Glass High School - Crest Yearbook (Lynchburg, VA)

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POE Neer A seh tin A ee eh eo ty ’ , 4 4 | 4 ‘ig . : | a nq RY = i te 27 Pies. vee ee a — = RE EER ERR, pe Cag tenet Ste aes A? An ice tea break: The 12th man takes a break at Hardees in Roanoke to enjoy some free ice tea. Nine buses carried students to Salem to help the team defeat the Spartans. The ultimate 12th man: The fans’ real colors shine through as they form a human tunnel for the football team to run through. Students, faculty, and families stood in line to cheer on the Hilltoppers before their crushing 21-6 defeat of William Fleming. The 12th Man is everywhere! Photography students Jeff Johnson zelle Wilson prepare their banner to hang outside the school. The school was covered with banners in preparation for the Regional game with Courtland. Shake, rattle, and roll: The crowd helps the Hilltoppers wipe out Heritage in the annual Shrine Bowl. The 12th man used noisemakers, banners, and pompoms to express their support. 11 The Fans

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P| 4 housands of rowdy, cheering fans cov- ered almost all of our home side. Students sat jammed packed in the hot- test part of City Stadium, and considering that the temperature was far below freezing, it wasn’t the weather that made it hot. The clanging of pots and pans, the blaring of air horns, and the ringing of cow bells filled the night air. With the help of the so- called “12th Man” the Hill- toppers rolled over the Pioneers by a score of 16-14. The concept of the fans as a 12th Man started early during the football season. During pep rallies and over the morning announcements, Coach Frank Murray along with Coach Bo Henson and the football players encour- aged the student body to play the role as the 12th Man. The response was in- credible. Students crowded into the student section with their noise makers cheering on the Hilltoppers to their undefeated regular season. As a result of increased turnout, the gate leading onto the track was unlocked and the students were al- lowed to pour onto the field before the players came out 10. The Fans on the field. Forming two fifty yard lines, the students cheered as the football players came onto the field. As the athletes rocketed through the human tunnel, high fives were exchanged between players and stu- dents and some even got on their knees to bow to the district champions during the William Fleming game. Greater efforts were made in an attempt to get students to away games. As many as nine school buses were loaded to make the long trips, with each student paying $1 for the ride. For the Salem game, the buses and students who drove stopped at the Hardees just outside of Roanoke for a pep rally and free iced tea. The support and success of the 12th Manas a contrib- uting factor toward our remarkable season carried over into the other sports as well. Although the other sports did not have eleven players, the 12th Man, therefore, did not only stand for eleven plus one as in football, but for the spir- ited students thathelped all How’s this for dedication? The of our teams to victories. cheerleaders led the 12th man — Beth Hedrick during the crushing Courtland Jason Campbell game. The steady rain put a damper on the festivities, but the spirit was still there.

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66 ou just think lovely, wonder- ful thoughts, and up you go!” explained Peter. And up he went fly- ing all over the stage during the cultural arts production of Peter Pan. It actually, took more than just “lovely, wonderful thoughts” to make Peter fly, and much more than the average effort to make this production the “rousing success” it was. It took a culmination of effort from fifty-four cast members, twenty orchestra members, fifty-five crew members, numerous teachers, and seemingly endless hours to conquer this technically complex production. Rehearsals began when the cast returned to school from Christmas break. In the beginning, practices lasted only a few hours after school. However, with opening night drawing near, extra week- end and night rehearsals were needed for some of Where is that voice coming from? As the hidden. Peter Pan disguises his voice like Captain Hook’s, the con- fused pirates ask each other why their leader wants to free the newly cap- tured Tiger Lily. Eddie Deane and Frank Murray finally released Leslie Coulter at the demand of “Captain Hook.” 12 Peter Pan the leading characters in- volved in flying. As Mar- shall Wood commented, “The extra practice really got us into the swing of things.” The flying equip- ment, the same used in the Broadway production with Mary Martin, was rented from Foy Inventerprises of Las Vegas. Along with the extensive set of cables, wires, and pulleys, came f1VIN 2 EX pert David Hearn. Hearn, a represen- tative from Foy, assisted in training the flying opera- tors. Scott Kowalski, one of the flying operators re- marked, “The operating of the cables was hard work, but it was well worth the effort. He also gaye MacGregor Gould and the rest of the people who would be flying some help- ful tips and instruction. Again this year Elle Zorsky, the professional choreogra- pher from New York who aided with last year’s production, lended her It’s easy? MacGregor Gould flies with ease as Marshall Wood, John Stone, and Jennifer Short watch with awe. The most memorable device used in the play, flying took money practice, and cour- age. Insert Heave ho! Paul Fitz- services for two weekends to choreograph and teach all the dances to the cast. The finished product was magnificent and the atten- dance and support from the school and community were equally tremendous. An astounding 3623 people attended the show in its three day, four perfor- mance run. A fourth show, the Saturday matinee, was added in hopes of drawing in a large younger audi- ence, which it did. For the first time in years the annual musical production took in more money than it spent, spending around $11,000 and bringing in around $13,000. As expected, it was tough at first to get the cast and student body excited about doing a children’s musical, but judging from the end result and the massive sup- port and turnout, it was no doubt a great idea. — Paul Fitzgerald gerald and Scott Kowalski watch the characters soar as they pull them into the air. Paul had the responsibility of flying Peter Pan and the grown-up Wendy while Scott flew Wendy and also Peter Pan.