awe and expectations as the set for AAG is constructed. On your mark, get set. ready — roll. This was one of the many events in which Culpeper finished second. The faster I go the behinder I get , might be the words which are racing thru Ron Johnson s mind during this event. 18

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Like a spirit that dwells in churches. Tal- ent lives in our bodies. Talent is part of our souls; it is part of what we are and helps to form our behavior. Talent is an elusive char- acter within us. Peeking around our eyeballs, Talent sees what we examine. It moves through our bodies and what we feel, it feels. In some people, Talent has made its home in their fingers. In other people. Talent has settled in their voices. It is a thing of many disguises. Talent is cunning. But don’t let it deceive you. It is in you, even though you may unhappily believe it is not. Talent lives in all of us. Displaying expert talent, Steve Giles picks on the of banjo and Mark Janies strums the guitar. =TT n Singing an original composi- tion, Mark Lewis performs in the annual Pepergram talent show, in which he placed first. 17

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Anticipation! Excitement! Everyone waits to see which team will be the winner. “Almost Anything Goes ' ' is a televi- sion show that, by some unknown mira- cle, came to Culpeper. Try-outs were held and out of ninety-six competitors, six team members and two alternates were chosen from three required age groups. Team members, named “The Culpeper Minutemen ' , were — Ernest Dinkins, Cindy Sisson, Ron Johnson, Ann Boyd. Bill McClain, Jeanne Mackison, and alternates Dennis Mc- Mullen and Judy Tolson. Mr. John Pegues, our Assistant Principal, was the team coach and Waugh Crigler, a local attorney was the referee. The Virginia State Championship was held (taped) at Osborne Park Stadium in November with teams from Manassas, Front Royal, and Culpeper competing. The winner was to advance to the East- ern Reginal Finals to be held in that hometown. To everyone’s surprise, the Minutemen jumped, hopped, skated, and slid their way to win the Virginia State Championship with able and talented support from the C.C.H.S. Marching Band, majorettes, and cheerleaders. The following week, the Eastern Regional Finals were held and all were not so fortunate. Culpeper ran a close second to the Pennsylvania State Champs, but stayed well ahead of the third place team, the Maryland State Champs. The two shows were viewed on nationwide T.V. Feburary seventh and fourth — exposure very few small towns can claim. To win or not to win? This question was answered when the Chambersburg team won the last event and thus the East Coast Finals. 19