Glass High School - Crest Yearbook (Lynchburg, VA)

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aay Blue erhaps one of the best surprises came during the pep rally preceding the Heritage game. An enormous white box stood in the center of the gym as the student body crowded into the sweltering hot gymnasium. About halfway through the rally the box was lifted and a white furry animal appeared. Our first mascot! The new bell and digital clock system was also hooked up to the fire alarms. These were out of control, between students pulling them and the routine checks, the buzzing occurred countless times. Bad timing for practice drills occurred on March 15 and 16, when freezing winds and cold temperatures seemed to make it unbearable to stand outside. With 70 degree temperatures only days before, the students were curious for the reason behind Putting it on display: Members ; : of a photography class advertise the consecutive drills, our spirit before the Courtland : football game. Many clubs and which turned out to classes put banners up around the outside of the school. be a bomb threat. To be continued ... (p. 238) — Lauren Weigand Here we come! Mr. Bob Boe lays down the law on the bus ride to Salem. We took nine busloads of students to the football game. 6 Opening

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he end began to approach ever so quickly with smiles for senior pictures, hot scorching August practices, and the first football game against Northside. The students couldn't gain control and realized that summer was slipping through their fingers and school was around the corner. Labor Day weekend rain didn’t add to the students enthusiasm of returning, but students made the most of it. Athletic rivalries were continually building, and hard to control, but with the help of the 12th man our superb abilities clearly shined through. By the end of the spring sports schedule we had captured ie ten district, four regional, and one state witness title. Our academics were just as spectacular with ACE winning the district tournament and Pop Quiz as the runner-up. A new swimming and diving team sprang into action for the first time in the school’s history. The seatbelt law went into effect on January Ist and a referendum on a state lottery was passed. + ye are 5 Ge SEE PRE ee erp ew : Sa ee Come on, let’s jam! Susan Shumaker dances with a student from Class Act, the show choir from Patrick Henry High School in Ashland, Virginia, during the Blue Ridge Show Choir Festival. Math’s a beach: Showing her spirit, Mrs. Edna Krebs helps Vicki Healy with her geometry. Many teachers were out of control and beached out for the day. Opening 5

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G.Q. all the way: Mrs. Peggy Benton and Sergeant Robert Mayne boogied at the Homecoming Dance. “Sarge” o1 “Big Daddy” retired this year after twenty years of encouraging future leaders of America. Wipe out: The new mascot is ready to wipe out Heritage. Students and faculty alike got riled up for the big game with our cross-town rival, which we won 16-14. Buckle up: The crash dummies were on hand to be sure everyone buckled up after the new law that went into effect January first.