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

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WALKING HIGH- WORKING LOW Living at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Culpeper Coun¬ ty High School students find their surroundings, the mountains, opening opportunities for work or for just having fun. According to the Colonnade survey, hiking proved to be a favorite pasttime of CCHS students. The most popular spot seemed to be “White Oak Falls.” Mike Mauro said, “It’s a great place for peacefulness or partying and I enjoy swimming in the cold water.” Amy Starnes stat¬ ed “the falls are great for water sliding and the cold water stuns you.” After a busy day at school, about 5 percent of the student body goes home to work on the farm. One such student, Gary Dowell, works and lives on a farm. He said, “Working on a farm is hard work but yet fun to do. One can learn about the earth, busin¬ esses and how they operate and the process of buying and selling and obtain lots of experience.” Gary does jobs on the farm such as herding cows, feeding animals, plowing fields, and planting and harvesting crops. Whether from working or from playing, the mountains have much to do with the time spent by CCHS students. 6

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Looking like he is almost asleep, Kevin Brown studies in the library. Students can always be found in the library studying. NO CLOWNING AROUND ON MONDAYS TUESDAYS Hey, What’s your worst day of the week? In a Student Survey done by the Colonnade Staff, most students chose Mondays and Tuesdays as their worst days of the week. Senior Cathy Simms said she usually feels rough and sleepy on Mondays. Some stu¬ dents even fall asleep in class. The reason most people feel this way is because they’re not ready for the week to begin. Mondays and Tues¬ days have always been people’s least favorite days. People involved in band and drama have practices on these days. The Band practiced for the competition at James Madison University held on Saturday Octo¬ ber 30. The Drama Club rehearsed all fall for their fall play “The Curious Savage” which was per¬ formed on December 2-4. The Girls Basketball and Field Hockey played games on Tuesdays. With all these activities, students found that even if they weren’t ready, Mondays and Tuesdays came any¬ way. After the bell had rung, Jeff Burdette tries to finish a paper in English class. Juniors find out that being a Junior requires more work than it did to be a Sophomore. Steve Lipscomb hands a paper to the front the class. Seniors found out that their senior year was not as bad as their Junior year. 8