George Wythe High School - Chancellor Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Red Cross School Departments Aid Club in Service Projects We believe in service for others, for our coun- try, our community, and our school .. .'', states the American Junior Red Cross Declaration of Princi- ples. Keeping these principles in mind, the Junior Red Cross members performed their service pro- jects. Club members achieved their goals of service with the aid of school departments. The History De- partment aided the Red Cross in sending albums depicting life in America to foreign countries. With the assistance of the Business Department, the Junior Journal was published and sent to shut-in children. The Art Department helped to create the centerpiece for the Worldarama, held at the Mos- ue. Gifts of unselfish services were shown by ''teen- aiders'’ and the Disaster Team. ''Teenaiders'' used their creative ability to comfort and entertain pa- i i ; ae ae Charmaine Bechtler, Phil Childrey, and Barbara Burchart eee We ie Ditester Team helped in disaster skillfully create centerpiece for Red Cross Worldarama. Front Row: Betsy Watson, Margaret Michels, Sarah Haynes, maine Bechtler, Robin Ratzer. Back Row: Judy Seay, Regena Phil Childrey, Linda Cropper, Judy Pedersen, Christy Smith. Chapman, Virginia Bruce, Charlie Nance, Roger League, Second Row: Inga Berry, Jo Ross, Tanya Parker, Nancy Pam Alley, Louella Crews, Betty Woodson, Pat Steffenhagen. Schutte, Christine King, Kathy Dowdy, Wanda Horrell, Char- 103

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Front Row: Linda Walthall, Sue Friberg, Mary Rilee, Martha Rilee, Pam Soble, Katie Wilkerson, Sandra Smith, Linda Thacker. Second Row: Gale Young, Nancy Grizzard, Gayle Schneider, Diane Ross, Kathy Cowherd, Brenda Clary, Paige eer eeeeee : eee beeetet is dee FA eens. - haves On Medical College Day, Donna Johnson peruses a Stuart Circle annual as Robin Southall ponders requirements. 102 Callahan, Phyllis Bennett. Back Row: John Turner, Laurie Newton, Donna Davis, Kathleen Barnes, Dianne Shelton, Donna Squires, Pam Alley, Virginia Hearn, Truba Cooper. Future Medics Club Medic Week Introduces Many Vocations in Field Under the supervision of sponsor, Mrs. Edith Staples, school nurse, the Future Medics club of- tered various opportunities for students interested in medical careers. During Future Medic's Career Week posters and displays were exhibited pertain- ing to careers in the tield of medicine. Highlight- ing this week was ''Medical College Day’ when rep- resentatives trom various colleges gave students in- sight into medical vocations. Other club activities included visits to the new Sheltering Arms Hospital and to the new Welfare Building located in the Richmond Civic Center. In November eighteen members traveled to the Uni- versity of Virginia in Charlottesville where they toured the hospital and training school, receiving practical knowledge of nursing. The volunteer proj- ect of the Club for December was stuffing enve- lopes and performing various jobs for the Rich- mond area branch of Tuberculosis Society.

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Girls’ Athletic Association Clever Work Stimulates Enthusiastic Participation Almost two hundred girls, representing grades eight through twelve, united to form George Wythe's largest club, the Girls' Athletic Associa- tion. At a tea held in September, the entire mem- bership met the club's sponsor, Miss Carolyn An- thony, and the new officers. Gold pins and charms were made available to those who wished to pur- chase them, and plans were made for the coming year. Members energetically began work on many projects: sponsoring an intramural sports program which featured archery, modern dance, tennis, bowl- ing, and basketball; providing Thanksgiving baskets for needy families in the Richmond area; and plan- ning the annual talent show, titled A Round Peg in A Square Hole. Full houses both nights saw talented Chancellors pertorm twenty acts. Through the éndeavors of the GAA ,Wythe enjoyed a clever presentation. mW . . e + Bill Harwood listens as Miss Carolyn Anthony discusses his Rear CEPR eee Boe act, a piano solo, in A Round Peg in A Square Hole. Powers ising eJuliann oti etametelenimahee audition held after school. 104