John Marshall High School - Marshallite Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Interested young minds carefully plot the movements of Jeanne proudly accepts crown from Peggy the sun. Ramos. Packed into city stadium, Jayem Justices strike a hostile look as officials make a final decision on a questionable call.

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Individual cheers combine into pep rallies Cheerleaders screaming, shouting, yelling, leap- ing, incited outbursts of school spirit. As the band- master’s baton swung rhythmically up and down, the cadet band entered in a flourish of music and movement. Teachers crowded against the wall by the coaches’ office, clapping. The team sat silently, expectantly in the stands. Students cheered and throughout the gym-echoed the thundering cry of, “Victory, victory, victory!” In the swirl of shouts and cheers, the voice of an individual seemed lost in the deluge of 1,500. It seemed insignificant and only a small part of the noise. Lost? Perhaps, but unto itself it returned identity and uniqueness. Insignificant? Maybe, but it was the combination of many small, insignificant voices that made the mighty roar of a pep rally. Like a pep rally, school life was a swirl of per- sonalities, movements and events. Sometimes school life itself appeared lost and confusing. Too often, the individual was almost lost in the chaos. Some- times he appeared insignificant and only a small part. But each person retained his unique identity, and each was a vital part of the school. Sometimes the roles seemed small and unimportant, but John Mar- Ivan Stovall promises victory, as Sam Whitlow shall was the way it was only because of the way awaits his turn. its individuals were and were combined. A change in any one of the many students would have changed John Marshall, for each student had a part to con- tribute that was his alone. John Marshall was the sum of its parts, the total efforts and contributions of its entire student body. Beverly Battelle psyches up team before Walker game. Lumped into a chaotic mass, seniors scream for victory.

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Miss Ronda Dandliker advises junior Becky Booth about steps to take in prepara- tion for college. Self-styled personalities pioneer Jayem A closer look—revealed that there is more to different faces and personalities. Individuality was the characteristic respected and sought after among the mass of students of John Marshall. This proved to be an essential factor in the development of our maturity. Originality made the man. It was a much needed change to discover a high degree of tolerance in both the classroom and school functions. No one can be perfect; one can only aim at being reasonable. Students were reasonable, both in their personal and public affairs. Reasonable schools live in harmony and the students in peace. Subconscious- ly every individual must have desired it so, for as a whole this became true. In school affairs and in the evolution of Jayem from one stage to another, the determining factor was the temperament of the students. The conduct of John Marshall’s affairs and the course of its social and academic develop- ment was eventually based on the ideas which gov- ern the individuals. Marshallites refused to take the entire panorama of reality on its surface value and instead searched for meaning in their lives. This is the man that refuses to be taken in.