Greensville County High School - Riparian Yearbook (Emporia, VA)

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Junior Marshalls of 1980: Front Row — Anita Rose, Colette McBeth, Bessie Tillar, and Marian Selby. Back Row — Bridget Sweat, Myra Ingram, Michael Stephens, Ronnie Harvey, Denise Harris, and Wanda Chandler are the top ten by grades.

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Are Forever 4L %l Jk v v C W V Memories of Field Trips, Fun Friends and Prom Springtime brought busy times with an acceleration of school activities at home and away. (1) and (2) The ICT VIC A had a fun day at King’s Dominion. (3) Mr. Kiser, Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. Roach and Mr. Phillips helped Miss Mitchell chaperone. Humanities classes spent the day in Washington. (4) In front of the Museum of Science, Kim Jones caught Pam Wilson, Mary Perkins, and Cindy Smith. (6) At the talent show, Jerry Powell made a surprise debute as “muscle man.” May 16th was the big night of the 1980 Prom. The gym was decorated with blue foil ac¬ cented with white spray-painted stars. Blue and white streamers hung from the ceiling along with white paper balls and silver balloons. A water fountain donned the middle of the dance floor. The theme of the dance was “Sparkle.” Couples danced to the music of Power Play. Some of the couples who attended the prom were (7) Micheal Almasy and Denise Harris, (8) Betty Rhodes and Vester Richardson, (9) Greg Webb and Edna Johnson, (10) Billy Woodruff and Vicki Sasser and (11) Sharon Arrington and Larry Davis. (12; Home at last, Rodney Bradley reacts to the latest fashions from Washington modeled by Cindy Owen and Tricia Harding.

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Graduation in the Spring Graduating seniors wondered when Diploma Day” would really be. Printed invitations announced June 6th but by hav¬ ing classes Easter week, usually snow-make-up or spring break, time was so gained and the end of school was set up to May 30th. Heavy rains descended the day before commence¬ ment and forboding skies brought a transfer of the ceremonies from the football field to the Emporia Elementary School Auditorium. Faculty, for the first time marched in full academic regalia and were seated on the stage. After an ad¬ dress by Dr. Alex James former president of Virginia Union University, now with the State Department of Education, one hundred sixty-six students were graduated. (p; 1 -J i (1) Seated on stage were the co-valedictorians, Mary Manson and Khursheed Siddiqui and Salutatorian Diane Wiley, who (2) was recipient of a thesarus from the Junior Women’s Club for her winner essay. | i I i a (3) Mrs. Turner, President of GEA presents Brian Roberts with the GEA scholarship. Also sharing it was Audrey Cain. (4) Many Manson happily receives the Georgia Pacific Scholarship. (5) Ron Grizzard presents Will Vasser with the Mark E. Harris Award from Muscular Dystrophy. Will and Diane Wiley also shared in the Rockecharlie Scholarship. August Graduates: Front — Jerome Jackson, Wanda Doyle, Connie Wir- tinen, Susan Adams, Barbara Lee. 2nd Row — Stanley Tillar Raymond Bell, Anthony Smith, Alonzo Jones, Stanley Allen, Vera Lee, and Venessa Peebles. 10