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

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■K And Homecoming in the Fall are Social Highlights The Social Fest gained momentum with each action-packed day as homecoming week generated a high pitch of excitement and school spirit. Lookin’ good was not only the G.C.H.S. football team but also the G.C.H.S. halls, as Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores decked their portion. (2) Seniors put up balloons and streamers at the front entrance hall. All the classes created clever and colorful “promenade places.” First place went to the Sophomores. (3) The best-dressed of the “country and western day” showed- off on Wednesday. The football team was honored Thursday at lunch and that night at the bonfire. (1) They burn¬ ed an effigy of the Randolph-Henry Statesman. Friday was Green and Gold day as students wore school colors and participated in a rousing pep rally. The intense spirit climaxed at the game Fri¬ day night, Oct. 17, when the Eagles won 69 to ZIP.

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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

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Homecoming Half-Time ! A caravan of convertibles carried the contestants onto j the court and the crowning of the Queen. Anticipation i and suspense were finally relieved by the announcement with fanfare from the band of the ’80 Homecoming Queen. .1 | ' .. i r (1) Kelly Phillips is escorted by Tom Temple. (2) Sophomore Patty Clarke and Escort Allan Harrison watch the precedings with flowergirls — Kaddy Grendron and Kimberly Lee. (3) A future Eagle, Brandon Collier Allen was crown bearer. (4) A teary eyed Bessie Tillar is crowned Homecoming Queen of 1980 by Principal James Wilson and last year’s queen, Renee Russell. (5) Senior Dana Smith is escorted by Phillip Thorp. Bessie Tillar Crowned Queen