Douglas Southall Freeman High School - Historian Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Early Morning Stroll. Seniors Kathy Fields and Carl Wentzel make their way towards school from the parking lot on an October morning. Sunset Path. Late afternoon sun reflem NY the calm waters of the Rappahannock River over Labor Day weekend. Old Glory. | the United of school. nior Jon Hood captures a picture of tates and Virginia flags waving in front 2 Opening

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Cheese! Returning to her seat after the halftime break during the Patrick Henry football game, senior Sherburne Laughlin grins for the photoarapher. Two-timing. Senior Chet Miller finds a secluded spot to eat his lunch and study for his next class. Every year on your birthday, do you feel a year older? The symbol that represents your age is only a number to keep track of time. Freeman’s twenty- fifth anniversary — was it only a number? Did the celebration of the school’s silver anniversary change anything or leave any mark on the year? Looking back at the year’s events the anniversary did not seem to have any great significance, but from the Rebel’s point of view the celebration was always present in their mind s. While they struggled to meet deadlines, build floats, or sell subscriptions to publications, ae . : students felt urged to celebrate the renee eink 5 cg school’s birthday with renewed spirit and SORT ae a involvement, hoping to make the twenty- fifth year the best in the school’s history. : sei Eel ’ Opening 1

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Celebrate! Stretching a Point. Seniors Dwight Wells and Eddie Ransom calm their nerves and stretch their muscles with pre-game exercises. Whether he was a confused freshman or a “Joe-Cool” senior each student at Freeman noticed the undercurrent of excitement. Twenty-five years of existence had become twenty-five years of day-to-day. achievements. Achievements cemented together by continuing traditions. New students became aware of the traditions when they attended the first- day assembly and heard each class spelled out or the chant “Sophomores on the floor’ Academic traditions like the discussions of the World Lit Class or the Jeopardy games of the Drama class sometimes went unnoticed. Athletic traditions included Friday night football games and the girl’s tennis team. Meetings in the auditorium and the gatherings of the FMFC made up a part of social traditions that had developed over the years. Little unnoticed traditions were a part of every Rebel’s life, making up the whole reason for celebration: the traditions and values of the student body over 25 years. on Parade. Celebrating the unveiling of a tue at the Richmond Céliseum, Freeman’s ig Band prepares to lead off the parade. i .. A H Opening 3