James Monroe High School - Echo Yearbook (Fredericksburg, VA)

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“I Honestly Love You” melodiously cap¬ tivates the audience at the Kiwanians’ An¬ nual Talent Show. Kathy Higgins received first prize in the high school division as well as the Grand Prize for her performance. Our time 25

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Bicentennial artifact. Luther Smith, member of the Washington Boyhood’s Home Chapter discovers a hinge dating back to 1775. Anthropologist Dr. Clyde Carter examines the workmanship. School does not last twenty four hours a day. Despite opinions that the 8:15 to 3:06 day was of inter¬ minable length, the seventeen hours and 9 minutes of daily free time provided opportunities for students to develop individual and group interests outside of school. Groups such as Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts sponsored weekend campouts and winter deep freezes. Local churches provided youth choruses and fellowships. Two touring choirs, Maranatha and Shiloh Young Peoples Choir combined numerous voices, talent and enthusiasm. Saturday and after school practices yielded perfected concerts throughout the community and during the summer throughout the east coast. Local volunteer services were willingly staffed by JM students. Candy Stripers worked a t Mary Washington Hospital Tuesday and Thursday after¬ noons. Others were involved in Hot Line publicity and staff organization. The March of Dimes walkathon drew enthusiasts for the twenty mile walk around Fredericksburg. Student initiated and organized associations proliferated. Private clubs com¬ posed of friends sponsored money making projects to give dances. Tree House, a social center open to the public, featured crafts, guitar playing and rap sessions. A one and a two. . . and off with a relaxing evening of singing and rapping in the new Tree House. Hank Helman and Margery Spiller tune up on some sour notes. Singing gospel music, the young people’s choir of Shiloh Baptist Church performs weekly and has appeared on channel 69.

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